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That is an excellent question! There was only one single class Sorcerer I saw in play in 3e... they used metamagic in a poorly timed way, for the full round action to the spell cast, and were killed. That player later made a Warmage, (and loved it), but would not touch the Sorcerer class...

My experience, is it is quite effective in practice. I say this as a DM...canny use of this spell by the Bard and Oath of Vengeance Paladin/Hexblade, has prevented much damage from being suffered, but more importantly, has caused many a Saving Throw failure, or use of Legendary Resistance to be...

Nah, sometimes it is better to ensure the monster fails, then another character succeeds. The 9th level Fighter with 100 HP can fail a save or two, and suck up the damage. The Rogue is probably going to make that Dex Saving Throw anyway. Making sure the Atropal, fails whatever nasty effect...

???? A persistent minus to Attacks and Saving Throws is minor? A character being attacked by an enemy effectively gets a bonus of +1-4 to AC. More important, is the penalty to Saving Throws. Those other spells you think have better effects, the Bane spell is how you ensure those spells...

The Bane spell is better than C tier. CHA Saving Throw, effects 3 creatures,(with upcast to effect extra creatures). No additional saving throws allowed, and the spell subtracts from both Attacks and Saving Throws. Bane is a useful spell at all tiers, and can make your fellow spell casters in...

Luckily, the statue of limitation, has expired on this particular ‘crime’. 😆 besides, people just played Warmages and Beguilers. The class did not, stay dead. 😵😵 Except, most Sorcerers did not use metamagic in 3e. Since 4e sure. In my opinion, the 5e spell system, does a poor job making...

Not every game does that. Some games, especially with newer players, don’t plan out the campaign or character advancement in advance. Lanefan, what if the player asked if they could look like one of your approved races, but keep Tiefling stats? I presume most long term DM’s, at least try to...

Decapitating Crab...my cup runneth over! Sever Head. The target must succeed on a DC 14 Constitution saving throw or drop to 0 hit points. At the beginning of its next turn, the target must succeed on a modified death saving throw. If successful, it regains 1 hit point and is restrained. If it...

I sorta of cringe reflexively when I read statements like this. I would like to think a RPG is a collaboration between players and DMs. Write a short story if you want to control everything. In the example I gave, a player of non- evil Necromancer wizard asks if they could develop a variant...

No. 5e is at it’s primary core, a stable rules architecture that can be used used to model any number of thematic simulations. As long as the mechanical rules stay within the Bounded Accuracy constraints, the flavor can be anything you want it to be. A non magical world is just as viable a...

I always thought Magic Sprinkler of Healing was fun to watch in play. Like kids running through a portable sprinkler attached to a hose, it is amusing to watch the party run through the Healing Spirit..when Hit Point loss get them too hot. The Druid can even, move the hose. Ahh the 1970’s and...

A judicious use of the Silence spell, has saved myself, many times over the years. I have never felt a casting of the Silence spell, to ever have been a waste of resources. Even when the spell has been circumvented. Even if I used all my second level spell slots casting the spell. A...

Flamestrike’s arguement is not RAW. RAW is page 7 of the Monster Manual, which under Alignment, states: “The alignment specified in a monster’s stat block is the default. Feel free to depart from it and change a monster’s alignment to suit the needs of your campaign. If you want a good...

In general, yes...though setting parameters might supersede that. In a setting like Eberron, which is High Magic and has a long history of war, absolutely yes. Same for the Forgotten Realms. Everbody in Ravinica, expects a Fireball spell to go off at any moment, so big Yes! A race like Orcs...

That was true before the microbrew explosion of the last several years. Not anymore. Canadian Rye Whiskey, is under appreciated, however.

Sorry man, I did not want the thread shut down, that has gone on for multiple pages, and you had already been in the thread. I was actually, interested in your opinion, as often times you give good posting advice, without going into full moderator mode. Mea Culpa.

Dude, I am on the autism spectrum, and even I can understand the nuance in the the following phrase, in the context of D&D: “ There are rules, and then there is fluff text” The rules are the stat blocks- the mechanical elements, not the fluff text. The reason why flavor text is also called...

No problem, and my apologies, as I was writing my post, you were also writing your other responses. Damn, my cursed fingers, for being clumsy and slow. I also listened to an In Our Times BBC podcast on Frankenstein last Thursday, so those details were fresh in my mind. 😄 Still want to see a...

dave2008, the ‘monster’ learned to speak from merely observing the De Lacey family in the book. The ‘monster’ read Plutarch, Goethe, and Paradise Lost by Milton...indeed this is how he learned to read. The ‘monster’ is actually, quite an eloquent speaker, in the original. You, seem to be only...

Either Book version, (Standard or Deluxe), have a very nice feel to the paper, and good binding. I love built in bookmarks, so the Deluxe version is very good. Like most MCG products, the page borders are color coded, so very easy to jump to the section you want. I’ve borrowed elements from...