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No to this. It doesn't work on familiars.
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Pact of the Chain + Wild Companion =?
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But I could still use Wild Companion, cast with a pact magic spell slot without material components, upgrade to Sphinx via Chain, then...
Sep 20, 2025
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What? That ability is crazy. In a multi-creature fight, for an action you get to remove a creature from the fight. You are now only...
Sep 20, 2025
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As a Magic action, you can expend a spell slot or a use of Wild Shape to cast the Find Familiar spell without material components. You...
Sep 20, 2025
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Sure. But it's there. Also, there is some president for moving tattoos.
Sep 19, 2025
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Spell point cost values—what's the rationale?
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Some levels give more power than others. Specifically, level 5, 11, and 17 are bigger improvements for most classes I.e. fighter gets...
Sep 19, 2025
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You may have missed it, but you can change 1 tattoo on a long rest. Which really helps if you know what your trying to do the next day.
Sep 19, 2025
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Well... If you could spend your action you let them attack, that would be on par with a cantrip, but fit the theme and lot better...
Sep 18, 2025
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5e 2024: How does sleep deprivation work?
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Think they gain Exhaustion. Or that's how I would rule it anyways. Maybe with an escalating Con save.
Sep 18, 2025
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You could still give it extra HP and THP if it was a "Undead you have created or summoned with a Necromancy spell", even if it can't...
Sep 18, 2025
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So something like... "When you cast Find Familar with a spell slot you can modify so it is a Necromancer spell. Doing makes the...
Sep 18, 2025
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It’s an undead you control. So both the level 10 and second half the 14 features work with it. But I agree it's inconsistent. Adding...
Sep 18, 2025
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At quick glance, these are much more thematically appropriate effects.
Sep 18, 2025
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Tinkering with the Monk
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Mechanically it has a strong niche. Highest maneuverability skirmisher, with a unique resource pool that meshes well with the base...
Sep 18, 2025
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Tinkering with the Monk
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In my brief experience with lower level 2024 monk's. I suggest reducing deflect attack a tad. Like 1d10-> 1d6.
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