Recent content by Pat Davis

Looking for fun ideas to bring to the table. Notably pocket sand, caltrops, bolas, etc. Bringing flour to reveal invisible, or fill the air in a small room, throw a torch. Pocket Sand/ crushed glass? Makeshift Alchemist fire- Fuse, bag, lard/fat and tightly packed flour or corn dust. Tripwires...

Flurry is a bonus action attack but it doesnt have to be preceded by an unarmed strike, just an attack (still using monk weapons). Hit with shortsword, triggering sneak? Flurry. Miss first attack? Swing second sword. Monk gets a little more where using a quarterstaff with a bonus action...

I always see people bring up unarmed strike being unable to trigger SA, but monk weapons (dagger/shortsword) can. and with a Rogue mix, the Martial arts die wont change to above d6 for a long time, if ever, depending on which class is taken further.

Working our way through Hoard of the Dragon Queen and our party is a Ranger, Moon Druid, Lore Bard, Evoker Wizard and a Swashbuckler (me). All level 4 I noticed Swash's biggest boon is at 3 and Panache is nice but with our very chatty bard who is a great roleplayer, I dont see it serving me too...