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Sildar Hallwinter died, what now?
My party wanted to try a campaign book so we got the Lost Mine of Phandelver.
Problem is they are bloodthirsty idiots and all they care about is killing goblins for xp. This lead to them letting Sildar die so they could make sure no goblins…
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How playable is Pathfinder at higher levels?
I know this is rather subjective, yet I'm curious about your experience. We're considering switching to Pathfinder from DnD3.5, partly because we've always found problems with the playability of the higher levels of the latter. (The mechanics got a…
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How to cope with bad rolls on important actions?
First of all I want to say that I know it's just pure bad luck but that doesn't diminish the frustration I am experiencing right now.
I play a ranger in a campaign with my friends and we are all level 3 (switched from DSA to D&D recently). Recently…
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Can a Werewolf actually hurt another Werewolf?
This came up today in Curse of Strahd. One of the werewolves wanted to aid the party in taking out some of her fellows.
It occurred to me that a Werewolf in hybrid form does piercing (bite) and slashing (claws) damage which werewolves are immune…
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Player complaining about "Kill stealing"
One of our players (our Fighter) has started complaining about "kill stealing". Not overly much, like throwing a tantrum or anything, but they're still voicing their opinion about it.
Some instances of this:
The group were fighting a monster in a…
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Are there balance issues with homebrewing a magic item setting a character's Wisdom, Charisma, or Dexterity score to 19?
The DMG provides the following stat-increase items:
Gauntlet of Ogre Power (Strength)
Headband of Intellect (Intelligence)
Amulet of Health (Constitution)
Each of those set a stat to "19" unless it's already above.
There no equivalents for Wisdom,…
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Can Blindsight "See" Through Walls, Floors, And Ceilings?
I am currently play-testing an Awakened Mystic character in D&D 5e, using the draft rules released by WotC. As such, I have an ability that lets me choose between having blindsight or tremorsense.
Blindsight
A creature with blindsight can perceive…
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Helping new players learn a setting on the go
I started a new Eberron campaign last night, and I quickly ran into the problem of my players not knowing much of anything about the campaign setting.
What is the Mournland?
Where is the Eldeen Reaches?
Do goblins have a written language?
How long…
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Does standing up from prone trigger the secondary damage from the Booming Blade cantrip?
Does spending movement to stand up from prone trigger the secondary damage effect of the booming blade spell from the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (p. 142)? The spell says:
If the target willingly moves before the duration expires, it immediately…
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Can you blind a Demilich/creature that has Truesight?
RAW, I don't see why you can't blind something with Truesight, but I feel like it shouldn't be possible. (Maybe vestiges of previous editions?) I wonder whether I've overlooked some basic rule.
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Does a creature know that the Suggestion spell was cast on it?
I have a problem about the spell Suggestion. One of my players wants to use it on an NPC and the NPC fails the save, does the 'thing' he is told to do and now ____. Does the NPC 'magically' forget about the spell? Or in other words, can someone…
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Are Legendary monsters in the Monster Manual ever able to be defeated?
I'm starting my first 5e campaign soon and I'm just learning about balancing encounters. While looking up challenge ratings I noticed a very troubling truth:
Of 30 challenge levels in the Monster Manual, more than half of the monster ratings (all…
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How much does a day's ration really weigh, one or two pounds?
In the PHB, the equipment list says that a day's ration weighs 2 pounds (p. 150), however, page 185 says that only 1 pound of food is required per day:
A character needs one pound of food per day and can make food last longer by subsisting on half…
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Best way to kill a problematic fellow player character?
In my D&D game I play with some friends, I appear to have come across a problem.
Every time we pass by a tavern our Dragonborn who is a chaotic evil Druid keeps burning them down, is wanted, and kills people for no reason because "it's how his…
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What overpowered combinations would be available if I allow a bonus action to be used in place of a standard action?
It has come up in game a couple of times that a player might want to cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 bonus action using their "main" action (if they have another bonus action they also want to take on that turn, such as giving bardic…
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