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Smart Chaotic Evil can be... "I know that burning this orphanage will attract unwanted attention, so I'm going to make it look like an accident." "I want to wipe this town off the map. The best way to do that is to provoke the guard into turning on the populace." "I want power and authority...

I've had a player do an archivist as a Wizard subclass that can use the Cleric spell list and could hand out a version of Bardic Inspiration to represent the Dark Knowledge. Worked pretty well!

Part of being fun for the players is being on the same page about expectations from the get go, which is part of why Ravenloft as "gothic horror themed heroic fantasy" is a comfortable fit. Much of the time, folks sit down to play D&D to be fantasy heroes. Ravenloft gives you a new set of...

It's important to be clear about terms. When I say "horror gameplay," I'm referring specifically to a post saying that Ravenloft play should be about "feeling the limits of your character" and "it's a curse and a punishment" and "it's supposed to be a trap." I'm pointing out that that kind of...

D&D is generally not well suited to horror gameplay. It's heroic fantasy. Even if that heroic fantasy is Halloween Themed. Sometimes that heroic fantasy takes the form of a badass vampire killing some other, worse vampire. To make D&D into a horror game, you might want to revisit things...

If Roko's Basilisk looks at you you need to make a CON save or turn into a Zizian. Not beating the "AI is mostly a way to get investors to pay attention to us" allegations, but ultimately this is probably a Fine approach. Don't force it, let folks use it how they want, and have humans be...

Easydamus has the definition I like: The idea is that Good (as a cosmic force) is as unnatural and unbalanced as any other alignment. Yeah, a Neutral character would do some great evil if it meant preserving the cosmic balance. The "middle way" is the only way actually compatible with life and...

Yes this is true. You can use any Light weapon for the attack that the Light property gives you. It doesn't need to have Nick on it. Like, I can wield a shortsword in one hand and a hand crossbow in the other and when I use the Attack action to attack with my shortsword, I can then fire my hand...

Hm...Nick just changes the action, though. The attack is granted through the Light property, not the Nick property. There's no requirement to use a Nick weapon for the granted attack (you could attack with a Scimitar and then use a Shortsword or a Hand Crossbow for your granted attack just fine...

I think it's mostly fine. Strong, but I wouldn't put it as a must-have. It's really wonderful if you want to build something control-y for a melee character (strong with unarmed fighting style, too). Grappling is strong, but it adds such a fun dimension to a fight when your positioning is...

I'm checking to see if there's an issue with my logic on the RAW/RAI interpretation here. Warlock with Pact of the Chain. Pact of the Chain reads... Wielding a weapon with Nick. Nick reads... And Light property is... Here's what that suggests to me: I'm a warlock with who can use weapon...

Yeah, if the critter is "made of ether," I can see it as an Elemental. There's a bunch of critters on the Ethereal Plane that would be other creature types, too. Oozes, Aberrations (ethereal marauders, ethereal filchers, xill, ethergaunts), Beasts (phase spiders), and others. Spirits would be...

I don't think the "fireball yourself" is even an option in '24, and that is likely specifically due to that particular result sometimes being a bummer. I think it's fine to not have subclasses that might accidentally kill the party (even if it is a real low chance to do that -- you'd have to...

I do not think it is a very niche taste. I have seen multiple wild sorcerers played in different groups without issue. Rather, I think randomness appeals to one of the reasons why people enjoy TTRPGs, and control and decision-making, both being mentally exhausting activities, are part of why...

Seems like they designed the randomness to not swing too dramatically in 5e, judging by the lack of people I've seen generally complaining about the modern wild mage (which is to say, maybe single digits, over the course of 10 years). You don't think so?