diff --git a/discord/abc.py b/discord/abc.py
index d4aa49566..365fcebfc 100644
--- a/discord/abc.py
+++ b/discord/abc.py
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class GuildChannel:
         await self._state.http.delete_channel(self.id, reason=reason)
 
     async def set_permissions(self, target, *, overwrite=_undefined, reason=None, **permissions):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Sets the channel specific permission overwrites for a target in the
         channel.
diff --git a/discord/audit_logs.py b/discord/audit_logs.py
index 1e7feed4e..06e7b1a3c 100644
--- a/discord/audit_logs.py
+++ b/discord/audit_logs.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class AuditLogChanges:
         setattr(second, 'roles', data)
 
 class AuditLogEntry:
-    """Represents an Audit Log entry.
+    r"""Represents an Audit Log entry.
 
     You retrieve these via :meth:`Guild.audit_logs`.
 
diff --git a/discord/calls.py b/discord/calls.py
index 1c35d5ef6..9231be9eb 100644
--- a/discord/calls.py
+++ b/discord/calls.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class CallMessage:
 
     @property
     def channel(self):
-        """:class:`GroupChannel`\: The private channel associated with this message."""
+        r""":class:`GroupChannel`\: The private channel associated with this message."""
         return self.message.channel
 
     @property
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class GroupCall:
 
     @property
     def channel(self):
-        """:class:`GroupChannel`\: Returns the channel the group call is in."""
+        r""":class:`GroupChannel`\: Returns the channel the group call is in."""
         return self.call.channel
 
     def voice_state_for(self, user):
diff --git a/discord/channel.py b/discord/channel.py
index f737b9875..eb157ad91 100644
--- a/discord/channel.py
+++ b/discord/channel.py
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ class GroupChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, Hashable):
         return base
 
     async def add_recipients(self, *recipients):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Adds recipients to this group.
 
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ class GroupChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, Hashable):
             await req(self.id, recipient.id)
 
     async def remove_recipients(self, *recipients):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Removes recipients from this group.
 
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
index e7257bbd4..b90f5dce9 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/bot.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin):
     # global check registration
 
     def check(self, func):
-        """A decorator that adds a global check to the bot.
+        r"""A decorator that adds a global check to the bot.
 
         A global check is similar to a :func:`.check` that is applied
         on a per command basis except it is run before any command checks
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin):
                 pass
 
     def check_once(self, func):
-        """A decorator that adds a "call once" global check to the bot.
+        r"""A decorator that adds a "call once" global check to the bot.
 
         Unlike regular global checks, this one is called only once
         per :meth:`.Command.invoke` call.
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin):
         return coro
 
     def after_invoke(self, coro):
-        """A decorator that registers a coroutine as a post-invoke hook.
+        r"""A decorator that registers a coroutine as a post-invoke hook.
 
         A post-invoke hook is called directly after the command is
         called. This makes it a useful function to clean-up database
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class BotBase(GroupMixin):
         return ret
 
     async def get_context(self, message, *, cls=Context):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Returns the invocation context from the message.
 
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/context.py b/discord/ext/commands/context.py
index 4beaa7d6b..73679e52f 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/context.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/context.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import discord.abc
 import discord.utils
 
 class Context(discord.abc.Messageable):
-    """Represents the context in which a command is being invoked under.
+    r"""Represents the context in which a command is being invoked under.
 
     This class contains a lot of meta data to help you understand more about
     the invocation context. This class is not created manually and is instead
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Context(discord.abc.Messageable):
         self._state = self.message._state
 
     async def invoke(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Calls a command with the arguments given.
 
@@ -219,6 +219,6 @@ class Context(discord.abc.Messageable):
 
     @property
     def voice_client(self):
-        """Optional[:class:`VoiceClient`]: A shortcut to :attr:`Guild.voice_client`\, if applicable."""
+        r"""Optional[:class:`VoiceClient`]: A shortcut to :attr:`Guild.voice_client`\, if applicable."""
         g = self.guild
         return g.voice_client if g else None
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/core.py b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
index 6d3644ce1..5ea2700d3 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/core.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/core.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class _CaseInsensitiveDict(dict):
         super().__setitem__(k.lower(), v)
 
 class Command:
-    """A class that implements the protocol for a bot text command.
+    r"""A class that implements the protocol for a bot text command.
 
     These are not created manually, instead they are created via the
     decorator or functional interface.
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ def group(name=None, **attrs):
     return command(name=name, cls=Group, **attrs)
 
 def check(predicate):
-    """A decorator that adds a check to the :class:`.Command` or its
+    r"""A decorator that adds a check to the :class:`.Command` or its
     subclasses. These checks could be accessed via :attr:`.Command.checks`.
 
     These checks should be predicates that take in a single parameter taking
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ def has_role(name):
     return check(predicate)
 
 def has_any_role(*names):
-    """A :func:`.check` that is added that checks if the member invoking the
+    r"""A :func:`.check` that is added that checks if the member invoking the
     command has **any** of the roles specified. This means that if they have
     one out of the three roles specified, then this check will return `True`.
 
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/errors.py b/discord/ext/commands/errors.py
index 195ca38d5..fea81b4aa 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/errors.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/errors.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ __all__ = ['CommandError', 'MissingRequiredArgument', 'BadArgument',
            'BadUnionArgument']
 
 class CommandError(DiscordException):
-    """The base exception type for all command related errors.
+    r"""The base exception type for all command related errors.
 
     This inherits from :exc:`discord.DiscordException`.
 
diff --git a/discord/member.py b/discord/member.py
index 19b6038a3..bf461d880 100644
--- a/discord/member.py
+++ b/discord/member.py
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ class Member(discord.abc.Messageable, _BaseUser):
         await self.edit(voice_channel=channel, reason=reason)
 
     async def add_roles(self, *roles, reason=None, atomic=True):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Gives the member a number of :class:`Role`\s.
 
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ class Member(discord.abc.Messageable, _BaseUser):
                 await req(guild_id, user_id, role.id, reason=reason)
 
     async def remove_roles(self, *roles, reason=None, atomic=True):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Removes :class:`Role`\s from this member.
 
diff --git a/discord/message.py b/discord/message.py
index c704d9d08..e55b47b44 100644
--- a/discord/message.py
+++ b/discord/message.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Attachment:
             return written
 
 class Message:
-    """Represents a message from Discord.
+    r"""Represents a message from Discord.
 
     There should be no need to create one of these manually.
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class Message:
 
     @utils.cached_slot_property('_cs_system_content')
     def system_content(self):
-        """A property that returns the content that is rendered
+        r"""A property that returns the content that is rendered
         regardless of the :attr:`Message.type`.
 
         In the case of :attr:`MessageType.default`\, this just returns the
diff --git a/discord/permissions.py b/discord/permissions.py
index 518a31c76..cb546668f 100644
--- a/discord/permissions.py
+++ b/discord/permissions.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Permissions:
         return cls(0b00000011111100000000000100000000)
 
     def update(self, **kwargs):
-        """Bulk updates this permission object.
+        r"""Bulk updates this permission object.
 
         Allows you to set multiple attributes by using keyword
         arguments. The names must be equivalent to the properties
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def augment_from_permissions(cls):
 
 @augment_from_permissions
 class PermissionOverwrite:
-    """A type that is used to represent a channel specific permission.
+    r"""A type that is used to represent a channel specific permission.
 
     Unlike a regular :class:`Permissions`\, the default value of a
     permission is equivalent to ``None`` and not ``False``. Setting
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ class PermissionOverwrite:
         return all(x is None for x in self._values.values())
 
     def update(self, **kwargs):
-        """Bulk updates this permission overwrite object.
+        r"""Bulk updates this permission overwrite object.
 
         Allows you to set multiple attributes by using keyword
         arguments. The names must be equivalent to the properties
diff --git a/discord/shard.py b/discord/shard.py
index f5b5ae103..55600e560 100644
--- a/discord/shard.py
+++ b/discord/shard.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class AutoShardedClient(Client):
         return [(shard_id, shard.ws.latency) for shard_id, shard in self.shards.items()]
 
     async def request_offline_members(self, *guilds):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Requests previously offline members from the guild to be filled up
         into the :attr:`Guild.members` cache. This function is usually not
diff --git a/discord/user.py b/discord/user.py
index fa4c07191..3fa5090d9 100644
--- a/discord/user.py
+++ b/discord/user.py
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ class ClientUser(BaseUser):
 
     @property
     def friends(self):
-        """Returns a :class:`list` of :class:`User`\s that the user is friends with."""
+        r"""Returns a :class:`list` of :class:`User`\s that the user is friends with."""
         return [r.user for r in self._relationships.values() if r.type is RelationshipType.friend]
 
     @property
     def blocked(self):
-        """Returns a :class:`list` of :class:`User`\s that the user has blocked."""
+        r"""Returns a :class:`list` of :class:`User`\s that the user has blocked."""
         return [r.user for r in self._relationships.values() if r.type is RelationshipType.blocked]
 
     async def edit(self, **fields):
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class ClientUser(BaseUser):
         self.__init__(state=self._state, data=data)
 
     async def create_group(self, *recipients):
-        """|coro|
+        r"""|coro|
 
         Creates a group direct message with the recipients
         provided. These recipients must be have a relationship
diff --git a/discord/utils.py b/discord/utils.py
index b4a79d677..6bdfc36e4 100644
--- a/discord/utils.py
+++ b/discord/utils.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def find(predicate, seq):
     return None
 
 def get(iterable, **attrs):
-    """A helper that returns the first element in the iterable that meets
+    r"""A helper that returns the first element in the iterable that meets
     all the traits passed in ``attrs``. This is an alternative for
     :func:`discord.utils.find`.