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dungeons and dragons

expectations: lord of the rings, elder scrolls, game of thrones, etc

reality: It’s Always Sunny in The Forgotten Realms

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the moon is lesbian. the sun is lesbian. the eclipse was the biggest lesbian event of 2017

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Callout Post for myself: I have no fucking idea how combat bonuses work and it's def going to take me 12,000 years to learn

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I love creating items and thinking through "is there any way this could break the game" because I always feel like the answer is no, but I also have to live in fear that I was wrong

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Why bother looking up new monsters when you can just double the amount of goblins-per-encounter each time the players level up?

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me: i should work on my d&d campaign!

hell brain: sounds good, let's iron out the details on an NPC who won' appear for 3+ more quests.

me: maybe we could........ work on the first quest..... so it's playable???

hell brain: great idea! so about this mechanic you'll need a couple quests from now...

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The second main character, Morwen: an orc necromancer and lover of the finer things in life! 

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D&D 5e: Changing Flavors

image credit: Risa Chantag

Some people do this all the time, but others aren’t aware that it’s totally admissible in D&D to change the theme or flavor of a class or race without changing the mechanics. Almost all DMs will allow this, and a lot of them encourage this. Even as a DM, you can create seemingly original NPCs that are really just reskinned core classes! Here are some examples that I came up with, but feel free to invent your own!

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Centaur of Pantheon Race by  the-Magic-Sword

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Magical items by @rpgtoons

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The Village of Freamor, a lumber community outside of the capital city.

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The Watchful Blade, a tavern in the Shrouded Encampment. Home to sellswords and day drinkers–watch your back.

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The village of Poaret, a small farming community located in the Flatlands, a few miles northwest of Rochdale.

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Isle Grayspire, located on the southwestern end of Lake Riona in the Ancasta Flatlands province–ancient, abandoned, and host to the Grayspire.

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Freckles

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Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

General Folklore

Various Folktales

Heroes

Weather Folklore

Trees in Mythology

Animals in Mythology

Birds in Mythology

Flowers in Mythology

Fruit in Mythology

Plants in Mythology

Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

Egyptian Mythology

African Mythology

More African Mythology

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Gods of Africa

Even More African Mythology

West African Mythology

All About African Mythology

African Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

Aztec Mythology

Haitian Mythology

Inca Mythology

Maya Mythology

Native American Mythology

More Inca Mythology

More Native American Mythology

South American Mythical Creatures

North American Mythical Creatures

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

Chinese Mythology

Hindu Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Korean Mythology

More Japanese Mythology

Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures

Indian Mythical Creatures

Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

Basque Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Etruscan Mythology

Greek Mythology

Latvian Mythology

Norse Mythology

Roman Mythology

Arthurian Legends

Bestiary

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

Finnish Mythology

Celtic Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

Islamic Mythology

Judaic Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Persian Mythology

Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

Aboriginal Mythology

Polynesian Mythology

More Polynesian Mythology

Mythology of the Polynesian Islands

Melanesian Mythology

Massive Polynesian Mythology Post

Maori Mythical Creatures

Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses

Hawaiian Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Creating Part 1

Creating Part 2

Creating Part 3

Creating Part 4

Fantasy Religion Design Guide

Using Religion in Fantasy

Religion in Fantasy

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

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I really want to try DMing but I'm so freaked out I'll be really bad at it or my players won't like my story and ahhhhh