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Are 3.5 Bards mechanically weak?
People frequently seem to think that Bards are mechanically weaker than other classes, and I was wondering if this was true?
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How do I deal with instant-solution spells like Comprehend Languages?
I'm DM-ing an upcoming campaign and am considering banning or nerfing spells like Comprehend Languages because they can be used to instantly solve potentially interesting problems like reading an ancient text.
I'd prefer to avoid banning spells and…
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How do I move forward when an impending doom was stopped by accident?
I'm having an issue in a campaign I am running where an impending doom that was part of a front was stopped by the players pretty much by dumb luck.
In order to both prevent any of my nosy players from getting behind the front info, and to make this…
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What does it mean for a word or phrase to be a "game term"?
These two questions use the phrase "game term":
Is “a special melee attack” an actual game term?
What does 'ally' mean, as a game term?
Both answers seem to make a distinction between game terms and regular English, but what exactly does it mean…
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Do you get advantage on the Steel Wind Strike spell's attacks because you "vanish"?
The spell steel wind strike (XGtE, p. 166) says that you:
vanish to strike like the wind.
(Emphasis added)
At first glance you might read this as an inconsequential part of the description. But strictly speaking there is no flavour text in spell…
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How can I prevent my players from teleporting out to escape any dungeon?
My high-level party now has 2 casters able to cast teleport. They can now run into any dungeon and just escape freely when things get dangerous. Forbiddance does not prevent you from teleporting out and Antimagic Field is a 10ft radius spell that…
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How to guide my players into realizing they have multiple options available for an encounter?
For my next session with my PCs, I'm planning to have them witness an attack on an NPC that's intended to hook them the adventure. The plan is for the party to encounter his daughter, who also has a target painted on her back. I want the players to…
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If two Moonbeam spells are placed on a Large creature, does it take damage from both beams on its turn?
If two moonbeam spells are placed on different parts of a size Large (or larger creature), does it take damage from both beams on its turn?
Or is this subject to the rule on combining magical effects that "the effects of two of the same spell do not…
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Dungeons that aren't dungeons
I'd like to make a "dungeon" for my party to explore, but it needs to be something other than an old-school "dungeon". Underground hallways and rooms with creatures in them have been overdone for us. What else could we try?
Some criteria:
It…
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Do you "gain" your 1st level?
Assume a Divine Soul Sorcerer. The spellcasting feature of the class states (highlight mine):
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the sorcerer spells you know and replace it with another spell from the sorcerer…
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What does it cost to buy a tavern?
Suppose an adventurer retires and wants to buy a tavern.
Is there an official gold piece figure in D&D 5e for how much it would cost to buy a tavern or similar property in a town or city? If not, are there any guidelines?
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How to roleplay my character's ethics according to the DM when I don't understand those ethics?
Recently in a Pathfinder campaign I encountered the following in a combat situation, after our group made an ambush on a castle inhabited by a small Gnoll clan. Our group clearly had the upper hand and the Gnolls started to evacuate the castle. On…
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How do I narratively explain how in-game circumstances do not mechanically allow a PC to instantly kill an NPC?
Inspired by this question, in particular this aspect:
. . . how do I handle realism and one-shotting bosses out of combat?
My understanding is that any creature, even a "normal person", cannot be instantly killed with a single attack (either…
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What is the world record for the longest D&D marathon?
I have been looking for a while to find the world record for the longest Dungeons and Dragons marathon because me and my friends had a plan to try and attempt to beat it and give the money from the stream (if we get any) to my school's Gaming and…
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Does a concentrating caster damaged by Ice Knife require two concentration checks?
As the ice knife spell can do damage in two separate ways, with one defined to happen after the other, would a caster damaged by both need to make multiple concentration checks?
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