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  1. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Buffing Int, Wis, and Cha (Mostly Int and Cha)

    Rules As Written, Strength is a critical stat for everyone and not overshadowed by Dex at all. In practice is becomes terrible because few tables play with Encumbrance. If you want Strength to matter, just enforce Encumbrance rules
  2. DrJawaPhD

    D&D General Stuff 5E Did Right

    They are training levels in the sense that your character only has a couple things they can do in combat, so for someone who is completely new to learning the rules of DnD, these levels are much easier for learning the base rules of the game You are definitely right though that these levels are...
  3. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Buffing Int, Wis, and Cha (Mostly Int and Cha)

    I don't think Charisma needs much help, it's the premiere skill for an entire pillar of the game. I could also see buffing it since as it stands now you can easily dump Charisma and just let others do all the talky talky stuff - but I don't see anyone regretting having high Charisma since it...
  4. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) DMs what do you think of the new PHB?

    You're in an internet forum for a game that you don't like, posting about how much you dislike it and wish people would stop playing it. Then you want sympathy from people who just want a place to talk about the game they enjoy without every discussion turning into threadcrapping? That's not a...
  5. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) DMs what do you think of the new PHB?

    Skills are described, yes. Are they described "well"? That's entirely subjective but the descriptions are merely one sentence each so I'd say they're described about as well as you possibly could in 10 words or less (which ain't that great)
  6. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) DMs what do you think of the new PHB?

    Nope didn't help, I still can't comprehend why anyone would be against giving Martial classes more options. You can explain it all day long, I'll still agree to disagree with your opinion and be baffled by it.
  7. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) DMs what do you think of the new PHB?

    Which is a problem how? If damage doubles and HP doubles, this impacts nothing. Well ok that's fine you just don't particularly like 5e and prefer previous editions / other games. That's totally fair but has nothing to do with the 2014 book vs 2024 book.
  8. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) DMs what do you think of the new PHB?

    I both play and DM (hopefully moving towards Forever DM though), and I think the new book looks awesome. I can agree with complaints that it isn't enough of a change to warrant spending money on a new book, but to me there's no question that it's definitely a better book if you ignore the...
  9. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Best fix for conjure minor elemental?

    Interesting interpretation, I think you are wrong but I am not certain. Facts: Page 15 (and Page 361) defines Attack Action (does not include spells). Page 361 defines Attack Roll, which DOES include spells. Conjure Minor Elementals refers to "any attack". Open to interpretation: Does...
  10. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Reworked…revised…redone….but

    I really don't see how customer confusion helps WotC in any way whatsoever. When people want to buy your product, you want them to know what product to go buy, not be helplessly confused about what they're supposed to buy. There is nothing strategically malicious at play here, they're just...
  11. DrJawaPhD

    WotC How much does Hasbro / WotC impact your feelings towards D&D?

    Holy exaggeration much? WotC loves money, and hates not making money. That's the entire list of what they love/hate.
  12. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Pact of the Chain broken at low levels?

    But it IS defined by RAW that the Magic Action takes more than one turn if you use the Magic Action to cast a spell with a cast time of 1 minute or longer. It literally says so right there on Page 371. Everyone who is confused is just stuck in the assumption that "Action" means 6 seconds, and...
  13. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Pact of the Chain broken at low levels?

    Pact of the Chain and Divine Intervention both say that you take a Magic Action to cast a spell. Ok so now what the hell is a Magic Action, turn to page 371. Magic Action specifically says that if you cast a spell with a cast time longer than 1 minute, you have to continue taking the Magic...
  14. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Pact of the Chain broken at low levels?

    How do you figure that you automatically complete a Magic Action in 1 turn? Neither Pact of the Chain nor Divine Intervention state this. They only say that you take the Magic Action. Now go read Magic Action: the definition of Magic Action specifically says that if you cast a spell with a...
  15. DrJawaPhD

    WotC How much does Hasbro / WotC impact your feelings towards D&D?

    You're missing out on the best part of traveling to new locations. It's not hard to figure out the hidden gem restaurants, use Yelp
  16. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Pact of the Chain broken at low levels?

    What is there to debate? It takes a single Magic Action to cast Find Familiar, and that Magic Action requires you to maintain concentration while continuing to take the Magic Action for 60 minutes.
  17. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) 2024 PHB - A much too early review

    I hate that they are not in the PHB. This is my second largest complaint about the new book (number one is conjure minor elementals being gamebreaking).
  18. DrJawaPhD

    D&D General Surprise, Initiative and What will you do?

    I don't see how this is a new problem when this exact scenario already came into play with the 2014 rules from Barbarian Feral Instinct, the Alert feat, or if any allies have a Weapon of Warning. In your scenario, Sir Speedy was able to sense danger and prepare for it before the actual attacks...
  19. DrJawaPhD

    D&D General Surprise, Initiative and What will you do?

    If you win initiative but don't see anyone then you can try searching, cast a buff spell, cast an AOE in a random location, take the dodge action, take the ready action to line up an attack when they appear, etc. It's not any different than if you're in combat against some opponents who...
  20. DrJawaPhD

    WotC How much does Hasbro / WotC impact your feelings towards D&D?

    WotC especially gets criticized for every single thing they do because there are so many people who are mad that they want to play something other than DnD 5e (which is totally fine) but they can't find other players to play with since DnD 5e dominates the TTRPG player base. Normally when...
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