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I'm not sure this is an off-hand attack. In 3e it certainly would be--the "back" of a double weapon was treated as off-hand. But I don't think this is the case in 5e (RAW). Magic is an interesting question and I've no idea there. I think your reading may be RAI and hopefully we'll get a...

Attacks are not checks, so Hex won't do this. That said, there are a handful of things that involve making an athletics check (grapple for example as I recall) and there Hex is brutal with it's "1st level have disadvantage, no save". Also could be fun if you've got an assassin on your team who...

Thanks all!

Just noting that there is a dex save here...

Hi folks, Have we seen stats on a polar bear (or any other non-flying CR2 beast I suppose). Just need something for a level 7 druid to be able to use better than the CR1 beasts in the PHB. Thanks,

Fair point. The reaction thing should apply to those with shields also. Apparently clerics could cast VSM reactions with a shield, but not VS? Oyi. I think we need a reasonable FAQ to answer all this in a consistent way. I'm a fan of "DM makes the call" but that should be game specific...

Humm, These two are exactly the opposite of how I'd rule. It's easier to put a weapon in another hand, cast a spell and put it back then to take a hand off of a two-handed weapon, cast, and go back? Also, utterly hoses wizards with a staff AFAICT. Others have thoughts on this?

Seems like considerably more magic items than I was hoping would the standard for levels 1-5. And some huge ones. Moving a stat to 19 by 5th level seems like too much given that's the very best a PC could do by level 5... I think I like most of the items though. The wand of magic missiles in...

Hi folks, Title asks the question--basically what makes for a melee weapon attack? Does an unarmed strike? Does a grapple? And what about a wildshaped druid's attacks? Sorry if this is obvious or already asked, but it seems to matter in a number of places (think druid mageslayer)

There have been a number of builds posted that create pretty solid warlock melee types. Mine is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s7vTgl1KRuR78BDTmMIdJDLbWaRs3RTLhx3CE6QLrDE/edit?usp=sharing I've not looked into how to play a tome warlock. I'd probably stick with EB as the main attack...

I agree, those seem truly horrible. I don't get them at all--they _look_ like a trap. It might be too strong if it _didn't_ use up a slot. I can see that. But move their requirement up 2 levels and have them not use a slot seems balanced. Eh.

Here's what I'd like to see on a sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s7vTgl1KRuR78BDTmMIdJDLbWaRs3RTLhx3CE6QLrDE/edit So saves, skills, spells and abilities. Spells with a quick summary of the most important things. I'm missing weight, height, gender, skin/eye/hair color and a space...

Entirely agree. They are fun and well designed. A marriage between the 3e warlock and the 4e warlock (which are very different) and yet it still works very well indeed. I'm a bit worried they might be overpowered. They almost certainly _are_ overpowered if you take a short rest between each...

I asked the same question about a warlock and eldritch blast on these boards, and the sense was that each blast added the damage. The more I think about it, the less likely I think that's RAI. We'll see.

Very nice. The warlock I built (posted in this thread) has that some option of shooting from the darkness. It's not his primary thing (no rogue dice) but it's a backup plan if needed.

It's for his strength save. +4 for stat, +3 for prof. This confused me, does raging somehow prevent reactions? If so, I missed it.

My one worry is that I'm not sure that just getting a prof. bonus will make one a highly skilled character. I mean, a +3 bonus better than everyone else just isn't that much. Now 2x prof. bonuses and getting advantage (in addition to the +3) is a big deal. But with the fairly flat system...

Hello all, Eldritch blast gives you multiple beams as you level up. Some Invocations effect EB. So the questions Agonizing blast gives you +CHR to damage. Is that per beam? Per target? Just one beam? Repelling blast gives you a 10' push on a hit ("When you hit a creature with EB, you can...

Hi folks, I'd love to hear thoughts on this character: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s7vTgl1KRuR78BDTmMIdJDLbWaRs3RTLhx3CE6QLrDE/edit?usp=sharing I think he can nearly keep pace with pure warrior types. Close in he's doing 3 attacks per round, which when combined with Hex could be very...

And the level limitation for warlock invocations? I'm guessing that it supposed to be class level, but...