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You guys are hitting all of my concerns really well. =) The easiest response is, like some have mentioned, is just ignore it and keep going on...but that feels less like Role-Play. I mean I wouldn't be super down with having a Cleric of Cyric, Lord of Lies, being a chipper fellow who cares for...

I have a situation brewing and wanted to get some feedback. In a game I am running right now one of my players is playing a Half-Orc Noble Cleric of Gruumsh. Her backstory is that he was adopted by the fantasy version of Bradgelina and is rebelling against them. She is basically going with the...

If there is a multi-class I am going for, then I adjust/create the character to fit it. If there is a character I want to play, then I adjust the class(es) to fit it. One of the last adventures my character was on was in the Fey, and it involved meeting the Fey Patron of the party's Warlock...

Awesome, thanks!

I have a couple of easy questions about Racial Spells I'm hoping you guys can help me with. 1) If a Race grants a Spell, what is the level of that Spell? For instance, the Hellish Rebuke Spell from being a Tiefling, is it always cast at the minimum or does it increase in strength as the...

My main character is a Fighter/Cleric and I felt VERY strong earlier on due to the 1 level dip into Cleric. But at level 5, when the casters got their 3rd level slots, I felt weaker due to not getting the similar bump from the extra weapon attack. But when I got level 6 I was back to feeling...

If you are still looking for simple house rule solutions I might suggest a simple one of, depending on his Archetype, adding in a Bonus Attack around level 5-6. This is a fairly simple solution that allows him 2 opportunities to hit that Sneak Attack damage while keeping his Bonus Action free to...

I recently did this and I thought it was great. I think the players liked it at the end, but they were NOT happy about playing as Commoners. Everything was "not fair" (which as the DM seeing the players squirm can be really entertaining). What I did was give them all Skills, Abilities, and...

I am HOPING that the elevator dinged on a level and some NPC's just saw this scene of gore and blood dripping and the players all standing straight-faced at them and they went, "we'll just take the stairs".

Yeah, 6d10 is a pretty gnarly option for a 1st level spell...yeah its a crit, but still. That is DEFINITELY the stuff memorable table moments are made of.

In our last session my players went up a group of Hobgoblins and Goblins including a Shaman. Normally I do my homework, but I figured I already knew it all since this was a 1st-2nd level adventure. When it came time for the Shaman to burn some spells and harass the players I hit one of them for...

I would add one more for Warlock, let them add Animate Dead to their spell list or create it as an Invocation. I haven't played a Warlock for more than 1 game, but if I did that would be the one thing that would make the class near perfect for me.

I stick with the RAW. In my group I've had several people that would abuse the system. Specifically it was first a Bard who wanted to switch from Dual Wielding, to Crossbow, to Casting. Then it was a Barbarian who wanted to swap between Dual Wield and 2H every other turn. Lately its a Cleric...

Back in 2nd Edition one of my favorite classes (when I got to play) was the Blade Bard. So I was pretty excited to see it return in the form of the College of Blades. However, what people's experiences with it are so far? Have you been pleased with the way it plays? I ask because I am concerned...

I handed out magic items in my 5E game like it was 3.5E and it has resulted in making that particular campaign utterly ridiculous. Seriously, the lowest AC in the group is 18 and it has caused me (the DM) to have to make all sorts of course corrections. The lesson I learned is to not give out...

I love the Lucky Feat. I took it on my Fighter/Cleric and it is something I have not regretted at all. My character is a gambler to begin with (big part of his backstory and one of his character flaws), so Lucky also fits thematically. Its saved my butt so many times. I definitely save the uses...

This is really no different than dealing with a group who has gotten to be mid or high level and has severely "out-leveled" standard NPC's and Guards. It just starts a little earlier with a "powergamed combat build". But the solutions remain the same. A smart powergamer knows when to keep his...

As someone who has DM'd the majority of the games I've been a part of since the early 90's, I haven't really experienced this. I have seen players make some highly specialized characters that do exceedingly well under certain conditions, but I've never run into a player that makes it pointless...

Thanks. I was thinking I might have been crazy so I'm glad to see that is not the case and there does some to just be less XP there. Giving "Quest" or "Milestone" XP will be how I handle it. Its how I do it in my homebrew games, I just didn't want to unbalance anything since this was a Pre-Made...

First off, I understand that its going to be pretty hard to mess this one up. I chose this build because it fit thematically and because I was curious to see how it actually ends up playing. Currently the character is 2nd level with Paladin 1 / Warlock 1. General info below... Aerith...