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An interesting take on the feat. It might be fun to try and use it with TWF instead.

My group instituted the 'average level -1' for the reason described by Shayuri. We had a couple of players who wanted to 'try' stuff, and then would end up with characters they didn't like, and it became an issue. The other reason we did it was because we felt the core of the remaining party...

Seriously, go ask some people who you really like, and who you really respect if what you just wrote is what they meant by 'Specific Beats General' (as well as the illustrating text). I'm not a reliable source in your eyes, all I can do is encourage you to run it by a source who you do feel is...

The rule you just referenced actually helps to prove my point. The 'specific' in this case is the feat War Caster, and the 'general' is polearms, reach, AoO. War Caster breaks the 'general' rules in a very 'specific' way, as described in the War Caster feat. I would gladly detail a line-by...

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I mostly agree. If I struggle through a battle slaughtering dozens of foes, rescuing two of the party from death, and barely surviving myself, I don't want to be rewarded 400 xp and a 'see you next week, guys, where you'll get another 400 xp!" It helps if the over-time session rewards even out...

I disagree with you very much, but I respect you greatly.

Mechanics don't require logic, they work because the rules say they do, not because there's a logical explanation. The War Caster feat is also very specific in how it combines with an AoO, i.e. it doesn't matter if the reaction is replacing a AoO using reach or not. There is no status check...

Incorrect. 'Instant response' is not a game-defined term. It's fluff and has no standing on how events unfold. In any event your logic still fails. If there is no chain of events, then War Caster cannot work at all, as the event that triggers War Caster would resolve before the feat could...

But you're saying that if at any time withing the greater thread of the action the reaction trigger is no longer valid, then the reaction is no longer valid. Which is not true. Edit: And I still don't see how the AoO can ever not be an AoO, except in the case when a specific rule (like War...

Quote the rule that explains it all as one event and not a chain, that's all I'm asking. Without a rule that specifies, all you're saying is that in your mind it works the way you describe. Pretty much everything works as a series of distinct actions, one after the other.

Quote the rule that says that. The Reach entry doesn't say that. Where is the rule that says an AoO can dissolve?

The RAW for War Caster requires ONLY that it be an AoO due to opponent movement. You labored interpolation of how an AoO applies and its connection to the eventual spell is a non-issue. It has no bearing on the resolution of the War Caster granted spell by the virtue that there is an AoO...

I'm not talking about reach, I'm talking about the rules that state that an AoO fails to trigger once it has been altered by War Caster or any other effect. Where is the rule that associates the spell with reach and NOT the AoO.

I get the RAI as it has been clarified by the designers, I'd even agree with it. The question is whether or not the RAW allows it. Edit: The RAW of the Polearm Master feat does not make the distinction you are describing.

I think this is a fun thought exercise. -I'm a sucker for a home-made setting, even if I didn't make it. My own homebrew world is very precious to me (gnomes are a slave race), and I enjoy it when others can share their creativity. -I generally enjoy a serious theme in game, and prefer the...

Perhaps reclaiming their ancient home under the mountain? Really any party that has more than one dwarf is going to be fun. For all the campaigns I've ever played, I don't think I've ever seen more than one dwarf in a party... and I was usually the dwarf.

I had this thought a few days ago and it amused me. My brother pointed out is wasn't RAW, so I packed up the thought for later when it's time to start pulling the threads of the system and have fun.

So you're saying the stack of events collapses once the replacement effect comes into play? Can you reference the rules on that? Either way, I can see what you're going for. You see the event as one continuously connected event that is self contained from start to finish. I read it as a...

I think you make valid points, but I'd still probably play a 5e low-level wizard over 3.5 or older. I can say that concentration has rather nerfed spells that were once good battlefield control, encouraging the wizard to focus more on immediate duration spells to maximize the effectiveness of...