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So, I'm starting to get the feeling that before we can come up with something that will satisfy most, we need to be on the same page about what's important in the artificer class. What makes it feel like an artificer. On that note, I ask those of you still following this discussion: What, in...

Hm? No, infusions definitely did have somatic and verbal components, as well as material components. Some of them were literally just pre-existing spells reskinned as infusions. Narratively, they were still discrete, expendable magical effects of different levels. The similarities vastly...

Why? Fire bolt and eldritch blast are very different from each other. The only similarity is the damage die and the attack roll.

I feel I should point out that the old lore about artificer spells not really being spells was more of a mechanical thing than a lore thing. If artificers' magic was arcane, then a party wizard could, with time, add every spell in existance to their spellbook by copying wizard spells off the...

Exactly! And as I was saying a few pages back,

Ah, this must be why wizards get Spell Mastery at 18th level. It makes a couple low-level spells into cantrips at their lowest levels.

Yeah, that was my reasoning. Lightning spells sounded like a natural contender for something that could branch out and hit multiple targets like eldritch blast, but I wanted to make sure it wouldn't step on the warlock's toes. So I gave it 1d6 damage (the standard amount for a multitarget...

I get you. And I agree that it's ridiculous to play enemies as if they all read the descriptions for every spell in the book and know the exact number of feet any given ranged attack is limited to. My point was just that when confronted with a spell effect they want to end, some of the common...

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Enough for it to be worth a try, especially if they see a big obstacle. They'd have to be really pessimistic to assume there's nothing they can do to escape the spell that's even worth attempting. :D "Siiiiigh... being repeatedly struck by lightning is just my lot in life, why fight it? Avoiding...

Well, I think it's fairly intuitive that if someone is electrocuting you with a sustained arc of lightning, you'll want to put something between you and them.

To me, this just suggests it works best when your allies are flanking the target or otherwise keeping it from moving away from you. I bet a grapple-based fighter would synergize really well with this spell!

Strangely enough, this logic erased pretty much all problems I had with being able to turn disadvantage into double advantage. One-in-a-million chances crop up nine times out of ten!

A good guideline if you're unsure of where to get started is to check the "Quick Build" section of the class description you plan to take. They have some nice little guidelines like which ability scores are important to the class, or some suggestions for spells to learn. Even I still read those...

Ah, so one of you has the Player's Handbook, then? You won't find rules for rangers in the Basic Rules; they only have fighter, wizard, rogue, and cleric. Anyway, the first thing you'll want to do is generate ability scores and figure out which ones you want to be highest. For a ranger, that'll...

After taking this personality test (http://www.16personalities.com/personality-types) and finding it scarily accurate, I've started to wonder what it would be like if alignment were based off something more like that. It takes into account five things: Introversion/Extroversion...

Well ever since my hard drive failed a few years ago, I never got around to reinstalling Skype. I'll have to see if I still remember my password and everything (I'll probably be able to guess it), but Skype should be fine. In the meantime, we can talk on this thread to help with the setup. So...

Waa, not so loud! :) When were you thinking of doing this? I'll be getting out of school soon (end of the week) and will likely have a lot of free time then. I've never done a game over the internet before, but it could be fun! I like showing people things I enjoy!

I've been using the Speed Factor Initiative variant and it's actually sped combat up as far as I can tell. Everybody decides what they're doing ahead of time, which means that A) everyone is prepared when their turn comes up, B) regular play transitions into combat really smoothly when the only...

Witch Bolt gives me one of the coolest mental images when I read the description, so if you have a chance to have it really BE as much fun as it sounds in my head, go for it!