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    D&D 5E (2014) Invisibility and Items On Target's Person

    Right, if holding onto something doesn't count as "on your person" then being invis doesn't make the pike you are holding invisible. Or imagine if you are holding a whip, you are basically holding a short rope at that point. I would rule anything you had in your person means that it is on...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How about a fighter-based Kensei with 1 weapon?

    Strike 1 - Doesn't follow standard archetype features. Besides simply making it easier on everyone involved, dismissing the standards created with archetypes is a giant red flag signaling "I am not going to be able to list all my fancy abilities in the restraints of an archetype". Which is a...
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    D&D 5E (2014) DM campaign disputes.

    Yeah.. I don't think I would want to continue playing a campaign in which our characters are literally attacked while not even present (were the original player's even made aware of the new players game to attempt to protect themselves?) Unless you were told up front this would be an...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Objects: AC vs Hardness

    You can still apply Damage Threshold, resistance or immunity to types of damage as makes sense. Also swords are really not designed to say, break down a door. And it is logical to restrict players hoping to accomplish such a thing if their time is limited.
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    D&D 5E (2014) How do you interpret the Oath of Ancients?

    5e is purposefully open about the lore of even the lore heavy classes like paladin or warlock. That said, I personally view them as: Devotion - stereotypical paladin, do gooder, could be part of a holy order or a lone quest for betterment of of the world. Ancients - devoted to a more...
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    D&D 5E (2014) What are good magic items for a monk?

    Bracers of Defense. Staff of Thunder and Lighting Staff of Striking Any of the magical short swords: flametongue, frost brand, vorpal, life stealing, sharpness, wounding Cloak of the Bat - This is often overlooked, but its a better version of cloak/boots of elvenkind which each work on stealth...
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    [UPDATED] Here's Mike Mearls' New D&D 5E Initiative System

    Honestly, I am kinda in the opposite boat, rolling extra dice to me feels like the slowdown would in no way be worth the tradeoff for more confusing initiative. I am considering just using flat initiative modifiers for combat just because the start of combat feels like a hard stop when playing...
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    D&D 5E (2014) "Can't become lost..."

    Thats why he needs to be an outlander and automatically be able to forage for 6 people! The never failing wilderness man.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Hello - new player character advice

    It can't be used for anything (only saves, attacks, skills, attacks against you). But death saves are saves, so lucky and bless and other effects that affect saves can affect it. Sent from my A1P using EN World mobile app
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    D&D 5E (2014) Hello - new player character advice

    I am just trying to give general advice, always up to you on your priorities. I would rate Lucky > Resilient Wisdom, because that way it could be used on any save you want to protect against (just try to avoid wasting the rerolls on frivolous things, I typically save them for when I am crit or...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mike Mearls' AMA Summary

    I think the druid idea kinda makes sense though. Basically you would have caster type druid fall under a nature domain cleric (maybe even other domains which make sense, such as adding elemental domains) Druid could then be a shapechanger class with various specializations such as animals or...
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    Mike Mearls' D&D AMA Summary: Rangers, Initiative, WotC Staff Levels, Fave Pizza

    I think the druid idea kinda makes sense though. Basically you would have caster type druid fall under a nature domain cleric (maybe even other domains which make sense, such as adding elemental domains) Druid could then be a shapechanger class with various specializations such as animals or...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Hello - new player character advice

    For the stats, just double check with your DM, its the only opinion that matters on that. The medium armor master 1 AC is handy because it is always available, where duelist will only protect you from one attack, and just as important it uses your reaction, so you can't for example, use...
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    D&D 5E (2014) "Can't become lost..."

    It specifically lists that on its own line with no other conditionals. So to me, I would rule that the ranger is fairly familiar with the entire path they have traveled (after being in favored terrain for 1 hour). I would limit it to mean lost by means of natural wilderness. If say someone...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Hello - new player character advice

    The most important thing is to make sure your character creation method is OK with the DM. For example, if you were using the standard point buy system, that would be 47 points instead of the standard 27 (not to mention you aren't allowed to buy past 15, which you have done twice) As long as he...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Revenants PCs

    The biggest thing you need to realize is that the Revenant player is a very story based option and is not really mechanically balanced. The combination of Regen 1 and the fact it is not automatically disabled when you are knocked unconscious means that you are almost impossible to put down as if...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Non-stealth surprise

    This brings up the problem with Surprise in 5e. The stated scenario is the perfect example. Guards escorting PCs. Barbarian PLAYER says "I want to attack the guards" initiative Guards roll high, Beat up the barbarian. Barbarian turn, who has not even drawn his weapon yet. Barbarian says "Why...
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    D&D 5E (2014) A few questions

    1. Weight, 5 vs 15 lbs. Separation of items. The items in Bag are all in one space, if you are putting something that might interact with something else, the haversack actually allows you to split up items, so for example, a jar of brown mold freezing your to death every time you reach into it...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Ability vs. Modifier

    You could just copy and paste the Ioun Stones for the various stats. You might consider just granting a bonus to attack and/or damage rolls to skip the ability score middle man.
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    Creation & leveling mistakes

    Also if you are under level 5 you get a free remake of your character anyways, so there's a chance you will be covered under that.
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