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Two of the tables at my FLGS have picked up the magic item that has a finite amount of charges, leaving you with a broken item afterwards. This item doesn't have a cert, so it's unknown how many charges are supposed to be in it nor how to handle it once the last charge is spent. Following the...

I think what makes the Undying Light look weird is that the abilities would look better swapped around and tweaked. Healing Light should come online at 6th level, and be a scaling pool of d6 equal to half warlock level + Cha. Searing Vengeance and Radiant Resilience should be bumped down to 10th...

Actually the AL allows DMs to change some minor aspects of an adventure, as long as the primary plot points and encounters remain unchanged. The first time I ran Dues for the Dead, the tiefling bandit ended up being outed as gay during some clever wordplay. The half-elf wanted to get back to "my...

Since the next release is going to be about giants, I would imagine that goliaths might get reprinted from the EEPC. Perhaps the minotaurs from the UA article could see a finalized version. A story in the heart of giant country calls for some beefy races.

For me, it's usually for either of the listed reasons, but not really a predominance of one over the other. Sometimes, I find a cool combo and theorycraft up a bunch of different builds based around it, my thread about Greenflame Blade being an example of this behavior. On the other hand...

WotC has the means to make sure that there's always a publisher to work with, as Cobra Command (Hasbro) wants to make sure that the brand is still relevant by the movie's release. I highly doubt that any of the companies who got started from the OGL will say no to WotC knocking on their doors...

Next release is going to be another single book AP. It should be out by March, just in time for the next season of AL--the "short" season of 2016 to be specific. Even if you don't play in AL, it's become a rule of thumb that the listed end of each season is the month of the next AP release. As...

Allowing GFB (and by extension, Boom Blade) to work with Sneak Attack only adds a maximum of 3d8 to the damage total. It really isn't that much of a increase, as it requires 17th level to get that high. To get that extra damage on OAs, you need to take a feat. Doesn't really seem that unbalanced.

Can't wait to see what you think about the Arcana domain. It's one of the pleasant surprises I found in the SCAG.

Which setup do you think would work better on a Dex tank that dumps Str? I know that conventional thinking is to pick the former, but the latter presents a new way of thinking for those who don't need Stealth. What does everyone else think?

I meant the whole Monk class.

Well it's pretty much a DBZ subclass, where punch diplomacy is the status quo. I like how the 17th level ability touches upon a part of being Super Saiyan that someone like MatPat would only think about: the visible plasma aura that surrounds you could harm those that touch you. However, this...

Isn't that what we do best? I didn't take those levels as a Diviner for nothing... :P

Arcane Domain Cleric with a Fighter dip gives you that same feel. You get 10 generic Wizard spells, 4 high level Wizard spells of your choice, 2 Wizard cantrips of your choice, and +Wis to cantrip damage. Playing as variant human opens the door to grabbing a feat at 1st level for more build...

I generally multiclass to either test out an interesting combination or fulfill a concept that single-class builds can't.

It's the 3d8 of GFB and the Superiority die combined.

Good catch. Forgot about the prereq. I guess that the Belmont build needs to go back to the drawing board. I could make it work by removing Martial Adept, shifting the remaining feats down without affecting the +2's, and take Magic Initiate(GFB/Boom Blade/Shield) at 1st level. Since it's for AL...

First off, GFB can't be twinned because it can target multiple enemies. However, Boom Blade is capable of being twinned. Second, you can't combine quicken and twinned. So the most BB that you can pull off in a single turn is 5: 1 quickened, 2 via twinned as action, and 2 via twinned as action...

I concur. I prefer to take the approach of hoping for the best, while expecting the worst. That way, anything in the middle is a piece of cake. It's the method to my madness. While my criticism may sometimes sound scathing, I merely try to point out things that I'd like to see change for the...

This is a tough call to make. Allowing you to trade up your Magical Secrets would enable you to cherrypick your four favorite spells of 6th-9th level, with two more added to Lore Bards. The DM in me wants to say no, but the munchkin in me desires yes...