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  1. El Mahdi

    Anyone figured out math to remove extra attacks?

    Excellent Analysis! Thanks!
  2. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    Ahh...now I understand. As long as everybody shuts up and lets you have the last word, everything will be fine. Good luck with that. I'm out.
  3. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    Really?!?! In your experience, hand-crossbows are effective at parrying melee weapons? A momentary threat provides defense for an entire 6-seconds or so of combat? So after they shoot, how are they defending them self with their sword in it's sheath?:erm: Exactly. Standing toe to toe with...
  4. El Mahdi

    D&D 5E (2014) Attacking with a warhorse

    Real-world there's also kicking with the rear legs and biting. Though not listed under War Horse attacks in the MM, they are listed in my games. Kicking with the rear legs can and do kill. Horse bites are no laughing matter either. Just google horse bites and horse bite wounds. I recommend...
  5. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    Begging the question, is there such a thing as a professional mod?;) Unless they're getting paid, aren't they all amateurs?
  6. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    That's illogical. If you're not trying to "win points" then why keep replying? You have the choice to not reply. As charismatic as many posters feel they may be, there's no way anybody here can make you do anything against your will. That means you're still replying because you choose to...
  7. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    As DM, if you were to sheathe your melee weapon while engaged in melee combat (in a situation that would require you to take the Disengage Action to avoid an Opportunity Attack), my ruling would be that you trigger an Opportunity Attack. As a certain Dark Lord of the Sith once said: You are...
  8. El Mahdi

    D&D 5E (2014) Attacking with a warhorse

    True, but only part of the story. The difference between a War Horse and a Riding Horse isn't just its aggressiveness and ability to attack, but its ability to be ridden into combat in the first place without bolting in fear. That's very expensive training. I agree, it's mostly useless if...
  9. El Mahdi

    D&D 5E (2014) Odd-numbered ability scores

    I use a houserule based on an idea that Mearls had back during the original playtest: If the DC for a check is less than or equal to the actual ability score (not the modifier), the check is an automatic success. This way the score itself can actually matter, though not necessarily all the...
  10. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    And that's an ad hominem attack and hasty generalization, not to mention a bit of a strawman and either/or fallacy to boot, all meant to attack the ethos of the issue rather than it's facts. Since someone has to be doing the condemning, you're attacking the credibility (ethos) of those that...
  11. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    Not True. Anyone can play the game any way they want on their table; nothing about that has changed. What's changed is people can't legitimately call it RAW. It also has additional mechanical implications outside of this specific application (detailed below). Except it's not just visual...
  12. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    Not really. First, it's on a par with two-weapon fighting and doesn't outperform it. Secondly, it's more than just flavor because If you go on the assumption that ignoring the loading quality means that you can do so with the same hand holding the crossbow, then you open up using shields and...
  13. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    Actually, on second look, I don't think so. War Caster specifies "somatic components", where the second benefit of Crossbow Expert does not specify crossbows (of which sage advice says is the reason why it also applies to casters). So, War Caster doesn't help you load a crossbow if you're...
  14. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    After looking back at previous threads, I can't find where anybody said that. I'm either mistaken, or simply can't find it now. I would lean towards my being mistaken. So, my bad. It seems that the main contention was about requiring another hand to load. I said it was RAW. Shidaku and...
  15. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    I'm pretty sure that adds up to four attacks... And it's also not what many have been claiming. Many have taken the phrase "You ignore the loading quality of crossbows with which you are proficient." to mean that essentially, reloading is hand-waved. That you can dual-wield and fire them as...
  16. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    You mean like you did when you tried to shame someone else without checking your facts? That wasn't a mistake, that was doing exactly what you just accused MerricB of doing. Why does he need to apologize for pointing out what you actually did? Good on you for apologizing, but I don't see...
  17. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    You're right. You'd need War Caster. Just as Crossbow Expert aids spellcasting, War Caster should also apply to Crossbows.
  18. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    Not quite. Folks were saying that they could dual-wield two hand crossbows, shoot both of them each round, and reload and re-shoot each of them each round (using extra attacks and a bonus attack) for a possible four shots each and every round. In reality, they can get three-shots in one round...
  19. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    No, I don't think that's right. First, this sage advice column said nothing about not being able to load if you're holding a shield or another weapon. As DM in my games, I have no problem envisioning someone pulling a little hand crossbow bolt out of its quiver or pouch with a couple of...
  20. El Mahdi

    Sage Advice (18 May 2015)

    I don't think this is the case though. It has the same damage as a hand-axe, a javelin, quarterstaff, and scimitar and short sword. That's not bad for a little bitty piece of wood. No it doesn't, it just makes it useless for those hoping to get an advantage over and above other weapons. You...
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