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  1. BookBarbarian

    D&D 5E (2014) Talking about the Alchemist

    The latest version definitely fails to capture the alchemy techniques that HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS!
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    D&D General Help w/ Party Loot Tracking

    We keep our group loot in a google doc. The player that finds the loot can choose to keep it themselves or dump it i the groop loot sheet Which is an inventory of our bag of holding.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Go Go Gadget Arm! Eberron Preview

    My Barbarian is currently in possession of a cursed axe somewhat similar to a Berserker Axe. This has been trying for the party especially lately, and more importantly being dominated by the axe goes against his Chaotic ideals of Freedom. With no access to a Remove Curse spell and being unable...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Go Go Gadget Arm! Eberron Preview

    My current character might lose a hand in the next session. This could be very handy indeed.
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    What makes a monster terrifying?

    I think you hit the nail on the head here. And I think players decide "how bad things could go" based on what they fear the most. And I think what they often fear the most is losing something they've gained or losing control of what they can do in that moment. The former we see all the time...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Mythological Figures: Loki

    Ah Loki, the mischievous, fast talking, lying, thieving, shapeshifting, crap-stirring erstwhile companion of Thor who all the while grows ever more malevolent. I like it. Also I need to go back and look at your Thor again. That was a fun thread.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Grappling Rune Knight

    Tavern brawler has always been my favorite feat for Flavor, but it's requirement of hitting with unarmed strike or improvised weapon always seemed odd to me. Attacking with an unarmed strike or Improvised Weapon should be enough.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Grappling Rune Knight

    20 Strength is very doable by a Fighter at level 6. With the Unarmed Fighting Style and many bonus action options baked into the Rune Knight I don't think a single feat is needed for the concept.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What Characters And Concepts Are You More Excited About With The New UA?

    I did think about it, but a 3 class multiclass comes online so late. And if I'm summoning my weapon regularly Berserker becomes less useful. But a Ek/Paladin could throw with the style, and smite punch. Which is awesome.
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    D&D 5E (2014) What Characters And Concepts Are You More Excited About With The New UA?

    I think since EK only gets one Fighting Style I'm more inclined to go with Unarmed, for the grapple damage
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    D&D 5E (2014) What Characters And Concepts Are You More Excited About With The New UA?

    A brawling Ranger/Berserker Me too. I've been thinking maybe an Eldritch Knight so he can also summon his weapon back to his hand
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    D&D 5E (2014) Grappling Rune Knight

    I would consider Duergar as they have the racial Enlarge spell so they can get to huge all by themselves. Although, You would lose out on Athletics expertise unless you dip Rogue, Bard, or now UA Ranger.
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    Roleplaying As Catharsis?

    When my friends and I get together there is almost always some catharsis. This is true whether we play D&D, video games, or just eat and drink.
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    D&D 5E (2014) Grappling Rune Knight

    I think Unarmed strikes are absolutely Melee Attacks. You can tell this because they are not Ranged Attacks. I think you might be confusing the fact that they are not Weapon Attacks (which is not surprising because the language is super confusing). Melee Attack = attack that isn't a ranged...
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    Unearthed Arcana New UA: 43 D&D Class Feature Variants

    Well hold your horses there pal, Why wouldn't my punchy Barbarian wield a weapon too, just like Kensei monks or any monk wielding a staff, short-sword or other monk weapon? Mixing weapons and unarmed strikes is just as enabled by punchy style as purely focusing on unarmed strikes, and I agree...
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    Unearthed Arcana New UA: 43 D&D Class Feature Variants

    We only know for sure that that's the specific weapon we carried for the campaign in the Lord of the Rings. When he knew from Gandalf that the Ring had been found which was the sign that it was time to reforge his sword and reclaim his birthright and claim the united throne of Arnor and Gondor...
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    Unearthed Arcana New UA: 43 D&D Class Feature Variants

    Bringing it back to the thread, this is what makes Deft explorer so exciting to me. Its features are ones that I think fit the core identity of the Ranger whether you like your Rangers with spells or no spells, beasts or no beasts, melee or range.
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    Unearthed Arcana New UA: 43 D&D Class Feature Variants

    In either case their tracking ability defined them as Rangers far more than choice of weaponry. Hey how did I get back on this soapbox? Edit, Pedantic nitpick!: in the Novels, Aragorn never uses any weapon beside Anduril, though he does pick up a shield in Edoras. I'm sure he was trained in...
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