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Bounty Boards: How to make them fair and make sense
So I wanted to create a new adventure hook I could use over many campaigns and figured, "Hmm, most medieval settings would have bounty boards set up in towns, offer prices for people willing to go out and deal with local problems". Sooo I got out my…
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Are undead and creatures immune to charm excluded from the HP count of Sleep?
From the spell description:
Sleep (...) Creatures within 20 feet of a point you choose within range are affected in ascending order of their current hit points (ignoring unconscious creatures). Starting with the creature that has the lowest current…
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Were warforged starting ages ever explained?
The Eberron Campaign Setting on Random Starting Ages (27) lists a warforged's random starting age as 0 then +1d12 if its first class level is in a simple class like barbarian, +1d6 years if its first class level is in a moderate class like bard, and…
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How important is it for a spellcaster to increase primary ability scores quickly to 20 to remain at "party level"?
One can increase ability scores at 4th and 8th level, or take a feat instead with the optional rule. Assuming player-characters are built with point-buy rules, one is probably going to start with a 16 or 17 in one's primary ability score — the…
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PC cleric lost holy symbol - what now?
Yesterday the party cleric lost her holy symbol (a golden sword-cross of a homebrew deity), which was also her spellcasting focus, due to a random adventure mishap.
She argued that as a spellcasting focus, she would simply be unable to cast any…
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How should I deal with a player telling other players when and what to roll?
I have a player who tells the other players what rolls they should make and when, usurping my role as a DM - they don't try to narrate the story, but do jump in to demand rolls.
For example, in their first session, the players enter an inn and their…
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Can you use telekinesis to get a friend out of a gelatinous cube?
We were playing Out of the Abyss, and a player got engulfed by a Gelatinous Cube. The spellcaster asked to take him out with telekinesis.
In previous editions, I would have ruled they had no line of effect, but it seems in 5e you need only line of…
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How might a character transport hundreds of thousands of gold inconspicuously?
Caveat is that it must be in a manner that draws no attention, so there can't be an armed guard, any carriages, or multiple people.
Is there anything that holds more than the bag of holding, as it only holds 500 lbs, and 500,000 gold pieces weighs…
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What happens if a sorcerer can't ever cast wish again?
A level 17 Sorcerer casts the Wish spell for an effect that would trigger the repercussions, rolls the d100, and finds they are never able to cast it again:
Finally, there is a 33 percent chance that you are unable to cast wish ever again if you…
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My warlock is blowing all their spell slots on the easy fights, making the hard fights harder for the party. What do I do?
I have a player that uses their Warlock spell slots a lot. While this is not necessarily a bad thing (they are there to be used), they are effectively expending all of their spell slots on the first encounter after each rest. It is having a…
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Players better at dealing damage than taking damage
I'm currently DM'ing a high powered D&D 3.5 game with 4 PCs (Wizard, Druid, Rogue/Assassin and Bard) and a DMPC (Minotaur Barbarian) at ECL 11.
My concern is that whenever I try to create a balanced encounter the party could kill the enemies in 2…
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Do Dragonborn come from eggs?
We have been adventuring, and in our latest quest, we came upon a witch that had a couple of Draconic eggs in a cooking pot. They seemed intact, and a blue one even gave off an electrical sensation.
The guess was that they were Dragon eggs. However,…
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What is the point of lowering the hood on a hooded lantern?
From the PHB, p. 152:
Lantern, Hooded. A hooded lantern casts bright light
in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30
feet. Once lit, it burns for 6 hours on a flask (1 pint) of
oil. As an action, you can lower the hood, reducing…
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When a creature summoned through Find Steed is dismissed or killed what happens to its barding, saddle and saddlebags?
From page 240 of the Player's Handbook, find steed says, in part:
You summon a spirit that assumes the form of an unusually intelligent,
strong and loyal steed, creating a long lasting bond with it.
Appearing in an unoccupied space within…
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How to Help Player with Tourette's
I have a friend who has Tourette's syndrome. He's a great guy, I've been friends with him for over a decade. We both love RPGs, and we've played many games together. However, his condition occasionally disrupts play, and a few times has even ended a…
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