Recent content by UngeheuerLich

I don't allow that either. I don't want the warlock to change their familiar everytime. I think of it as a companion. So if you summon an imp, it is the same imp everytime. I get that in 5e, it technically is allowed to circumvent restrictions (see the doscussion of people who think that...

Yes. But a roll is easier to track than fiddly hp.

I think zombies have the perfect minion ability, we just need to put it on a 1 hp monster. Now we have to combine it with orc relentless endurance and make it a short rest power. If you hit them, they make a con save vs damage dealt. Depending on the creature you add a number. An easy minion...

Yeah. Ok. No problem. I undestand if you are upset when you want use the only familiar that has an at will ability it can use all the time because it does not involve an attack roll instead of all the other familiars who have limited abilities and usual attacks but the DM does not agree with you.

Sonce it is like an attack, it is the latter. If you command it to do an unarmed strike to grab it would be exactly the same: it forces the enemy to make a save.

I see it differently. For me it looks like an oversight.

You missed the opportunity: Eye-deas.

I really think the pseudo dragon ability can be classified as an attack. An unarmed strike that initiates a grapple also has no attack roll. It is not about not telling players, it is about having a serious talk and tell them that you think that ability fell victim to the 2024 conversion...

I can tell you that I was flamed in WOW because I did not skill the +1% damage power. Because 1% matters... (it only matters if you can hit a certain threshold with it. Chances for that are low) In diablo3 I was likewise flamed by friends of a friend because I did not skill the meta spells...

The text was too long for me to read. You get a thumbs up for the title alone. DPR is only an indicator for damage dealers. Even then average DPR alone is quite useless. Front loading, reliability, mobility, damage spikes, side effects, being able to stand ground, flexibility and so on are...

Yes. Flexible. But sometimes waiting a short rest is annoying. Yes. Or the old ritual caster feat. I had a human rogue with that feat. Felt very strong even though our DM was really giving us a hard time finding rituals or gold to copy anything in those books. While everyone can cast rituals...

Being able to cast rituals from a book is a very good wizard ability. It sounds boring on paper, but our warlock is struggling to have the needed rituals prepared/in their book of shadows.

Oh. Sorry. It is the unarmed combat style that does automatic damage on grapple. My bad.

It has vex. Also nice. And can be used with shield and defensive duellist. If you have the grappler feat, it does. Yeah. But we have different ways of doing grapples. Many spellcasters are not. Yeah. Whatever. Play as you like.

You can use a rapier with strength. In 2024 they are not. Grapple is not a joke. Why are we speaking about 2014 anyway? Play as you like. Overkill is not bad. Damage dealong is not bad. But a surprising amount of creatures are immune to charm and sleep btw.