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You are, I hope, aware that your own party doesn't block you? That you're allowed to move through their squares? See page 191 of the PHB in the section "Moving Around Other Creatures". Their squares count as difficult terrain, but unless your party consists of more than two ranks of characters...

The alternative is a hypothetical where it's impossible for any enemy to get to you. I personally find that one less likely. And I've never said Misty Step is bad. I've said that Shield has it's uses that are different to Misty Step. Misty Step doesn't replace Shield -- it addresses a different...

And I will confess that I missed that, too!

I don't think this conversation is going anywhere. Either I'm unable to explain myself clearly, or you don't seem to understand what I'm talking about. I never said that. I said you can't use Cutting Words on an enemies initiative unless certain conditions are met. Once initiative is rolled, it...

As for making a 10' pole, conjure one that folds twice so that the conjured item is only 2.5 feet in length, but it unfolds and locks into place to become a 10' pole. Or maybe a pole that telescopes out to 10'... However, I don't believe the original poster was after a 5' pole. He just wanted...

Okay, how about a 3' cardboard box with an internal wooden bracing pole across one diagonal? Rip off the cardboard to leave yourself with the desired pole... :) As for "on a side", I would generally consider that to mean it would fit into a cube of that size. I certainly wouldn't think of it as...

I agree with ask your DM, but why not ask if you can conjure a 3x3x3 box containing a 5' pole? That seems to satisfy all requirements. As for the diagonal being more than three feet, a diagonal is not a side...

1. You can't use Cutting Words if you can't see the enemy at the time of initiative. You have to know where they are to do that. You also can't use it if they're more than 60' away when the DM calls for initiative. 2. You can only use Cutting Words on the initiative of one enemy. All other...

Okay, now I understand. However, since the starting premise I used is that you are attacked because somehow on their turn, the enemy managed to reach you, that means Misty Step can't be used to prevent the attack. The only way it could be used to do so if you can read the enemy's mind to know...

I agree with everything else in your post, but you've lost me on the part that I've bolded. Since the scenarios for the spells are too different, I can't see how Misty Step can save you from as much damage as Shield. Shield is protecting you before your action. Misty Step occurs on your action...

No it doesn't, because, by definition, those attacks occur on someone else's turn. Only a reaction can be used to prevent them. Misty Step can't be used if someone steps out from behind a secret door and attacks the bard. The bard has to wait until their turn before they can cast it. Shield can...

Er...you do realise that Shield protects against all the enemy's attacks, as well as the attacks of any other foes prior to the caster's next turn, not just the enemy's primary attack? It's not just one attack as you've indicated. Protecting against the opportunity attack (assuming the bard...

I'm not operating on that assumption at all. I'm operating the premise that the bard has to survive long enough to be able to run away. There's no point in having Misty Step ready to cast if he's knocked unconscious from attacks before he gets to cast it. Once he's survived, then he can find a...

1. Cutting Words can only be applied against one attack per round (reaction limit). Shield applies to all attacks that may occur before the bard's turn. 2. All of discussion assumes that the bard has a spell slot available (2nd level for Misty Step, 1st level for Shield, so Misty Step has the...

LOL! I wish it was that simple. There are lot more than just those two spells on the wishlist. I can only really justify taking one defensive spell... Your analysis on the utility of Misty Step is good, though, and that's going to make it challenging when my bard reaches 6th level and I have to...

I think you've misunderstood the reason to take a defensive spell in the first place. It's not to allow the bard to be on the front line, but to protect him if he finds himself there, despite his efforts to avoid it. Shield allows him to increase his defense during the foe's turn. Misty Step...

Since I'm going to be in the same position soon, my view is that there are so many spells competing for the two Magical Secrets positions that it's always a tough choice. Misty Step is a very viable option. It's usefulness is however, as mellored states, situational. Is the 'get out of danger'...

I think it's an issue with DM's more than the system (though it can also be partially the adventure design). I remember when I first started roleplaying that one of our DM's was notorious for not having static dungeons. If we ever left and came back, we'd find new defenses built around what was...

Paladins in previous releases had a reputation of a "Lawful stupid" alignment that tended to annoy other players. It took a talented roleplayer to play a paladin in those editions. With 5e, they've broken away from "Lawful stupid" and it's now much easier to play a paladin and to have them fit...

To me it sounds like that the DM doesn't want the party to be warned ahead of time. He's probably designed encounters so that the entire party meets the monsters at the same time. By having the ranger scouting ahead, that's messing things up for him, and his response is to have the ranger...