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So, does that make a Ranger/Barbarian build worth a a try?

Do you mean Inquisitor? Is that a thing in 5E? I remember Pathfinder has one but I wasn't aware of a D&D version.

To be honest, I'm not a proficient Character Builder. 99.99999% of the time, I play a single class levels 1 through whenever the campaign ends. So, my rational for using Barbarian was purely to make him Die Hard; i.e. extremely hard to kill. High hit die, resistance to damage, etc. And thank...

I’m looking to make a Forgotten Realms Hill Dwarf who is basically “Die Hard”. A man (or Dwarf) of action. A character who is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. Yippee Kai Yay. Anyway... I’m thinking of a multi class build of Barbarian and Rogue or Barbarian and Monk. I’m not trying...

See, I enjoy those kind of shenanigans as well. I have allowed players to use flour for a small explosive in the past as well. The character had a background in Alchemy so I allowed it. An old DM (who I am still friends with) HATED that kind of thing. It would never have flown, regardless of...

This. Do I enforce Alignment? That thought had never entered my head until I spoke with someone (read, argued vociferously) with someone at a con years ago. And I still don't consider it. Alignment is my tool to help me figure out how deities, monsters and NPCs (i.e. The World) will interact...

I'm with the OP here. I have used my own personal knowledge to change the game. I was, waaaaay back in the day, part of a Mountain Search & Rescue Team. I was trained in Land Nav, Winter Survival (I got to go to Greenland in February!), Rappelling, Rock Climbing, etc. I've also had players with...

Ah! That was the Player's Options: Skills & Powers PHB circa 1995(?). We loved that system and used it heavily. I've heard some call it Edition 2.5 since then although we didn't back then. Strength: -Muscle -Stamina Constitution: -Health -Fitness Dexterity -Aim -Balance Intelligence -Reason...

The 2E (c. 1993) yet still infamous and talked about to this day, Bachelor Party. Scenario: An evil nobleman is also the high priest of an upstart cult. And he intends to: A) Marry the beautiful daughter of a rival nobleman. The would-be bride is ignorant of the Villain's true nature and has...

I can't give this response enough XP. Asking a player whose PC has been killed off to sit around for what may be hours and observe is far more rude than leaving because they have nothing else to do in the game. Not to derail things, but it's part of the DM's job to engage the players. Even...

After 13 pages, I can't remember who originally wrote it at this point but Dwarf of Action is going to be part of my next PC name. Officially. And thank you, whoever you are, for that because I can visualize the spit takes now as I introduce him. And I am going to emphasize it constantly, and in...

I find the disdain for the Ranger puzzling. I played one through 15th level (a one-eyed, sharpshooting Stout halfling who hated Dragons!) and I had an absolute blast. He was a pretty popular PC too.

Hmmmm. Thank you. I may go with 600 years old. And he may even puff on cigars.

We haven't determined their life span yet. Do the any of the 5E books give a maximum lifespan? And is there a table like in previous editions that show middle age and old age? Do they suffer attribute pluses and minuses? I don't have my books with me right now to check.

You get the "Fun At Parties Award".

Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince! I 'effing loved those books when I was younger.

I started playing in the 80's (87) but we never ran modules. Ever. We had no FLGS where I grew up and the one bookstore carried only the PHB and Monster Manual (1E). A buddy of ours took a trip to a place with not one but two bookstores. He bought the DMG and Unearthed Arcana. We made do with...

I feel at this point, I must declare it official: Thread Winner!!!!!! You had me at "Hulks on a Plane!"

So, I'll be playing a Wood Elf Paladin (Level 10) in our ongoing campaign. And I want to play him something like John "Hannibal" Smith from The A Team (George Peppard, not Liam Neeson...). My question is what should his age be? I was thinking maybe 350 years old. But I'm really not sure. I...

Well, then. Here are a couple of thoughts: Symbol 7th Level: The Liche might have these prepared as defensive measures in advance. Have him make them Hopelessness . Charisma Save! Who ever sees that coming?! The Liche did... Bwa Ha Ha. Weird 9th Level: Because this is exactly the kind of spell...