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Str based rogues will need to do something about AC, either multiclass or a feat. Maybe a good Thug type subclass would give medium armor prof and shield prof at 3rd level. But a fighter with a criminal/urchin background honestly makes a great thug without ever being a rogue at all.

To make an ability check, roll a d20 and add the relevant ability modifier. As with other d20 rolls, apply bonuses and penalties, and compare the total to the DC. If the total equals or exceeds the DC, the ability check is a success—the creature overcomes the challenge at hand. Otherwise, it’s a...

That is not what defines a ranged weapon in 5e. A weapon is either melee or ranged, it can not be both. A dagger is a melee weapon it has a range because it has the thrown property, that doesn't change it into a ranged weapon. You can disagree and rule differently at your table, but it...

They are surprised, just for only their first turn. http://www.sageadvice.eu/2014/10/08/how-long-surprise-last/ So rogue and fighter surprise a goblin and bugbear. Init 19 - bugbear goes, he can take no actions and can not move, at end of turn is no longer surprised. Init 17 - fighter goes...

Actually it seems the intended rule is if they notice any of the possible threats they are not surprised. So if you have three groups of enemies trying to surprise you all you have to do is notice one of them to not be surprised. http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/01/26/surprise-threats/

ALERT Always on the lookout for danger, you gain the following benefits: -You gain a +5 bonus to initiative. -You can't be surprised while you are conscious. -Other creatures don't gain advantage on attack rolls against you as a result of being hidden from you. It is "spidey sense", while...

I would say it comes from the past 20-25 years of D&D and computer roleplaying games. If you were born in 1985 or later I imagine the concept of magic item shops is the default in fantasy games. Myself being born in 1975 can easily imagine worlds where either assumption is the default. So in...

That was true during the early days of 2e, than books like the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Encyclopedia and the series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_Magica came out. So 1989-1991 they didn't have magic item prices, then in 1992 the flood gates opened. Yes there was...

The problem with that is how special the sword feels to the character and the player. Different people different kinds of fun, if something is supposed to feel special and magical I want it to have a cooler backstory than my character picked it out from the shelf among the other magic weapons...

Personally I like both, buying magic items and finding them. I think literature and history (charlatans obviously in our world) the first DM or game designer to include the concept of a magic item shops into a D&D game, then that inspired computer roleplaying games to do the same, then they...

Bonus actions are still actions, otherwise things like the incapacitated condition would allow for bonus actions too. This is the last line from the section on bonus actions, "You choose when to take a bonus action during your turn, unless the bonus action’s timing is specified, and anything...

My take. The DM determines who might be surprised. This is explaining that the DM uses the following rules/guidelines to determine surprise. Mostly a fluff sentence used to reinforce rule 0. If neither side tries to be stealthy, they automatically notice each other. This doesn't use the...

The main place is well you know D&D itself, it's fiction, it's published adventures. "I learned it by watching you dad!" But here is two popular tropes that are built around magic item shops and a break down of some good examples...

Vengeance paladins also get access to hunter's mark so that ups the dpr bit.

Each hit is a source of damage, why say source vs "hit" because plenty of things cause damage that don't hit. Spells many of them are take X amount or save for half, dragons breath, and falling are all good example of why they wouldn't use the term "hit". This is what the rule says, Taking...

By the current rules it is per hit now. A creature claw/claw/bites you making 3 attacks and all 3 hit that is 3 seperate concentration saves. Same goes if four different goblins all shoot 4 different arrows at you, even if they all go on the same initiative. Now if you mean something like X...

I like concentration, especially the limit of only 1 spell at a time. What I sort of dislike is slowing down game play by making a bunch of concentration checks, what if we had a a theshold that needed to be beat in order to force a concentration check in the first place. For example 10 points...

That is a very good point Eejit, but just want to say that one of those things Commander's Strike can give an ally a ranged attack as a reaction. There was another thread about this same subject in the last few weeks and I remember then mentioning one more thing, people seem to enjoy melee...

5th editions system only has 5 very broad general categories of items and they don't seem to be in those categories based on usefulness. The best example of this is the ioun stone of strength (+2 str, max 20, can be targeted in combat) vs some of the belts of giant strength, the ioun stone is...

Rules Cyclopedia and 1st edition had formulas for crafting individual items, 2nd/3rd/& 4th all have individual magic item prices it is just sad to see that go, it would have been nice to have what was built into the other editions.