Recent content by Z. H. Darkstar

With XGtE out, I think that the multiclass section needs a slight updating, especially since you recommend MC over Bard 20 anyways. Hexblade 1 should probably be gold for most Bard subclasses, if not all. Even though it comes with overlap for Valor and Blade, both still massively benefit from...

While I'm probably not going to play this, I'm glad that Paizo is using the name Mystic for one of the Starfinder classes. Hopefully, that'll encourage WotC to change the name of the 5e psionic class of the same name.

This is good news, as it illustrates a clearer path from UA playtest material to official release version. I surmise that the DMs Guild phase will end up being the true last step of the playtest process, as the AL playtest phase seems more like marketing to build up interest in the upcoming book...

Coincidentally, there already exists a DDAL module that does the whole murder mystery bit, DDAL04-10 The Artifact. This was one of my favorite adventures to run. Even prepping the map was a blast, as the map is an obvious homage to Clue.

When it comes to triple-classing, it greatly behooves you to make sure that the classes have a good amount of overlap when it comes to ability scores. Also, I recommend figuring out which class fits each of the following three roles. 1. Primary class: the class that the bulk of your levels will...

For this upcoming AL season, I'm planning on testing my system mastery by optimizing a full caster who has dumped the casting stat. Since I haven't played a Wizard yet in 5e, I decided that it's about time. Things that I've decided on: Race - Mountain Dwarf (for armor proficiency) Class -...

Here's my stable of characters: Esteban Extraño - Harper Variant Human GOO Tomelock/Bronze Draconic Sorcerer; my first PC as a Dr. Strange homage with Magic Initiate for Vicious Mockery + Cure Wounds Z. H. Darkstar - Zhentarim Variant Human Fighter/Fiend Tomelock/Red Draconic Sorcerer; plate...

Or a Dragonborn Valor Bard 18/Undying Warlock 2 Front line fighting: Valor Bard Skill Monkey: Basic Bard Decent Arcane Blasting: Warlock for Eldritch Blast, Bard Magical Secrets for desired blasting via Wish Heal Very Well: Undying Warlock for Spare the Dying, Bard healing spell selection, Song...

Moon Druid/Sun Soul Monk would be the combo you are looking for, as Radiant Sun Burst uses the Attack action. Plus, you would get the Monk's Unarmored Defense while Wildshaped.

So my calculations were slightly off due to the wording, my bad. However, the reaction-based casting isn't always readily available. Therefore, a more reasonable amount of extra damage per turn throughout the career would be 14-20. Plus, your Sorclock would have a reduced maximum bonus damage of...

Favored Soul: This UA proved to me once again that adapting a separate base class into a subclass of one of the PHB classes doesn't always work. It was first seen with the first draft of the Favored Soul. The first draft of the Artificer reinforced this notion. I thought that they learned from...

If it wasn't for AL, I wouldn't be able to play or run 5e as much as I do. It's hard to find time for all of your friends to come together and play D&D when you're all adults with varying work lives and personal obligations. Thanks to AL, I've built a community at my FLGS where new friendships...

I am against the retiring of old adventures for one main reason: the slow trickle of new adventures. Because of a change in the people who would usually should up for my weekly DDAL module night, I was forced to start running the S5 modules ahead of when I had originally intended to run them...

I beg to differ. While the Pact of the Blade and Pact of the Chain may be underwhelming, Pact of the Tome is very useful in the abilities that it grants. You get 3 cantrips from ANY spell list. This allows the Warlock to get access to the best utility cantrips and allows for combos that are...

Flakka, my VHuman Barbarian, uses the Inheritor background with the Far Traveler PT/F/B/I. I play him in an AL game, so I used the AL rulings on Inheritance and background customization to have him know Deep Speech and have a shield that acts like a candle when the command word (in Deep Speech)...