The title says it all, there's very few homebrew games anymore, it's all mainly dealing with the marketplace purchases nowadays. Worse, most of them are very private...
So... the atmosphere of D&D... I hate to say is aligned Lawful Evil.
Lawful: 1. Sucking it up to the purchases. Evil 1. Many of the D&D games are private. 2. Few Homebrew games that are creative.
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This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
Last I knew, Wizards of the Coast's research indicated that the largest "setting" for DnD games was homebrew (not closely), followed by Forgotten Realms.. So I'm not convinced that your clam that there are very few homebrew games is accurate.
As for the rest, I really don't understand what you are asking or what you are claiming.
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
Closed schematics? could we have some defined terms here just so we understand the topic being discussed.
Oersinally my game is homebrew it is planescape but while using the name Sigil i used very little of the origional source material and sometimes i take bits from addventures but the bad guys of the campaigna and alot of mechanics and plot are my own making.
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Loex - A Lizardfolk Lvl 4/7/4 Hexblade Profane Blood Hunter/ Battlesmith Artificer/ Cleric of the Forge Arborea - A Warforged Lvl 5 Hexblade Warlock Archive - A Autognome Lvl 3 Old One Warlock ER15 - A Autognome Lvl 7 Binder Warlock
The title says it all, there's very few homebrew games anymore, it's all mainly dealing with the marketplace purchases nowadays. Worse, most of them are very private...
Evil 1. Many of the D&D games are private. 2. Few Homebrew games that are creative.
Any comments on this?
There are many many homebrew games out there. And the core rules encourage and support homebrew games (lawful)
Choosing your players rather than allowing any stranger in is not evil, it's discerning. (neutral)
How is creating your own universe, not being creative? (Irrelevant)
So...Lawful Neutral.
Play what you can, when you can. Have fun, without causing harm =)
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"real life is a super high CR."
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"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
Myself I am playing in a Homebrew adventure that does take place in the Forgotten Realms. This game is played with actual group and not done on the internet. You may have the off chance based upon your location in the real world of not encountering more players and such for a homebrew adventures. While no longer buy the adventures as books in the dead tree since, as I only purchase the adventures here on beyond. But I purchase the real dead tree book of rules to play the game. Having the rules allows me to create new adventures and other homebrew things.
The title says it all, there's very few homebrew games anymore, it's all mainly dealing with the marketplace purchases nowadays. Worse, most of them are very private...
So? What business is it of yours how others play D&D? What do you hope to accomplish with this post?
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"Orcs are savage raiders and pillagers with stooped postures, low foreheads, and piggish faces with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks." MM p245 (original printing) You don't OWN your books on DDB: WotC can change them any time. What do you think will happen when OneD&D comes out?
I'm kind of surprised by the first post. The campaign I'm currently running--my first and only in 5e, is a homebrew campaign that I make up as I go. I had no idea that was such a rarity.
Literally every campaign I've ever been in or run has been a homebrew. They use some elements from published settings (mostly just deities and scraps of lore), but other than that the world and plotlines are our own.
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"We're the perfect combination of expendable and unkillable!"
The title says it all, there's very few homebrew games anymore, it's all mainly dealing with the marketplace purchases nowadays. Worse, most of them are very private...
So? What business is it of yours how others play D&D? What do you hope to accomplish with this post?
It revolved around an alignment poll, which, incidentally, vanished.
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
Reizon, yes, I understand it was tied to your poll. You seem angry about the way you perceive D&D is being played. Regardless what any poll might show, what does it matter? I honestly don't understand why you care if people are playing homebrew or not? How does it affect you and the kind of game you like to play? And what do you mean by "most of them are private."? Are you upset you can't play in other people's games?
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"Orcs are savage raiders and pillagers with stooped postures, low foreheads, and piggish faces with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks." MM p245 (original printing) You don't OWN your books on DDB: WotC can change them any time. What do you think will happen when OneD&D comes out?
No, I'm upset that people don't have the wisdom and grace to find a solution. Oh well, I have an idea how I can help D&D.
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This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
No, I'm upset that people don't have the wisdom and grace to find a solution. Oh well, I have an idea how I can help D&D.
I do not see any issue that a solution is needed, there is plenty of homebrew out there just look here on DDB in the homebrew section that everyone shares already.
I'm talking about the D&D adventures on the forums.
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This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
before this conversation goes any further, I'd like to state that it is entirely up to those who choose to run and participate in the PbP adventures on these forums whether they run official adventures, homebrew campaigns or something in the middle.
We don't want any judgement on whether the people involved in these games are right or wrong, because they're absolutely allowed to run and play adventures however they want, as long as none of the forum rules and guidelines are broken.
The one play by post adventure I was involved in here was homebrew.
And, as far as I know, setting the game to "private" is the up to the DM; there's no expectation/requirement that they do so. As much as I enjoy following some play by posts I'm not a player in on another forum, I can understand a given group not wanting their game to be open to the public.
When I added up the PbP campaigns on the front page, 6 were adventure books and 8 were homebrew. Most were private, but that is obviously because they don't want people not in the game posting on the thread.
I don't see any evidence of the problems you're complaining about.
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
The title says it all, there's very few homebrew games anymore, it's all mainly dealing with the marketplace purchases nowadays.
Worse, most of them are very private...
So... the atmosphere of D&D... I hate to say is aligned Lawful Evil.
Lawful:
1. Sucking it up to the purchases.
Evil
1. Many of the D&D games are private.
2. Few Homebrew games that are creative.
Any comments on this?
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
Last I knew, Wizards of the Coast's research indicated that the largest "setting" for DnD games was homebrew (not closely), followed by Forgotten Realms.. So I'm not convinced that your clam that there are very few homebrew games is accurate.
As for the rest, I really don't understand what you are asking or what you are claiming.
Trying to Decide if DDB is for you? A few helpful threads: A Buyer's Guide to DDB; What I/We Bought and Why; How some DMs use DDB; A Newer Thread on Using DDB to Play
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Well, I've noticed a lot of closed schematics on the forums here.
… THis is a query to see the mainstream alignment of the game.
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
Closed schematics? could we have some defined terms here just so we understand the topic being discussed.
Oersinally my game is homebrew it is planescape but while using the name Sigil i used very little of the origional source material and sometimes i take bits from addventures but the bad guys of the campaigna and alot of mechanics and plot are my own making.
Loex - A Lizardfolk Lvl 4/7/4 Hexblade Profane Blood Hunter/ Battlesmith Artificer/ Cleric of the Forge
Arborea - A Warforged Lvl 5 Hexblade Warlock
Archive - A Autognome Lvl 3 Old One Warlock
ER15 - A Autognome Lvl 7 Binder Warlock
DM - "Malign Intelligence"
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D&D Beyond FoundersIf anything, I would say that the D&D community is Chaotic Good.
There is an attempt at organisation here and there, but mostly everyone is doing their own thing. That's sure chaotic to me.
As for good - everyone is passionate about the hobby and largely welcoming to new people and experienced players alike, helping others to enjoy D&D.
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There are many many homebrew games out there. And the core rules encourage and support homebrew games (lawful)
Choosing your players rather than allowing any stranger in is not evil, it's discerning. (neutral)
How is creating your own universe, not being creative? (Irrelevant)
So...Lawful Neutral.
Play what you can, when you can. Have fun, without causing harm =)
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
Myself I am playing in a Homebrew adventure that does take place in the Forgotten Realms. This game is played with actual group and not done on the internet. You may have the off chance based upon your location in the real world of not encountering more players and such for a homebrew adventures. While no longer buy the adventures as books in the dead tree since, as I only purchase the adventures here on beyond. But I purchase the real dead tree book of rules to play the game. Having the rules allows me to create new adventures and other homebrew things.
So? What business is it of yours how others play D&D? What do you hope to accomplish with this post?
"Orcs are savage raiders and pillagers with stooped postures, low foreheads, and piggish faces with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks." MM p245 (original printing)
You don't OWN your books on DDB: WotC can change them any time. What do you think will happen when OneD&D comes out?
I'm kind of surprised by the first post. The campaign I'm currently running--my first and only in 5e, is a homebrew campaign that I make up as I go. I had no idea that was such a rarity.
"Not all those who wander are lost"
Literally every campaign I've ever been in or run has been a homebrew. They use some elements from published settings (mostly just deities and scraps of lore), but other than that the world and plotlines are our own.
"We're the perfect combination of expendable and unkillable!"
It revolved around an alignment poll, which, incidentally, vanished.
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
Reizon, yes, I understand it was tied to your poll. You seem angry about the way you perceive D&D is being played. Regardless what any poll might show, what does it matter? I honestly don't understand why you care if people are playing homebrew or not? How does it affect you and the kind of game you like to play? And what do you mean by "most of them are private."? Are you upset you can't play in other people's games?
"Orcs are savage raiders and pillagers with stooped postures, low foreheads, and piggish faces with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks." MM p245 (original printing)
You don't OWN your books on DDB: WotC can change them any time. What do you think will happen when OneD&D comes out?
No, I'm upset that people don't have the wisdom and grace to find a solution. Oh well, I have an idea how I can help D&D.
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
I do not see any issue that a solution is needed, there is plenty of homebrew out there just look here on DDB in the homebrew section that everyone shares already.
I'm talking about the D&D adventures on the forums.
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
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D&D Beyond FoundersHey all,
before this conversation goes any further, I'd like to state that it is entirely up to those who choose to run and participate in the PbP adventures on these forums whether they run official adventures, homebrew campaigns or something in the middle.
We don't want any judgement on whether the people involved in these games are right or wrong, because they're absolutely allowed to run and play adventures however they want, as long as none of the forum rules and guidelines are broken.
Thank you. :)
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If you need help with homebrew, please post on the homebrew forums, where multiple staff and moderators can read your post and help you!
"We got this, no problem! I'll take the twenty on the left - you guys handle the one on the right!"🔊
The one play by post adventure I was involved in here was homebrew.
And, as far as I know, setting the game to "private" is the up to the DM; there's no expectation/requirement that they do so. As much as I enjoy following some play by posts I'm not a player in on another forum, I can understand a given group not wanting their game to be open to the public.
Trying to Decide if DDB is for you? A few helpful threads: A Buyer's Guide to DDB; What I/We Bought and Why; How some DMs use DDB; A Newer Thread on Using DDB to Play
Helpful threads on other topics: Homebrew FAQ by IamSposta; Accessing Content by ConalTheGreat;
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When I added up the PbP campaigns on the front page, 6 were adventure books and 8 were homebrew. Most were private, but that is obviously because they don't want people not in the game posting on the thread.
I don't see any evidence of the problems you're complaining about.
Sorry, and thanks.
Oh well, back to Rusalkas...
This statement is meant to be both provocative and condescending. Look at these pathetic huddled masses in their private and closed games, cringing behind the policy of no homebrews and no custom content. This is an insult and injury even to fire types. HEED THIS! Your better off playing rpgmaker. It's everything this place wants to be when it grows up. Seriously. Otherwise, good luck, they will overdo things. All because of safety and security... kor.
Is not your own game homebrew and private? Or is it ok for a random person to come in to your game and change your world?
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale