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AncientSwordRage

00:28

@Axoren it started off to help pick between similar illusion spells

But it got slightly out of hand when I wanted to include all illusion spells

Axoren

00:45

There's only 33 Illusion Spells

I think a visual layout is best way to go about it.

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Ben

02:19

...would it be too OP to give my Pigeon Companion the Eye Rays of a Gazer?

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Q: Can a black pudding corrode a leather tunic?

Our party had a run in with a black pudding this weekend and it permanently damaged a fellow party member's metal armor which was covered by a leather tunic. The character in question always wears a leather tunic over their mithral chain shirt and the wording on the black pudding says, "The puddi...

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Axoren

04:00

@Ben I spent a lot of time as a Planetar in 5e Mad Mage. Having 120 ft. telepathy and Divine Awareness was fun. 90% of what I said was, in a deep monotone angel voice, "I know that's bullshit."

Having your bird have some semblance of that just for the gag would be fun.

Ben

I've been thinking of several ways to create an "Eldritch" Pigeon in some way

Axoren

Narrator's voice in your head: "Pigeon McPidgeFace knows you're full of crap."

Oh man, just give him Telepathy and have him speak to you through the voice of a Narrator.

linksassin

04:33

@SuperNine09 Welcome to chat! This is a good place to ask for advice that doesn't really fit our Q&A format on main site.

SuperNine09

Hello

linksassin

FYI The restriction to be able to cast at least 1 spell to qualify as a "spellcaster" isn't really that onerous. Basically every class can meet that criteria by level 3. Therefore its really more of a question of what kind of character you want to play.

SuperNine09

Thank you @linksassin for all of your help.

linksassin

@SuperNine09 Not a problem. That's what most of us are here for.

SuperNine09

I'm deleting the question

linksassin

04:37

Probably a good call. This sort of thing really works better in a less structured setting like chat.

Given your DM has asked you to play a spellcaster, I'd probably lean toward the full and 1/2 caster classes, maybe the 1/3 casters rather than a fighter that just technically has 1 spell.

How well do you know the classes? Is this your first time player D&D 5e?

SuperNine09

I've played for about 3 months now. I've been playing as a 5th level Dragonborn Druid. This is just the first time I've been able to play with my friends.

linksassin

Ok cool so you know most of the basics. Do you understand what I mean by Full, 1/2 and 1/3 casters?

SuperNine09

Not really

linksassin

Ok sure. Full casters are classes that are spellcasting focused and get spells all the way up to 9th level spells. Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer and Wizard. For most of these classes casting spells will be the main thing you do.

SuperNine09

Ok, I think I know what you are talking about.

linksassin

04:47

1/2 casters are the classes that get spellcasting but only up to 5th level. Palaidin, Ranger, Artificer.

1/3 Casters are the subclasses that grant spells to otherwise non-casting classes. Arcane Trickster rogue, Eldritch Knight Fighter, etc..

SuperNine09

Awesome

linksassin

Warlocks are somewhere between 1/2 and full casters. Really they are a full caster but they get their spells differently to other casters and therefore play very differently.

SuperNine09

Hello, Mithical

Bye, guys, and see you tomorrow.

linksassin

@SuperNine09 Cya! If you want help picking a class / building a character feel free to ping me. But there are also many others that can help your here if I'm not around. Good luck!

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Mithical

07:06

@SuperNine09 *waves*

@Ben Add teeth and describe the eyes in way too much detail. There you go :P

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12:06

Q: How can my Beastmaster ranger use its animal companion as a mount?

My player's Beastmaster ranger has a panther companion that he would like to turn into a riding mount. Is there a way to permanently enlarge the panther to horse-size?

dnd-5e ranger creature-size animal-companions mount

Joel Harmon

12:48

@SuperNine09 If you take a look at the multiclassing rules, it makes clear that full casters get new spells every level, half casters every two, and 1/3 casters every three, which is where the names come from.

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SuperNine09

17:18

Hello again

SuperNine09

17:51

I have been playing as a Dragonborn Moon Druid, and I'm lv. 6 right now. What are you guys?

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AncientSwordRage

19:07

@SuperNine09 level five dwarven Warlock

Mithical

^in the same campaign, level five human Wild Magic Sorcerer

Joel Harmon

Level two Human Expert with proficiency in the gaming set "D&D".

SuperNine09

19:45

Nice

What campaigns do you guys have? I have the Wave Echo Cave and Dragon of Icespire Peak campaigns (The Beginner Sets).

Hot RPG Questions

20:07

Q: How do I rationalize to my players that the Mirror Image is completely useless against the Beholder rays? (also non-attack spells)

Some context: We're running Dragon Heist and the party is brainstorming on a smart combo game plan to fight the Xanathar himself. In this question I've clarified why in our encounter and generally it may not always be reasonable for a Beholder to point the Antimagic Cone at the target instead of ...

dnd-5e spells targeting illusion

AncientSwordRage

@SuperNine09 we're in a homemade campaign

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SuperNine09

21:17

I'm going to build one soon too. Is there any tips about making one that I should know?

Someone_Evil

21:28

Start small. Which is to say, start with a planned/sketched out arc that's of achievable length

Intending for 1st though 4th is possibly wise, though that skews if you want to start at higher levels (than 1st)

Joel Harmon

22:01

Start interesting. Which is to say, there are tons of things you could be doing: drawing a world map, defining settlements, setting up political intrigue, statting monsters, designing encounters, building religions, etc. Burnout is real, so pick the thing that will keep you interested for now.

Also, it's really hard to size out a campaign or even a session for experienced DMs, much less novices.

SuperNine09

22:58

My party is lv. 4 right now, almost 5. I'm thinking of having them go to other planes. Is that a good choice?

Someone_Evil

Depends entirely on what they find on those other planes

I've found it useful to structure things in terms of goals and challenges (which need to be solved in order to achieve the goals)

What are the goals the party is to/wants to achieve?

Or more specifically, are you thinking "we need to go to X plane to do Y" or "we need to get back from X" (or something else)?

Ben

23:20

I've done 2 recently; the first one I did was based on a theme: I picked Donkey Kong Country 2. Start on a boat that gets shipwrecked. row to shore and deal with aquatic life (Piranhas and stingrays). Lizardmen own the island. A minecart "QTE" then a Crocodile BBEG.

SuperNine09

Awesome @Ben

Ben

The second one was a homebrew; but again I based it on something, this time a lot more loosely. Bloodborne theme - so beasts and Eldritch. Wandering beastmen, eventually leading into more eldritch horrors and weird events.

SuperNine09

Also, I'm technically going to a mirror dimension, Shadowfell. We are using both the "we need to go to X plane to do Y" and the "we need to get back from X".

Ben

I find that seems to work pretty well for one-offs: pick a theme; skill check event, small fight, plot point, plot twist, QTE, BBEG

SuperNine09

We're going to Shadowfell to kill the Vampire that lives there, and we also need to get out of there before my party dies and becomes Vampire Spawns.

Ben

23:25

@SuperNine09 add "because Z"

Why do you need to kill the vampire, that's on a completely separate plane? What investment do the PCs have in this story?

That's the part that really pulls the players in :D

SuperNine09

Well, the PC is secretly a Vampire trying to pull the players to Shadowfell so he can become the Vampires King.

Ben

Interesting...

SuperNine09

Over the years of playing the players have had a strong connection with the PC, so I wanted to add a twist to the game.

I hope they don't hate me for it though :/

Ben

23:40

Have you spoken to the Player about it?

bobble

popping in for an off-topic question: does anyone else remember the expanded usercard on hover making comments move down? it seems to be because the user details are moving