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Call it metagaming if you want, but if they're going to play in a campaign where the main storyline involves ultimately confronting and defeating a demon lord, and they decide they have no interest in, y'know, defeating that demon lord, I've got to wonder why they're playing in the first place...

It's almost as if people appreciate a well-designed product that doesn't overload them with so much material that it ceases to be fun!

The DM for my OotA campaign limited us to the PHB and SCAG books, a couple of us are lobbying him to let in the EE spells, he's going to revisit the idea. Even if all the patron options were available, I still would have chosen Archfey for the flavor of it. I'm a huge Dresden Files fan. My...

Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out how to build that guy. I'm also half-tempted to skip Mobile, swing with Booming Blade, step away and let him take an opportunity attack, and if he hits with it, use Hellish Rebuke. Are you able to use your reaction on your own turn like that? It feels like...

If he's gonna start a brand new thread, he should provide enough information in THIS one so that someone reading the first post of this thread will know what the heck he's talking about.

Like the Dex-based TWF fighter with light armor that has a much better chance at not being detected, is probably going earlier in the initiative order, has a better chance of taking half damage from the enemy fireball, and probably also has a better ranged attack option when one is needed. :)

This brings up a key point that the original poster definitely seems to be ignoring. He seems to be basing the value of the class solely on its ability to deal damage in combat. Wizards are very specifically designed for versatility, not brute force. Fighters are designed to be in combat, hence...

Yes, "if". That's why he needs to list the particulars of his build, not just "I made a dual-wielding Fighter". That doesn't tell us squat. Do we even know if the character in question is Level 1?

2d8+14 per round for a dual-wielding fighter? 17 AC? If you're gonna throw around results like that, you need to show your work. What are the base stats you're using for this theoretical character, what class features are you making use of, what weapons are you using, etc? 2d8+14 is where I...

That's.....kind of beautiful :) I'd probably go ahead and take Shillelagh as one of the Tome cantrips. You're already going to want high Cha and decent Dex/Con with that build, no need to worry about Str too. Still leaves the handaxe as the redheaded stepchild, though. If there was a way to...

After reading through all of this, definitely take Inspiring Leader. The only other character in your party who's definitely going to have a high Charisma score is the Warlock. Let him use his early ASI/Feat slots to max his Charisma or for something like Spell Sniper, Crossbow Expert, War...

Someone asked Crawford about that very thing back in June, his answer was yes. :) http://www.sageadvice.eu/?s=repelling+blast

Would the Mobile feat be a halfway decent substitute for Misty Step in combo with Booming Blade? I assume the point is to make your strike and then get away from him so he can't stay where he is and still be able to hit you, yes? And Mobile provides essentially a free Disengage from anyone you...

Not sure what you mean here. Do you mean that's what Crawford was referring to? Because Crawford very explicitly refers to Spell Sniper in his response. If you mean to say you think that's what Jester-so-and-so was referring to, that doesn't really make much sense. Why would he be referring to a...

Pretty sure this doesn't work. Shocking Grasp's range is "touch", not "5 feet". Crawford was specifically asked about Spell Sniper and touch spells back in June, and his response was "The first benefit of Spell Sniper is intended to double numerical ranges only."...

Resilient(Con), Str18 and Dex14/Cha20 are probably the three stat-boosts I'd take, and probably in that order. Con saves are NO fun, and if you're getting hit a lot I'd prioritize Con over Str. Your Cha already rocks, and Dex is less of a concern for you with heavy armor. With your Charisma...

Wait, don't you need to be proficient in Medium Armor already to take the Medium Armor Master feat? Warlocks are only proficient in Light Armor, so you wouldn't be able to take Medium Armor Master as your Lvl1 feat, correct? Unless you actually meant "Moderately Armored". Might be better to take...

This is where I'd probably come down if I was the DM. The spell's specific wording specifically restricts the follow-up actions to your subsequent turns. Otherwise you could theoretically be applying the effect two times every round, and that comes off as broken to me.

This is one of those situations where the game mechanics have been simplified vs real life mechanics. Tool proficiencies are handled very similar to skill proficiencies, with a slight difference. If you're proficient with a set of tools, then you can add your proficiency bonus to an ability...

I'd say it's more than "a bit" of automation :) I love the one from MorePurpleMoreBetter. It puts a ton of information at your fingertips without feeling cluttered. It makes it incredibly easy to build a character by doing pretty much all the math for you, and auto-loading in race/class...