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Honestly I think what you are describing is pretty much a DND version of a Special Forces strike team, and it would be very effective. Rogues are one of the most versatile classes, expertise is just crazy good, and I'm sure this party would work. Each of them could get out of combat if they...

So I have any number of house rules for my campaign, and one I'm considering is just linking feats/ability scores to class level like is done with the proficiency bonus. The main reason is multiclassing is a nice way to do things when you want to achieve a desired effect on a character that...

Coroc, I actually had an NPC "Archmage" that was famous in the land, advised kings and queens and the powerful, who turned to be a high level rogue who'd actually just stumbled across a treasure hoard of ancient wizard gear and then proceeded to make himself a new identity, but he was a...

1. Rogue Expertise. Expertise is one of the most influential abilities in any skill based, or even combat based, campaigns. Honestly I take a 1 Level Rogue dip in almost any character I make just for this as there isn't a real good way of getting it any other way. 2. Cunning Action. Again...

Well seems to me that is some pretty cold comfort, and I'm not sure exactly what about that makes them "themed". Player A has 4 options, player B gets 1 option. That doesn't make for a "Theme" so much as a rationalization for having picked an inherently limited class. Other classes do in...

I'd be super careful with it but as long as you and your DM don't mind go for it. Obviously several folks here have pointed out some sweet combos that show not all subclass abilities are balanced by level. Although I have to say I really never got why Burglars were able to Use Magic Device...

I bonestly don't know. I saw his stats once, was impressed even though FR seems riddled with max level casters, and bought a fantasy book that was supposedly the story of Elminster and frankly can't remember a thing about it. Apparently at one point he turned into a female godess or something...

I actually really like the old mass combat rules from basic DND Companion's Set. Very simple, although obviously needs a fair bit of tweaking to be used with 5E, but what doesn't? Boils two forces down to a number, roll a D100 for each, consult the table to see the results. I usually use...

I would call him Gnomercy Happypants. The Happypants is an unfortunate family name, but also an ancient and proud one! In the name of Holy Mother Church, he waxes his perfectly trimmed mustache and preaches the gospel of his faith in a Spanish accented deep basso voice seemingly made of rich...

Barb4/Fighter 16. Be a Champion, Crit on 18+. Better than brutal crit if you ask me. 3 attacks/round, every 2 rounds you are likely to get a crit, more if you're being reckless. Got 7 feats total, make one of them Mobility, level 3 Barbarian trait, which for Eagle means you can bonus action...

Pretty much agree totally with you there. The subclass issue was definitely a turn off for me. My choices are a dragon/something hybrid with scales for skin and wings sprouting from my back or some goofball caster that has random side effects popping up all the time? Hard pass, thank you...

I'm his DM. I shall accept my shame for this poor ruling like a man and proceed as one duly reprimanded :)

It is a 2 man party, or rather it was. One of my co-workers has recently gotten back into the game and he joined them as well. 15th Fighter with a big ass Maul called "Greeter". We did the next phase of the adventure and it went pretty well. I do occasionally have allies show up, like the...

I'm making the BBEG in a dungeon crawl essentially a Storm Giant with 11 levels of Sorcerer and troll regen, with immunity to fire. It's a Frost Troll type guy, but Fey instead of giant. Anyone know what or wanna guess what the effective CR on that would be?

So, the party is a 15th Level Warlock(Infernal Bladelock), 14th Level Paladin(Devotion w/high AC and flaming hammer). Mission goal is retrieve a lost elven sword from a badass Fey Troll in his cave. The bad guy is a tweaked troll, one from the Feywild. I've read a lot of the Dresden Files...

Yanno, I find it funny how folks approach magic items as these super rare oddities, that no one would buy/sell/trade them regularly. I know I'm painting with a broad brush here and that this doesn't describe everyone, but more often than not when someone asks a question about giving out magic...

Well you'd have up to 7th levels spells that the character would know, to choose from, and you'd have 8th and 9th level spots, but you wouldn't be able to obtain say, Foresight and use it. You could pump up Finger of Death to 9th, but I don't see where anything you listed says it grants access...

We did a house rule that any Versatile weapon not only goes up a die in damage when used 2 handed, but is also considered Finesse when doing so. Fixed all kindsa stuff like this.

Orcus could for sure make deals. Sure, many demons are wild eyes engines of destruction, but some do rise to the top, and even Chaotic Evil can be part of a team. In my mind I always thought of Lawful Evil as represented by say, Nazi Germany. Sure, totally evil goals, amoral and ruthless...

I wouldn't do permanent damage to ability scores, but there are other options depending on how your players are willing to work with you. First, give them some scars. Depending on the nature of the attack. Now they have an eyepatch, or are missing a finger or something. Second, if you wish...