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I like to find unusual purposes for traps that aren't necessarily fatal. Case in point: the "Offering Chest." Raiding a cultist temple, the PCs happen upon a large chest labeled "offerings." Opening the chest activates a permanent Mass Suggestion spell which compels everyone present to give all...

I found the complete quote in post #6, but yes, it's all still there. Hopefully he'll take his own advice (from the last line of his little rant) and go back to playing Pathfinder, with the obvious corollary being that he'll also go back to posting on Pathfinder forums instead of this one...

The fact that there's an entirely different spell (Counterspell) which serves this exact purpose is reason enough to rule out the use of Dispel Magic. IMHO.

Thunderwave envy? That's cute. Yes, 1st level spells tend to do more damage than cantrips, which can be spammed all day long, by the way. Now run along and come back when you've got a legitimate complaint.

Oh, stick with it a few more pages. I'm sure eventually someone will accuse you of railroading. Seriously, I'm appalled at this thread. It's been 7 pages of GMforPowergamers explaining himself to a bunch of posters who've made up their minds based on his OP that this whole thing must be...

It sounds to me like it's time for one of your players to have a go at being the DM, because I seriously doubt they have the slightest idea how difficult they're making this for you. Seriously, it's someone else's turn to put up with this BS. You've had enough. Just remember to be a good sport...

More Monk/Ranger combos: (I've been up late again.) Specifically, I'm working on a Shadow Monk/Deep Stalker Ranger Multiclass character. (November Unearthed Arcana) Sentinel Feat + Tunnel Fighter style = stickiest character ever. Monk Extra Movement + Mobile Feat + Longstrider Spell +...

My experience has been that counterspelling the Warlock is a bad idea if there are other full casters in the group. Anyone who wastes a counterspell/dispel on my BladeLock is going to get destroyed by the Evoker and/or the Necromancer he runs around with. Unless the Paladin smites them first...

Just saw another thread (on a different 5E forum) discussing which spells scale the best. Mass Suggestion came up, and yes it scales very well: it starts out with 1 day duration, goes to 10 days if cast with a 7th level slot, 30 days at 8th level, and a year and a day at 9th level. Unless...

This is the AP my group is working on now, and yes, I'd probably be a lot less concerned about the Warlock class if I wasn't worried that the final "boss fight" was going to completely nerf my character. If I was in some other campaign I'd probably pursue the Warlock class to its conclusion...

I have one, and I don't use it as a weapon. OTOH, my pact blade is a rapier, so wielding the Pact Keeper's Rod in my off-hand is a non-issue in most cases. Edited to add: This just occurred to me. If you're BladeLock, and you bond with a magic weapon as your pact blade, you gain proficiency...

That would be "not having any fun at all" which is why those rules got changed.

Excellent observations. So beyond a certain spell level (5th, apparently) Pact Magic would be overpowered, and by 9th it would be completely broken. It's just too bad (IMHO) the 5th edition designers couldn't come up with a better alternative than the Mystic Arcanum class feature. I'm not...

Just for the sake of curiosity, let's consider something. What would happen if the Warlock had Pact Magic slots progressing to 9th level, instead of this bogus Mystic Arcanum feature?

Darkness + Devil's Sight + Blink: (for Fey Pact BladeLocks) Cast Darkness on your pact blade, then Blink. On rounds when you Blink away, your Darkness spell goes with you, and it won't interfere with your allies' vision. When you return, the Darkness comes back with you, and you've got Advantage...

Darkmantles can be a real problem, relative to their CR.

Generally speaking, I think NPCs with class levels are the most interesting adversaries, whether they're referred to as "monsters" or not. For the first session of my new campaign, I wanted to start my players off at 3rd level, and decided the "boss fight" for their first adventure would be a...

I'd go with a Rogue/Monk, so you can Sneak Attack and use Stunning Fist. Also, Expertise with Intimidation and Persuasion to convince people not to fight, because that's what Pacifists do. Failing that, Pass-A-Fist across their face.

It's obvious that a majority of GM's/players aren't satisfied with any of the published settings. Why are we still talking about FR?

If your "schtick" is battlefield control, I'd recommend Booming Blade.