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That's a prime example of both poor optimization and poor role-playing, together in one package. It doesn't really prove char-op and role-play are incompatible because he's accomplished neither. Actually, IMHO all it proves is "Life's too short to waste time gaming with idiots."

See, that's the only important thing right there. (The rest was snipped for emphasis.) There's nothing that makes optimization and role-playing inherently incompatible; it's just that some players are more interested in one or the other to some degree. And yes, many players are actually...

Simply put, char op and role play are never incompatible, for reasons which should be obvious. Char op takes place prior to the beginning of actual play; one's ability to role-play (or lack thereof) has absolutely nothing to do with the optimization process. Likewise, role-playing takes place...

Actually, it's not hard to see the difference at all. It's typical for semantics debates over there about how to parse a rule in the PHB to drag on for literally hundreds of posts. And they establish absolutely nothing. I have no desire to see that happen here. Has it happened here? If so, I...

Looks like a complete meltdown from here. Best thing to do is stay away. And since I'm not completely callous, maybe you should ask someone else who knows this poor woman to make sure she's okay, because it sounds like she might need some professional help.

Actually, I think even a BladeLock will have a very difficult time contributing to a battle vs. Tiamat. Remember that BladeLocks rely heavily on the Hex spell to pump up their damage, but Tiamat is immune to Hex. That's why I'm making an early effort to acquire the most effect magic weapon...

Yes, I chose Pact of the Blade because I wanted the option of fighting in melee in addition to casting spells. I didn't know it at the time, but it turned out to be a good choice for this adventure path. After this, I plan to run something a little easier to play. Probably a Favored Soul, cuz...

I was just wondering about that myself. 1) If we're up to 17th level by then, I will have Foresight. I get Advantage, Tiamat attacks me with Disadvantage, and that's that. 2) We're still early in the campaign and I just commissioned a wizard NPC to create a Dragonbane Sword for me. We rescued...

Those numbers look about right, in my experience. One other thing to remember is that the Warlock's spell list is heavy on spells that grant advantage one way or another. (especially the Fey Pact spell list) So a Warlock build focused on getting advantage will be extremely accurate. And get...

Sounds like you're already on your way towards building a new gaming group if your GF is sticking with you. Good work.

Yes, I'm looking very strongly at Mass Suggestion. I also like the fact that it would be useful outside of combat. If I go with Eyebite, it'll be an either/or proposition since I can't use it with Greater Invisibility. However, we're facing more enemies with blindsight and other abilities that...

During HotDQ I acquired a black dragon mask which adds my CHA mod to AC when I'm not wearing armor, so my DEX-based BladeLock is using Armor of Shadows, maxing out DEX and CHA, and using a magic rapier for a pact blade. He's focusing on spells that enhance his combat ability (Armor of Agathys...

Well, yes. Some of us like games that make sense. Arrows are either magical, or they're not. And they get used up either way. Otherwise a "magic bow" might as well look like that silly thing "Hank the Ranger" used in that old Saturday morning D&D cartoon. Oh look, I have a magic bow; it never...

In our campaign, it's players' choice. I always take the average because I'm one of the world's worst dice rollers. Some of our players prefer to roll and it works out OK for them. For the most part, they've been lucky with their HP rolls so far.

Actually, arrows fired at long range can have a flight time somewhat longer than three seconds. (Yes, I've fired a longbow IRL.) You might want to quit pulling numbers out of your *** and making up nonsense like this "three second rule" which I'm fairly certain appears nowhere in the 5E PHB nor...

This still requires the ludicrous result of "nonmagical arrows instantly become magical when nocked in my special bow" for special unexplained game-designer-had-a-brain-fart reasons.

There's a huge difference between a +1 attack bonus and "every single arrow you fire from this bow becomes instantly enchanted for free."

FYI, Horizon Games released a title called Redline in 2003. http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9700.phtml

Mundane equals nonmagical. Do you even know what these words mean?

But a mundane arrow fired from a magical bow is still a mundane arrow. I mean, it normally takes a Wizard several weeks of work and thousands of gold pieces to enchant an item and make it magical, but I'm supposed to believe someone nocks an arrow in their bow and POOF it's enchanted! This...