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Since when were demiliches weaker than regular liches?
In the D&D 5e Monster Manual, demiliches are explained as being liches who neglected to feed and were weakened. There is a more powerful variant that deliberately become demiliches in their pursuit of power, but the default is presented as being…
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Can a Familiar aid a Rogue's Sneak Attack?
A Rogue character with the Arcane Trickster archetype chooses Find Familiar as her non-enchantment, non-illusion, 1st level spell. How does that creature interact with the Sneak Attack feature?
From the PHB:
A familiar can’t attack, but it can take…
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How does the Durable feat work?
One of the benefits of the Durable feat is the following:
When you roll a Hit Die to regain hit points, the minimum number of hit points you regain from the roll equals twice your Constitution modifier (minimum of 2). {PHB, p. 166, emphasis mine} …
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Does the Darkness spell cast a shadow?
If you were outside during the day and you cast darkness above you somehow, would the darkness spell cast a shadow?
If you cast darkness in a tunnel, and the only source of light was from one end of the tunnel only, would the other side of the…
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Can clerics create holy water?
I'm running a 5th edition campaign that's going well. I'm not very versed in the system just yet, and my group has run into a little bit of a bind - it's not game-breaking, but it tends to come up every now and then and I just want to be sure.
Is…
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Does death cure all ills?
In a previous answer, I mentioned the possibility of killing a character and restoring them to life as a possible method of removing conditions from them. On reflection, I have no idea whether this works or not, and I can't find anything in my books…
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Can a Wizard cast Shield in reaction to a stealth attack?
Scenario: Rogue is hidden and sneaks up on a Wizard. Rogue attacks and hits the wizard with 1 above his AC. Can the wizard take his reaction to Shield from it?
Shield's casting time is 1 reaction, which you take when you are
hit by an attack or…
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How is Counterspell a fair spell?
I'm playing an Abjuration wizard in 5e, and am currently level 4. Looking ahead to the 3rd level spell list, I come across the spell I've been waiting for: Counterspell.
And then, reading the rules, I find that it's potentially extremely broken.
In…
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What inspired the Ioun Stone?
While looking over the rules for Ioun Stones a question came to mind. What inspired the Ioun Stone?
It is present in nearly all editions of D&D, and also made it into Pathfinder. This Pathfinder part intrigues me, as it indicates that the Stones…
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Can I True Polymorph a goblin into adamantine (and then forge him into a sword?)
Is it possible to make crafting materials, like adamantine, out of a goblin or such using the True Polymorph spell for the full duration of the spell? On a side note, while adamantine is mentioned in the Monster Manual, I didn't see it in the PHB.…
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Can a spellbook contain cantrips?
Is it possible for cantrips to be written in a spellbook? Their description suggests not, as well as the fact that the Wizard's cantrips are 'known' rather than being in their spellbook.
For example, if a Wizard found a scroll with a cantrip on it…
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How to Handle a Powergamer / Munchkin
What are some strategies that I can employ to handle a power gamer that constantly outshines the rest of the party? This is a friend of us all and we don't want to boot him, but combat simply isn't fun when the party has nothing to do while he mops…
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Are characters limited to 20th level in 5e?
Context: the last version I played was AD&D (ie. 1e) where characters could (technically) progress to unlimited levels. Looking at the 5e PHB I get a sense that 20th level is now a concrete ceiling in terms of character level, and no progression…
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Can you Dash twice on the same turn?
The Dash action gives you extra movement for the current turn (equal to your speed). If I have an effect (like the Expeditious Retreat spell or the monk's Step of the Wind feature) which allows me to dash as a bonus action, can I also dash as my…
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Does the DM have to give me magical weapons?
In the Legend and Lore articles where Mike Mearls explains the design goals of D&D 5e, he mentions in one of them that there will be no assumption that character acquire magical weapons and armor.
First, we don't assume magic items are part of a…
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