#dnd rambles

[heroes-are-the-past]

Putting Robert in a D&D setting was a bit more difficult than a lot of the others (who have pretty direct D&D equivalents, at least in spells).

My initial decision was to just have him as a Human Artificer, but this AU puts them in a D&D setting, so I wanted to explore more possibilities.

Since I made Flambae a Cambion (Devilkin, half-devil), I thought it would be fun if Robert was cursed by Flambae’s Devil parent Mizora-style into being a Tiefling as punishment for permanently maiming Flambae.

This would explain Robert’s disappearance from the public eye and any misgivings about Flambae learning who he is.

[awkwardosthe3rd]

I love that animation of the tiger and fox ocs that you have for DnD! What are the two characters names? I wanna learn everything I can about them omg :0

Awe, thank you kindly!! ;; I will do my best to answer, pardon if any of this is confusing, I am a bit sleepy- /// Big ramble ahead, for I cherish this opportunity The tiger is actually not one, but based on a fishing cat, though I can see how the very broad face can be a bit confusing! Otherwise I have also drawn the fox with an actual tiger fella, but he is not the one featured in the animation. <:

The cat, lovingly going by the name of Vodnik, belongs to my friend, as far as I understand (given his backstory is partly kept secret from me) he is a retired pirate, now fisher, whose a bit grumpy toward the world and wizards (Because they are elitist?). Additionally big ol' communist, tho the pirate part may have already suggested that.

Adding this lovely height chart done by @rema-rin to show the characters, with her wizard being the lanky blue nerd to the right.

The fox, named Mishka, is my lil thief, accursed fey of sorts who eats shiny things, because she has some form of pocket dimension in her gullet. The DM very charitably granted me this infinite vault, knowing that my character would never let go of a single object that goes into it, so at this point they could have a dragons treasure in there and still refuse to spare a single copper coin. If its shiny, it goes down the hatch.

The two met up in the wilderness, because she wanted to eat the scales off of the fish that Vodnik caught. Because Mishka is so short, she was originally mistaken as a lost child, but no, she is just an adult discount fey in her late 20s that will crawl on all fours and chew on toxic metals with no second thought behind it, because her brain is made for consumption, not for the laws of nature. Vodnik remains as grumpy as ever, but has seemingly grown somewhat empathetic toward Mishka, supporting her little "fill the void with tiny shiny things" without quite knowing the full extent of it. He's been a big Mishka apologist. She would eat the stars if nobody stopped her, she got huge klepto itches for anything reflective enough to catch her attention.

And for reference, the animation in question for those who looked thru this and were wondering:

[solemn-siren]

DnD combat becomes less impressive the moment you remember one round is 6 seconds long with all turn actions happening simultaneously.

From my own experience and watching some actual plays, I have never seen combat last until double digit rounds. This implies that the average dnd party is strong enough to defeat most foes in under a minute. Even at lvl 1.

Let that sink in.

[reckoning1187]

Random shenanigans that ensue when two nerds talk…

I sent my friend these memes:

And he responded with “hmm… I can lift one hundred sixty-six pounds. How many swords is that?”

(Oddly specific number btw 🤔)

Anyway— maths ensue on my end:

The average medieval short sword is two pounds.

The average medieval greatsword is six pounds.

So… my friend can carry about…

eighty-three short swords

or

twenty-seven and a half greatswords.

BUT…

I wasn’t including the weight of sword belts, because who wants to carry all of those naked blades with their bare hands.

The average sword belt (no frogs or large fastenings, and average leather thickness) is a little less than one pound. I’m just gonna round up to one because I’m lazy.

Assuming we’re being inefficient with our sword belt storage optimization, and saying one belt per sword, that’s about…

fifty-five and a third short swords

or

twenty-three and two thirds greatswords.

Now with scabbards — because let’s be honest, this is the modern age and SOMEONE’s going to enforce safety protocols.

Short sword scabbards are about one pound.

Greatsword scabbards are about two and a quarter pounds.

SO. If all the swords have scabbards, and each sword has a sword belt, how many swords can my friend carry?

Forty-one and a half short swords

or

about eighteen greatswords.

…

I wish these were my word problems in middle school maths.

[thepoisonjackal]

Very first roll of the session is a nat 20 lets fuckin go

[dyrewrites]

Tonight is rp night and I am not DM, my husband is going to run a planescape game and I am excited.

I love when he's DM. I don't think anyone else in the group is aware that my being a little shit to him is absolutely my version of flirting, but he knows and I get the cutest faces for it.

He agreed to my race/class choice too so I'll be playing a fairy druid, which is a first on both counts. I dunno how fae work though, in this context, like...can...can I steal names? If I use the goodberry spell and they eat those...are they mine now? Do I own them?

I'm going to be so annoying.

[n1ghtskye]

Geep (aka Ghoap/shoat)

A sheep/goat chimera resulting from a drunk wizard trying to order milk from a bar as a joke. They soon replaced most goat and sheep in the agricultural communities surrounding the town where the incident took place, and have been popular farm animals ever since.

These animals combine the best of both: the dexterous body and sharp hearing of their mountain-climbing predecessors, and the fluffy wool and calm demeanor of the other.

Baby Geep are called Eeps.

Geep generally travel in flocks, similar to sheep, with several close family units within a single flock.

Geep wool grows more quickly and tends to curl when short and straighten the longer it grows. The wool is dense but fine, and is easier to weave than sheep's wool. Geep will shed their wool if it has not been sheared off.

Geep milk is incredibly nutritious, containing large amounts of protein, calcium, healthy fats, essential vitamins and minerals, and magnesium. It also contains a compound found in goats milk that aids in digestion and strengthens the immune system. Lactose intolerant individuals often have no issue digesting geep milk, as it doesn't contain complex sugars. Those with a weak digestive tract will also find it easier to digest as it contains much more simple proteins, fats, and sugars along with the digestion aiding compound. Geep milk is generally more sought after, as cows milk can only be digested by those hailing from certain regions. Cow milk is now used primarily for fermented foods where the lactose within would be broken down.

[dizzyizzy-art]

These last two sessions were so intense ooouf my heart 💔 I’ll go into details with a recap soon I just merged these two together because they were much smaller. But sapphire returned home to her broken family, only to find things haven’t really changed.

There was a party rp/trauma dump in the onsen they can’t even catch a break when they on vacation