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I would say, it would be good advice in adventures and the DMG, if they add something like this: For the DMG: Think about the pacing of...
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Again, all I'm saying is, we shouldn't assume monster knowledge of things any more than player knowledge. If someone decides PC's don't...
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The statement was made that someone able to cast Dispel Magic would be smart enough to know to use it on Leomund's Tiny Hut. My stance...
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That's one of the reasons I have my players roll stats and give them the ability to swap one pair. You will almost never see a party...
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Casting a thread necromancy spell here to talk about John Bellair’s “Face in the Frost”. That novel is specifically listed by Gary Gygax...
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Are you asserting that such monsters npcs & so on always have the spell prepared so they can burn a 3rd level slot to dispel the...
Oct 20, 2025
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Dex based martial probably fighter or rogue can afford a moderate intelligence. Everyone else is to MAD.
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Huh? No...I'm just replying to the idea that someone who can cast Dispel Magic is also smart enough to know what to use it on. One...
Oct 20, 2025
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It's pretty easy to do, and I've seen it a lot. You spend a lot of time prone, lol.
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That and no bonus skills, languages or much of anything. Most of our groups clerics dump strength. Pure spellcaster or dex based...
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I hate playing low Int characters, personally, but I made it clear that I absolutely did not want to play a spellcaster if I could get...
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Yeah, my last game with my family they all dumped intelligence. It was quite frustrating as a GM because they wouldn't let me remind...
Oct 20, 2025
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Really I blame the game for not making Intelligence more important on a character class level, but that's an entirely different debate...
Oct 20, 2025
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I'm playing in a game with a character like that now because the DM insisted on point buy. The smartest PC in the group has Int 10...
Oct 20, 2025
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An Int 8 Cleric without Arcana Proficiency can prepare Dispel Magic.
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