Any DnD players or DnD podcast listeners.

[Wolfie605]

I have randomly come across a couple Lit users who share this in common. I'd like to start this thread as a place to share some of your favorite moments from the table playing the game or favorite moments from the table you listen/ watch such as critical role or not another dnd podcast.

The invitation is also extended to anyone who paints and collects miniatures.

What is in your opinion the best race and class to play as starting out and who and how does it change as you've become more experienced?

 

[Jacques_Corbin]

I have not gotten a game of this latest edition of DnD. I have been turned away from 3 different tables by GMs who didn't like my character idea. The idea is a human rogue with the artisan background. The theme is that he is a bootlegger/moonshiner. He wants to get the crops, make the booze, and sell it for some good coin. All the rest is just something to do while the whiskey/wine ages, or while transporting barrels/bottles to market. He's also very libertarian, and against paying taxes. You would think that would be all kinds of adventure hooks, right? Apparently GMs here either want to have a party of murder hobos, or lead the party by the nose along a story plot the GM came up with, or both.

I usually play fighter types, but I wanted to try something different. Last edition, I played a dwarf battlemaster fighter with the merchant background. He came from a clan that quarries marble, granite, and other stone suitable for building or sculpting. As an HVAC pro with over 15 years experience, I speak fluent contractor, and that's how I played this character. He haggled every transaction, from quest rewards, to buying horses and wagons, and everything else. There were bills, receipts, and itemized invoices that the rest of the party often found amusing, but the GM usually groaned. That was a fun character, but we moved back to Virginia year before last, and that was that.

As for collecting and painting miniatures. I have a large Warhammer 40,000 army of Space Marines. I have had many women laugh at the 40K hobby. I show them how expensive of a hobby it is, and how I indulge, and a hobbyist like me (but not me, as I am married) could be spending that money on them. Besides, my wife likes women with their own career success, like her.

The covid pandemic changed 40K. It used to be a gentleman's hobby. There were hobby nights at local game stores, and it was a classy crowd. There were some female players too, but everyone was dressed appropriately. It was mostly established professionals with disposable income, but there were younger players who were ambitious and had drive. Slacks or nice jeans, with collared shirts, and nice sneakers or loafers. No sandals or flip flops, no sweatpants. Nobody needed a shower, or had terrible breath. People were there to socialize, have a fun game to unwind while discussing lore, and developing a narrative for the game. Now, people show up with unpainted models, poorly dressed, bad manners, and treating the hobby like a PvP video game. I do mostly home games with friends, and friends of friends now.

I miss Gigabites in Marietta, GA. If you stank, or were dressed like a hobo, you had to go. If you made any female customers uncomfortable, they dealt with that too. It's a fine establishment, with food and drink service as well. I wish central Virginia had a place like that. The game stores here are run by sloppy incels who are afraid standards will drive away customers. Battlegrounds in Midlothian is pretty good, but some of the CCG players are just awful.

 

[Wolfie605]

I've listened to dnd podcast for years and this year was the first I've been able to play. I surprised myself at how much I actually knew when it came to playing but I also have a mostly laid back DM. He believes that if it is possible for a living creature to do it just comes down to the dice and if it's cool/funny.

That being said I am playing a Halfing Ranger and he is quite fond of drinking. First session I got to roll for how drunk I was after drinking for a while and it was the first roll of the session and the entire campaign. I rolled a nat 20. Walked out the tavern sober, got in a fight with a local and slashed his throat out.

 

[Wolfie605]

I have not gotten a game of this latest edition of DnD. I have been turned away from 3 different tables by GMs who didn't like my character idea. The idea is a human rogue with the artisan background. The theme is that he is a bootlegger/moonshiner. He wants to get the crops, make the booze, and sell it for some good coin. All the rest is just something to do while the whiskey/wine ages, or while transporting barrels/bottles to market. He's also very libertarian, and against paying taxes. You would think that would be all kinds of adventure hooks, right? Apparently GMs here either want to have a party of murder hobos, or lead the party by the nose along a story plot the GM came up with, or both.

I usually play fighter types, but I wanted to try something different. Last edition, I played a dwarf battlemaster fighter with the merchant background. He came from a clan that quarries marble, granite, and other stone suitable for building or sculpting. As an HVAC pro with over 15 years experience, I speak fluent contractor, and that's how I played this character. He haggled every transaction, from quest rewards, to buying horses and wagons, and everything else. There were bills, receipts, and itemized invoices that the rest of the party often found amusing, but the GM usually groaned. That was a fun character, but we moved back to Virginia year before last, and that was that.

As for collecting and painting miniatures. I have a large Warhammer 40,000 army of Space Marines. I have had many women laugh at the 40K hobby. I show them how expensive of a hobby it is, and how I indulge, and a hobbyist like me (but not me, as I am married) could be spending that money on them. Besides, my wife likes women with their own career success, like her.

The covid pandemic changed 40K. It used to be a gentleman's hobby. There were hobby nights at local game stores, and it was a classy crowd. There were some female players too, but everyone was dressed appropriately. It was mostly established professionals with disposable income, but there were younger players who were ambitious and had drive. Slacks or nice jeans, with collared shirts, and nice sneakers or loafers. No sandals or flip flops, no sweatpants. Nobody needed a shower, or had terrible breath. People were there to socialize, have a fun game to unwind while discussing lore, and developing a narrative for the game. Now, people show up with unpainted models, poorly dressed, bad manners, and treating the hobby like a PvP video game. I do mostly home games with friends, and friends of friends now.

I miss Gigabites in Marietta, GA. If you stank, or were dressed like a hobo, you had to go. If you made any female customers uncomfortable, they dealt with that too. It's a fine establishment, with food and drink service as well. I wish central Virginia had a place like that. The game stores here are run by sloppy incels who are afraid standards will drive away customers. Battlegrounds in Midlothian is pretty good, but some of the CCG players are just awful.

I also have started with dnd minis. I have paints maybe 6 or 8 so far. It's alot more calming than I thought it would be and not near as wallet breaking as Warhammer.

 

[SigmaJay]

I play DnD 5e, a homebrew fantasy TTRPG and occasionally OSRIC ADnD in person. I also have played plenty of computer RPGs over the years as well.

I prefer playing a Human fighter/paladin/cleric.

 

[Wolfie605]

I play DnD 5e, a homebrew fantasy TTRPG and occasionally OSRIC ADnD in person. I also have played plenty of computer RPGs over the years as well.

I prefer playing a Human fighter/paladin/cleric.

What is OSRIC ADnD?

Good combos there. I have a character I call mapping on DndBeyond app. It's as you can guess for mapping decent dual class. I have mapped a level 8 Halfing Gloom stalker Ranger/ trickster cleric.

 

[SigmaJay]

Old School Reference and Index Compilation which recreates:
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons

 

[Wolfie605]

Thanks for the reference I'll check it out

 

[Wolfie605]

Bump. Don't let this thread die

 

[razor33a]

I play/ed a lot of rpg's. I stopped d&d at 3rd ed, dabbled in 5th and decided the type of game wasn't for me (too much min/max list building and combat is a bit too simple). I almost always play a cleric in any system and if not then a fighter, usually a half-orc, dwarf, or human. Now if I run anything I pick more crunchy rules with % systems. Played a lot of modern (Twilight 2000, top secret, etc). I have tons of minis, no 40k and the GW fantasy are just proxies for other rules. The 40lk crowd is usually tournament people. Painting is taking up most of my game time between buildings and terrain and the minis. I prefer 1:1 scale games so lots of skirmish rules but I do occasionally play in big battle Seven Year's War games with a couple thousand figures on the table (each unit is 60 figures and players get 2-3 units and we have around 8-10 players).

As for the best, I think it's the one that you want to play the most. I don't play thieves much as it's not my personality but I will play thief/scouts.

 

[Wolfie605]

I play/ed a lot of rpg's. I stopped d&d at 3rd ed, dabbled in 5th and decided the type of game wasn't for me (too much min/max list building and combat is a bit too simple). I almost always play a cleric in any system and if not then a fighter, usually a half-orc, dwarf, or human. Now if I run anything I pick more crunchy rules with % systems. Played a lot of modern (Twilight 2000, top secret, etc). I have tons of minis, no 40k and the GW fantasy are just proxies for other rules. The 40lk crowd is usually tournament people. Painting is taking up most of my game time between buildings and terrain and the minis. I prefer 1:1 scale games so lots of skirmish rules but I do occasionally play in big battle Seven Year's War games with a couple thousand figures on the table (each unit is 60 figures and players get 2-3 units and we have around 8-10 players).

As for the best, I think it's the one that you want to play the most. I don't play thieves much as it's not my personality but I will play thief/scouts.

Seven years war game? I'm intrigued.

 

[razor33a]

Usually Brits and French vs Prussians. I've only got Russians but we fit them in. Cavalry is in 12 or 24 figure units. The guys who got me into it are old school grand spectacle gamers so one guy has 24' of table in his basement with a 5' wide middle and rear tables for each side, usually an 8 hour game with lots of dice rolling.

 

[Wolfie605]

Sounds bad ass