The secret to great art is the obscurity of your source material. If no one knows it’s stolen, then you look like a genius. And if anyone catches on to a reference you’re making, it doesn’t necessarily ruin the illusion for them, rather, it can make them feel like they’ve solved a puzzle, and a good DM can spin it so it feels like that player is in on the joke
Nah, cuz my current homebrew campaign has a conpletely original story, but it has occasional moments inspired by pip cultjre references and cool scenes in movies
My Sunday DM, all his NPCs are all from different references( video games, movies, music, etc). We get inspiration if we can figure out at least five of them.
A player of mine pointed out how similar a character of mine was to the beast clergyman from Elden ring - I made a wereshark who was the appointed chosen priest of umberlee in a settlement along the coast. He dressed in ragged blue green rags that obscured his face, and hid himself away to contain his violent urges. So yeah, basically the same character
Alright boys, time to bring in the industrial mixer then mix it all together to create the ultimate homebrew that it cannot even be able to refered as dnd
I just took all my unfinished WIPs, used the names of some classic characters (such as Jekyll & Hyde) and made my own versions of the stories, took one video game character and twisted it, made *an entire rock opera subplot using only Lemon Demon songs,* and unintentionally made the true final boss Persona 5 Royal Takuto Maruki 2.0 (the intentional reference was actually the penultimate boss being based off Zero² from Kirby 64.)
That's literally every homebrew campaign ever. Every story you have ever created and will ever create are amalgams of all stories you've ever heard. Nothing is truly original.
I thought of making a dnd or something but mostly focused on firearm combat and set in a cruelty squad - deus ex - cyberpunk idk half-biopunk half something punk corporate surreal dystopia where pcs would die every second fight and other pcs would have to bring them back to life with ranging ease. Does that work
Well, not if you rip off Disney. Trust me, those Mouse Ears are not for looking cute. They are to hear others taking ideas that they have already taken.
That's a weird move by whoever is hosting that game to not tell you anything about it But if you don't know if it's gonna be a combat-focused or a roleplaying/social interaction-focused game I would pick a level 1 bard or rogue. Gives you versatility: both are solid to have in combat, with rogue being more focused on damage and bard more focused on support (though you can play a damage-focused bard too), but both of them being able to be good at talking to NPCs and stuff. This is assuming that you're playing the fifth edition of D&D (= 5E for fifth edition) and starting at level 1. Honestly if you're a newbie the people you play with should explain stuff to you and help you. If they don't that's on them if you don't understand anything. Good luck on your D&D journey :D Also: You can find premade character sheets by googleing. dndbeyond has quite a few.
The secret to great art is the obscurity of your source material. If no one knows it’s stolen, then you look like a genius. And if anyone catches on to a reference you’re making, it doesn’t necessarily ruin the illusion for them, rather, it can make them feel like they’ve solved a puzzle, and a good DM can spin it so it feels like that player is in on the joke
When you realize this is all art ever.... Even D&D itself is a bunch of stuff "inspired" from previous works.
There is nothing new.
As a wise man once said:
"Hippity Hoppity your product is now my property!"
every story is a remix of everything you have ever loved
Quite literally our DM oml
Nah, cuz my current homebrew campaign has a conpletely original story, but it has occasional moments inspired by pip cultjre references and cool scenes in movies
The Austin Powers reference ahahaha
My Sunday DM, all his NPCs are all from different references( video games, movies, music, etc). We get inspiration if we can figure out at least five of them.
A player of mine pointed out how similar a character of mine was to the beast clergyman from Elden ring -
I made a wereshark who was the appointed chosen priest of umberlee in a settlement along the coast. He dressed in ragged blue green rags that obscured his face, and hid himself away to contain his violent urges. So yeah, basically the same character
That’s called inspiration
Heroic or Bardic
Alright boys, time to bring in the industrial mixer then mix it all together to create the ultimate homebrew that it cannot even be able to refered as dnd
What a beautiful tapestry
I mean why not. Just a great mix of all of them and it can be really fun.
I just took all my unfinished WIPs, used the names of some classic characters (such as Jekyll & Hyde) and made my own versions of the stories, took one video game character and twisted it, made *an entire rock opera subplot using only Lemon Demon songs,* and unintentionally made the true final boss Persona 5 Royal Takuto Maruki 2.0 (the intentional reference was actually the penultimate boss being based off Zero² from Kirby 64.)
There is no such thing as original art. Only original executions.
Me remixing Drakengard 3, Nikke: Goddess of Victory, and Akame Ga Kill for homebrew campaign Ideas:
There’s nothing new under the sun.
I mean he’s right. Who’s gonna stop me? My players? They don’t know half the stuff I’m stealing from
I'm doing this rn lol
That's literally every homebrew campaign ever. Every story you have ever created and will ever create are amalgams of all stories you've ever heard. Nothing is truly original.
I thought of making a dnd or something but mostly focused on firearm combat and set in a cruelty squad - deus ex - cyberpunk idk half-biopunk half something punk corporate surreal dystopia where pcs would die every second fight and other pcs would have to bring them back to life with ranging ease. Does that work
Well, not if you rip off Disney. Trust me, those Mouse Ears are not for looking cute. They are to hear others taking ideas that they have already taken.
I feel called out
Did DND make up dungeons? Or dragons? Lol. Or halflings. Or elves. Or Dwarves. Or wizards? Or Necromancers?
And something stolen from critical roll
Dude I got invited to a dnd campaign I have no idea what it’s about and I have to come up with a character someone help me
I’ve never played dnd before either
That's a weird move by whoever is hosting that game to not tell you anything about it
But if you don't know if it's gonna be a combat-focused or a roleplaying/social interaction-focused game I would pick a level 1 bard or rogue. Gives you versatility: both are solid to have in combat, with rogue being more focused on damage and bard more focused on support (though you can play a damage-focused bard too), but both of them being able to be good at talking to NPCs and stuff. This is assuming that you're playing the fifth edition of D&D (= 5E for fifth edition) and starting at level 1.
Honestly if you're a newbie the people you play with should explain stuff to you and help you. If they don't that's on them if you don't understand anything. Good luck on your D&D journey :D
Also: You can find premade character sheets by googleing. dndbeyond has quite a few.