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No one is debating that you can fire the sling with only one hand. The issue here is if you can load it with only one hand. And no, the rules do not say you can load it with only one hand, nor were the rules intended to say you could load them with one hand. (Or at least that is what Crawford...

Sure, because the rules call it a "hand crossbow", and I know what a hand crossbow is, how it operates, and how it is loaded. Thus when the rules tell me what the item is, it is providing a lot of other useful information. Just like when a spell refers to a "tree" we gain all sorts of...

Maybe.... Could be... So why did... That is a far cry from "this video shows it is easily accomplished" Bringing up things like Civil War battles dodge ball games doesn't really do anything to advance the conversation. The *concept* he brings up involves throwing the stone, then somehow...

And it is a fine ruling for your table... but the rule in the PHB is pretty darn straightforward and is just like MerricB asserts. You are allowed one free object interaction, the rules very clearly state that a second interaction would take an action. That is not to say there isn't room for...

Sorry, but that is an "ask your DM" kind of question. Personally, I would give you a discount, but I think the workmanship is the expensive part, not the actual dragon scales.

There is also the issue of reloading the handbows. It is clear they can be fired one-handed, it isn't so clear that they can be reloaded one-handed. Your DM will have to adjudicate if an imp is a valid source for poison, and how long it will last. At the very least I would require...

That video is a far cry from showing that it is "easily accomplished". In fact, by the end he says that most slingers never used a sling, and even the skirmishers would 'run forward, fire, then run back to reload" If it was "easily accomplished" there would be no need to run back and forth...

Oddly enough, I have yet to hear of the WotC SWAT team breaking into people homes and forcing them to read content on their phones. Maybe this is meant as an *option* that people can utilize if they want to.....

And there is nothing wrong with that. But how does that lead the rest of the party to decide he is the "right one" to get all of the magic? Is no one else trying to be good at range or melee?

The limit is only for certain magic items, there are plenty of magic items that don't require attunement. In general, they give the more powerful abilities. Its a good idea to have them limited. What level is this guy? And I assume those are homebrew items, or does he actually have an Oathbow...

I sat in on a trial once. It dealt with attempted murder, a love triangle of two woman and a man, accusations that one woman attacked the other, that the victim injured herself, the male testimony changed over time...... I mean it was really crazy stuff.... TV show level crazy. And the trial...

And was it worth bringing back a thread from *last year*??

No, its not. Mearls has said *his* rulings are meant as how he would rule it. Crawford is answering based on what they RAW says and what they wanted to RAW to mean. There is no "WotC Rules Police" searching you out, but to ignore Crawford's input is about the same as ignoring the PHB.

5E treats 'bad guy' rules differently than PC rules. So instead of giving the Bad Guy a +2 sword, he instead has an abiliity that does an extra 1D8 to an attack once per turn. Or gets advantage in certain situations, etc. THis way you can increase the threat to the party, without having to...

I think you guys should spend some time playing with it as is..... I think once the initial shock wears off it won't seem as bad. You can either have the wizard spamming firebolt, or using a light crossbow, not much of a difference.

You handwave that as if it is trivial. A 5th level sorcerer gets to know 6 spells total, spread over 3 levels. A 5th level wizard will know *at least* 14 spells, and probably many many more if they can grab some scrolls or a spellbook. Not only do they get to 'know' more spells, but they can...

If you are playing the game where its a trivial things for a 3rd level wizard to find the formula *and* create uncommon magic items.... then you are playing a very different version than the default, and different enough from what I am playing that my advice does not really apply. Not going to...

The Headband isn't really a Wizard item anyway. Wizards shouid have 18 Int by 4th level, so the HoI isn't going to help really. All 3 classes have something different to offer, which each person or group finds more or less powerful, and acts accordingly. I am continually amazed that different...

I am sure it does not last beyond the turn, and I am pretty sure it only lasts during your actual movement during the turn. But I can see why others feel differently. I think it makes it too powerful if it goes for multiple turns. I also think they would have worded it *very* differently if...

Why would you bring up Temp HP? It was not in your post, nor my reply? And you most definitely have a narrative you are trying to put forth... but whatever.