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This sounds like a pretty good compromise. Keep the restriction of the Eladrin's racial ability, but acknowledge that because they have an innate understanding of the fundamental effect the spell is trying to achieve, they're able to pick it up faster than the average Wizard. Heck, perhaps the...

I'm someone who hasn't played D&D in over 20 years, since the AD&D/2nd Edition transition period, and back then we weren't very hardcore players. I was exposed to 5th Edition through the Critical Role web series on Geek & Sundry, and was impressed with how easy it was to pick up on how the rules...

The original poster doesn't want to play a caster. So if they decide on a Dex-based combat class, either archery or dual-blade, either Fighter or Rogue would probably be a better choice depending on whether they wanted to play sneaky or not.

No, giving the player a free spell slot goes beyond the intent, as clearly shown by the original post which was looking for ways to use that imagined spell slot with abilities like Paladin smites. The existing rules clearly allow for the casting of spells without using a spell slot, so granting...

What I mean is, if you're facing that many monsters per day, you should be racking up XP at a faster than average pace, with regard to in-game time. As for your DM's comments that this pace is "expected" in 5th and to suck it up, that's bull. The pace is what the DM decides the pace is going to...

5-8 encounters PER short rest, and potentially 3 shifts like that per long rest? That's INSANE! What's your DM trying to do, set a world record for shortest number of game days to get characters to Level 20? I can't think of any caster class that could keep up with that pace. Warlock, MAYBE...

Assuming the Battlemaster currently in the group isn't already an archer, then yeah an archer would probably be a good fit. I'm also guessing the Cleric & Paladin aren't ranged weapon attackers, just by the law of averages. The Ranger/Rogue could be either, since he's certainly Dex-focused. With...

You've got a LOT of odd-numbered stats, keep in mind that the bonuses your ability scores provide only increment at even-numbered values. You're going to want to even out the stats that matter to you pretty quickly. Strength & Constitution, for sure. Between Intelligence, Charisma & Wisdom...

Ah, your initial post said you took Polearm Master at lvl4, the mix of tenses was confusing :) Going S&S will likely be a better defensive choice if you're looking to be more of a pure damage sponge. But if you want to lean into the battlefield control aspects of the Battlemaster archetype...

If the other Fighter is a Champion & you're a Battlemaster, you'll already have some different things happening on the battlefield. I'd consider sticking with the glaive actually. Your AC won't be as high since you won't be carrying a shield, but if you've already got the Polearm Master feat you...

There are two big questions you need to ask yourself when it comes to taking levels in an additional class: 1) What am I looking to gain by multiclassing? 2) Will it be worth what I'm giving up from the higher levels of my main class that I'll no longer be reaching? So, what is it specifically...

Not even sure why this is a debate. Magic Initiate doesn't grant you an extra spell slot. It lets you cast a specific spell once per long rest, in the same way that many class & racial abilities allow character to cast specific spells a limited number of times without need of a spell slot. But...

As a one-off, heck do whatever you want. If it ends up being broken you'll know not to do something like that in future games. I would say that I'm not keen on the idea of allowing someone to use Dex to wield a type of weapon that the game specifically geared for Str-based combatants. If you...

The first method described in this thread(the "Advantage/Disadvantage" method) is really intriguing, one I'd never seen before. When I made my current character I just used the standard array because I was joining a new group and rolling him up before I arrived, so I went with a default that...

That's my interpretation of the PHB, though I admit they could have done a better job making it more explicit. The tradeoff is gaining the use of a weapon with its own magic bonuses beyond simply being your Pact Weapon, but sacrificing the flexibility of being able to choose the form your Pact...

For a Gnome? Black Bear seems too large. I'd lean more towards a Mastiff. A panther might be alright size-wise, but they want to be leaping and pouncing and climbing trees, they're a lot less likely to put up with a rider(I mean c'mon, they're CATS). A dog is going to be closer to a...

Your sheet was a big hit at my game session over the weekend, a few of the guys were asking for the URL so they could grab the sheet for themselves and check it out. :)

I don't think anyone is saying your character has to be one-dimensional, I certainly wasn't. At the minimum, I suggested focusing on one in-combat and one non-combat role, but there's certainly room to expand beyond that. And "role" in this case is a pretty broad term. Beyond that, it's just...

I've seen multiple instances where people have compiled data that looks at the various damage types to see which ones have the most monsters that are resistant, immune & vulnerable. But has anyone actually compiled a spreadsheet of sorts that actually lists all the monsters in the Monster...

Honestly, I think at some point you're just gonna have to learn to let go, accept there will be some things your character simply won't be expert at, and remember the mantra of Wolverine: "I'm the best there is at what I do" :) That being said, when I go into future campaigns, I have a feeling...