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Barbarian 16 Bard 22 Cleric 21 Druid 20 Fighter 21 Ranger 16 Rogue 23 Monk 11 Paladin 16 Wizard 19 Sorcerer 11 Warlock 10 I don't like the barbarian. I can't explain what I don't like about it, it just feels wrong. Mechanically it's fine, but I simply can't accept the class. Maybe it's because...

I'm voting warlock. From my perspective, the warlock class is ideally used as a reward for interactions with powerful NPCs. Maybe a fiend will cut you a deal and grant the Devil's Sight invocation if you do a couple jobs for him (or sign over your tasty soul). Or a fey lord will grant you a...

The rules for shoving (PHB 195) open with the qualifier "using the attack action." As the bonus action attack granted by Polearm Master is not the attack action, it could not be used for shoves. Similar wording is used for grappling. This is likely designed to stop everyone getting an extra...

I agree with your changes. The only possible point of concern is that an unconscious ally might not be considered willing to some DMs. Perhaps "living ally" or "friendly living creature" would be a better way to word it. If a living ally does not wish to expend a hit die at that time (I imagine...

I'd suggest making both of them the same cantrip, with differing casting times. The Plant Growth spell sets a precedent for this. Quicken Healing Necromantic Cantrip Casting Time: 1 action or 1 minute Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a poultice of healing herbs) Duration: Instantaneous* You...

"When you score a critical hit, you get to roll extra dice for the attack's damage against the target. Roll all of the attack's damage dice twice and add them together ... If the attack involves other damage dice, such as from the rogue's Sneak Attack feature, you roll those dice twice as well."...

As long as the spellbook isn't disturbed too much before drying out it should be fine. Wet paper is extremely easy to damage, so careless handling before it dries would be a real risk. Assuming there is no druid or cleric in the party, keeping the book closed until you can bring it to a temple...

If you are spending hit dice, you are taking a short rest*. If you are taking a short rest, you recover wild shape charges. I don't see a problem with this as long as, as mentioned above, they only apply to the animal form's HP. *excluding houserules or gaps in my memory

For some reason I expected a discussion on high explosive warlocks... Relating to the actual topic, stats and background for a warlock will depend heavily on the character concept you have in mind. Artillery and bladelock are the two I see most frequently, but the warlock provides a flexible...

I've been playing a str based ranger for a few months now and it's been incredibly powerful. Spell-less human ranger, with polearm master and mounted combatant. We use point buy with 29 instead of 27 points. We started at level 5, and are now approaching 8. My stats are 16/12/14/10/14/10. Let...

I have an arcane trickster in one of my games use Silent Image to create 15-foot cubes of darkness (I think he describes it as a solidly filled cube of black material that reflects no light and is fully opaque). Because the party is aware of this tactic they automatically "discern the illusion...

The MM says that "powerful creatures can sometimes gain a white dragon's obedience through a demonstration of physical or magical might ... a white dragon defeated by a frost giant often becomes its servant, accepting the mastery of a superior creature in exchange for asserting its own...

There's lots of good advice here (including that I shoulder a generous share of the blame). One thing in particular I would like to address is statements about my need to be 'The Hero' and not sharing the plan. It might just be our group, but generally when we come up with a plan we don't share...

I didn't explain the distances and time properly in my first post. The castle I was headed to is in a forest roughly 25 miles north of the town. We came across the orcs at around 2pm, roughly 30 miles NE of town and 20 miles ESE of the castle. All of us were mounted, so I made it to the castle...

Before I ask my questions allow me to share with you an experience I suffered while playing D&D last night. Our sessions last around four hours. This will be relevant later in the post. As a party we had been becoming more and more aware of an approaching orc army. After a number of side...

Based on the table in the adventurer's league rules, spellcasting costs (spell level^2)x10 if you want to hire an NPC for it, plus doubled consumed materials cost and 10% for reusable, expensive materials. The cost to hire a spellcaster could then be the cumulative amount that it would cost for...

I was just considering making an opportunity attack with magic a couple nights back. The PHB says that "you use your reaction to make one melee attack against the provoking creature." I was surprised when it didn't specify that it had to be a melee weapon attack. I checked and this has not been...

I'm currently playing a strength based variant human spell-less ranger. The party is level six right now, and I'm am far and away the hardest hitting party member, though I do not expect to gain more combat power for the next several levels. For reference, the party consists of a gnome wizard...

How has Bahamut's Frisbee not been suggested yet? "I throw Bahamut's Frisbee at the wizard!" "With a mighty hurl, Bahamut's Frisbee severs two of the hydra's heads!" "Hey, Tiamat! Catch!" Crit for 148 points of damage.

It could just stand there, miles away, watching them. When they approach an enormous fog cloud obscures it and it vanishes. A few days later it happens again. And again. And again. Let your players go mad trying to figure out what it is and why it is watching them.