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    D&D 5E (2014) 5e Roman Legionnaire

    Its the late latin spelling of a (supposed) hebrew word/name? That makes it imho hebrew sounding. PS: In regard of its Etymology it may be even more complex than that (Maybe even true Philistine).
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    Homebrewing a Fighter Subclass for a PC

    The changes bring it more in line but it still has both the utility of a battle masters maneuvers - with overall stronger effects - and while it has two less uses it scales vastly better in damage. A single superiority die for the BM gets you at most an additional 1d12. For pure damage one use...
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    Homebrewing a Fighter Subclass for a PC

    Am I missing the resource cost or can you activate a technique every round? I am trying to picture a level 20 fighter with this maxing STR and INT with just taking GWM and a simple Greatsword. That is two attacks that deal on average 22+27+4,5(53,5) damage and two attacks that "just" deal 26,5...
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    Linking feats/ability improvements to Character level, any good reasons not to?

    This Nerfs Fighters and Rogues, punishes single classes and boosts Multiclasses. 1. Fighters and Rogues have their available Class Abilities designed around the idea of them taking up more ASIs, Feats. 2. Single Classes wont benefit from this. 3. Multiclasses would benefit from this for this...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Is Xanathars The New UA? AKA A Munchkins Book

    Your issue is with Munchkins, not with Options. There is always a way to maximize, murderhobo stuff and disrupt the table. If you don't want that, avoid the player type, not the book.
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5e Roman Legionnaire

    Huh? Mind me asking how Goliath is roman sounding?
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    D&D 5E (2014) 5e Roman Legionnaire

    Maybe even pick up Prodigy to get Expertise on Athletics and thus your Shield Shove aka Signature Move. Shove - Stab - (Stab) - (Stab) - (Stab) = Dude on the Ground with plenty holes. Prodigy also allows you to get some Tool Proficency, Roman Soldiers were quite good in fieldcraft and...
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    D&D 5E (2014) [GUIDE] I Fought the Law and Won: The Rogue Guide

    Mind if I ask what the reasoning behind ranking Wood Elf Magic so low was? I get that there is always opportunity cost to keep in mind but to me it seems quite good to have access to a druid Cantrip like Guidance that could boost our Skills even more. Longstrider is certainly a niche but Pass...
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    Anti-Optimization: Entertainer with 8 Charisma

    You can twist it around in any capacity if you so desire, what matters is your DMs approval anyway. I'd say it would take Int to write a smart script and Cha to perform that script for example. If I would be the DM I'd say you still use cha, you just don't seem confident in your skin and...
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    D&D 5E (2014) [5e] Need help with a 20th level wizard

    He has a mansion and is a bbeg, where is the private army of mercs? A ton of competent physical attacks works wonders. Have Some archers in heavy cover and hidden areas around the mansion. The wizard is supposed to be smart and a mage killer party is visiting him. Make his mansion a mundane...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What does "murderhobo" mean to you?

    As with late medieval times I actually meant the late middle ages. The so called high middles ages where in between as long as far as the consensus of the german mediävistik or english Medieval studies are concerned. As for the early middle ages that fully blown idea of knightship goes a bit to...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What does "murderhobo" mean to you?

    Uhm, you got a few things wrong here, I wonder - where do you study? (Not implying anything, just wondering because of the differentiation you made regarding the languages) Especially in late medieval times many Knights were in fact mercenaries. And they were quite proud of that. We have a...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What does "murderhobo" mean to you?

    Murder implies the killing of someone that goes against the law. Thus rightfully slaying orks or general opposition for a law full reason, even if in excessive amounts is not murder. It is just killing. The hobo part is also IMHO not about the housing situation for this is pretty much the...
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    D&D 5E (2014) I have the worst Paladin ever!

    This is a bit more complex than you think. The praise of adversaries, especially in vitaes, does also serve to raise the glory of those that defeat them. To portray something foreign as noble in certain regards is also "posh". A perfect status quo in written down is also vastly different from...
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    D&D 5E (2014) I have the worst Paladin ever!

    True, though the even bigger problem was harassing someone elses peasants.^^ And true, you can do and reflect "bad" things and justify them for you in a certain context like "we were at war", "repaid a favor" etc. That is how it most commonly happens in human history. Thing is, you can also...
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    D&D 5E (2014) I have the worst Paladin ever!

    So your standard for morality is people opposing something? As for the Templars or more the early crusaders, they did "good". They did the work of god. At that time only a christian had rights in their world view. A heathen had NO rights protecting him. There was no such thing as basic human...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Xanathar's Guide is excellent... and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

    That is why I print the name lists I got on the internet. Easier, better and cheaper than to buy it in a rule book.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What to do about a player... A little advice please

    I would be cautions with such claims given the DM mentioned setting shifts. There are plausable worlds and setting in which cult like self sacrifice may be very much lawful and some where it can be even considered good. Ultimately, Alignment tells us nothing yet again. As for the OP: Put him...
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    D&D 5E (2014) I have the worst Paladin ever!

    To what do you refer by that? The kinda slap-stick way of the PC handling things or the overall darker setting where murder may just happen as frequently as arguing with someone?
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    D&D 5E (2014) Feat Training - An Incremental Approach

    Just give them an ASI and a free feat. Given you stated balance is no concern for you that seems to be the easiest solution.
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