#players handbook

[oldschoolfrp]

(Text from the AD&D Players Handbook by Gary Gygax, TSR, 1978) For most purposes, AD&D expressed distances in inches that equated to 10 feet in dungeon settings and 10 yards when outdoors. This applied to movement rates, weapon ranges, and spell ranges -- but not spell areas of effects.

The last paragraph hints at the confusing movement rules later in the PHB. Movement rates in inches were kept constant but used different time scales for different situations, so 12" movement meant 120' per 10 minute turn when exploring underground, but following a known route is 5 times faster so 120' of movement per 2 rounds (2 minutes), and fleeing or combat movement is 10 times faster so 120' per 1 round (the 1 minute melee round during which one attack can be made) which equals 12' per 6 second segment. Gygax acknowledged the latter seems slow but "consider the conditions -- whether prolonged physical exertion or the threat of hostile counter to the movement."

#AD&D #D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Players Handbook #Gary Gygax #dnd #Dungeons and Dragons #gaming history #distance #TSR

[mx-lamour]

This is what I did last Sunday instead of playing D&D (our game was postponed). Behold my new character notes:

(I've got more where that came from, but those are the finished pages.)

#ezra sunstar #players handbook #dungeons and dragons #character reference #putting my bachelors degree to good use #canva #i would absolutely do commissions like this if anyone asked #curse of strahd #ravenloft #curse of strahd oc

[tokenmenagerie]

Avoid math brain with these handy dnd currency printable visual aids and reference cards. Useful for both players and DMs alike!

#dnd5e #visualaid #dndmoney #dungeons and dragons #fantasy illustration #tabletop roleplaying #fantasy coin #criticalrolefan #dnd journal #digital art #larp #players handbook #ttrpg #fantasy money #dndcompanion #dnd printables

[3d34-2]

#players handbook #moloch #ad&d 1e #d&d art #ttrpg memes #d&d memes #dungeons and dragons #d&d #ttrpg art #ttrpg #osr #old school renaissance

[legosam321]

Dragoonborn Height

Players Handbook p191 Size Categories Table " Medium - 5 by 5ft." 

Players Handbook p34 "Dragonborn are taller and heavier than humans, standing well over 6 feet tall..." 

 Players Handbook p31 "Humans vary widely in height and build, from barley 5 feet to well over 6 feet tall" 

Players Handbook p121 Random Height and Weight Table "Human - 4'8"... Dragonborn 6'6"" 

 How tall are Dragonborns??

#dnd #d&d #dungeons and dragons #dungeons & dragons #dragonborn #ttrpg #rpg #tabletop #table top #tabletop roleplaying #dragon #dragons #players handbook

[vintagerpg]

A Vintage RPG Podcast re-run? Yep, first time for everything. Sometimes you just gotta rest the brains. So have a Players Handbook! Originally aired to a whole different world, on December 23, 2019.

#RPG #TTRPG #Tabletop RPG #Roleplaying Game #D&D #dungeons & dragons #podcast #Players Handbook #Trampier

[the-tardis-in-221b-baker-street]

Life is throwing all kinds of crazy at me at the moment. But hey at least this first edition players handbook for Advanced Dungeons and Dragons from 1978 arrived to cheer me up.

Hopefully, if I can make sense of the rules compared to 5e, I might have a go at DMing for the first time and run an old school one shot. A big scary castle full of goblins, bugbears, might chuck in a beholder, or maybe even a dungeon of beholders with a big old boss in the middle. Lovely!

#going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment and it's been so busy that I've barely had time for myself #lots of stress that I'd rather not be having right now #however this turning up made me cheer up a bit #I got it for £36 and it usually goes for double if not more than double so bargain! #me #dnd #Dungeons and Dragons #players handbook #1e #first edition

[two-many-stories]

"Step right up, step right up! The Stone-Skinned Man takes on any challenger, any weapon, any dreamer!"

The call, ever so subtly twisted by the magic used to amplify it, bellowed out over the crowd. The carnival'd been visiting Tanin for some days now and had more than earned its keep in the eyes of the common folk. Magical attractions, hysterical performances, a veritable waking dream for the weary worker and tired tradesman - until the fifth morning came.

Dozens of takers stepped up to the stand, brandishing unlit torches and sickles and mallets alike, and each struck at the bare chest, the exposed neck, the bald head of the latest freak on display, and each came away exhausted - too much so to notice the man twist his fingers and mumble some arcane nonsense or other as they left.

"Like striking an anvil with a twig," said one.

"Had an easier time knocking down my chimney," said another.

Then, out of the throng stepped a stranger. A traveler, none had bothered to ask their name nor angle. Without a word, they drew the sabre from their hip and held it high, then brought it down on the shoulder of that poor performer.

His arm hit the stage first, followed by the fast-fading shards of his little magic trick.

Then the rest of him.

Blade Ward - Abjuration Cantrip - Masterlist

#cantrips #abjuration #players handbook #dungeons and dragons #spellbooking

[bg-brainrot]

I've said it before and I'll say it again and again...

Astarion would have a phenomenal ass.

As a rogue aficionado, let me go into why.

Acrobatics proficiency = gymnast's build (even better if he has expertise in it)

High dexterity = dancer's build

Sneaking / Crouching = constant squats

Uncanny Dodge / Evasion = basically lunges + glute bridges

Thief subclass + Second-Story Work = step ups and/or jump squats

Lock picking = reverse lunge to get in positon

Basically, his whole day is filled with an excellent set of ass exercises. Throw in a few more things like donkey kicks and clam shells and his entire posterior would be covered.

Now would he have a huge butt? Not necessarily-- but it would certainly be quite toned and, at a very minimum, a good size for grabbing. 🖐🏽

In conclusion: he got buns hun.

Thank you for coming to my recurring TedTalk. I'll see you again next time I'm thinking of the pale elf's butt.

#astarion #bg3 astarion #asstarion #absolutely caked #he wouldnt have abs but who needs abs with buns of steel?? #like he could crush a can between his cheeks #all rogues could #it's actually a fact in the players handbook #(it's not but it should be)

[omgkalyppso]

word of god* isn't canon**!!!

*something a writer, developer, author, or other creative says

**found in a published or otherwise officially released material

canon doesn't even mean "true," it just means in the source material.

stop going to creatives for their drafts and opinions and build fandom with your bare hands and beating hearts again!!!

#this was inspired by halsin having a last name as per word of god in first drafts #which the person from lari/an who said that even said it's subjective canon or whatever they said #but they knew it fucking wasn't canon #and yet i see people calling it such #it's not even an unpleasant name #but also. the fake name an elf can give to the magic mirror is ara silverleaf #because this is a first and last name that can be found in the player's handbook and is such a default unimaginative elf name #so imo silv/erbough was also such an obvious placeholder name #headcanon him something better or at least recognize what it is

[thevalleyisjolly]

Zac Oyama may be the greatest wizard of his age.

#dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high spoilers #he read that player's handbook and rolled a nat 20 on deception in real life! #i feel like out-tricking brennan lee mulligan in a d&d game should count as a resume achievement #that whole interaction had big jester cupcake energy

[ccadaver]

Btw here's some Dungeons & Dragons books for free

Link here, it's got:

Player's Handbook

Dungeon Master's Guide

Monster Manual

Monsters of the Multiverse

Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Volo's Guide to Monsters

Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

Explorer's Guide to Wildemount

Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide

Eberron Rising from the Last War

#dnd #dungeons and dragons #dnd 5e #dungeons and dragons 5th edition #Tasha's cauldron of everything #mordenkainen's tome of foes #dnd books #dungeons and dragons books #player's handbook #dungeon master's guide

[rcmclachlan]

After 36 years of knowing precisely zero things about D&D, I'm going to be part of my first campaign this winter! I've been doing so much reading and my DM's been great about easing me into it—sending me books, giving me worksheets, assigning me homework (one assignment was to watch Vox Machina, which I loved).

Yesterday I sent him a document I whipped up on my lunch hour of four profiles of potential characters I could play.

He sent me back: holy shit i have no notes. how are you so good at this?

Me, having spent the last 27 years in fandom playing in other people's sandboxes: it's a mystery!

tldr I'm getting an A+ in my D&D prereq course

#d&d #learning about the races and classes is so fun #i wish the player's handbook had comprehension questions at the end of each section though lol

[howlsmovinglibrary]

Not to have an academia moment on main but feeling emotional and lowkey unwell about the introductory pages of the D&D 5e Players Handbook :')

#personal #academia tag #phd tag #writing my introduction so looking for definitions and stuff and when D&D's terms for defining itself match my argument I'm like... #...well you fucking idiot probably should've read the Players Handbook earlier than one month before your draft deadline :')

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Player's Handbook - Human Wizard Class by Billy Christian

#Dungeons & Dragons #D&D #D&D 2024 #Player's Handbook #Human Wizard #Fantasy #Art #Billy Christian #Wizards of the Coast

[masterqwertster]

New Year's Resolution: Find a group to play D&D with

#mq in the dungeon #<- gonna be my tag for whatever comes from the games I (hopefully get to) play #I've never played before in my life (unfortunately) #but I have many varied character ideas. and dice. and handbooks #all I'm missing is other players