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Hey Guys! I've been wanting to play a HexBlade Warlock ever since it came out (and I've wanted to play Warlock since I first saw the D&D 5th Edition), but since I usually DM and a Warlock didn't fit the one campaign I got to play it, I haven't had the opportunity...until now! =) Recently I got...

My girlfriend and I are looking for a 5E D&D Group to play with on a (hopefully) consistent basis. We are early/mid-30's and work standard hours, so weekends would be preferred (although weekday evenings could work depending on the start/end times). Either premades like Adventurers' League or...

Silly title aside, I do have a question about Cantrips that I'm pretty sure I know the answer to. Can you add more Cantrips to your list in any way? There are a lot of Cantrips in the game, and if you're a Wizard then you can add a lot of spells to your Spellbook. So limiting yourself to 4...

I have a situation brewing and wanted to get some feedback. In a game I am running right now one of my players is playing a Half-Orc Noble Cleric of Gruumsh. Her backstory is that he was adopted by the fantasy version of Bradgelina and is rebelling against them. She is basically going with the...

I have a couple of easy questions about Racial Spells I'm hoping you guys can help me with. 1) If a Race grants a Spell, what is the level of that Spell? For instance, the Hellish Rebuke Spell from being a Tiefling, is it always cast at the minimum or does it increase in strength as the...

In our last session my players went up a group of Hobgoblins and Goblins including a Shaman. Normally I do my homework, but I figured I already knew it all since this was a 1st-2nd level adventure. When it came time for the Shaman to burn some spells and harass the players I hit one of them for...

Back in 2nd Edition one of my favorite classes (when I got to play) was the Blade Bard. So I was pretty excited to see it return in the form of the College of Blades. However, what people's experiences with it are so far? Have you been pleased with the way it plays? I ask because I am concerned...

First off, I understand that its going to be pretty hard to mess this one up. I chose this build because it fit thematically and because I was curious to see how it actually ends up playing. Currently the character is 2nd level with Paladin 1 / Warlock 1. General info below... Aerith...

I'm running a "Solo" Curse of Strahd Campaign for my girlfriend, so its just her character and my DMPC. We just finished the Death House intro adventure and she is about to set out into Ravenloft for real. I typically don't run pre-planned campaigns, so I might be having a little bit of an issue...

Hey Guys! So the situation is that I have lured my girlfriend to the dork-side and now after hearing about D&D, playing a 1-on-1 session, and having had her first legit game, she is totally in. She mentioned that she REALLY wanted us to continue playing 1-on-1 sessions, AND she is a HUGE Horror...

Hey Guys! During our last game our group ventured into the Feywild. We ended up meeting the being that gives our Warlock her power and my character has been completely enamored with the whole situation (he has hated the Fey previously, but has spent an unknown time now in the Fey feasting and...

I wanted to get some advice and opinions on building a character that casts both Divine and Arcane spells. My concept for the character is an armored bastion on the battlefield that provides support to the group via control and buffs/debuffs. For the starting class it makes sense to grab Cleric...

My players have finished our previous homebrew campaign recently and are about to start up the next one. I have a reputation of a "Killer DM" because I use subtle tricks to make the players think they are in more danger than they are. I specifically wanted everyone to live through the first...

This came up in last night's game. The spell Shatter does not specify that you need Line of Sight, only that the target has to be within range. Does this mean Shatter can be cast around corners and through walls? I tried doing a Google search and a search for Sage Advice, but I only seem to be...

The basic concept for this character is based on characters like Judge Dredd, Ghost Rider, Spawn, Punisher, etc... This will be a character who is using dark magic to fight evil, someone who saw that the power of Light wasn't strong enough and is willing to fight fire with fire. The basic...

We have a Bard in our group and after reading another thread I'm wondering if we've been playing wrong or not. Regarding spellcasting, I have assumed that the Bard needed a single hand free in order to cast spells with S or M components. But someone mentioned that all Bardic spells (with M)...

A player with Shield Mastery is going to use their Bonus Action to Push/Shove pretty much every round. Shoving a target prone is the go-to since it gives Advantage on follow-up attacks, so I don't often see Shove used to push targets away unless there are actual ledges or hazards. With that...

Hey Guys, I have a quick question that came up in my game this past weekend. The question first arose concerning Crocodiles, then with the Otyugh. Specifically, these monsters have attacks that, if hit, state that the target is grappled with and Escape DC of 12 (if my memory serves correctly)...

The general sentiment I've gathered is that Dual-Wielding in 5th Edition is sub-optimal. This stems from the off-hand attack never actually increasing in frequency, and the lack of a Feat similar to Great Weapon Master. With that in mind, if you were building a character with the intention of...

Hey Guys! I've got a game coming up that will take place in the sewers of a major city. I'm looking for some interesting ideas for monsters to populate the area. Presently the major players are going to be Were-Rats with Giant Rats and a faction of Shadow Monks. So what I'm looking for are...