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Kinematics replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions?.Most likely to keep things simple in the broader range of time conversions. They want "1 minute" as a useful amount of time, and many... -
Kinematics reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with
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I looked up some examples on Amazon, and a 1 oz perfume bottle weighs about 5 ounces. So it is actually accurate for ounce of liquid in... -
Kinematics reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
I've observed that same, not just in TTRPGs but in broader trends around the CRPG space. My gut feeling is that two trends pushed in...
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Kinematics reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
Maybe it's just my experience, but I think something shifted over the past 25 years or so. I remember back in 2e and 3e it was common...
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Kinematics reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Thoughts on bonus action potions? with Like.
My experience was that as character levels increased, the importance of using a potion or healing during combat fell far, far behind...
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Kinematics reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Does Innate Sorcery grant True Strike advantage? with Like.
The problem with the "spell attack" language is..... if it was that cut and dry why not just use that for innate sorcery? When making a...
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Kinematics reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Does Innate Sorcery grant True Strike advantage? with Like.
I'm not going to bother arguing the actual wording of the two features as people have done this enough. Instead, I will argue about the...
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Kinematics reacted to pawsplay's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Does Innate Sorcery grant True Strike advantage? with Like.
That's an assertion unfounded by any text of which I am aware. True Strike says Guided by a flash of magical insight, you make one...
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Kinematics reacted to jmartkdr2's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Does Innate Sorcery grant True Strike advantage? with Like.
I would say yes; it's an attack roll that you're rolling because of the spell, and the spell specifically affects the attack roll. If...
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Kinematics reacted to Staffan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
There's also the issue that attrition-based adventuring is boring. I want encounters to be (somewhat) dangerous in and of themselves...
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Kinematics reacted to Parmandur's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with Like.
And it does work really well when that rhythm is followed, in my experience. And it works fine when it is not followed, it just makes...
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Kinematics replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) Fireball Vs Chromatic Orb Late Tier 2 Thoughts..@mellored Here's your bounce chances before and after taking Elemental Adept: Level CastDiceMax BounceBounce ChanceAdept Bounce...
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Have to agree, the CON modifier gets added after the minimum is invoked. Roll vs. total is used all over the place. Here's in ability...
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Kinematics replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Durable feat.The Beyond First Level rules distinguish between "roll" and "total", where "total" applies after your Con mod is added. So, assuming the...
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Kinematics replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) What’s the difference between sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards?.Personally, the mechanics for the Warlock fit better into my mental image of how a Sorcerer should work than the standard casting...