Dnd Characters - Blog Posts

If you like D&D, but only want to listen to it (podcast), and want to support small creators, I’d recommend listening to Death By Dice on Spotify or Apple Podcasts (or other places).

It’s a podcast run by a group of teenage friends retelling their campaign adventures in less than thirty minutes an episode while learning about the player, their character, and the world the characters live in.

There are currently seven episodes (one per player). The campaign’s Dungeon Master, Rufus, hosts each episode with a different player, where we learn about little about each character, player, and how they deal with what Rufus throws at them during the sessions.

Very entertaining, would recommend listening and rating

Wip drawing of one of my DnD characters. This is Sabrina, she's the definition of a murder-hobo but specifically to the supernatural (we're doing a campaign based off of Hunter The Parenting)

My DnD characters that I have or will play. I have a character for each class too cause Imma a loser. Here’s a little bio on each of the ones pictured above.

Erys (Wizard Wood Elf)

Erys was a young wizard in training, under the tutelage of her sister Illiya, when tragedy struck. While tampering with dark magic Erys lost control. At the last second her youngest sister, Wysp walked in the room and was struck with a powerful curse, killing her. In a moment of desperation Erys bonded Wysp inside an arcana focus nearby. Illiya revoked Erys’s apprenticeship and tried to shatter the arcana focus that held Wysp but Erys grabbed Wysp and disappeared in the night and hasn’t returned home.

Known facts:

Erys is my snarkiest character but can be somewhat playful.

Wysp is inside Erys’s arcana focus, which the floating orb that follows Erys.

Only people with Wysp’s bloodline are able to hear her.

Erys doesn’t care for animals.

She has a staff that can cast Feather Fall

Rowan (Bard Half Elf)

Rowan’s mother was a high elf that fell in love with a human man. When was Rowan was born, his mother was forbidden to ever she her lover again by her overbearing mother. For years Rowan and his mother came under scutiny from his mother’s family. When his mother died he found letters for his mother from his father hidden away in his grandmother’s room. He demanded answers and she gave him none. So Rowan stole his father’s letters and ran away from his abusive family. He later meets an Aarakocra named Qir (who belongs to a friend of mine).

Known facts

Rowan plays the lute, harp and flute.

He carries a lute that his mother gave him

Has a fear of spiders

Very dramatic

Prefers men

Hates elves

Irana (Ana)- (Cleric Tiefling)

As an infant Irana or Ana as she likes to be called was left on the doorsteps of one of Helm’s Temples where one of the acolytes found her. Ana grew up not knowing the true heritage of her birth. Growing up in a sheltered life Ana is very naïve and sees the good in all people. Ana wants to prove that tieflings are not all evil and that they can ignore their demon heritage.

Known facts:

Ana hates her infernal name Irana and prefers to be called Ana.

She likes the color pink

Knows sign language

Best friend is Winterpelt

Likes romance novels

Can sound like a know it all

Ana is probably one of my most defensive DnD characters.

Her patron is the God Helm, god of protection

Jericho (Warlock Oni)

Jericho was a young soldier who was part of the Royal army. After being on a hunt after a pack of demons Jericho killed the demon leader Yorozu. Later after returning home the demon’s father, an Oni named Akuran, slaughtered his family. Jericho was severely wounded. Akuran decided instead of killing Jericho, he would instead curse Jericho with a life of immortality and transformed into an Oni. For the next 20 years Jericho hunts for Akuran to avenge his wife and son. Jericho suffers from extreme guilt and depression and will occasionally jump into risky and dangerous situations.

Known facts

Has a short temper

He’s 50 years old but Jericho still appears to look like a young man in his late twenties.

Will get severely drunk on three days out of the year. The death of his wife and son and his son and wife’s birthdays. 

Keeps a locket with pictures of his wife and son

Weapon of choice is a glaive

Is in a pact of the blade and his patron is The Fury, goddess of war and madness

I will be painting the rest of my characters but here’s the first set. 

DO NOT REUSE OR REPOST TO OTHER SITES!!!

Monster Idea

Psychic Fox

Description: A seemingly normal Giant Fox that, only at night, looks like a fox being looked through a thermal sight.

Functionality: The Psychic Fox will first appear to the party during the day, looking at them from afar and studying them during an encounter or analysing their actions. If the Psychic Fox is approached, the party gets blinded and deafened for 6 seconds, after that it all goes back to normal but the Psychic Fox is disappeared. Any way to find or trace the Psychic Fox fails automatically.

The night after:

If the Psychic Fox deemed the party worthy, they’ll find a cub of Psychic Fox next to them when they wake up. The original Psychic Fox will sometimes reappear, to check on the cub, for the next 6d6 days, after that, it will never show up again. The cub is one week old (determinable by the party only after a successful Nature check).

If the Psychic Fox deemed the party unworthy, they’ll find their food missing, and the Psychic Fox will never show up again.

Once the cub is 1 month old it’ll be loyal enough to be able to aid the party:

1/day it can deafen for 6 seconds all enemies or non-allies in a 10ft radius

1/day it can blind for 6 seconds all enemies or non-allies in a 10ft radius

Small size

Understands Common and Sylvan

At 2 months:

2/day it can deafen for 6 seconds all enemies or non-allies in a 20ft radius

2/day it can blind for 6 seconds all enemies or non-allies in a 20ft radius

Bite and scratch attack

1/day can cast Minor Illusion

1/day can cast Mirror Image

Understands one other language (the most used in the party except Common or one of the languages their favourite party member speaks)

At 3 months:

3/day it can deafen for 6 seconds all enemies or non-allies in a 30ft radius

3/day it can blind for 6 seconds all enemies or non-allies in a 30ft radius

Medium size

2/day Minor illusion

1/day Hypnotic Pattern

At 4 months:

3/day Minor Illusion

2/day Mirror Image

2/day Hypnotic Pattern

1/day Major Image

No one is the owner of a Psychic Fox, not even when it’s a cub. The decisions are all made by the DM during battle. If spoken to with Soeak with Animal or other mechanics, it will have a Primordial accent (described as a guttural way of speaking by those not familiar with Primordial). The Psychic Fox will disappear after 4 and a half months for two weeks, before returning for one lasts month (presumably to have a baby and give it to another party).

At 5 months:

5/day Minor Illusion

4/day Mirror Image

4/day Hypnotic Pattern

3/day Major Image

1/day Seeming

1/day Weird

After 5 months and a half the Psychic Fox will disappear, forever. It will leave only X luminous spheres of light that when touched grants those who did it a sense of well being and immunity to being blinded and deafened. Those who gained a Psychic Fox blessing can also, only at night, focus and look like under a thermal sight until concentration ends.

Inspiration: the amazing artwork of @kittydisk (I procrastinated this so much and I don’t know why)

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Party Idea

Rat

Class: Thief

Race: ?

Description: She’s either a Ratfolk or an Halfling, nobody can tell. Asking it to her will only raise the chances of both getting ignored and robbed. She wears magic sandals that always make noise to challenge herself when stealing, if she takes them off, she becomes so powerful and sneaky that even her shadow stop noticing her.

Converse

Class: Barbarian

Race: Dwarf

Description: She doesn’t speak Common but can understand it. It’s not like she’s too dumb to learn it, she simply never learned and now she doesn’t think it’s that important for her to know how to speak. Everyone in the party seem to always understand what she wants and she’s happy like that because even without speaking her “family” always listen to her.

Wolf

Class: Warlock

Race: Human Werewolf

Description: His tattoo is the symbol of his patron and the origin of his curse, the bandana is a gift from the patron to him, but wearing it too much makes Wolf suffer, forcing him to still having to unleash his wolf form at full power once in a while.

Eyes

Class: Monk

Race: Elf

Description: Being totally blind, they refined all their other senses and are now even able to see the auras of the creatures surrounding them, thanks to their perfect control of Chi. Even if they’re not as powerful as other monks, they are still a valuable party member.

The Captain

Class: Arteficer

Race: Orc

Description: Has a warm and fatherly personality, always laughing with his strangely deep voice. He’s the proud owner and creator of the magnificent Nautilus, a weird-looking but fast vehicle that the party loves using.

Goggles

Class: Wizard

Race: Human

Description: He was the lone wolf of the party, but after Wolf joined he lost the title, now that Wolf is the leader he doesn’t look like the same. Goggles is the one carrying around the Nautilus, stored inside his magic pockets, even if his strength is never enough to take it out by himself and The Captain always steps in to (in his own words) “Not hurt his baby”, talking about the Nautilus.

okay so these two met at a bar. dorian got dragged out by a handful of dorm mates and johnny was there looking to enjoy his time on land and maybe find a couple new recruits. dorian wasn't really the sort he would usually try to bring on board but he was really cute and awkward and he looked so out of place that johnny decided that he needed someone to talk to. so he approached and dorian was just as cute and awkward up close and in conversation. dorian, for his part, had absolutely no idea how to deal with this very attractive stranger talking to him of all people.

they both felt something that first night and decided to meet again the next day. and the next. and the next. and so on until johnny was set to depart again. and so johnny, now knowing what his new friend was studying (and clearly very skilled at), asked if he wanted to come along. after all, he said, the ship could use someone with proper medical training.

dorian, not wanting to lose johnny after finding someone he actually clicked with for the first time in years, agreed.

and so it went for quite some time, the two of them onboard the same ship, johnny finding excuses to go see dorian, dorian thinking that johnny's flirting was just how he was and too afraid of ruining their friendship to actually make a move. if you asked johnny how long they had been together, he couldn't give you a date but he would tell you they had been together for ages. if you asked dorian, he would say they weren't that sort of together, not that he wouldn't like to be of course, but he didn't think johnny liked him like that.

eventually someone told john that dorian didn't think they were together and johnny realized that oh, they hadn't actually talked about it, had they? he'd just assumed they were going at dorian's pace but apparently that wasn't so. so they talked, and dorian was so happy he cried, and there was a lot of laughter from the cabin that dorian used as his little base of operations.

dorian is still flustered every time that johnny says he loves him, unable to believe his good fortune. johnny reminds him often.

I'm back! With two characters!

todays characters are johnny "long dong" silver and dorian brackenborough from my pirate campaign!

so starting with johnny, he is a very charismatic individual, long greying hair and eyes that sparkle with mischief. he's the bosun of the main pirate ship in this campaign. johnny silver is a trans man, the nickname "long dong" referring to his old, frankly huge packer. He has since transitioned with the help of a wizard with true polymorph but the packer still shows up around the ship because some of the crewmates find it funny to just hide it somewhere until someone finds it. "long dong's on the loose" is a phrase heard more often than one might think.

dorian brackenborough is the ship's doctor. he was a medical student when he first met johnny and he fell hard and fast. he's quiet, gentle, not the type for piracy really. still, when johnny asked him if he wanted to join up, he couldn't say no.

johnny and dorian are now together and have been for quite some time. they are still idiots for each other, though. johnny loves to call dorian all sorts of pet names, though darling is a favorite to the point that some folks just call dorian "johnny's darling" or "johnny darling" because it always makes him blush. johnny also, much to dorian's annoyance, has a tendency to hurt himself just for an excuse to see his boyfriend.

anyhow, they are in love and i love them dearly.

Silly goofy Wizards

100 Warm Up DnD Character Questions

If your character wasn’t an adventurer, what livelihood would they lead?

Who in the party would your character trust the most with their life?

What are your character’s core moral beliefs?

What relationship does your character have with their parents and siblings?

Does your character have any biases for or against certain races?

What is your character’s opinion on nobility? On authority?

Describe your character’s current appearance: clothes, armor, scars they’ve picked up along the journey, etc.

What location encountered in the campaign has your character felt the most “at home” in, or just generally liked the most?

What deity, if any, does your character worship? What’s their opinion on other people’s worship?

If your character had time to pick up any artisan’s tools, game set, instrument, etc., what would it be?

Describe your character’s current relationship with the player character sitting to your right.

What is your character’s current goal, summed up in one sentence?

Does your character ever want to “settle down” with a spouse, children, house, etc.?

Has your character ever been in love?

What battle in the campaign has been most memorable to your character?

If your character wasn’t whatever class they are, what would they be instead?

What is your character’s favorite season?

What would your character’s Zodiac sign be, following stereotypical astrology?

Where in the world does your character most want to visit?

What is the biggest mistake your character has ever made?

Does your character have any noticeable scars? If so, what are their stories?

What animal best represents your character?

If your character could go back in time and change one thing about their life, what would it be?

Which other player character does your character find themselves having the most in common with?

Does your character regret any particular choice the party has made?

What would your character say their best trait would be?

What is your character’s greatest fear? Deep, irrational?

What is currently motivating your character to stay with the party?

What are your character’s hobbies and interests outside of their class?

What would most people think when they first see your character?

What stereotypical group role does your character play in the party? (The Mom, the Mess, the Comic Relief, etc. Optionally: What role would your character play in the “Five Man Band” structure?)

What is your character the most insecure about?

What person does your character admire most?

What does your character admire and dislike the most about the player character sitting to your left?

Why is your character’s lowest stat their lowest (the in-character reason, not “because there’s no reason for a wizard to have 16 strength, duh”)?

What would be your character’s theme song/favorite band/favorite genre of music?

What stereotypical role would your character play in a high school AU/if they attended a normal high school? (Nerd, jock, bully, goth, etc.)

What treasure/item/artifact that your character has collected during the adventure is the most important to them?

Is there any particular weapon, item, etc. that your character longs to find?

Where does your character feel the most at home?

Does your character care about how they’re perceived by others? How do they change themselves to fit in with other people?

What does your character think is the true meaning of life?

What is your character’s scent? (Bonus points for a description that sounds like it could be from a bad [or awesome] fanfic.)

Does your character think more with their heart or their brain?

What is your character’s most recent or frequent nightmare?

What opinion does your character have on [CERTAIN ESTABLISHED GROUPS/AUTHORITIES IN THE GAME WORLD]? (Dragonmarked Houses, royal crown, etc.)

How did your character spend their childhood? Where did they grow up/who were their childhood friends?

What aspect of your character’s future are they most curious about? (If they could know one thing about the future, what would it be?)

What colors are associated with your character?

Who in the party would your character prioritize rescuing, in dire circumstances?

Is your character the most swayed by ethos, pathos, or logos?

If your character was granted a single use of Wish, what would they use it for?

What is your character’s favorite spell? If they don’t use spells: what is their favorite personal weapon/combat maneuver/skill/etc.?

How does your character feel about keeping secrets from the rest of the party?

What type of creature in the world is your character the most intrigued by?

When they were a child, what did your character want to be, or think they were going to be, when they grew up?

The player character to your left admits that they’re passionately in love with your character. How would your character respond?

If somebody (an NPC, someone from their backstory, etc.) your character trusts/loves asked your character to do something against the party’s best interest, who would they side with?

Does your character value their own best interest more than the party’s?

What decision would the party have to make in order for your character to consider splitting off from the group?

How does your character imagine the way they will die?

What is your character’s greatest achievement?

Is your character willing to risk the well-being of others in order to achieve their goal?

What is your character’s opinion on killing others?

What is your character’s favorite food? Beverage?

How generous is your character? Especially to those they don’t know?

What is your character the most envious about, regarding anyone in the party?

The player character to your left and the player character to your right are both telling your character two different versions of the truth. Who does your character believe?

What is your character’s sexuality/relationship with sex?

What is your character’s biggest pet peeve?

Describe how your character feels about the party’s current situation/objective/etc.

Who in the party would your character trust the most to keep an important secret?

If your character knew that they were going to die in a month, how would they spend the rest of their life?

What makes your character feel safe?

If your character had the chance to rename the party/give the party a name, no questions asked, what would it be?

What memory does your character want to forget the most?

If your character had to multiclass into a class they currently aren’t the next time they level up, what would it be and what reason would they have for doing so?

What television/book/video game/etc. character would your character be best friends with? (Or: what media character is your character the most influenced by/similar to?

What unusual talents does your character possess?

How does your character feel about receiving/giving orders? Are they more of a leader, or a follower?

What does your character’s name represent to them? (Or: why as a player did you choose your character’s name?)

Is your character more of an introvert, or an extrovert?

How far is your character willing to go to pursue the “greater good”? Do they believe in a greater good at all?

What does your character want to be remembered by?

What would be your character’s major in college?

Does your character consider themselves a hero, villain, or something else?

What major arcana tarot card best represents your character?

Where does your character see themselves in 20 years?

What is your character’s relationship with magic? Are they scared of it, wish to know more about it, indifferent to it?

Who is your character’s biggest rival?

What is your character’s guiltiest pleasure?

What does your character hope for the afterlife?

Who in the party does your character trust the least?

What is your character’s biggest flaw?

How did your character learn the languages that they speak?

What is your character’s favorite school of magic/type of weaponry?

What is most important to your character: health, wealth, or happiness?

What advice would your character give to a younger version of themselves?

Are there any social or political issues your character feels strongly about?

What, currently, is your character the most curious about?

taken from here courtesy of @greyjediluke

Ideas for the barbarian!