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You can start using more things that do damage even on a successful save. I recently had a section of dungeon that was filled with dragonborn soldiers. The first round of combat involved the front line opening with their breath weapon attacks. I just added the breath weapon feature of the PC...

On my wizard I picked up Blindness/Deafness as something to throw out after having a concentration spell up (typically some aoe control like Web or Hypnotic Pattern). I'll tell you right now that it's not a big gun like the other two in your list and it won't be turning around entire combat...

I only run a missing player's character while in combats or in a dungeon where the other PCs will really need their contribution. Especially if that player has support that the other characters usually count on. I don't really like doing this as a DM as it adds yet another thing I have to do and...

As a magic player Blue/Black is my favourite colour combination, but I've always hated Dimir for their focus on mill based effects. Simic is my preferred guild and I like their mad scientist angle and they have some interesting creatures.

In the campaign I am currently running one player used the tables in Xanathar's guide to generate his entire backstory completely randomly. There were a few inconsistencies, I recall he rolled that his character never knew their parents and then later encountered a table to determine what kind...

I almost always choose class first and then everything else stems from that decision. From there I usually determine what type of personality they should have which will inform race choice. I used to play almost exclusively humans but recently I'm on a kick where any new character I create is a...

I wonder at what time period the setting will take place, which will affect who the guild masters are. My bet would be that it will be set during the upcoming Ravnica block. So fingers crossed that Isperia is still the Azorius guild master so we can get a nice mini of her!

The game where I'm a player it's Quite Often. The game that I GM is closer to When we Remember. There is quite a lot of overlap in players between the two games, but I run a much more relaxed, game where out of character jokes about what's happening are more frequent.

I've never booted a player out. But I have once dodged a game because of the impressions I was getting from the DM. I applied to a game on the Looking for Group section on Roll20. In the initial skype interview with the DM I remember thinking he sounded a bit controlling in the way he was...

I put in small post-it like tabs into my books to make flipping to stat blocks easier. It's not ideal, especially now that there are 3 different monster books I use. But for me it's bearable as I typically design encounters with only a few types of creatures involved. In the past I've taken...

I'm wondering if it would be sufficient to utilize some of the existing races even if they don't share the same name. Triton could be an easy way to represent merfolk. Using dragonborn or lizardfolk for the Viashino might also cut it. Personally, I'm really interested in the monster section...

I would probably allow any animal companion that comes from a class feature to be proficient in the barding automatically. So ranger companions, paladin steeds and druid summons don't have to spend any time training. In my mind these creatures are special and should get some extra perks. Any...

I'm excited. Because now I can finally play a game where I'm associated with House Dimir where I don't have to use milling mechanics. Also I really want to see a Simic focused subclass for the Wizard or Sorcerer. The transmutation wizard school really doesn't fit their flavour of transmutation.

I agree that the game currently supports summoning. But my question was more about the nature of planeswalkers as it's been a while since I've delved into the mtg lore. Can all of the neo walkers summon? If so it would also be appropriate to add casting a conjure spell X times per day to...

Do planeswalkers also have the ability to summon creatures from other planes and bind them to their will? In one of the novels I read Jace, Liliana and Tezzeret all were able to do it.

The changeling shifting doesn't sit right with me. The text is taken almost directly from Alter Self which is a 2nd level spell. Other races that cast 2nd level spells can't do so until a higher level and even then only get it once per day. The changeling can morph at will at level 1. While...

I really like this! Dragonborn are one of my favourite races so it's nice to see them finally get some love. At first I thought giving +2 Con, +1 Cha and +1 to other was a bit over powered, but thinking about it the half elf and mountain dwarf do set the precedent of giving more than the regular...

I'm fairly certain this question will be addressed when the book talks about the Golgari. It's no coincidence that the guild in charge of food production is also in charge of waste collection. Every piece of organic matter is recycled to be used in the food cycle. Speed and efficiency of the...

The idea of a character whose purpose is to serve others suddenly gaining independence is an interesting one. Would they feel lost without an owner telling them what to do? Is their sense of self worth tied to how useful they are to others? These are questions I wanted to explore by playing a...

If we assume that the campaign setting will default to the PCs are non-planeswalker denizens of the plane (which might be a fair assumption as it's billed as Ravnica setting and not the D&D multiverse) then Ravnica neatly fits into the D&D framework. No additional mechanics systems like psionics...