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Good point. Although, a good fireball right off the bat into a large group of foes can really win the day. You can train the others in your party to let you blast first to begin the battle (especially if you can gain initiative).

Interesting. To tell the truth, I've been having a bit of a struggle with this myself. Although I wanted my Bladesinger to be more of a brave swashbuckling fighter, I'm finding that she is definitely using her intelligence more often to stay away from too much trouble. In fact, I've been...

It depends on what you want to do as a PC. Light Domain Cleric is a good blaster that gets access to burning hands immediately and Fireball when 3rd level spells are available. Their Radiance of the Dawn use of channel divinity is also pretty devastating especially vs. low hp creatures within...

Oh...by the way, if anyone wants to read game summaries from my PCs perspective, I keep a log in Story Hour. http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?503889-Lenora-s-Journal-for-Our-Phandelver-Campaign

Right. I haven't gotten to that level yet, but what you say makes sense since it is the spell as the action, not an attack action. Thanks. I edited my post to reflect the correction.

A really intelligent foe that is cruel and vindictive, or prideful, would make sure that the unconscious foe was dead! Intelligent foes know that spells and potions can revive unconscious victims. They also know that sometimes (when a 20 is rolled for a death save) the victim can get up all on...

A lot of the time, I think a class may look more powerful than it actually plays because it has more versatility. This may be the case with the Bladesinger. On the surface it looks as if it can do everything that a wizard can do and nearly everything that a melee character can do, but really...

I'm playing a Bladesinger. Only level 3 so far, but I can tell you first hand that I am not overpowered at all. We rolled 4d6 drop 1 for abilities. As an Elf, my character has a 16 Int and 16 dex. Bladesong brings my AC to 19. My PC gets hit plenty. Also, consider that my PC only has...

Session 13 – Green Death – Venom Fang After resting, Rasputin re-disguised himself as one of the Dragon Cultists we had defeated earlier. He scouted to the west near the tower and ruined castle. Heinrick, Brace, Gerald and I followed at a distance and kept to the trees. I used the message...

Pukunui, module hopping - that's so old school. I love it. Reminds me of the old days. Cool!

I like it, Sacrosanct. Kenku are awesome. I was running my Princes of the Apocalypse campaign, and the party had to go back into the Temple of the Howling Hatred through the entry corridor that had the Kenku behind walls with arrow slots. The first time they went through, they saw that there...

I agree. There are many ways to articulate a fine, non-magical item. Perhaps it is so well made it is less encumbering Maybe it does grant a bonus to applicable skill checks It could be that it is so sturdy that it is much more difficult to break. It may just be so beautifully adorned...

I agree. 5e default is supposed to be somewhat easy. WoTC's research during the playtest made it clear to them that players actually enjoy winning. That's not to say that failure or loss isn't necessary for developing tension and an ultimate feeling of accomplishment, but it does acknowledge...

I like top-down/turn based, but I'd like it to incorporate cut to cool images (Myst like) and cut scenes (movie scenes with voice, action and music) when notable moments/creatures/NPCS or items are encountered. I want the game developers to employ lots of photographers, art directors, camera...

Awesome session retelling. Thanks.

I really liked the old SSI Pool of Radiance and Curse of the Azure Bonds ones. Turn based did make them feel more like D&D. Neverwinter Nights was also turn based, but for some reason it didn't capture me as much. For me, the difference may have been that as I got older, I just had less...

(Not meant to be facetious or snide) Here's another way to solve it: Make the story interesting. Give players/PCs real choices that affect the story. Don't focus too much on just combat. Make exploration and interaction integral and also potentially risky/tense. Build tension through...

Just off the top of my head... Trial of Cunning can be to navigate a strange maze. At different intersections there can be puzzles, riddles, locks, etc.(3 chests.."Where is fancy bred...is it in gold, silver or lead - pick the right chest! - one of my favorite Shakespeare riddles). Of course...

For the group I DM, only 1 player took Heavy Armor Master (all others ASI). With my PCs that I play, I've taken the following (2 different PCs): Defensive Duelist Healer Magic Initiate (wizard)

If you play in Fantasy Grounds, you can ask players to make secret rolls using the hidden dice castle. The player rolls and it only is revealed to the DM. Personally, I have the players roll to hit, saves, checks and damage almost always in the open. **** I have played games were I roll...