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Frankly, the fact that monks and (non gloomstalker) rangers are suddenly being called effective makes me pretty happy.

In my years of playing 5e (Since the beginning), I've seen Hypnotic Pattern completely shut down an encounter exactly once. Granted, the one time (when a group of Fire Giants went from deadly encounter to an easy mop up) was pretty great, but still - exactly once. It's one of those spells that...

Except the numbers aren't broken, for the most part, they are remarkably consistent, much more so than 2014. I was watching the Treeantmonk videos and he was very pleasantly surprised how the classes kept pace with each other (as far as damage). Where there outliers - sure, but, I'll worry...

On the plus side, the new shield master feat actually helps with fireball now! Though, now the question will be, how reaction starved will this make the shield focused fighter?

1. There is absolutely a choice, the characters can say "royal vault, forget that - where going to do something else..." and not bother with the gold key. 2. Forgetting that, the players have only 1 choice ok. But let's say you present 3 different choices, but they actually all lead to the...

For me, Railroading is negative because it HAS TO involve the illusion of choice and deceiving the players into thinking they have choice when none is actually there. I've always had that part hard baked into the definition, and that's negative. Remove the illusion of choice and it's a linear...

That's a great point, and a big issue with multiple WoTC adventures. Dragon Heist, for example, has some very good parts, but the connective tissue between them is SO bad that the adventure is nearly unworkable without major fixing from the person running.

It's not about saying you want to be. It's about saying what you want to do. It's saying you give a rousing speech, not actually giving a rousing speech. It's also recognizing that there are many ways people can be "charismatic" you have to take that into account. But they don't actually have...

Even here, I will generally ask a player what they are trying to accomplish and will go with that more. One of my partners at work, has a style with clients that I'm 100% sure would get me punched in the face. He directly insults them, questions their life choices, all sorts of stuff I could...

In previous threads, the OP has been generally pretty active, if unbending in their viewpoint. Curious to see their response in this thread.

Approaching the situation already convinced it will fail? That's not a good way to start out. How about, instead, thinking of ways to help Doug? And ways to alter your approach? So? If he rolls when appropriate, that's how some people game. Why do you hold the face man to a higher standard than...

On the DM side: Keep things moving. Both from an action perspective and a game perspective. If there's a dispute, decide and move on, hash it out after the game. On the player side: I'll second or third the following (a version has been said a few times): Be prepared. Know your character...

Yes, the Paladin class leans into the way many tables actually play. Lots of combats BUT not too many encounters between rests, sprinkling of social, not a lot of exploration.

What damage are you giving up? Prior to 5th level (so 4th unless you get the feat at 1st) the"extra" damage is 1 per round (less really because of to hit chance). So you'd only need the extra opportunity attack to kick in once per fight or two to equal or exceed that. After 5th (when extra...

Are you talking about the dueling fighting style? If so, how are you getting the dueling bonus (of +2 damage) when you are dual wielding?

PAM also allows you to get in an opportunity attack when an enemy ENTERS your reach. I've seen this come up a lot and it REALLY increases the damage output.

Depends, With my "standard group" I'll give out xp right after its earned. I've found the group LOVES leveling in the middle of a session, so I've adjusted a bit for that! If I'm guest DMing or the like, it's at the end of the session, usually over e-mail (assuming we bother with XP at all. In...

I would remind the group (especially if there are new players) that splitting the party is risky. Especially when one PC is in a place the rest have a difficult time getting to.

Same here. Players get the information their PCs would have access too. The information itself is generally (though I suppose not always) neutral. It's what the players do with it that might be detrimental to them. But then again, it might be beneficial. My role is to give the players...

While this is good news (the show was fun), shows ping-ponging between different (paid) streaming services is getting irritating! There are even instances (here in the U.S.) where some seasons of a show are on one (paid) streaming service and others are on a completely different (paid)...