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We play an epic level campaign a couple of times a year which is a continuation of one we played in multiple older editions. The characters are around level 23 in terms of epic boons. It works well when the adventures are custom built for the characters, based on their own desires and plots as...

Could you block the first in the doorway? Otherwise if the fight looks too hard then retreat until a later time

If the party that is optimised, for example racial stats are matched to classes and ideal magic items are provided for characters (archer finds a +1 bow) then you can take on higher CR creatures and encounters than the DMG and/or official adventures suggest. If you give 5e another go and prefer...

I'm playing an elven fighter with 16 str, 18 dex and 12 con. 5e is very forgiving of your choices

A skill generally seems to be something you would train to be good at and I can't really think of a skill the relates specifically to endurance. In our game we call for quite a few checks that aren't skill related like monster knowledge, or gathering information so con doesn't really stand out...

In addition to hit points, Con is also used the determine how long a character can hold their breath, go without food, water or sleep or how long they can dash during a chase. Hit points are obviously the main benefit but we do a fair bit of running away and chasing during our games

When we played Princes of the Apocalypse the party 'rescued' a member of the water cult from the fire temple and led her from the temple. Water cult members are typically originally pirates and sailors. I'm going to play that character as a coastland ranger who happens to be an ex pirate and ex...

You know how a cube works? The caster is not in the middle of it. You choose one edge and it radiates away from you. Pretty easy to aim as the others have suggested.

These statements amaze me. You seriously think like that? That if I turn up to the table with a Cha 16 fighter that I'm a selfish, self-absorbed player that's going to get the party killed and then you will hold it against me forever? Wow, I'm just glad the guys I play with are a little more...

Why do you think a paladin is better with social skills than a fighter? Fighters are set up to be better than a paladin socially if that player wants them to be due to the ASI/Feat benefit. A bard is of course good in social situations but in fact they might be even better off lending bardic...

Why do they need to be the best at these things to allow them to contribute? If we assume that they are the best at combat (under debate I know) then of course they shouldn't be quite as good in other areas. In our game every player makes skill checks at various times regardless if they at the...

The bladesinger isn't really a full mage with benefits though in comparison to the other wizard subclasses. It is very front loaded so it might seem this way at lower levels but its melee ability drops off fairly quickly at mid levels and what you often end up with is a wizard that's hard to...

I just wanted to add that the DMG does provide an option for learning skills and feats during downtime (P231). What it doesn't do is indicate the relative cost So a DM would need to map this to the price and rarity tables. For example if you assume that the PHB tool learning option is 'common'...

As a player I wouldn't let my character wear them - some other party member can have them. As a DM I'd leave it up to the player to come up with their own reasoning. The rest of the group would make it a running joke.

Sorry, as the op I should have answered you earlier One reason is simply a matter of conversion from older versions of D&D. In most of our previous games we have had a character that has done some form of shield bashing or spiked shield use. In particular 3e had very specific (although awkward)...