D&D 5e, starting a game soon, any DM's have tips?

[Pudney]

I wasn't trying to kill because I knew I could save him it was a safe attack

 

[lordhughes]

Just reading about thunderwave, I think all our characters are now deaf!

"and the spell emits a thunderous boom audible out to 300 feet."

 

[skylineboy]

Didn't cast it though because he thought it was a cone not a cube. Cast sacred flame instead, I believe ?

 

[Pudney]

Yeah, once reading skills kicked in I cast sacred flame

 

[No1newts]

With how things ended would probably have been better up destroying everyone with thunderwave

 

[suenstar]

Don't worry, there's always a chance that one of us uses the wrong spell in a confined space and murders half the party.
Can't wait until we have access to Fireball or Flame Sphere.

 

[Pookie Bear]

Alex - Fyvel - Human - Fighter

I'm sure you all think of Fyvel as a rogue or ranger, but no, he's a fighter.

And yes, he is the one who stole Mordred's money. He gave it everything in it, including Mordred's money, to the innkeeper. All he kept was the pouch, which he left on the corpse.

Fyvel is neither good nor evil (despite a very debatable past), yet he has a clear set of personal morals and a very strong sense of self-preservation. In the end, his attack on Mordred was based on his interpretation of events. The coup-de-grace was purely practical.

 

[Shamikebab]

Ah didn't know that either!

 

[Pudney]

I did think it was Fyvel. He was on my list of grudges along with Hendel. Should have let you bleed out!

 

[Pookie Bear]

I did think it was Fyvel. He was on my list of grudges along with Hendel. Should have let you bleed out!

Fyvel didn't realise he was on your list of grudges, but it just means his gut instinct was accurate

 

[stuie]

Thats unfair, all hendel did was throw an axe at you when you tried to drug us all and told you to put back the money you stole

 

[No1newts]

Link to the write up for anyone interested!

https://ocuk-dnd-5e.tumblr.com/post/163370388620/session-1-2007-when-the-pcs-have-a-minor

 

[No1newts]

A good session last night, it was bookended with combat but pretty much whole session was RP which was cool. Nice to see the characters in action.

I'll fire over a full report.

 

[suenstar]

It was quite a good session for information gathering, we seem to have a good number of leads with different rewards so it'll be interesting to see what we end up prioritising.
I think Eriden is leaning towards dealing with the local gang after they foolishly tried to rough us up.

 

[No1newts]

https://ocuk-dnd-5e.tumblr.com/post/163715479995/session-2-2707-the-misadventures-of-down

Session 2 write up is on, bit delayed as I've had a rather hectic week!

 

[Shamikebab]

Amusingly I think John rolled more death saving throws in that one session than I've seen on Critical Role in the 106 episodes I might have to actually read the death rules!

 

[lordhughes]

Proficencies: Simple weapons, stealth (hard to believe), Athletics, death saving throws

 

[No1newts]

My rough math from my notes was 2 attack rolls set against 11 death saves

 

[suenstar]

It was a very lively session last night with a lot fit in... we had innuendo, questionable interactions with a small child, more visits to the local inn, stealing from a seemingly innocent Nothic (totally worth it for the loot in that chest), some dangerous combat and even managed to fit in a couple of death saving throws.

Sorry if Eriden went a little quiet part-way through for a couple of minutes (around the trip to the farm), I had to mute my mic briefly to deal with a coughing fit.

 

[No1newts]

The newest blog is up for those who are following, I won't post a direct link this time as the language is a little fruity but it's easy to find!