Recent content by marcelvdpol

A crit doubles ALL damage dice, not just the ones from your weapon. So a multiclass combo with additional damage dice from Sneak Attack, Hex, Hunters Mark, Divine Smite etc would add a LOT more to it. Extending the critical range makes these combos more powerful compared to others. I would...

I actually think Magic Missile is a good spell. Next to its iconic nature, the automatic hits and the multiple targets are excellent at taking out multiple Goblins, Kobolts etc if they are spaced too far apart for something like Thunderwave. Next to that the Force damage is rarely resisted. Be...

I would rule that if the intended target succesfully passes an Arcana check he would know about it. If he doesnt pass, he would know something "odd" happened in his mind but wouldnt know the cause. Since the target doesnt know its a spell that is the cause he would probably be a bit suspicious...

Press "X" to die, then let a player roll a d20 Die (get it?). Other ideas: * a dungeon that changes shape every time players enter a room (the doors slam shut and characters hear a rumbling sound). * a trap filled dungeon where the hints and solutions to a lethal trap can be found inside the...

Multiclassing is IMHO not really a problem. It will delay some powerful things OR make some things completely unavailable (barbarian Capstone for example). However, what does happen is that certain combo's are relatively strong at certain levels (Fighter / Barbarian at level 4 for example) but...

You could charge for the spells the Wizard doesnt already have. Spells which he already has will be free as they will be useless (unlike the scroll version which still has the ability to cast the spell without using spell slots). Id chargr double for Wish though.

I don't see why you would have a "debt" when a Wizard acquires a spell book. In the theoretical case that a Wizard copies spells out of the book, the spells themselves don't disappear from the book, so its free to be resold once the Wizard is done with it. Next, the Wizard already has to spend...

None of the DnD games in which im involved use the Flanking rules. Combat is tactically much simpler in this edition (slightly too simple for my taste), but the advantage is that combats are resolved quite quickly and tactical discussions are relatively few; usually limited to things like "run...

Yes. Treating the steer from the Find Steed spell as a Bag of Holding has advantages but also disadvantages. For one, the spell takes 10 minutes to cast.

It depends a great deal on what the party will do. If they are going to explore the castle first, it could take quite a while. Castle Ravenloft is a maze; it has plenty of combats, traps, secrets to uncover and the floor plan is horrible. If they are going straight for killing Strahd, it would...

It seems quite ok for me to use the Find Steed spell as some kind of Bag of Holding. The mount will come with some basic equipment to ride it and saddle bags definitely fall under that category. Putting items in the saddle bags seems fine; they will stay in the saddle bags even if the mount is...

The Adventures are a pretty good way to sell books and get players to enjoy DnD 5th edition. For people who dont have a huge amount of time on their hands to create their own setting and adventures they are a good way to play. The tie-in with Adventure League for casual storerelated play is also...

The Wizard is superior to the Sorcerer in many aspects (battlefield control, rituals, diversity, spells for any occasion) except for Blaster and Social skills (due to high Cha). I prefer the Wizard if i know the party already has plenty of DPR classes but i would select the Sorcerer if the party...

Yup, it only affects ONE attack roll no matter how many attacks are being made. Since it also costs your reaction you can only use it once until the start of your next turn.

To be fair; the Sorcerer is a better Blaster than the Wizard (although the difference isn't huge). However, there are plenty of classes which can output a good DPR each round; a Ranged Fighter or a Ranger can even do this at range like the Blaster. Finding a class to replace the versatility of...