DMs of Twitter, I want to improve my combat damage narration. When a character hits a monster/enemy, what are your tips for keeping descriptions fresh and interesting? #ttrpg#dungeonsanddragons#dm#dungeonmaster#dnd5e
It does get interesting! I let my players narrate how they want to deliver a crit or a killing blow, but I want to make sure I've got fun variety in the more mundane attacks that I'm describing.
@_Humannequin_ Many DMs forgot to narrate the misses, i tend to narrate complete misses (if the CA from the enemy or PC are 14 for example and the roll is a 7) as if who ever makes the roll triped, swing and miss, etc. the close calls are the defense stance, the shield, a hit in the armor, etc.
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Arcane Anthems released this excellent damage narration chart that I have since printed out and keep on hand when combat starts.
DMs of Twitter, I want to improve my combat damage narration. When a character hits a monster/enemy, what are your tips for keeping descriptions fresh and interesting? #ttrpg#dungeonsanddragons#dm#dungeonmaster#dnd5e
@_Humannequin_ Of course you could adjust the radius, behavior, and probably want to slap a duration on the effect. All depending how ridiculous a Beauty-and-the-Beast stampede you want...
A third player had a magical raincloud appear over his head, raining on him and only him for 2 days or until someone cast Remove Curse. When the rain hit anything else, it magically dried. He handed his wet cloak to a player, and it was instantly dry upon leaving his touch. π
Another player had a green toad crawl out of their mouth and hop away, but not before another player caught it and made it his pet, naming it Frances. π
One of my characters had a wife who was a dryad but died in a tragic fire. I felt bad for laughing when, after defeating a group of twig blights, his character burst into tears. π #dnd5e#ttrpg#dungeonsanddragons#dm#dungeonmaster
When your player crits on charming the blacksmith, so not only does he give her the item she wanted for free, he pays her 1GP for visiting. π
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Another player had a green toad crawl out of their mouth and hop away, but not before another player caught it and made it his pet, naming it Frances. π
One of the best decisions I made in this campaign was to homebrew a chart and have unpredictable magic surges create random effects at the start of each day and any time a player crits. Total shenanigans. π #ttrpg#dungeonsanddragons#dm#dungeonmaster#homebrew#dnd5e
One of the best decisions I made in this campaign was to homebrew a chart and have unpredictable magic surges create random effects at the start of each day and any time a player crits. Total shenanigans. π #ttrpg#dungeonsanddragons#dm#dungeonmaster#homebrew#dnd5e