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It depends on your campaign. It also might depend on the other players and the motivation of this player to choose a "child" character. Keep in mind also, your campaign may be set in a medieval setting and as far as I am aware, very few children were educated and most were expected to start...

Setting source books only matter if you want to run a campaign or module in that setting. If I was WOTC, I think the best approach would be the one they appear to already be using. Produce a book like Curse of Strahd or Tomb of Annihilation which packages a lot of details about a particular...

1) Unfortunately, the GM in your examples appears to not take the characters into account when designing encounters. The Alert feat or high perception may prevent that character from being surprised but depending on the timing it may not prevent the rest of the party from being surprised. 2)...

Thanks for offering your perspective .. it is really useful. My bard just reached level 7 .. bard 5/warlock 2. The warlock aspect was part of the base character concept so I knew from the beginning that they would lag a pure caster by two levels. He does blast more than a typical bard but in my...

Crusaders mantle sounds like an awesome pick for a melee heavy party. In my case, I play the bard/warlock in DDAL so I never know what the party composition is going to be .. as a result, my picks tend to lean toward choices that can be good for any party. (For example, I’m considering Aura of...

Just a couple comments .. though hopefully the thread isn’t too old :) 1) consider a 2 level multiclass into hex blade warlock if it fits your character concept - hex, shield, extra cantrip - hexblades curse - eldritch blast + agonizing blast - 2 short rest first level spell slots - additional...

Maybe think of devils sight as the ability to perceive anything in darkness that would be in your field of view. It is NOT sight but rather a magical ability to perceive perfectly (as if it was well lit) any area of darkness within 120’. So it doesn’t matter whether you are in a lit area. It...

I agree with you that Devil's sight doesn't make sense from a logical point of view ... but magic isn't necessarily logical. Some recent Sage Advice from Jeremy Crawford the game designed regarding Devil's Sight https://twitter.com/jeremyecrawford/status/957031642979221504 "If you have...

The ritual the OP is referring to is actually part of the Tomb of Annihilation hardcover as well as some of the DDHC guide adventures for Tomb of Annihilation. If you are running players through these it is useful to have an idea of what such a ritual might involve so that the players can have...

I think one of the strengths of 5e compared to the earlier versions is the essential flexibility in the classes and the characters that can be played. Pigeon holing paladins as the lawful stupid archetype of previous editions seems to me to be missing the complete redesign of the class in 5e...

As most other folks in the thread have said ... play what you like. No one will tell you what to play. :) That said, I started with AD&D1e and have played at least a few games (and purchased the books) for all the editions in between. In my opinion, my impression is that 5e gets back more to...

Hi MPMB ... thank you for the nice work and the service to the community since it really streamlines character creation. I'll be picking up Xanathar's Guide to Everything soon and was wondering if you plan on adding content related to that expansion?

That would depend on how the licensing contract with Beyond was written and depend on whether they were given exclusive digital distribution rights or not for the specific applications involved. I don't think any of us know what has or has not been said between WotC and either Orcpub or Beyond...

There are many sides to this issue. -WotC defending their copyright. -Players wanting to utilize online content to facilitate game play -utilizing hard copy material in a digital format (what would be considered fair use as allowed by copyright if you own the books? Adding the small sections...

Rolling for NPC stats is up to the DM. The specific DM may or may not need them for the role the NPC will play in the adventure. If the DM does decide that stats are needed they can arbitrarily assign them any value or may roll using any system they wish. The suggested rolling methods in the...

I don't think backgrounds are a good example of an "exception" since custom backgrounds have always been AL legal. Custom backgrounds choose 2 skills and either 2 languages/1 language+ 1 tool/ 2 tools and a quirk (criminal connection, wsyfinder, etc). With a custom background (which is in the...

I'm not sure if I should dip my toe into this thread or not ... but here is my opinion. 1) "Realism" isn't a factor. This is a fantasy role playing game. The players are playing characters that go out and adventure, meet people, travel, deal with challenges. 2) If you want to invoke...

Just some comments ... Yes the ever present heat and humidity are an environmental aspect of ToA. However, I don't understand why some DMs feel compelled to make it onerous on their players. Enforcing a level of exhaustion on someone wearing heavy armor? You're free to change the rules...

Some suggestions .. 1) Don't use level 1 or 2 characters - too squishy 2) To keep options limited for new players don't go to too high a level ... level 7 is fourth level spells and you would lose someone new to the game ... too much to absorb. I would go with level 3 or 4 ... enough hit points...

Hi! The "PHB+1" is an AL league character creation rule. Characters created for AL can only use the PHB and one other source. The reason for this is that WOTC designs D&D expansions using the same design principle. New content is designed so that it is more or less balanced in the context...