#and having one be your first DND character??

[thydungeongal]

Hey do you know any ttrpgs that take place in high fantasy worlds but aren't combat centric?

I've got a sprawling fantasy world or several I want to keep using for games but I want to step away from the combat-centric dungeon crawls of your dnd's and pathfinders for a bit and experience more of what's going on in the RPG space.

Sorry if you're not the right person to ask, you just feel like someone who might have opinions on the topic.

I have a few I could recommend!

First of all, Burning Wheel. Burning Wheel is an interesting game because it's a fantasy RPG with a very simple core system (d6 dice pool) with a bunch of systems built on top of it to the point where it's actually amazingly complex. Now, the default setting of Burning Wheel is very Tolkienistic. It assumes a medieval level of technology and a human-centric world, with elves, dwarves, and orcs filling the non-human side. It's a fascinating system but also a lot. What it does best is support characters with firm beliefs and ideals living according to those beliefs and ideals, and it can support high intrigue just as well as combat. (There is a combat system but it is almost better suited to duels instead of skirmishes.)

Mythras and RuneQuest are d100 fantasy RPGs, the former being basically a version of the latter but without the Glorantha license. Now, they are very trad RPGs and as such combat remains the one part of their systems they are most opinionated about, but both make combat into a very gritty and lethal affair to the point where engaging in combat without thinking is very much discouraged. They also have extremely detailed and fine-grained magic systems, as well as systems that encourage characters growing organically. And the system of Passions that mechanically reward characters acting according to their beliefs and building connections to the world. Now, Glorantha is one of the coolest fantasy settings on the planet, but if you've already got a setting of your own Mythras might be the better of the two.

Hmmm. I'm actually drawing a blank here. Oh, there's Free from the Yoke, which is a game based on Legacy: Life Among the Ruins, but set in a medieval fantasy setting where an alliance of noble houses has staged a revolution and freed their people from foreign rule. The game has some implied setting to it, with there apparently being some Slavic influences to the setting, but looking at it I think it could fit into almost any high fantasy setting with minimal modification. However, the gameplay loop will center around each player controlling a noble house, with two different levels of fiction (house level and character level, as they each also control an individual member of their own house), so it shouldn't be treated as a generic game.

#thydungeongal answers

[tirralirralirra]

something I love about having read/watched frieren and dungeon meshi concurrently is getting to see that, despite their similar broad genres (fantasy, DND-esque settings, failure op elf girls /lh), they are two very distinct stories that ultimately achieve the same* thematic goal through different narrative means.

like you have frieren's contemplative, almost slice-of-life style storytelling that focuses on how the connections between people make an impact, and how it's beautiful to cherish the memories of those we love, even the small ones (especially the small ones), and that being alive is so, so beautiful because of those things. Then juxtaposing this with the overall narrative of a literal journey to a land beyond in order to meet with the dead, while not losing focus on those that are alive. Frieren as a story takes time to explore the small things that make life beautiful (fields of flowers, the beauty and not the power of magic, stargazing and sunsets with your friends).

and then you have dunmeshi's tight narrative arcs that are built around urgency (saving falin, first from digestion, then from...chimera-ization), but also continually return to the same concept as a core tenet to both the literal narrative structure around meals and the overall story: to eat is a privilege of the living. That there is joy to be found in eating because it means you are alive, that you survived. That taking time to take care of yourself is honoring your life. That death is a part of life through the acts of killing monsters to eat, and that the dungeon's condition where a soul remains tethered to the body is unnatural.

For that last bit, I love how we're just introduced to the concept in the beginning as a bit of world building, something you might just take at face value of, "oh, I guess this is how this works in this story", and over the course of the story the characters start to interrogate that reality, culminating in Marcille's realization at the end that they took death for granted because of the dungeon's condition:

[ID: Manga panel of Marcille looking down in thought and saying "Look, this might sound a little weird, but...I think the entire point of this journey we went on....was learning how to accept death.]

(Panel is from the ehscans version, will update with official eng when the final volume releases)

I also love that the story takes the time to say, look, you can be in a hurry, but you still need to take care of yourself. Eat well, sleep well, What will you achieve in the service of yourself or others if you don't take care of the most basic qualities to survive first? The most recent episode is a good example of that with the focus on shuro vs. laios, and then there's this reinforcement of the idea by the end:

[ID: Dungeon meshi manga page showing Laios, Chilchuck, and Senshi shouting "A balanced diet!!" "R-regulating our daily rhythms!!" "And moderate exercise!!" respectively, followed by the three in various poses in front of the word "VICTORY" and Laios saying "If we watch these three points...we'll naturally work our way to strong bodies!!"]

Anyways this is all very disorganized and I have other things I need to do and I could write a more cohesive, actually organized thought piece on all of this with like, coherent points, but I don't really like to delve into literary analysis on my fandom account. it just lives in my head, rent free. thank you for coming to my ted talk tumblr. don't expect to see more of this, lol.

*I say same goal, which is not to say the only goal. stories can have more than one theme, it's ok if you disagree with me on this, but please bear in mind that I'm speaking very, very broadly.

#dunmeshi #dunmeshi spoilers #frieren #frieren spoilers #esque thoughts #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #meta esque

[deer-head-xiris]

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- Claim an adopt by comment or over DM!

-ONE ADOPT PER PERSON for the first 24 hours. If you have bought an adopt and there are still more available after the first day, you are welcome to purchase more of them if you wish (This rule is in place to offer a fair chance where possible). I only hold adopts for repeat customers and friends who I know are good on their word!

-I will send you a paypal invoice for payment.  Please don’t pay until I approve. If payment isn’t sent within 24 hours, the adopt will be relisted

-Once you adopt a character, I'll send you the full-size unwatermarked transparent png, you may do with it as you please. However, if you wish to post it on your page or somewhere else, please put a link to my dA page or my other social media somewhere in the description so that people will know who made it!

-You may edit the character however you like

-NO REFUNDS, If you no longer wish to keep a character that you adopt from me, you can give it away, or resell it for the equal amount or less than what you paid for it!

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#dnd #kobold #ttrpg #adopt #adoptable #adoptables #my art #dragon

[symbioticsimplicity]

Okay so I know we all headcanon Steve as tolerating DND because his loved ones are into it, but he’s not into it himself when they all but strong arm him into trying it.

But I would like to submit the idea that he get stuck playing the wrong class the first time.

Dustin designs him a paladin for his first run. It seems like the obvious choice, plus who doesn’t need a paladin in their party?? Steve is their literal knight in shinning armor, it tracks.

He hates it.

He doesn’t get most of the mechanics, trying to keep track of spell slots is a pain, remembering to do all the shit with his patron is annoying, the character themselves is kinda basic (no offense Dustin), and playing strictly Lawful Good is just so fucking boring. He figures he just doesn’t like DND, and resolves to play this campaign out with them but never do it again.

Then his character gets killed unexpectedly during a boss fight, so he has to make a new one.

Eddie, who’s a great DM and also has been paying attention to Steve because of course he has, suggests Steve build this one himself. Steve is of course unsure about this and argues that he’d have no idea how to do that, so Eddie offers to help walk him through it. Steve stays a little later that night and they work on making him a character he’ll actually enjoy playing.

Thus is born Riot the Rad, the most self indulgent bard to grace their humble party.

The difference is immediate. There’s less to keep track of, and Eddie made sure to explain the things he did need to keep an eye on. Steve actually finds himself engaging the story, trying things he wouldn’t have before and getting into his character. Especially the flirtiness, which flusters the shit out of Eddie though he does his best to seem like it doesn’t. Eddie wants to be mad that Steve just seduced one of the villains but he just can’t quite muster it, especially when Steve is improving a song about the villain’s “Big pretty brown eyes”.

#steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #let him play a bard they're fucking fun #dustin would 100% do this with the best of intentions #but lets be honest unless you're into creative character building pallies are fucking boring #and having one be your first DND character?? #that's like my dad having tried to get my mom into anime by showing her akira first

[themoonking]

honestly, as a lesbian, the "this all-female religious group has taken a solemn vow of chastity, pledging to remain virgins all their lives... so they get around it by having sex with each other 😜" trope is a red flag when written by literally anyone other than a lesbian

#like disregard that viriginity itself is socially constructed in the first place #if your story operates in world where virginity is actually real and quantifiable #but also where a woman who has vowed to remain a virgin can have sex with other women w/o breaking those vows #ALL you are telling me is that you don't believe sapphic relationships are on the same level as straight ones #and that you don't believe sex between women is as important / serious / meaningful / et cetera as sex between a man and a woman #like what you are telling me is that you believe that f/f sex doesn't 'count' as 'real' sex #one of my dnd characters is a celibate-for-religious-reasons lesbian purely because im annoyed with this trope #i speak #i'm actually going to tag this as... #anti lore olympus #because i still can't get over athena and hestia being together

[ask-richard-jackdaw]

[Just a general reminder for those who roleplay: make sure you don't dictate other characters' actions and feelings in your asks and replies ☺️ Nobody wants to have their autonomy taken away! If you really want to make your intent known, instead of writing "He hugs her" try "He makes a move to hug her", "He attempts to hug her", "You can see it in his eyes that he wants to hug her", and so on. That way the other character can change the narrative if they are uncomfortable 🫂. But even in that case they are not obligated to reply and you should respect that.

And if you think that nobody is interested in your blog — I guarantee it's not the case! Chances are, not that many people know about your OC/MC/character you play so try to put yourself out there! Engage with people! Send asks, write replies, do reblogs, DM if you have any questions or if it puts your mind at ease before plunging into rp! I know it's hard if you're a shy or reserved person. But nobody else can solve this for you 🫂 ]

#[Just don't be weird or creepy ;)] #[Justifying violations by saying “That's just what my character does” is not right — *you* are the one in charge of how you play] #[Roleplayers have their boundaries too] #[Even if it's something that might seem non-threatening at first glance cause media conditioned us to ignore it] #[Like kissing a character out of the blue] #[Sure things like that happen in real life] #[But this is not real life and you would make people feel unsafe roleplaying around you because everyone here could read what's been posted #[It is one thing to agree to things like that beforehand or your friends know you well and another — throw it at somebody] #[Both the character and roleplayer] #[If they have a post talking about dos and don'ts — really read it before interacting!] #[Also no worries; nothing happened and I didn't receive anything violating] #[Just a thing that's been on my mind for a long time and it's not just about written roleplay either] #[Game systems like DnD and Fate and even silly smaller games like Mouse Guard are part of this conversation too] #[It's just a little different when spoken but the principle is still the same: your freedom ends where freedom of the other person begins]

[thatonefatgumsimp]

I NEED HELP (DND Stuff, might be a dumb question idk-)

So genuine question for DND side of tumblr, but- I've been thinking recently...

And are the things next to the dragonborn colors in the player handbook, like, types of damage that are less effective, their magical girl power, or both?

Cuz I never really thought about that before and I have absolutely no idea-

#shitposting #random shitpost #questions that need answering #screaming into the void I guess?? #dnd #dungeons and dragons #dnd questions #dungeons and dragons questions #dnd stuffs #seriously‚ I have‚ like‚ ...hold on I'm going count #20 characters‚ not all of which have been included‚ excluding the second generation #Another one I've been thinking of making that I only have a name for #A Kobold character and a Goliath character that I wanna make #19 second gen characters (my main/first set's eventual kids and/or other family members like nephews‚ younger brothers‚ apprentices‚ etc.) #Which I'm making my own story for cuz I have no one to really play with‚ but I'm gonna incorporate it once I do as‚ like‚ an alternate- #-universe of what might have been #And only one of said characters is a dragonborn (copper) and I need to know if she's just‚ like‚ partially immune to acid‚- #If she's a magical girl who shoots acid‚ or both... #Anyways sorry for talking your ear off‚ I have‚ like‚ so many other ideas like what accents I think other races would have in Common- #-or what their languages and dialects would sound like in real world terms and stuff so technically I could talk more‚ but I think- #-I've talked quite enough in the tags rambling on...lol-

[narsh-potatoes]

DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO BITE OFF HEADS WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#i mean this in the most excited affectionate and loving and tism filled way possible #i have no anger in my heart all i have is the love for 15 billion different characters that im currently thinking about #thinking about the 3 dnd characters i do and will play #thinking about the protomen and RRAAAAA #thinking about one piece cuz it makes me want to lose my mind #there's this one other song from a semi obscure vr game that is the opening/title theme and it makes me insane #it was also made into a fake anime opening for warrior cats if you know you know and if you don't i will gladly link it it's amazing #thinkin about dragonball music #thinking about protoman (singular) (not a band) #thinking about ace attorney and wanting to get back into it #thinking about specifically the great ace attorney and how every character in there makes me want to lose my mind #like i would do anything for them i love every character in there #back to ace attorney why is penix right so ffggfGggrghgrgrrrGRGGRRGRGRGRGRRGHAHAAGAGRRGRAGARG #not in That way in a his character development makes me go physically insane way #you affect so many people around you and you give so so much asking very little in return and then youre a snarky bitch in your head!!!!!!! #love that for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #in dgs when [REDACTED AMBI DONT LOOK] and he's the one who changed and aahksljdfhasdlkjfhasdkfjlhsdafhfFGRGGRGRGRAGAGGGAGAA #PROTOMEN ACT 3 THAT ISN'T HERE YET BUT IM SO EXCITED BECAUSE WE HAVE THE FIGHT AND LIKE???? #yknow at first i wasn't completely keen on the song but it DID grow on me and THE HOPE OF MAN #IS NO MACHINE IT'S WEARING HANDS OF SKIN AND BONE #THE SUN WILL RISE I SWEAR IT #I KNOW THATS HOW THE FIGHT ENDS #THE SUN!!! WILL RISE!!!! I!!! SWEAR!!! IT!!!!! #i have an art piece that just sprung into my mind about that song (again) and i need to draw it cuz RRRAAAGAGAAHAHFDKJGHSKAGFAJDSHGFASDF #i don't just need to listen to this song i need to be IN IT #MAN and im also fucking!!!!!!!!!!!!! working on a little 8page comic for class (assignment is already finished but i wanna finish the 8page #anyways) and THAT is also making me excited #that one drawing i did of roll post that song lives rent free in my mind and i wanted to animate her getting up but i didn't finish that so #whatever!!!!! new piece time

[chopshajen]

15. Janos

Ok so I royally screwed up the threading when I was posting this to Twitter which is why this is late but anyways. I watched OFMD and played DnD today which is why we get Janos with Jim’s season 2 hair. Jim is an nb icon and gender goals

#seriously I love Jim so much #I just love that they exist and are so cool #and Janos was the first OC of mine that I committed to making nb #which as time went on I realized was truer and truer for myself #so they’re very special to me #anyways I still don’t know how to draw muscular people #I did this to myself #Janos and Jim coincidentally have very similar hair textures which is why this came to mind #Janos #DnD personal #my art #Draw Anything At All October #WOW i totally forgot all their other scars on their body #I drew the face ones and was like yep!! that’s all!! #well what’s more of a thing than forgetting important design elements of your own characters anyways

[doomatix]

All people are driven to the point of eating their gods, after a time.

A before and after of my dnd cleric, for events in his backstory!

#doom's doodles #He is so fuckign pretty I love drawing his nice lil face and hair #even when he's being spooky #I drew these a while ago and promptly forgot to post them. whoops lol #dnd character #d&d character #d&d cleric #d&d aasimar #is the inability to express independence from your god despite all the suffering due to his design filling you with rage again today king #I was operating on a time crunch while making these and the first one ended up far more simple than I would have liked #might revisit it sometime if I get the willpower

[artsynerdwithasword-takecover]

Revised edition of Pyra’s Genasi form! this fits much better with herround and bubbly personality.

#art #myart #My characters #dnd #Sir Adamant #there's still the option that she's just walking around like a fire or is fully invisible to those who don't know her #but i feel like that first one would draw too much attention and the latter could very easily impact gameplay #just having someone who can talk but only you and your friends can hear her #so until I have a DM who tells me what's up ill prepare to have her just be there visibly and audibly #and only if you pay a lot of attention you'll notice that she never seems to grab or touch anything.

[whimsyprinx]

I so desperately wish that tumblr let you organize your side blogs and like change the order they’re in

#whimsy whispers #i wish my aesthetic blog was the third most blog to choose from but I’m p sure the third one is the blog themed around my dnd character #it would just be so nice to be able to quick reblog to my aes/insp blog if it were one of the first three #cause fast reblog suggests your first three unless you recently reblog to a diff blog and it’s like #please can I just switch the blogs around??? pls??? #if one of y’all tell me this actually already js a feature but only on desktop idk I’ll scream but also be happy #so many times I go ‘I wish I could do x thing’ and one of y’all informs me that you can but only on desktop #i use mobile because I don’t have a computer #and sure I could login to tumblr on a browser (which I already do) but i am simply lazy and that’s too tedious for me

[gayboober]

tiktok discovers normal fandom things for the first time 😟 (try not to be an asshole challenge)

#my entire tiktok is just people shitting on these stranger things fans for… hanging out at a convention? #like they’re just singing. its a convention. they’re gonna cosplay. its the home of quote unquote cringe #like one. let people enjoy things. people having fun doesn’t harm your boring ass lives #but also. why are you acting like the stranger things fandom is both just now acting like this and also the first fandom to do this ?? #i’ve been watching the show since it came out. its always been quote unquote cringe. #and then i see people saying ‘oh all the dream stans are ruining stranger things’ like. why are you bringing us into this #and PEOPLE SINGING DOES NOT RUIN YOUR FUCKING FANDOM GOD #people HAVING FUN. AT A CONVENTION. WITH A COMMUNITY OF SHARED INTERESTS. DOES NOT IN ANY WAY AFFECT YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SHOW #not to mention. for stranger things in particular (especially w/ eddie munson’s character) is about social outcasts. #people who cosplay and play dnd and are percieved as cringe by the people around them #like just talk about a lack of critical thinking about the media youre watching #you can’t go ‘oh i’d love to be friends with these characters’ and then openly bully people who would be their peers #sorry this has been annoying me and i have a lot of thoughts about the subject

[andsotheuniverseended]

ough i love reading your blorbo posts <33 still chewing on your last scalia report about coming back wrong from your bestie's resurrection

legit it's so nice to know that you enjoy them because they are truly the most out of context ramblings because i simply can't keep my thoughts to myself

and yes Scalia is so messy; does it help to know that she accidentally killed her bestie in the first place? that is what necessitated the resurrection.

#floralprintshark #Universe Answers #Scalia #srsly tho i just. have so many thoughts and i gotta put them somewhere! so i'm glad you're getting enjoyment outta them #and Scalia is like one of my absolute oldest dnd characters. first one i played long term and am still playing! #and she's so so messy and her relationship with her bff is so messed up #sometimes you accidentally kill your best friend and then tear apart the world and sell your soul to get her back #and then you're a broken shell and can no longer access the same ease and familiarity and comfort that you had before #and you can't blame anyone but yourself. you are the one who killed her AND you are the one who brought her back #see now i'm blorbo posting again!!! #anyways you're a delight and i always love seeing you in my notifs and tbh i wanna hear more about your characters too #i'm not on tumblr as much as i used to be so i feel like i miss a lot but literally anytime you wanna talk please hmu #i am always always down to talk characters

[bookwyrminspiration]

Thank you for your help with D&D! I've kinda got a campaign idea ready, but the PDF really helps with inspiration. I have a party of four. I need a warrior, thief and mage. For the fourth, I've heard the basics have a paladin? I know it's like a priest, but could you go a bit deeper and explain what kind of stuff they'd bring to the campaign and stuff?

Of course! I may not have played a lot recently, but I grew up with the game and love to play, so I'm more than happy to help.

Also I'm curious about your campaign; all the ones I've played haven't required a specific set of classes or anything, it's more that you create any character you want and then put them into the story and figure it out from there. For me it's always been more about adapting what skills you have to solve a problem than having a specific skill that's good to solve a problem. I'm sure there are plenty of ones like what you're planning, that detail just stood out to me like "huh! that's a different approach than mine!" which isn't a bad thing, my interest is simply piqued and I like to learn how others play

But back to your question about paladins! You're right, they're like priests kinda. Think like a warrior priest or a knight, that's what they are. Paladins are the kind of class that does things because it's the right thing to do and seeks to rid the world of evil. There can be evil paladins, but they're usually the good ones.

They're very strong as well and very adept with weaponry, so they'd bring a solid force to your campaign alongside the warrior. A typical paladin is drawn in full metal armor, almost like what you see in stories of knights slaying dragons. They've also got a bit of an association with healing and diving powers.

As they level up paladins get access to spells, things like Blinding Smite, Zone of Truth, Aura of Purity, Banishing Smite, Destructive Smite, etc. They are, at their core, a holy warrior fighting for good. That includes both their physical prowess and the divine powers bestowed upon them from their oath.

The biggest component of a paladin is their oath. It's their conviction to this oath that gives them their power, though there are many deities they can make that oath to. There are a few different oath paths they'll get access to at 3rd level, but the gist of them is: I do good because I am devoted to the gods, I do good because I am devoted to goodness across time and believe in the light, and I do good because evil must be crushed.

A paladin character (when played like a paladin) would bring strong beliefs and unshakable faith to the group. They're devoted to their mission and to what's right, so that's what would guide them through the campaign. If your campaign makes decisions of questionable morality necessary (need to steal something, need to lie to someone) it could provide an interesting conflict for you to play through. This does, of course, depend on how the paladin is played by whoever is playing the character. I don't expect that when you're first getting into the game you and you're characters would divorce yourself from the characters as much, though it's not impossible!

There's a lot of overlap between a paladin and a cleric as well if you look at the two, but the primary distinction is this: paladins are holy fighters, clerics are holy spellcasters. They've both god the whole divine thing going on, but that's the main difference.

So to summarize all of this: a paladin is a divine warrior that fights for what's right, always trying to make the good choice. They'll bring both physical and divine strength to a fight and can influence the story with their resolute convictions. They're knights in shining armor.

I hope some of this overview helps with whatever you need!

#dungeons and dragons #dnd #dnd5e #i'm curious for a warrior are you going like fighter or barbarian? #thief i'm assuming is a rogue #and then mage could be a wizard or sorcerer. though a warlock could also work I suppose #back on track! #paladins are pretty cool characters!! i haven't played one myself but like. I think I'd enjoy it #i played a /lot/ of druids when I was younger with very little variation #but when you're first playing it can be hard to separate yourself from the character which is why I made the distinctions between a classic #paladin and what your player might do #because (at least in my experience) for a while when you start to play you think 'what would I do?' and then the character is more you #than the character and what the character would do #which isn't a bad way to play! it's a lot of fun that way #it'll just have difference results than if you fully lean into the character and what the /character/ would do. which may differ from what #you would do #oof I'm rambling #long post

[daedracore]

#entering part 2 in bg3 is like finally………. playing a paladin is really paying off #that and the blood of lathander 👌 #i have photos of her from later in the game but i like this one most thus far #my angry girl she's gonna bash your head in #oc: samael #don't judge the name ok i originally made her years ago as my first dnd character this is her reimagined #but she has a soft spot in my heart