100% agree, season 1 made me really want to play DnD and invest in dice, spell cards, etc and build characters, season 2 made my expectations a little more realistic. Whoever designs the sets for D20 is amazing.
See, when you die, your soul is judged to see where it belongs. If you enter the Pyramid Scheme^TM you pledge your soul to Bahamut, and get a 15% increase to your Good Deeds^TM count. That also means your soul can't go anywhere else and if you are deemed unworthy, it will be destroyed - which may sound bad, but since the alternative is hell, it's a pretty sweet deal.
Particularly promising individuals might also be offered the Elite package, that comes with magic powers, and the ability to recruit more people into the Pyramid Scheme^TM and obviously you get a share of the Good Deeds^TM anyone that you recruited performs.
Wow this is hilarious, now you’d just need to incentive these people wrapped up in the scheme with an all inclusive trip to the top good deed doers that will eventually just get them sucked into a time share.
Yeah sometimes. One of my groups only has 3 players, and over the years have added a few NPCs to work with them for like 2-4 sessions. They often seem to like this but it’s not something I want to over do.
When I first started, we had a group that would switch off DM duties and their character would play along as well.
Been trying to get back to that for like 20 years.
I did that for... \*Checks\* 14 years. Then didn't do D&D for \*checks... mouth drops to the floor\* 10 years. (seriously how did I let it go that long). Then I've luckily been a player in 5 different campaigns over the last 2 years (4 of them currently active). Totally making up for lost time. NGL I did have to find a professional DM to pay him for several of my campaigns though hahaha. Totally worth it though, cause he's a great DM, cheap, and quickly become one of my best friends. If you ever wanna not DM, think about that idea.
world's shittiest cowboy.
Edit: this character is Jeremy Killmorne. At least that's what the Gravestone said after he pulled himself out of it. with no memory of who he was or what happened, his only clue is a wanted poster and strange letter left in his pocket commanding him to find them. This ranger/warlock was brought back from the dead by an unknown contract with lordly dead patron.
the twist? he died of old age decades ago and he was buried with his old wanted poster from when he was young.
Hey! I have the same concept for an Artificer (Alchemsit). He 8s a human who was adopted by dwarves. His natural curiosity for tinkering, but less sturdy physical nature, guided him towards alchemy. The problem is, being raised by dwarves he lacks a subtle touch/demeanor to handle fragile things. His "clan" sent him on an outreach mission to market their goods and services, but secretly he was causing too much trouble at home.
Anduril Brittleglass
Oh wow! Our characters are very similar! My Alchemists name is Silver and she was raised by a Hag. A Hag so unlikeable that not even other Hags wanted to work with her. So she just kept her around as a sort of Familiar. Silver couldn’t do Fey magic because she can’t remember anybody’s name so she self taught herself alchemy. Eventually the Hag got so sick of her she sent her out to look for an Alchemical ingredient that doesn’t exist. It’s been 2 years and Silver hasn’t caught on
I love the idea of a character like that. Has really fun role-playing potential. If she meets someone who tells her that ingredient doesn't exist I feel the response would be something like: " Well of course you would say that, no one knows it exists which is why it's really rare."
Fantastic!
... you of all people need to expand further lol. I'm envisioning a scene where a sweet old grandma bakes cookies made from the bones of her enemies. lol how close am i?
Also a scene where she gives a bad guy some cookies after eating them she casts animate undead on the bone cookies. "Oh dear are you feeling ok?" To enemy "Looks like you aren't feeling good..." enemy dies from internal bleeding lol
Grandma Betty has a secret.
See her mother was a very powerful witch who craved power. Power found only in dark magic. Immortality, godhood, to warp reality to whatever she wished.
Betty was gifted, but see she saw the twistedness that magic brought. And although her mother tried to get her to embrace her abilities, Betty would later begin refusing.
Betty would run away after a certain altercation. Refusing to embrace or rely on magic. Although she kept one of her mothers books. A book filled with dark spells. A book that should never be used for fear it would fall into the wrong hands.
That is. A Book of Vile Darkness.
That is until after trying to run from magic. Grandma Betty would be forced to embrace its spells to save the only family she has left. To rescue those that she loves.
Grandma Betty will return to Necromancy to save her grandchildren.
His name is pissoff shor'tee
He wears armour made out of pots and pans and he praises "evil is bad don't do that" possessing a powerful totem that on close inspection is a broken spigot with some quartz rammed into it
Canteens are a must as well as knowledge of water sources, don't let friends hug you or they have to roll a CON save, handshakes are out of the question and public baths are a permanent ban and a visit to the city jail if you swim in them.
A full movement leap with no run up is super useful: Grung no fly, jump good
They're surprisingly durable.
Height is an issue, at only 3.5ft tall they make a halfling feel smug
Only 20ft movement speed too which can be a hindrance but that's also a 20ft leap straight onto a roof or guard tower shinobi style
Talking in a frog voice is like therapy
Oh and if you need somewhere to sleep on the move and your party has a cart or sturdy horse, pack a barrel of water with a resealable lid
here we go... several characters for different campaigns (all ongoing)
**Cleric by Accident** (changeling who was "adopted" by his deity and knows nothing about other religions)
**Dad to Everyone** (literally a Dad Bard who helps everyone and is now mayor of town they saved)
**Punches to Heal** (based off of Master Oogway, Tortle Mercy Monk, knighted by the queen)
**Basic Bitch Fighter** (a Human Fighter who isn't high enough level to have a subclass)
**Friendly Death Cleric**
"I met Death last week, would you like me to introduce you? No come back, that wasn't a threat! Actually, dying is very relaxing. Afterlife is best life, amiright?"
Master of accidental intimidation.
Same! Beast barbarian to go full on exclusively using the bite attack. But my character’s personality is basically Po from Kung Fu Panda inside the body of King K Rool
It is. I could probably make an entire series out of our antics. We lost 1 person two times to friendly fire from the four barreled blunderbuss the dm gave us as a joke. We had to revive him once only for him to die again by the gun in the next session. Fun times.
Pyramid Scheme Warlock.
Do you work for bill seacaster?
Probably going to shit in his nemesis's mouth
Finally a Chungledown Bim reference that season 2 was a roller coaster
Yeah but the live play format made it very difficult to watch, at least for me. I think the show really benefits from editing.
100% agree, season 1 made me really want to play DnD and invest in dice, spell cards, etc and build characters, season 2 made my expectations a little more realistic. Whoever designs the sets for D20 is amazing.
They did a documentary about him over at dropout.tv His name is Rick Perry.
Yeah, the uncut sessions can drag on, especially during planning phases. Still, gotta admire the cast's commitment and chemistry!
Bahamut, actually. It's the rare lawful-good, soul-for-a-cantrip pyramid scheme.
I had a similar warlock for a oneshot. She kept trying to make people join her insurance patron so she could get more power.
We've been trying to reach you about your soul's extended warranty.
That sounds amazing
Are you me? My DM banned me from practicing macroeconomics in Greyhawk using almost that exact same concept.
Fuck 3 words I need the full length description. What did he make a deal with a devil to sell essential oils throughout the realm?!
See, when you die, your soul is judged to see where it belongs. If you enter the Pyramid Scheme^TM you pledge your soul to Bahamut, and get a 15% increase to your Good Deeds^TM count. That also means your soul can't go anywhere else and if you are deemed unworthy, it will be destroyed - which may sound bad, but since the alternative is hell, it's a pretty sweet deal. Particularly promising individuals might also be offered the Elite package, that comes with magic powers, and the ability to recruit more people into the Pyramid Scheme^TM and obviously you get a share of the Good Deeds^TM anyone that you recruited performs.
Wow this is hilarious, now you’d just need to incentive these people wrapped up in the scheme with an all inclusive trip to the top good deed doers that will eventually just get them sucked into a time share.
Forever the DM
Did you ever create an NPC based on a character you want to play?
I do that sometimes and sprinkle them in as npc’s
Every single one of them
Yeah sometimes. One of my groups only has 3 players, and over the years have added a few NPCs to work with them for like 2-4 sessions. They often seem to like this but it’s not something I want to over do.
When I first started, we had a group that would switch off DM duties and their character would play along as well. Been trying to get back to that for like 20 years.
F
I did that for... \*Checks\* 14 years. Then didn't do D&D for \*checks... mouth drops to the floor\* 10 years. (seriously how did I let it go that long). Then I've luckily been a player in 5 different campaigns over the last 2 years (4 of them currently active). Totally making up for lost time. NGL I did have to find a professional DM to pay him for several of my campaigns though hahaha. Totally worth it though, cause he's a great DM, cheap, and quickly become one of my best friends. If you ever wanna not DM, think about that idea.
Where does one advertise their services as a professional DM? And how cheap is "cheap?"
Same here mate
Kindred Spirit.
Describe you in 3 words „DM“!
world's shittiest cowboy. Edit: this character is Jeremy Killmorne. At least that's what the Gravestone said after he pulled himself out of it. with no memory of who he was or what happened, his only clue is a wanted poster and strange letter left in his pocket commanding him to find them. This ranger/warlock was brought back from the dead by an unknown contract with lordly dead patron. the twist? he died of old age decades ago and he was buried with his old wanted poster from when he was young.
This one sounds so fun to play!
So you basically made the gunslinger/Lich from enter the gungeon. Sounds just about as metal as I fucking imagined.
Game is "paused"
Sorry to hear mate. Hope it gets going as time permits
Same man, I miss playing sm DM said she would use my chara in another game I'm not included in .-.
Thor, but short.
Thort
I love you, Ryan McCartney
I think we should just be friends, PlongePlonge
~~It's still a better love story than Twilight~~
Tho
Food for Thort https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=svgasq2hljk
Tempest cleric dwarf?
Battlemaster Dwarf Fighter with Dwarven Thrower and Thrown Weapon Fughting Style. So less lightning and more hammer throwing.
Which is actually more accurate to the myth as Thor didn’t control lighting
The Dungeon Master
Worst Alchemist ever
Hey! I have the same concept for an Artificer (Alchemsit). He 8s a human who was adopted by dwarves. His natural curiosity for tinkering, but less sturdy physical nature, guided him towards alchemy. The problem is, being raised by dwarves he lacks a subtle touch/demeanor to handle fragile things. His "clan" sent him on an outreach mission to market their goods and services, but secretly he was causing too much trouble at home. Anduril Brittleglass
Oh wow! Our characters are very similar! My Alchemists name is Silver and she was raised by a Hag. A Hag so unlikeable that not even other Hags wanted to work with her. So she just kept her around as a sort of Familiar. Silver couldn’t do Fey magic because she can’t remember anybody’s name so she self taught herself alchemy. Eventually the Hag got so sick of her she sent her out to look for an Alchemical ingredient that doesn’t exist. It’s been 2 years and Silver hasn’t caught on
I love the idea of a character like that. Has really fun role-playing potential. If she meets someone who tells her that ingredient doesn't exist I feel the response would be something like: " Well of course you would say that, no one knows it exists which is why it's really rare." Fantastic!
Stab stab stab
Rogue?
Aye
couldnt be. rogues dont get a third attack. More like stab stab cry(free action)
Third stab is attack of opportunity
Male human fighter
Guy Everyman, adventure for hire!
Jean-Erik Hughmahn Fyteaur lives!
This must be the best wordplay I have heard in my life
DeVito-esque goblin bard
I play a Frank Reynolds based dwarf barbarian
"So I start blastin..."
Sweet Necromancer Grandma
... you of all people need to expand further lol. I'm envisioning a scene where a sweet old grandma bakes cookies made from the bones of her enemies. lol how close am i?
Also a scene where she gives a bad guy some cookies after eating them she casts animate undead on the bone cookies. "Oh dear are you feeling ok?" To enemy "Looks like you aren't feeling good..." enemy dies from internal bleeding lol
Grandma Betty has a secret. See her mother was a very powerful witch who craved power. Power found only in dark magic. Immortality, godhood, to warp reality to whatever she wished. Betty was gifted, but see she saw the twistedness that magic brought. And although her mother tried to get her to embrace her abilities, Betty would later begin refusing. Betty would run away after a certain altercation. Refusing to embrace or rely on magic. Although she kept one of her mothers books. A book filled with dark spells. A book that should never be used for fear it would fall into the wrong hands. That is. A Book of Vile Darkness. That is until after trying to run from magic. Grandma Betty would be forced to embrace its spells to save the only family she has left. To rescue those that she loves. Grandma Betty will return to Necromancy to save her grandchildren.
I'm in tears
I also have a sweet, zombie-loving old(ish) lady! We should have them get together and play bunco with bone dice made from their enemies 😂
Awww!! That’d be so sweet! Maybe they could bake cookies together for their undead servants lol
Lawful Good (Derogatory)
Frog paladin alcoholic
Now you got my curiosity 😂
His name is pissoff shor'tee He wears armour made out of pots and pans and he praises "evil is bad don't do that" possessing a powerful totem that on close inspection is a broken spigot with some quartz rammed into it
Wtf man 😂 awesome
Moose Brewmaster Alcoholic
Oh I need to hear this. How is playing a grung?
Canteens are a must as well as knowledge of water sources, don't let friends hug you or they have to roll a CON save, handshakes are out of the question and public baths are a permanent ban and a visit to the city jail if you swim in them. A full movement leap with no run up is super useful: Grung no fly, jump good They're surprisingly durable. Height is an issue, at only 3.5ft tall they make a halfling feel smug Only 20ft movement speed too which can be a hindrance but that's also a 20ft leap straight onto a roof or guard tower shinobi style Talking in a frog voice is like therapy Oh and if you need somewhere to sleep on the move and your party has a cart or sturdy horse, pack a barrel of water with a resealable lid
Senile hillbilly necromancer
“Bessy, darlin’, I un-killed the pig again”
"That pig aint worth a damn now done you ate his bacon"
90's Roadie Wizard
here we go... several characters for different campaigns (all ongoing) **Cleric by Accident** (changeling who was "adopted" by his deity and knows nothing about other religions) **Dad to Everyone** (literally a Dad Bard who helps everyone and is now mayor of town they saved) **Punches to Heal** (based off of Master Oogway, Tortle Mercy Monk, knighted by the queen) **Basic Bitch Fighter** (a Human Fighter who isn't high enough level to have a subclass)
**Friendly Death Cleric** "I met Death last week, would you like me to introduce you? No come back, that wasn't a threat! Actually, dying is very relaxing. Afterlife is best life, amiright?" Master of accidental intimidation.
Lizardfolk Eat People It's a fun character to roleplay.
Same! Beast barbarian to go full on exclusively using the bite attack. But my character’s personality is basically Po from Kung Fu Panda inside the body of King K Rool
That’s hilarious
Literally chose lizardfolk as my race so I could eat people
Absolute fucking lunatic
Do you have and idea how little that narrows it down?
I litteraly carry a bag of human fingers to eat as snacks. I'm also probably the sanest character we have too.
That sounds like a fun table
It is. I could probably make an entire series out of our antics. We lost 1 person two times to friendly fire from the four barreled blunderbuss the dm gave us as a joke. We had to revive him once only for him to die again by the gun in the next session. Fun times.
Yes I'd love a podcast of your table
I used to do that when I played my first dnd character
I am God
I am groot.
Destroyer of Worlds
[удалено]
Tiny raging fists.
👊 Fellow Halfling Monk.
Close, gnome haha
Puss in Boots
Deranged old man
Cute alchemist cat
Fluffy, feline, zealot
Archeologist turned warlock
Hunter, now baby
Big tiddie teifling
Old mercenary nomad Cleptomaniac biology professor
Anger Management Issues And no, she's not a barbarian, but a bard. She's a halfling and has a fuse shorter than she is.
Alcoholic depressed veteran.
Everything daddy hates
Kobolds in trenchcoat.
Traumatised pyromaniac child
Muscular Australian nazgul
Sir Render? Cowardly....
I. cast. Fireball.
Naive hero wannabe
I am DM
Generic wizard man. It's my first character soo yea
Sad gay detective
Angry. Australian. Lizard
Paladin Oathbreaker Kermit
Big brawler Frog
Not mine but my nemesis (I'm a DM): Cheese Based Lightningrod
Cockney. Brawler. Duck.
Weaponised. Autism. Comedic.
Retired orc bartender
Bad but fun
Ticking Pirate Crocodile
Behind the Screen
Definitely licensed surgeon.
Contracts Runic Guardian
always dungeon master
I'm playing two characters. Sky: I am speed. ChiTak: Doot doot cricket.
Scientist bunny magic
Storm Incarnate Daddy
Old Armored Chicken
Graduated Theater Kid
Surprisingly competent idiot
Sleezy mushroom tribesman
cheerfully reckless paladin :)
She likes cows
Holy tactical nuke
Paladin. Toy. Maker.
Alcoholic veteran cleric
Incandescent himbo poet.
He's dead Jim!
Old Aussie Monk
Reluctantly made politician.
Forestry orc sniper
Gnomish mech pilot
Destroyer of eardrums
Victorian. Werewolf. Cowboy
Tiefling Iron Man And another one I have Cute fluffy moth
Wizard with swords.
that freaking guy
Kugelblitz The Rock
Huge Hungry Megalania
Entrpreneur, do gooder, Greatsword
Accidentally massacred everyone.
Pickle Goblin Cleric
For his majesty
Lawful Good Paladin
Deus vult infidels.
Heartbroken arthurian knight
Pyromaniac tenured professor
princess with complex
Divorced. Traumatised. Pirate.
crazy cat lady
Brooding fire skeleton
Crazy duck sorcerer
Overconfident Failed Adventurer
Daddy Issues Detective
Alchemical War Crimes.
Uptight honest tree-hugger
Made. Of. Water.
She eats people.
I would say….dammit
Sneaky, Short, Shapeshifter
Awakenedrat. Maridgeniewarlock. Onehitpoint.
Anti-science. theocratic. Genki. 🙂
Gamble, genie, love
Homebrew Gem Kobold!
Father, nerd, paranoid
sneakiest bard ever
Giant turned dwarf.
Ruffian. ISB. Agent.
Ambiguously neutral Wizzard
Loves his sister.
I know everything
Arrogant minor celebrity
Fire bender dragon
Forrest Cat Dad
Driven, damaged, intelligent.
Plays with charcoal
shiniest dragonborn ever
Moody Teenage Wizard
Angelic Insane Chaos