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How can I deal with a player trying to insert real-world mythology into my homebrew setting?
I have just started GMing a homebrew campaign with a group of relatively inexperienced players. I have only played with one of them before (I have GMed for him as well as been a fellow player with him), and he is notorious for being a problem…
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In an even fight, how many rounds does a typical monster need to drop a PC?
Inspired by the closed question: DnD Next Hitpoint Inflation,
There have been claims of HP inflation in dnd-next, and there certainly were increased in the absolute value of HP in 4e. In order to objectively assess these claims, we must look at the…
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Is adding a new player (or players) a DM decision, or a group decision?
We are a party of 5 (not including our DM) and we have been playing a campaign for about 2 months. The DM has mentioned the idea of adding some new players (potentially 3). He mentioned that he knew some mutual friends that wanted to start so he…
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What does the "titan" monster tag mean?
I've noticed that a few creatures have the "titan" tag (here's a D&D Beyond search) but I'm not sure what that tag means.
I noticed the other day in my Monster Manual when looking at the Empyrean and wondered if it had anything to do with titans of…
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How does the Variant: Spell Points system from the DMG affect game balance?
On page 288-289 of the DMG, there is a "Variant: Spell Points" rule. Below are the best summary paragraphs of the system:
In this variant, each spell has a point cost based on its level. The Spell Point Cost table summarizes the cost in spell…
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How to give a whale barding?
A level 3 druid character wants to help animals by making them capable of overcoming the threat of humans and other sentient races. To this end, his life goal is to equip a blue whale with plate armor, thus making it effectively immune to most…
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Does a creature that is immune to all outcomes (conditions, damage, etc.) of an effect still make a saving throw?
Let's say a 5th level Lore Bard casts fear on a violet fungus not knowing that it is immune to the frightened condition.
Does the violet fungus still make a saving throw? In particular, is a saving throw rolled which the Bard can use (and…
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Does Feeblemind produce an ongoing magical effect that can be dispelled?
Feeblemind has a duration of instantaneous. However, it also produces an ongoing effect, and the spell's text describes when this effect ends (emphasis added):
At the end of every 30 days, the creature can repeat its saving throw against this…
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How do I fight with Heavy Armor as a Wizard with Tenser's Transformation?
Tenser's Transformation is a rather unique, gish-y spell that lets wizards toss their spellbooks aside and take up arms like their Fighter counterparts.
One aspect of this spell that disappoints me is its interaction with armor; specifically, Heavy…
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What happens when you non-lethally attack with a vorpal weapon but roll a 20 on the die?
This silly scenario just popped in my head, and I wanted to verify what would happen:
Let's say Bob the Redemption Paladin doesn't like to kill his foes (so he attacks non-lethally), but for some odd reason, he's attacking a beheadable foe with an…
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In a PvP arena, how can other characters deal with a Rogue with Expertise in Stealth?
I'm running an arena-style fight between a lot of PCs. It's now getting to the point that there are few enough PCs that they are beginning to take levels to counter one another.
One of the players is a Rogue. At lvl 11, the die roll for ability…
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How can I handle players who want to browse shops at random?
If one or more of my players decide to go on a shopping spree, I've previously had problems describing the shop's inventory, without going into much detail or making it seem like the shop has only 2 items.
Of course, I can describe the atmosphere…
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How to handle a 'power-GM'?
My rpg group is generally very good about 'playing well with others' and most of us lean towards story-gaming more than anything else. We have one member, though, who tends to be a pretty prototypical powergamer--needs to win every encounter, always…
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Can you raise your original body as an undead after moving to a clone?
In the situation where you have a currently mature clone from the Clone spell, die, transfer to your clone, and then manage to go back and recover your previous body, is that body potentially a candidate for becoming an undead minion, such as with…
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Do I get to add my dexterity bonus to my damage rolls with Shadow Blade?
Tonight I brought out my shadow blade and my GM ruled that I didn't get to add any extra damage to my shadow blade from my dexterity, because spells only do what they say they do, which is fine and I rolled with it.
My contention is that the…
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