Yeah I figured out pretty much all that was wrong with his character. It was simply neither of us having a complete grasp of the rules. After looking through this forum and my books I think I have successfully balanced his character a bit more. I appreciate all the replies and explanations!
I wasn't accusing him of cheating (if you were referring to me) I am simply a new DM who didn't know all the rules and couldn't figure out why his rogue was so much stronger than my other players. Mostly all the issues I had with his character were resolved using the guidance of the previous...
Ok thanks everybody! I figured out he was using cunning action to attack again, and he was using expertise for his armor and crossbow. He thought crossbow expert meant attaching expertise to his crossbow proficiency. So he isn't nearly as overpowered as either of us thought. He now only attacks...
Could you explain? Is there a reason he couldn't have Skulker and Crossbow expert still be 20 dex? He is a 6th level Halfling rogue. Looking over his character sheet and my book I figured out he was using cunning action for his third attack so I got rid of that since it can't be used for that...
Hey! Thanks for the reply. I'm not a very experienced DM as I said. So looking over his character sheet I can tell you all my players are level 6. He is a 6th level rogue with Crossbow expert, uncanny dodge, skulker, sneak attack and light armor expert. His crossbow gives him +1 to hit. I'm not...
So I've been playing dnd for many years now but always as a player. I am now DM'ing my first campaign using an old turn-based RPG I used to play when I was little for the storyline. Everything is going well except combat. I have 2 of my players that built their own characters from scratch and...