Recent content by Mort

Can you elaborate? I've found the current (2024) monk base class to be will built. Especially, one of my biggest issues, the over reliance on ki to fuel all aspects of it, this leading to overly rapid resource depletion - seems to be significantly better. Now, I haven't seen the new monk in...

My point IS that there probably shouldn't be multiple paths, or it shouldn't be presented as a real choice. But also, in the above example, there actually ARE 2 ogres, since there is an ogre on each path. Having 2 ogres is heavy handed, but it's not railroading. if the DM is silly enough to...

Maybe, maybe not. At this point in the thread, it's more of a fun theoretical discussion for me. I will say, being able to cast 2 spells in a round is pretty big. In one of the games I play, the DM asked me why I'd only been casting a cantrip or some other non-casting action after using...

The not actually even giving the choice of killing or not, that would have been difficult for me to take! At least you were in a position to express your frustration. Too often, thanks to social norms, shyness, politeness, whatever - things remain unsaid and behaviors are solidified.

Not if you never start concentrating - after all, you just cast the spell "as normal," not prepared to cast, not ready to cast, cast. Again, I see the point, I just don't agree.

No, it says " If your Concentration is broken, the spell dissipates without taking effect." But why, exactly, can you just not choose to cast the spell (which you have done "as normal) and let it go off without ever concentrating? Concentration isn't broken here, it never comes up. I suppose...

Not that I have a big problem with the above, but I think you underestimate many groups desire for information. What if they send a familiar to scout both paths, or by mid-level arcane eye (those are pretty hard to keep out)? Isn't it easy to just have 2 ogres at that point?

And if it really was this replacement action, where it worked while the magic action didn't: What exactly is to prevent the player from voluntarily not holding the spell? All it says is that HOLDING the spell requires concentration (later released by a reaction) - ok, so I voluntarily choose...

For me, this classic example isn't really railroading. Because the players made no meaningful choice. They may as well have rolled a die, odd go left, even go right. for all they know there is an ogre on both paths - why not? Now, if the players had done some scouting (say sent a familiar to...

The trigger can be pretty broad, so I would consider the chance of it not triggering pretty minimal (generally you would set the trigger to happen very quickly unless beneficial not to). The reaction is actually a real cost. Fighters typically have lots of things they can do with a reaction...

And that is what 100% loses me. The text is "You cast the spell as normal," on your turn. Not you prepare to cast the spell or you ready to cast the spell. It says you actually cast the spell. You then hold the spell (using your concentration) and RELEASE (not cast) it with your reaction.

To me, that's part of the point. Assuming they are different: To disallow the magic action, but to allow the ready action, even though it's performed exactly like the magic action (how else to interpret cast as normal) - makes no sense to me.

Except the ready action says you cast the spell "as normal" and limits the spell to 1 action spells. The "cast as normal...," to me means as a magic action. How do you cast a 1 action spell normally? As a magic action. Otherwise it would just say as an action, not "as normal." Again, certainly...

Except when I was looking at the Magic section and the casting time: Casting Time Most spells require the Magic action to cast, but some spells require a Bonus Action, a Reaction, or 1 minute or more. A spell’s Casting Time entry specifies which of those is required. You'll note ready is not...

I'd like to see a 2024 monk in play. No one in any of my groups (I have 1 regular and 2 on-off ones) has taken one. Trauma from 2014? But considering the boost I have seen to sorcerers, barbarians and fighters? Plus paladins are still extremely strong despite the divine smite nerf (though I...