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This is something to seriously consider. We use flanking in our current games (although admittedly in one game I am the only melee so we are the only ones being flanked), and it IS the one optional rule that I flip flop on. It does have the potential to be ridiculously OP. If you like having...

Eldritch Blast is probably the best damaging Cantrip in 5th Edition, but what makes it so good is probably not what you are thinking. All Cantrips scale with your character level, so anyone with a dip into a caster is going to have a good damaging option. What makes EB stand out is the...

Personally, I would say none. But the fine print would also read that it has to make sense for the character and not be something that is just done for purely stat-boosting means. By that I mean something along the lines of a Fighter deciding he wants to take a couple levels of Paladin to get...

I am not arguing that Second Wind is bad and I never said the ability was bad. What I said was "it scales like crap", and because of that "maybe it needs a second look". Like you mentioned, Action Surge scales amazingly because of its nature. Personally, I would really like it Second Wind was...

What I mean is that the ability does not scale well. At first level it has the potential of being a full heal, at second level a half heal, and so on. I can't argue that its a free heal that you always have and that is never not useful, but personally I haven't found myself getting any clutch...

You know what, how about a Fighter Archetype that makes Dual Wield a preferred option? Maybe a "Master of Arms" or something. But the core feature includes increasing the number of off-hand attacks OR increasing the defense (AC) while dual wielding.

Like you mentioned, I think the Fighter is pretty solid and doesn't "need" anything. Second Wind scales like crap, making amazing under level 3, so maybe that deserves another look. For Archetypes, the only other one I can think of is a "Defender" type that is better at guarding his party. I...

For what you mentioned, I would suggest Dex > Cha > Con > Wis > Int > Str. Go with Stealth and Deception as her Expertise skills. At 4th level she could bump her Dex or take an appropriate Feat depending on if she has been more of a ranged rogue or a melee rogue. She could also take Alert to try...

Without more information about how she wants to play, it sounds like a pretty straightforward build without much to tweak. A by-the-book Rogue doesn't have a lot of "tough" choices, especially since she has already decided on the Archetype. I feel like a straight Rogue build is hard to...

Although I put 5 hours, we don't actually play that long due to constant sidetrack conversations, pee breaks, tea breaks, ect...Its like 1/2 playing and 1/2 hanging out.

Back in 3.0/3.5 I played a Shadowdancer/Rogue/Ranger in the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil campaign. Once I got to the Shadowdancer portion I stayed hidden in the Barbarian's shadow and hopped across the battlefield to get my sneak attacks. I used these abilities very liberally and...it...

Its not unreasonable, but it IS providing one class with an unfair advantage. Why is the Monk so much better at getting up when a Fighter has probably spent more time being knocked on his butt, and figured out a quicker way to stand up? And yes, while the Kung Fu movies will show the fighter get...

In my experience if the Warlock is feeling "left behind" then something is majorly wrong. Currently, at 3rd level, his standard attack should be Hex + Eldritch Blast and he should be doing at least 1d10+3 + 1d6. In two more levels that will be 2d10+6 + 2d6 with the same standard combo. And that...

Unfortunately Smite does only work with Melee attacks. As for a Warlock dip, you would probably want to go 2 levels to get the Invocations. Agonizing Blast will add the Cha modifier to EACH RAY of Eldritch Blast, making it scale stupidly well. Just be sure that the character has a free hand for...

For a "Scourge of Evil" I would say Vengeance is more fitting than Devotion for the Paladin Oath. If he wants to mix in some magical blastiness then Sorcerer is another good dip. It plays off the Cha from Paladin and you can use the Metamagics to hasten a spellcast and still get a full attack...

Nah, only by 15ft. =D

It does seem legit. Consider this, a round is 6 seconds for everyone. Being knocked prone requires time for you to stand up. Losing 1/2 your movement accounts for that time lost standing up. However, since she is a fast monk, she can get knocked down and still catch up to a normal person who...

I get what you're saying, and mostly agree with it. The human body does not get stronger the more stress that is placed on it. This is true. But for short term bursts, placing stress on the body does increase performance. Since its in the same field, lets talk about fighters. Before a fight, a...

I've been playing Pillars of Eternity (Computer RPG based off the old Baldur's Gate classic) recently. Although its roots are in 2nd Edition D&D, PoE is its own thing and they branched out with their own lore and their own mechanics. While similar to classic D&D, they are very different. One of...

I like this suggestion. I'd build on it by saying that Longswords (or any weapon, possibly only 1-handed) constructed with a certain material gives it the finesse trait. Even if its as "simple" as Mithril, having a Mithril Longsword could add the Finesse function. In this way it preserves the...