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Hey gang! If it isn’t obvious already, I have been reading through the legend of drizzt novels. I’m on book 24 or something.

These books are wild. I hated them at first because the early books are racist, misogynist, 80’s fantasy schlock but truly they get so much better. Bob evolves as a writer and a person and as I’m reading these in rapid succession, the transition is a delight to behold.

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Low-key obsessed with my new little gnome rogue, Fletcher Foxthorn. Before the campaign, they were taking care of their sick mom and decided to become a masked burglar to make ends meet. Instead of a mask tho, Fletcher applies facepaint that’s vaguely fox-like 🦊⚔️

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Every time I see a video of baby goats hopping and jumping and screaming with goaty glee I can’t help but think about baby tieflings being the same way 😭

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Printable 5e resources for first-time players?

Hey, gang! So, I’m running D&D 5e for a group who has never played any sort of roleplaying game, like, ever. I’ve been playing 5e since it came out, and I’m pretty familiar with the rules obv, but I’m having a hard time keeping up. 

SO, does anyone know of any printable resource packs that are intended for first-time players? Like, a break down of the rules, action economy, maybe even some spells and a quick reminder of some of the vocabulary (concentration/casting time/etc.)

I could definitely make something like this, but I’d rather pay a content creator who has already done it better.

Thanks so much!

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Looks like people are getting harassed for posting nb and dfab characters in the Orctober tag. That’s a shame, I wanna see all your orcs!

Don’t feed the trolls-- Trollvember isn’t until next month

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I am open for marker commissions again! I just had to put $600 into my car, so I’m a little strapped for cash!

It’s $10 for a 4x6 pen and marker drawing of your D&D character (or other OC, idc. I can also draw anthro) and I will ship it to you at no additional charge if you’d like. Your piece will be finished within a couple of days.

If you’re interested in a $10 character portrait, email me the details at googolscolex [at] gmail.com

[I also have a Ko-fi if you’re feelin’ generous]

Thank you so much for looking!

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No one asked for this (I just think it’s neat), but on the topic of magicians’ familiars, M as a DM runs them a little differently. In the 5e DMG, a familiar is a Fae, Fiend, or Celestial spirit that takes the form of an animal, so when we summon familiars in, say, Alluvia, the spell takes the form of a contract with a Faerie servant.

In our experience, once we became well-known magicians in that world, Faeries of higher standing within their courts became our familiars to (openly) spy on us, share secrets, gain political ground, whatever.

Harris, our bard, has an owl familiar which he named Isaac. He is a high-ranking member of the Winter Court, and has been a lot of help when it comes to navigating the weird world of faeries and their social mores.

Our druid, speck, summoned a familiar which we recently found out is a thunderbird that we fought WAY early on in the campaign. It takes the form of a hawk, and is a wild faerie that was exiled from the courts.

Bruno’s first familiar was a faerie that invented a new form of vampirism (and was a vampire himself). He was a bad boy and we killed him. Bruno’s new familiar is a weirdo from the Summer Court who wanted to be betrothed to any member of the party, probably because we’re famous and powerful? Idk. They’re my familiar now tho and idk how it’ll play out. They take the form of a grackle but I asked to use owl stats because flyby is a VERY good ability. Look it UP!

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Multiples of 7 for the ask meme! :D

7. Your favorite downtime activity.I!! LOVE!!! CAROUSING!!!!! I love any of my dumb garbage characters getting themselves into trouble and then dealing with the aftermath!Although lately, in Alluvia, our downtime is interacting with the students at our school. M rolls on an table, and we have an encounter with certain kids. Both are nice!

14. Introduce any other parties you have played in or DM-ed.I’m gonna shorten the other post and throw my other most-played game party in here:

Lestros

Kadri, a human Undying Warlock whose patron is the weakened aspect of Birth and Death. He comes from an extremely wealthy background and though his family has since lost everything, his entitled attitude remains. Kadri has trouble trusting others, which leads him to make the terrible decisions that cause others to distrust him.

Tandi, an air genasi paladin/sorcerer (played by M). She is altruistic, humble, and straightforward. Her faith in the future of a restored world borders on psychotic.

Atiyah, the water genasi druid is anxious, extremely aloof, sticks to her habits and creature comforts, but is nonetheless extremely loyal and strong-willed. Her heart is in the right place and she is willing to be the first to take a stand and show ruthlessness if necessary. (I’m tbh the most afraid of her.)

Darakos, a feral tiefling rogue. He was born in a brothel and raised by two assassin women, and thus has a cynical and mercenary attitude. He’s softened a bit now that he is among friends.

And finally,Junji, a young wood elf battlemaster fighter. He was frozen in stone 800 years ago while he was on a special mission, and was found and revived by Atiyah when she was a child. She adopted him as her brother and he has been driving her crazy with his excitable nature ever since. Junji was believed to be the last elf and most of the campaign was completing his special mission of reviving all of the gods to help us in restoring the world. We still have a ways to go!

21. Have you ever regretted something your character has done?Uh oh, this again! I try not to regret my character’s decisions OOC, honestly, But… Bruno has been dealing with threats against his family back in fantasy Europe, and he recently enlisted the help of a frienemy pirate who has a summoning Gate in order to summon the person who made the threat (his nemesis, Avonrue, whom I talked about in an earlier ask) to try to interrogate and defeat her. He failed. I wish that he’d thought to do some recon on his family and then summon THEM so that they would be safe. Instead, we walked right into a huge trap and lost our two paladins. Whoops!

28. How often do you use NPCs in a party?In any long-term game I’m in the party instantly attaches itself to several memorable NPCs, whether as lovers, grandpas, allies, frienemies, whatever. NPCs make a world feel rich and alive and I love to have…friends…   

35. How much roleplay do you like to do?I like a balance of roleplay and combat, but I do tend to favor roleplay. My favorite moments in games are always party banter and socially-intense situations where character or plot developments blossom.