D&D General How Do D&D Adventurers Dress?

[Autumnal]

“You meet in the bath house” would make a change from the tavern.

That would be a nice change of pace. And public bathhouses in a bunch of societies did include eating and drinking, as well as talking about whatever. So there’s plenty of overlap.

 

[Azzy]

Yes. And that’s a great downtime activity. Clandestine political meetings or having to fight off an assassination attempt in your skivvies!

Players in my games often talk about getting laundry done or taking baths when stopping at an inn or roadhouse.

The Prestidigitation (to clean, as well as other uses) and Mending (to, well, mend) cantrips are a staple of wizards and sorcerers in the campaigns I've been in. A Tiefling sorcerer with the noble background that I played kinda kicked things off with this.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I feel like Prestidigitation should be free for all casters. Not just for keeping clean and tidy, but I love the visual of the wizard always having a cold drink, smelling like their favorite flowers, and just popping cheap items as props all the time, like a paper fan or just bubbles everywhere.

 

[Azzy]

For me, it really depends on the character. My afore mentioned noble character dressed the part, as did a a wizard I played back in 3.5e who was a university professor always tried to dress nicely. On the other hand, the ranger I played wore more muted greens and browns, and a rogue I played dressed for stealth.

 

[MGibster]

Ideally so as to single-handedly invalidate any claim that the setting is serious, somber or versimilitudinous.

Belts, metal plates attached impossibly to places, big chunky boots and or gauntlets, something that's on fire or emitting lighting for no reason, a living creature physically clinging to them, fur trim even on metal armor, mix and match pieces from different pieces from different Earth eras and lands and in colors the human eye cannot percieve.

There are times when I completely embrace the awesome ridiculousness and just enjoy it. Warduke is riduculous looking. And what I mean by that is he's ridiculously awesome looking. Similarly, a lot of Games Workshop models are also ridiculous. But they're ridiculous in the best way possible. GW has a new release of a wizard with burning candles on his shoulders. He's got a little sidekick skeleton who follows him around and he's got burning candles on him as well. It's awesome.

 

[MGibster]

“You meet in the bath house” would make a change from the tavern.

"The water's cold." --Halfling

 

[Bedrockgames]

There are times when I completely embrace the awesome ridiculousness and just enjoy it. Warduke is riduculous looking. And what I mean by that is he's ridiculously awesome looking. Similarly, a lot of Games Workshop models are also ridiculous. But they're ridiculous in the best way possible. GW has a new release of a wizard with burning candles on his shoulders. He's got a little sidekick skeleton who follows him around and he's got burning candles on him as well. It's awesome.

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He reminds me a little of some gladiator armor

 

[Paul Farquhar]

He reminds me a little of some gladiator armor

Wouldn’t that be Lycra?

 

[Bedrockgames]

Wouldn’t that be Lycra?

The blue looks like it is supposed to be a type of scale armor to me. But I was also thinking of the way one shoulder is protected, the helmet, and lack of coverage on portions the body. I wouldn't call it actual Roman armor, but I it looks like the artist probably got inspiration from Roman gladiators

I remember having the Fortress of Fangs set when I was a kid and having figures like this one

 

[MGibster]

He reminds me a little of some gladiator armor

Gladiator armor is ridiculous. It's there to help put on a good show not to fight.