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Oops I dropped my updated drive of DnD resources that I'd NEVER put the 2024 Player's Handbook on, or any other materials.

That would be so reckless of me. Who would leave 100+ DnD materials just laying around?

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This is I think, my best prep tip as a DM:

When the players are about to visit a new town, pre-generate several NPCs who fit the demographics of the town, but don't give them jobs. Your town is Mostly human, with a number of halflings and gnomes? Make a list that's mostly humans with some halflings and gnomes mixed in, with names that match the vibe you're going for and maybe the barest description + a quirk of some sort.

So the list would look something like this:

Ophelia Bracegurdle, older Halfling woman who laughs a lot

Norabecka Johnson, a young human woman who seems tired

Geraldofinio Babblecock Nimsy, gnome gentleman who takes pains to maintain a fabulous mustache

Etc.

Then, when the players are like, "Can I go to the blacksmith?" You look at your list of NPCs and the one at the top is Ophelia Bracegurdle. She's your blacksmith now. Then they want to go to the tavern, where Norabecka is the innkeeper and Geraldofinio is a patron having a drink at the bar. He's using a straw so he doesn't mess up his mustache.

If they had gone to the inn first, Ophelia would have been the innkeeper with Norabecka as the patron, and then Geraldofinio should have been a blacksmith with some sort of mustache guard to keep the sparks off.

Making the list ahead of time doesn't take much time, and you can often re-use the people you never got to at the next town.

Your world will seem vibrant and interesting and like you have everything planned out.

Have fun!

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I have a question about this image of Xanathar's Thieves Guild.

Why does he have sexily lounging elf boys?

I ask because I cannot imagine a beholder being attracted to anything other than itself. Does he just understand Sexily Lounging Elf Boys to be a status symbol, and he wants anyone who visits to know he can afford Sexily Lounging Elf Boys?

Maybe I'm the asshole here for assuming. Maybe these boyfriends are master tacticians here to advise Xanathar, they happen to like wearing leather pants and no shirts and I should be less quick to reduce them to sex objects.

I don't care, I love it, this is all I can think of every time I see it:

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Hello I’m bringing you my brainworms.

The initial idea was to design a Fire Genasi based on a Comet because I though the blue tail Comets have is cool. But then I did a deep dive into comets and Comets don’t burn they melt due to solar radiation and release gas.

So I might have to go back to the drawing board…

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I might've added the BG3 Art Book to my dnd assets stash

It' 100% does not have things like the 5e players' handbook + 5e’s character sheet, several gm guides, critical role's explorer's guide to wildmount, baldur's gate and waterdeep city encounters, 101 potions and their effects, volo's guide to monsters, both of xanathar's guides, a bunch of other encounters, one shots, and class builds

In no way are there any pdf’s relating to any wizard who may or may not be residing on any coast

(Edit that I’ve moved the folder to the new link above! So if you catch a different version of this post that link won’t work anymore!)

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i've drawn eight billion Esseks but never my version of his shadowhand outfit that he wore when tm9 first met him, so i watched his intro ep to get the description and was like an elaborate mantle? YEAH YOU WANNA SEE HOW ELABORATE?

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some more it's always sunny in philadelphia x critical role redraws cause i couldn't help myself. the mighty nein are just perfect for those stupid memes

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a very sunny day

(Essek of the week #2!)

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critical role is my favorite mahou shounen anime

(it might be obvious but just in case: Caleb's spell is web of fire and Essek's is gravity sinkhole)

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Laudna and Imogen! I love these witches gfs sm

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yasha is the most awkward character ever made and i love her

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It’s always sunny in critical role

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forget me not

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ep37 was super good and sad and tragic but this is the line that made me lose my entire shit. i heard it and it was said with such a flat worried voice and no pauses between the words and i couldn't help myself, i choked on my tea and then laughed like a bastard in the middle of Laudna's truly tragic backstory

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this is the fifth (5th) installment of my critical role x it's always sunny in philadelphia series, dedicated to the silly and somewhat pathetic guys of tm9 (affectionate). Cad is not here on account of being the only respectable man in the gang

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me and the lads were talking about Essek getting a familiar and @artofcarmen suggested a cat that comes out looking like a cat-sized moorbounder, which made me go "i'm drawing Essek with a tiny moorbounder kitten familiar now or so help me god"

@beckpoppinscosplay described this picture best

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do you remember those critical role x it's always sunny in philadelphia redraws i used to do? i'm back on my bullshit