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Wow I guess my use of 4e rule of DC=feet jumped didn’t cut the mustard for ease of use or playability. 20 pages didn’t convince me to use something else either.

That’s not flanking rules fault, that’s the DMs fault, as you say. And nothing pisses off the players like a spirit guardians on a flying creature (the aura reaches “down” also) or on a huge creature with reach (it greatly increases the area and messes up PC positions.) I tried to justify a...

To me it’s not the bonus that is important (although it is) its that advantage gives you two chances to critical hit or cancels disadvantage. A flat bonus is better and encourages tactical position which makes players think which is good. That also would not trigger abilities that happen on...

Well I used it (player request)and it’s overpowering both ways, as monsters get to use it also and in most cases the PC are outnumbered and also outsized (fighting bigger creatures.) When PC get flanked by monsters with multi attack and advantage they can get ripped pretty easy. However my...

To me its essential to give your PC a weakness of some sort that the DM can use against you for plot points or even just something as simple as combat. In the example I created above, my dragonborn bard will end up with low AC, so the DM can use that against me. That was a choice on my part...

IMO the very first session should be a PC building session and if possible the 1st level adventure. By this I literally mean everyone shows up with pad and pencil and start talking through and rolling up PCs right there, with the DM lobbing in ideas. The DM helps with “orc is a helpful...

It shouldn’t bother me, but if the mini doesn’t match the PC I would not stop thinking about it in the game.

Theme. I am playing a lot of Greyhawk, and its perfect for because its so fleshed out that you almost have to have a theme to get anywhere. I have all the old stuff, so if you need to generate a place of birth, racial mix, etc. its all there, as is all sorts of background stuff. Creation goes...

My bar is Bonny and Reads, in Hollywood Florida. Yes I know about them

Enemy wizards have Wall Spells also, it is in their best interests to trap you and eliminate the threat once and for all.

It isn’t, and since you can get the bonus damage once per TURN if your target has an enemy next to it you miss out if ranged. So with proper positioning you can get it on an opportunity attack granted by your cleric or Paladin commanding the enemy to flee or the bard using dissonant whispers or...

This is essentially it and I would give the bonus in most cases (advantage on attack rolls) as you are popping out and shooting so fast it would tough to react. Remember the light conditions also, dim light is lightly obscured so perception checks are with disadvantage, so subtract 5 from the...

Agree except for the leveling down part. However, if you don't participate then you shouldn't get xp. I often divide the xp for an encounter into group size +1, and give the extra share to the MVP of the encounter. Since I give xp for non-combat encounters, this lets everyone be a hero at...

While neither is wrong both are absurd. With a 15 STR it’s just absurd to rule you can always jump 15’ but a little further is impossible. It is likewise absurd to say a 15’ jump is DC 0 but 18’ is a DC 25, it shouldn’t scale that fast. You don’t jump and then hit a wall and drop straight...

Take great weapon fighting style as a fighter of course. I always use a halberd, mostly because I think the Chinese weapon Guan Dao looks great and is more axe like. It’s also “easier” to find as a magic weapon, any time you find a battle axe or great axe any DM will change to a halberd...

As far as shooting breaking hiding it does if the monster has a line of sight to you. The whole point of a rogue getting to use bonus action to hide is to move, attack, move to a place with where they can’t see you, and then use the bonus action to hide. It’s not up to discretion IMO, it’s the...

The monster also intelligence and wisdom scores and sometimes less concrete things like cunning that would prevent it from being lured. An exceptional boss would spy on the party and know that they can be easily tricked into a retreat which puts them in even greater danger. The bigger issue...

Now this clearly SHOULD be true but at table it really isn’t, players often insert a question on what would happen if the PC did this i.e. “what is the DC if I try this.” Now I am of the thought the jump rules and others are in the Players Handbook so they are PC knowledge therefore that’s ok -...

That’s why I use the 4e rule I mentioned before, it’s fast and easy and once your players know it they just do it for you without asking for a DC.