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    D&D 5E (2014) Druids vs Command & Sleep

    Yes, the bear will fall asleep as long as the number of hit points the Sleep spell can affect is 34 or more. The bear's hit points are the ones used until the druid reverts back to his normal form or into another form with more / less hit points. If the bear is asleep, commanding it to do...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Classes Rated By Tier

    Basically though the list in the OP is useless to anyone except the OP because it's based on his anecdotal experience. To make it useful for others it would need to be broken up by level range (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20), purpose (combat, exploration, social, etc..) and more. And also, some of...
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    D&D 5E (2014) ranger getting caught all of time---What to do?

    Dual Wielding could be a solution sure. But shield + rapier is really good for a character like yours. If you find you have the time to put on / take off the shield then it shouldn't be an issue.
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    D&D 5E (2014) ranger getting caught all of time---What to do?

    With 19 AC you shouldn't be getting hit very much. Most monsters at the level range you're at have a +4 to hit. That would mean that the DM is rolling 15+ on most of his attacks against you.. Is the DM rolling behind a screen? Could he be simply fudging his rolls and just decide that you get...
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    D&D 5E (2014) ranger getting caught all of time---What to do?

    Thanks for posting, you've answered some of the questions we had :) Studded leather does not cause disadvantage on stealth rolls, you're correct about that. How you got caught is a little vague, but essentially if you hide and are clearly seen by anyone that would consider you a threat (though...
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    D&D 5E (2014) ranger getting caught all of time---What to do?

    From what he posted it does sound like he doesn't use group checks for that kind of scenario yep. I would recommend that he should since a single person out of a group failing and causing the group to fail is not really what I would call "fun" 9/10 times.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Classes Rated By Tier

    You said this earlier which lead me to what I posted. If that's not the case then nevermind :)
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    D&D 5E (2014) ranger getting caught all of time---What to do?

    Ok. But if your plate wearing dwarves roll stealth vs passive perception and actually beat it, you're not following the rules by saying they get detected anyway because of plate armor. GL HF.
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    I hate problem players

    As a proud Canadian I find this post offensive, Sir!
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    D&D 5E (2014) Classes Rated By Tier

    As for class ratings I think it's for the most part incorrect in the OP. But frankly the discussion is so subjective it's doubtful anyone would agree.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Classes Rated By Tier

    He's saying both would make a basic change to how AC is calculated. He's correct. The AC bonus from the ranger specifies that it is granted on top of the natural armor + DEX of the beast. If you use Mage Armor, you are no longer using natural armor, you are using Mage Armor which changes your...
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    D&D 5E (2014) ranger getting caught all of time---What to do?

    Exactly. Too many people keep trying to force simulationist point of views on a game designed to be about fictional characters, monsters and situations.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Rogue assassins/handheld crossbows

    pretty much this. The only way it gets a little too strong imo is if you allow a player to have a hand crossbow + a shield at the same time. But even then it's not actually broken.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Sleeping PCs and threat

    Oh sure, there's probably more covert ways to relaying the message. I just went with the version that basically says "you're about to get ganked, are you sure you want to bend over?"
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    D&D 5E (2014) Sleeping PCs and threat

    Agreed. "Bandits are known to rob people moving along this road, are you sure you want to sleep here without someone doing guard duty?"
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    D&D 5E (2014) Alertness & initative Query

    It's just a prank bro! It's just a prank!
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    D&D 5E (2014) Alertness & initative Query

    If you can't help but try to make me out to be a bad DM with your posts, when you clearly don't understand what you're talking about, then please just refrain from posting. There is no gotcha going on. The players are aware of the houserule, they voted to have it in during session 0 or they...
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