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So at level 20 you get a flat 2d6 per attack with no resource expense and no drawbacks. This is too much. As much as I hate to say it, there's a reason why HM has concentration: because it's a flat damage multiplier with drawbacks. If you remove concentration from it, then it becomes free damage...

You're right; there's a whole other reasons why people dip Paladin, and it's not just Divine Favor or Smites...but that's neither here nor there. Here's the thing: these spell versions you came up with have the same issue as the official ones: why should I cast them over other spells? Your...

You realize that this very concept was already playtested for the PHB UA and was rejected in the surveys. The reason it keeps getting rejected is because it offers free stacking damage at barely any cost, whether it's applied once or for each attack. Not only that, but you can easily get the...

We're it so easy; yet we still have people arguing that if it's not capitalized, then it's not a game/rule term and it's just fluff to be disregarded or inconsequential. Just look at the 350+ post reddit thread for the errata to see some truly incomprehensible arguments of cherry picking rules.

One thing to clarify is that True Polymorph now got clarification on the THP in the errata. Sadly, still no clarification on the speak and casting part. What if I turn from a human into an elf, or a Gith, or any other creature capable of speaking? Well, hope you like being mute

That is because the Invisible condition is descriptive, not prescriptive. It describes the effects of being unseen, it doesn’t make you unseen. The feature that grants you the condition is what determines whether you are unseen or not, and how you lose it. This is a point some have tried to...

You mean like the one on reddit? 🤣

The updated spell-storing item has been well received, and with the limits of the Artificer spell list, it's not really that broken. The biggest issue I find is that it definitely benefits more subclasses with 3rd level attack spells (once again, Alchemist gets the stick)

You realize this is a common version of the All-Purpose Tool, right? The Manifold doesn't provide an exchangeable cantrip on LR, cannot be used as a spellcasting focus, and doesn't provide +1 to the spell attack and DC of Artificer spells. So no, it doesn't fit the criteria of an Uncommon item...

The fact that in the 2024 books we have multiple monsters that have abilities or effects that completely kill you outright makes me think that this was reverted intentionally. A perfect example of this is the Solar bow attack that kills you if you have 100 hp or less, or the Blob's Engulf ability

Agreed. Both CH1 of the PHB and in the DMG it says you roll ability checks when the outcome is uncertain, or you want to build tension. In the first example, the outcome is certain because it's a wooden door vs an Axe; the Axe is going to win. In the second, picking a lock is much more...

Here is what the DMG says about Passive Perception, though that's not to say it's the only thing it can be for: Sometimes, asking players to make Wisdom (Perception) checks for their characters tips them off that there’s something they should be searching for, giving them a clue you’d rather...

I've played both, but have a slightly higher preference for ToM. Never had issues with it

I never said anything about passive perception. The DMG (p.35) says this, which is also on post #549: Using the previous scenario, the DM can make the call to run an active Perception check (instead of the Search action) for the creatures to detect the player that's out in the open on the...

Even stepping out into full view for an attack during combat between a 4-man party and enemy guards, the DM can use Perception to determine if each enemy sees the PC. The Hide action says "Make note of your check’s total, which is the DC for a creature to find you with a Wisdom (Perception)...

That's the thing; for me, the RAW for 2024 works. Other than that I apply this from the DMG: "An important time to call for a Wisdom (Perception) check is when another creature is using the Stealth skill to hide. Noticing a hidden creature is never trivially easy or automatically impossible, so...

There are holes, but I don't think is THAT complicated. Since you brought leaving cover and coming out in the open: all the Hide action says is that for an enemy to find you they do a Perception check against your stealth DC score. This doesn't specifically say to do the Search action, but it's...

That's up to you; I already said previously that for me it's intended to give the ability to attack while hidden, sneaking, etc. to give the assassin/rogue style fantasy. But if you want steps, here you go 1. Identify the gaps in the rules for your game 2. Apply common sense to the gaps 3...

RAW the rules are wonky, but most here have a pretty good idea of what the RAI is. Honestly, just apply some common sense, use the RAI and save yourselves a lot of headaches. For the most part, its rules lawyers that care about RAW

Like Charlaquin said, the intent is most likely to enable the fantasy of assassin rogues and sneaking in a fight during the fog of combat to attack an enemy where combatants can be hard to track. I believe this is supported by the required Perception check used to "find you"--which the DM which...