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Got the PHB locally. FLGS doesn't really support RPGs, so I don't feel a huge obligation to buy from them, but I try to get _something_ from them every 6 months or so. I just wish they weren't at actual retail. Too much for something that all they do is stock (board games and RPGs). If I...

I'd argue, as others have, that it's mostly a matching problem. In big cities, there might be a guy who matches buyers with sellers, taking a hefty part for himself. A "fixer" if you will. There might be a few magic items in the city that the fixer knows could be acquired for the right...

I'm the OP, but I agree that's a good point.

Yeah, I don't "need" reading glasses yet, but fine print on legal/medical documents and the PHB index are the two places I wish I had them.

I think it's a few things. CR is about power wrt a party". I think a 2nd level party would win. It's just that wow something works against a party doesn't tell you a lot about how it will do against a solo. Also I think monsters got more difficult late in development. But yeah I think...

Spells were the most problematic. When I first saw them my initial thought was that this was an excuse to sell us on-line things or spell cards or something. I mean not having lists that include things like school and ritual or not is actively annoying. I largely agree with the OP on skills...

Actually, I think they are more hit points and should be treated that way (both RAI, RAW, and as a generally good idea). It just seems a bit overpowered in at least one case (the Warlock 1st level armor spell). And given how freely the they seem to be given out, I think with resistance THP can...

Thanks Stalker0, as I said, I'd not done the math, but I was pretty sure it was looking ugly. I think they'd probably beat at level 9 fighter if they got initiative... Mark

Sorry, Ive forgotten the spell name that summons beasts (3rd level, druid). Here's my question: if I use the spell to summon 8 wolves (3rd level slot as wolves are 1/4 CR) isn't that going to utterly hose many powerful things? If the target has no area attacks, those wolves are going to hit a...

I'd go with 5

Let's just agree that you read it one way and (I think) the rest of us read it another. Your way is consistent with the Twitter statement. I'd strongly argue ours is more consistent with normal (even proper) English usage, but you may be right and your reading may be what they intended. If...

Baring clarification, I think that's what I'll go with. Thanks!

I agree, but that's not what the Twitter call was. It was exactly the opposite in fact. Well, I think there is some ambiguity--apparently a shield can count as a holy symbol. And you can use the hand that holds a material component for semantic gestures. I'd probably allow that (I think...

I can't find any source that defines subsequent that way, though I now understand where he's coming from. If one says "the subsequent" it implies there was only one, so it immediately follows (there is nothing else). However, the "a" implies a plurality of choice. Again, I'm fine if he's...

Interesting. Would the DM communicate which is which on the fly, or would the player know ahead of time? Seems like a lot of work either way, but if it helps the game work for you, sounds great.

I guess two things come to mind. #1 is that if a character can effectively wield a staff and cast a spell at the same time or if a cleric can cast with a weapon and shield seems to be more than a "contingency"--it's likely to come up in every single game. Those kind of things should be in...

Humm, this is a playstyle I'm not quite used to. Could you give an example of where the spell, situation and character would play a role in the decision if the caster could cast with a shield or not? I expect lots of calls to be made by the DM on the fly (I'm generally the DM and do this a...

As far as I know, the only part left unresolved is how resistance and temp. hit points work. Are temp. hit points like the "magical aura" in the example? Or are they just treated as hit points? I think the general consensus is that they are just hit points. But it makes certain spells very...

This is how I'd rule it too. But I think it's unclear as written and worth asking.

Well, concentration on a spell can be done by a first level caster for an hour with no chance of failure unless something pretty bad happens (take damage, etc.) I say an hour, because I think that's the longest duration 1st level spell. So it's clearly a lot less work than the Fibonacci...