Recent content by kirkdent

Because there are no specific mechanics involved, I'd just keep it simple: If the player thinks it'd be cooler for the character to wear a helmet, they wear a helmet. If they don't want it, they don't have it. Take the movie cue and give them some plot armor on their heads. It doesn't need to...

I'm looking to join an Adventurer's League game at my FLGS, and have some questions about the playstyle. My preferred playstyle includes a good bit of character roleplaying, particularly between players, though I'm flexible enough to work with whatever style the DM brings to the game. In the...

Periodic tables do the same. I'm trying to couch this carefully, but perhaps we should shelf these furniture puns. Is that on the table?

This isn't even a Crawford opinion issue. The rule in the PHB for Bonus Actions (p 189) specifies that when an ability (feat, class feature, etc.) gives you a bonus action, you choose when that bonus action occurs, unless the ability is specific about when the bonus action can occur. The...

You can also look at starting as an "experienced" 1st level character as being WAY out of practice with your talents. For example, you can act as though you were once a 5th level Battle Master Fighter, and you've had that 18 STR, 43 HP, 100 GP and +4 Intimidate rank before, but have gotten soft...