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    why paladins (smite) are powerful: action economy efficiency

    I think the issue isn't that the Paladin is OP. I've watched a Paladin and a Ranger go up at the same rate. The Paladin withut using his limited Smites does damage like a fighter. The Ranger fires cruise missiles that do on average 26 points of damage. With a Crit, 50 isn't uncommon. Twice a...
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    D&D 5E (2014) How to adjudicate coin counting, gathering, and item valuations - how much time taken, what skills used?

    There was a day when I worried about these kind of details. Then I realized it was wasting valuable time and I gave up. I assume during a short rest they can search bodies, gather loot and the like. Since Adventure League rules make 8 hours of gameplay equal a bag of holding then we don't worry...
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    All the other kings said I was daft to build a castle in a swamp.

    Hmm... I may be skating the rules on this one. Best to let discretion be the better part of valor and cowardice be the better part of discretion. Thus I shall valiantly leave this line alone and run for the hills.
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    All the other kings said I was daft to build a castle in a swamp.

    To be fair it's the season one adventure. At what point is it safe to tell people that The ship sinks and she's a he... or he's a she... I never can remember the Crying Game secret...
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    All the other kings said I was daft to build a castle in a swamp.

    Actually I added another, the father of the twins and the father of the half dragon Rezmir. Made it a family affair. I wasn't sure if they could kill the kiddies off at first since we plan to play the second book as well. The first book claims they play a part in the rise of the dragon queen...
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    All the other kings said I was daft to build a castle in a swamp.

    So I am running Tyranny of Dragons and the fast talking Paladin managed to get the Lizardfolk to turn against their masters. He was fighting about a half dozen Lizardfolk and Rezmir (the big bad of the chapter) and after Rezmir got a critical hit with the sword of ultra death and deadlyness the...
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    why paladins (smite) are powerful: action economy efficiency

    That's why the Black Dragon I had them fight didn't last long... The Paladin is very creative at using his Persuasion ability to piss off the big bad-guys to come after him. I made the black dragon the father of the Black Dragonkin they killed coming for revenge. So the paladin waves the sword...
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    Is using a familiar in combat to grant advantage a common tactic?

    Thank you. I think dem' familiars makes fer tasty eatin. I love even more to let the players capture some kind of young monster and try to raise it as a sidekick then kill it off with a HUGE amount of damage, then I laugh... A lot. I've trained my players to eat any captured young monsters...
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    why paladins (smite) are powerful: action economy efficiency

    I find the Ranger is pretty high up on the butt kick scale. The one in my party at 5th level fired 36 point cruise missiles fairly regularly. Two of those a round and some big things go bye bye pretty fast.
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    Is using a familiar in combat to grant advantage a common tactic?

    Let me say, I hate pets in gaming. I am extra evil to pets, familiars doubly so. In the beginning game Lost Mine of Phalandvelersingsong I killed one mage's Owl three times. I went out of the way to target it and sure it used up attacks that might have hit a PC I enjoyed killing the owl. Once he...
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    How many dragons?

    Since we are playing Tyranny of Dragons they show up a lot. I even tossed in a spare one for them to fight to bump most of them to 6th level. We are playing Adventure League so I tend to run between 4 and 10 players, most of the time 7. So the experience gets spread a tad thin. I needed to give...
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    Dead Dragon

    I hate to start a new thread if there is one already on topic.
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    I need a water kobold!

    They have flying kobolds. Why not swimming kobolds. Maybe something the aquatic inclined evil dragons bred up from kobold stock. They can have all the same stuff as regular kobolds but have them carry spears or something.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Fixing the terrible Weapon Master feat

    I've looked over the feats and I'd say at least half of them seem useless to any kind of character I'd like to make. Picking up four weapon proficiencies is one of those in my mind. Now if I wanted to play a normal Wizard I would see that feat as a nice one along with Light Armor Proficiency. To...
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    How do you handle hit points?

    First off, are you sure you don't want to switch to GURPS... One good sword blow can kill anyone no matter the experience. That system has Parry, Dodge and Block options to evade the blow or take the hit on a shield. If your players find themselves wanting to put more details into their combat...
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    Dead Dragon

    I was thinking use the horns on the front of your wagon and under the back end... well, you get the idea...
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    Dead Dragon

    101 Uses for a Dead Dragon. 101 Uses for a Dead Dragon. Two Suits of Black Dragon Scale Armor, One for a medium sized humanoid and one for small sized humanoid: Require the skill of a leatherworker who has to make a DC 16 Skill Check. Dragon Tooth Daggers 2d6+2 teeth large enough to make...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Realigning a magic item

    The question is who corrupts whom? Perhaps they both meet at a Lawful Neutral...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Realigning a magic item

    "It was very hot, I got beat up a lot and all I remember about my father was he was as hard as stone. I fought with him until I developed the sharp tongue I have today."
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    D&D 5E (2014) Realigning a magic item

    I suppose it depends on how you view the idea of Justice. I look at it this way, both Batman and Superman are Lawful Good. They both follow a code, think order is important, place justice as their guiding star and seek the best for the most people. But their methods are like night and day...
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