Dog shaped gelatinous cube.
this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2023
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So I don't really know much about DnD and was wondering what exactly would be happening moving forward here? Does the Paladin receive some sort of debuff and then has to fight the creature alone? I don't really have any ideas
The Paladin would try to convince the rest of the party NOT to go help the poor little doggo.
Wouldn't it be obvious that it's not a dog though. You don't need to see the image to know it's not gonna be a dog, given the setup
Two things:
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As a DM, giving players false positives when they try to metagame is HILARIOUS.
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Players are generally expected to act "in-character". D&D isn't a game about winning or losing, it's about making a story.
The players know that. Their characters don't.
Part of roleplaying is not metagaming. Even if the players suspect something is wrong, you play like you don't because your character would not know that. At least I find it more fun to play that way. I'm not there to min/max my adventure.
I wouldn’t even akin meta gaming to min-maxing, I’d say its closer to cheating. Not everyone plays the same obviously, and I’m sure some are fine with it. But your character is acting on information they couldn’t possibly know.
I get that it’s not technically cheating at a lot of tables, which is why we call it meta gaming instead, but still… it’s kinda BS.
It's only cheating if you know for sure what the DM is going to do and they are not just messing with you. This situation could totally just be an actual dog that only the Paladin thinks is a monster due to DM nonsense.
The players may know something is up, but the characters do not, so for the sake of roleplay there should be a conflict between the paladin and the rest of the group.
Part of what's so funny about RPGs is being able to anticipate things that your character can't, and so they do stupid things for stupid reasons
I assume the Paladin would either have to try to roll to persuade the other players that it's definitely not a Labrador, dispell whatever illusion the creature is casting, or they would indeed have to fight them alone (possibly with the other players trying to stop them, cause who kills a Labrador)
As a DM you just watch how the players handle it. Very fun to cause such a conflict between your players where you force them into opposing roles.
In short: you set the scene and watch 'em dance. 😄
I think this is homebrew so it would be completely up to the dm any effects of the creature and if it was hostile.
Wait, don’t all dogs talk and fly?
No, Tendi!
My players shall curse you for the fun you'll have given me on their next trek out of the city. I'm think Yeth hound stats but I'm flexible atm. Maybe a shadow.
I used this image in a horror one shot after I saw it. Lots of fun there, they were kids on a school camping trip rather than an adventuring party and occasionally they’d spot it in the woods.
I first read it like you were DMing a one shot for school children on a camping trip. That would've been one bold move.
Call of Cthulhu vibes here. Some rolls you want to fail, because you're better off not knowing.
"Komm da weg, Idioten!"