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    New ALPG (and ALDMG) have dropped!

    Glad to see it came out in time for the start of the season. There are two things of note that caught my eye. 1. The end of season date is much later than what was listed in the Death House Instructions PDF that came out a few weeks ago. I wonder what warranted the change. 2. The SCAG sidebar...
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    DDAL Here's WotC's 14-Adventure CURSE OF STRAHD Series For DDAL

    The only thing out of the CoS that COULD be needed for running the DDAL modules is the Haunted One background from CoS. However it's not mandatory to use Haunted One to play them.
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    Build Challenge: Highest First+Second Round Single Target Damage, No Magic Items/Surprise Round

    That's not bad. Swap out 2 levels for Fighter, and you can pull it off on turn 1 via Action Surge. However, I think most of the community is looking for numbers that have a degree of consistency when it comes to these challenges. Something more along the line of "Build X using Y tactics will do...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What are the 3 best cantrips a Tomelock can choose?

    Guidance, Shillelagh, and Sacred Flame/Vicious Mockery are the goto choices for most Tomelocks. My personal Tomelock/Fire Draconic Sorcerer is Fighter-dipped, so I skipped Shillelagh and took both SF and VM. If I need to get out of melee, I use Mobile + GFB with a rapier.
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    Build Challenge: Highest First+Second Round Single Target Damage, No Magic Items/Surprise Round

    Unlike the other challenge thread that has too many variables in play to really make a balanced challenge, this one has more clearly defined rules. 1. Character level is set at 20. AL Character Creation Rules apply, which means point-buy/standard array for stats and no mixing of EEPC and SCAG...
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    Rolled In-Order Scores: Rogue or Cleric?

    Stats like these are why I prefer AL play over home games. I would much rather trade away the possibility of starting with an 18 to being able to point buy my stats and having no starting stats below 8 allowed. However, since these are the stats that you've decided to work with, I'd strongly...
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    Release Date for S4 Player's Guide?

    I have the same feeling. I just hope that the Season 5 launch goes a lot smoother than this has.
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    Official List of AL Legal Creatures for Spells/Abilities

    Would the Cave Bear variant of Polar Bear be AL Legal?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Worn Magic Items and Wild Shape

    You don't have any feet...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Worn Magic Items and Wild Shape

    My take on it differs based on a more anatomical approach. Amulets/Brooches/Necklaces/Periapts? Biped, Quadruped (both), Avian Armor? Biped Belts? Biped, Quadruped (both) Boots/Shoes? Biped, Quadruped (clawed) Cloaks/Mantles/Robes? Biped, Quadruped (both) Gauntlets/Gloves? Biped...
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    Release Date for S4 Player's Guide?

    No, because the background has to be one of your Story Origin's Player Options for you to be able to use components of it when customizing your background.
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    Release Date for S4 Player's Guide?

    I guess that you could hedge your bet by creating a character under the assumption of the CoS Story Origin will be PHB + SCAG + Haunted One.
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    Release Date for S4 Player's Guide?

    Except you can't change Story Origin, which means that your character can't use the CoS Story Origin.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Worn Magic Items and Wild Shape

    Since magic items resize to fit the wearer, I thought it'd behoove the DMs of the community to discuss what types of magic items can be worn while Wild Shaped. For this, I'm going to separate the different beasts by body type: Biped, Quadruped (hoofed), Quadruped (clawed), Avian, Arthropod...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mike Schley made the Death House Maps available for free

    It might take a little extra work, but you could make the box over 21 the same texture as the rest of the map. That way it doesn't look as conspicuous, and it makes the moment that it's willed into existence more magical.
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    D&D 5E (2014) How useful is the ritual 'Skywrite?'

    My LE Fighter-dipped Sorclock Knight uses it to advertise his arrival to all nearby single women, as a tool to facilitate the sating of his lust for carnal pleasures. This is especially true outside of Mulmaster, when he doesn't have access to his "hand"maiden.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tiefling Monk Start

    Here are the stats that I would use for your monk, racial stats included and assuming Feral: Str 8 Dex 16 (14+2) Con 15 Int 9 (8+1) Wis 15 Cha 8 Monks are good at one main thing: martial arts. You're not going to be party sleuth or face, so no need to have high stats related to those skills...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tiefling Monk Start

    Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your app is wrong. Folk Hero comes with one artisan tool and land vehicles proficiency. Now for the good news, the PHB has optional rules for customizing backgrounds. See if your DM will allow the proficiency switch for your flute. If this is for AL play...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tiefling Monk Start

    Both alternate traits are found in the SCAG. You can stack the Feral and Winged alternate traits, as they replace different parts of the base Tiefling. It's actually ideal to stack both, as taking Feral nerfs the Cha-based casting granted by Infernal Legacy. For the flute part, the Outlander...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Tiefling Monk Start

    I would take the Feral alternate trait of Tiefling found in the SCAG. It gets +2 Dex instead of +2 Cha. Also, if your group isn't playing by AL standards, then taking the Winged alternate trait as well will replace your relatively useless casting with a flight speed of 30.
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