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    D&D 5E (2014) "Shadowblade" (modified soulknife) - feedback requested

    I wouldn't worry about giving too many uses of misty step. He's already a rogue and thus can dash or disengage with a bonus action. There aren't that many situations where misty step does something cunning action can't already do. I can attest to this as a player of an eladrin rogue -- most days...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5E Avernus Paladin/Sorcadin

    Yes, that rule applies once you have two classes with the spellcasting feature. But the warlock doesn't have that feature, so if you are a paladin/warlock your paladin spell slots are separate and based on the single class table for paladin, which rounds up. For example, paladin 9 / warlock 3...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Life Domain Variant+Moon Domain?

    I tend to think every cleric should just get potent cantrip, since by level 8 if you're not multiclassed, it's rare that using a weapon is your best option. Or even just make it a choice, instead of linking it to subclass. The radiance of the healz ability sounds OK on first glance, but then...
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5E Avernus Paladin/Sorcadin

    Sorcerer levels should boost your damage output, even if you factor in the loss of Improved Divine Smite. 4/3/3 vs 4/3/3/3/1 is a difference of 20d8 worth of potential smites all used after you know you hit (and when you think it will matter), which is tough to match an extra 1d8 at a time even...
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    Gatekeepin' it real: On the natural condition of fandom

    This isn't exactly an answer to your question about how to call it out, but I would say that a helpful thing is for members of the traditional "in group" to readily call out gatekeeping so that the burden doesn't fall exclusively on those who have managed to be accepted by fan communities...
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    Gatekeepin' it real: On the natural condition of fandom

    This whole derailment is a classic troll technique: construct some straw men, imply that the debate is poorly defined because someone used a word that can mean different things in different contexts, insist that discussion of the original topic must cease until the ambiguity is settled, paint...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Obvious synergies you never realized

    I'm playing a build along these lines right now in Descent into Avernus, only it's a Changeling Bard instead of a warlock. No telepathy, but expertise in deception on top of the built in pseudo-disguise-self/actor feat from Changeling. I haven't used it a ton yet, but it's early.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    "Better Beauty Than Javelins" and Other Aphorisms
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    Rathanax's Guide to Anagrams
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    I'm not Mad I'm Just Disappointed: a Memoir by Halaster Blackcloak (with a Foreword by Keraptis)
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    The Grognard's Guide to Getting Those Kids Off Your Lawn
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    D&D 5E (2014) What is squishy, really?

    I proposed a metric awhile back that I called RTU, for "Rounds 'Til Unconsciousness", which was a first-approximation of the number of rounds you can expect to take attacks before going down. There are a lot of things it doesn't account for, and it was really only good up to a constant of...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    The Cross-Promoter's Guide to Magic The Gathering
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    The Guidewriter's Metaguide to Guide-Writing
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    The Troll-Slayer's Guide to Contrived Knowledge Checks
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    Langdedrosa Cyanwrath's Guide to Level 1 Encounter Design
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    D&D 5E (2014) Terrible Titles for a Xanathar Follow-up

    Blackrazor's Guide to Outbidding Other Warlock Patrons
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    Gatekeepin' it real: On the natural condition of fandom

    Ah, Acme Satan Soulless Megabrand Walmart Arena. Or as I like to call it, ASS-MWA. He says, name-dropping Robert April. Seriously though, good post.
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