Recent content by Aenorgreen

The best way to get really ripped is to get enslaved (preferably as a child) and forced to turn a giant wheel. Do that and it seems to work all the muscle groups. Worked for Conan.

Do they know that? Since HP are a combination of luck, will, and skill, many tables describe attacks only causing serious damage strikes on the blow that reduces to zero. So they can still be looking for that well placed or lucky hit. Even if you describe HP as pure meat, are there enough of...

Or they think about how this punk just killed Jeb, Bob, and Sven who they have known for years and were friends with. They decide this scum needs to pay and all rush him? Have you seen how police or military folks react when someone attacks one of their own? Rarely is it to run away. It...

I think you are confusing quality with physical form. Sawdust is just very small pieces of wood. Fabricate changes the shape and size of the materials. So if that sawdust was all of teak or mahogany it would make fine quality furniture with a fabricate spell (assuming skill proficiency). If...

I am going to assume a fairly low magic world. Lead-lined vault room and all transactions have a 24 hour escrow period. I bet that would stop the majority of problems. Also banks are not designed to stop all possible attacks. If the cost of prevention is more than the loss from the theft...

I have seen it taken by Paladins to get EB for a ranged attack and rogues for BB or GFB. Probably other times also, but those I remember.

Another effect is that it would make the Magic Initiate feat way less valuable. I think it would have a lot farther reaching effects than perhaps at first considered.

I probably wouldn't play a wizard under the proposed change. At mid-levels casting a cantrip would not meaningfully help eliminate opponents any faster. The few added spells would not be enough to compensate. Additionally it would seriously mess with balance. Builds that already had other...

Quote from the PHB under magical secrets: "A spell you choose must be of a level you can cast, as shown on the Bard table". So it has to be one that is no higher than the other bard spells Sally gets. If she is a 14th level bard, she can get a spell of up to 7th level. Part of the cost of...

Expertise. It is not that difficult to have a party member help you to get advantage. Also expertise is an absolute addition to your check instead of just skewing the results toward the higher end.

You never need to leave near your home to have a good reason to know the directions. Even a farmer who somehow never left his farm would want to know which direction the winds were blowing from and how far north/south the sun was rising to have an idea of seasons. Most would have to travel at...

It is very powerful, and in a way that I feel goes against the balance of the game. There may be other overly powerful items. I don't think adding more is a good idea.

I was considering it more against the mid-level ring. Imagine a single wizard being able to hold you in a wall of force with a cloudkill. But there are some great lower level spells. Fly, haste, even spider climb. And it is not just for the arcane casters. How about having both spiritual...

I probably would choose it over a staff of power. The staff gives a couple of free castings, but assuming you already have access to those spells it doesn't let you do anything you could not before. This ring lets you break the rules of the game.

I think having even one is unbalancing. It means you can have two concentration spells at the same time, which opens up lots of combos. Too strong.