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I guess I misunderstood you. When you said, "It is often entirely possible to level while skipping an encounter," it threw me off.

He understands it, you obviously dont. That "strict interpretation of the rules" isnt taking into account that readied actions are reactions. The PHB could probably be better worded such that it read you can effectively interrupt an attack by triggering off of movement. You can ready a...

Why? IMO tangible world objects arent fun because for better or for worse the party does have meta knowledge and they will search every nook and cranny if they are under the impression that they wont be rewarded if they dont. I prefer playing D&D to hide and go seek. I have never understood...

How is negotiating with a dragon not an encounter? If the party successfully negotiates with a dragon such that they gain XP and are one step further to leveling, that is an encounter. If for some reason the party doesnt get rewarded for that encounter then either you are hoarding the...

Youre right, I should have said "the PHB effectively says..." Im sure it does pretty mutch say "You -might like to read this.-" I dont have access to my books right now, but unless I am horrably mistaken it does say (in not so many words) "make a quick and simple ruling and if you absolutly...

The whole situation is foggy. The rules for cover in the PHB state that fighting in melee arround a corner does not grant cover. The intro and "common sense" says "thats not right," so the PHB points you to the DMG if you actually want precise rules that take up half a column that in the end...

...Unless you spend an action point. The key to remember is that you get one minor, one move, and one standard (plus any bonus actions from wherever). A charge is a standard action and any actions taken previous to your use of the charge action (such as a move) have no bearing as to whether or...

It is all supposed to boil down to "common sense." It is supposed to be something that the DM takes a quick look at and says "cover,' or "no cover." If two guys are fighting in melee arround a corner then common sense (as well as the introduction to the cover rules) say that they both have...

Instant Death Effects: Lava Death Lava

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Insubstantial is simply a mechanical illusion. A monster with 20HP and a monster with 10HP but is insubstantial are mechanically the same. Now if you were to apply vulnerabilities such that 1HP damage becomes 6 for the monster with 20HP and 1HP damage becomes 5 (1/2+5 rounded down) for the...

Q: What happens when damage is dealt to a creature with both insubstantial and vulnerability? For example, let’s say I deal 1 radiant damage to a specter (who has vulnerability 5 radiant). What happens? A: You apply the vulnerability first, bringing the total up to 6 damage, then apply the...

For whatever its worth, I dont think that the Barbarian shouldn't get the Swift Charge, I just think that you run into a whole bunch of mess assuming that it is legal to take the swift charge after your end of turn phase, or worse, even after that.

I see it as occurring during the attack. The step "Deal damage and apply other effects" includes unconsciousness and death. Nothing in the text I quoted says that you cant take triggered actions 10 rounds later. What it does say is that a trigger "defines when you’re allowed to use the...

Actually, as it stands now you cannot throw a greatsword as an improvised thrown weapon. The damage doesnt need to change, we simply either need rules for throwing objects of differing weights, or we will have to rely on DMG page 42 and DM discretion.

...during the rest of your turn.

Really? You consider ongoing damage to fulfill the trigger "Your attack reduces an enemy to 0 hit points"? Ok, well then what about killing an opponent, waiting 2 rounds, and then triggering the action? If you arent going to place a limit between the trigger and the event then why not? What...

4 PCs should be OK as long as you dont make it so that it is difficult for them to take an extended rest. Even if the monsters know that the PCs are in their "lair" dont have them interupt their extended rest. Beyond that, if you have any fire or poison (?) based PCs I would take them aside...

I think that it is more than clear that "effect" does not mean damage. I also think that it is more than clear that the rule isnt in reference to long causalities that may down the line have benefit, but in fact in reference to "when a power has an effect that occurs upon hitting a target, or...

But it is against the rules to benefit from it.