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This is a bunch of nonsense. First off lets differentiate between background and backstory. Background is a choice you make which comes with features and drawbacks and the DM will determine what backgrounds are allowed. Generally if you take a background you get the things that come with it...

Agree on both points. Was not talking about stealth, perhaps I should have used different wording and missed on the first.

This is what I love about rolling with fixed stats (i.e. you don't choose where the 18 goes). We have a method of rolling in most of my games which is adapted from late 1E where you choose your class before you roll and it uses different numbers of dice for different abilities, but your scores...

Sorry I did not mean that to be harsh if it came across that way.

1. I said "harm not a hair on his head" with careful spell the Barbarian makes his save and takes half damage. A wizard in the school of evocation does no damage at all to him. 2. Diviner wizard using portent. 3. You can't get slashing damage for the fireball with meta magic, but the order...

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Back in the 80s before point buy existed this was the normal at the table and we still had fun. Even published modules were like this with pregen characters and 1 fighter has an 18xx S and another has a 13. We still had fun.

With Tasha's and a PHB half elf here are my 1st level ability scores. I have been playing D&D since 1981 and these are the best rolls I have ever got at 1st level: After half elf +1 Dex, +2Int, +1 Charisma S12 D16 C12 I20 W16 Ch14 I am going to start as an artificer with guild artisan...

For find familiar with a sorcerer, the ritual caster feat is objectively better. For a Rogue or another class with no spells magic initiate with find familiar and a few cantrips may be a viable option, but not for a sorcerer IMO. As for no point in being a wizard: 1. Your barbarian is...

Assuming no surprise - your initiative goes both forwards and backwards. You take a reaction at any time but only once from the beginning of your turn to the beginning of your next turn. The key thing to realize is that you get one action and one reaction per turn, but you can get more than...

Three levels of warlock is going to put you further behind than 1 feat I think. ritual caster can be awesome in a party without a wizard or cleric. All those utility spells like identify, detect magic, lemunds hut, comprehend languages, find familiar. Find Familiar alone is probably worth...

YOu are correct. I changed my post to reflect that. She still can prepare more spells than a wizard though.

That is not my understanding. If a character is a custom lineage, he gets the custom lineage traits only. It would be way OP to give someone a +2 ASI, a feat, a free skill plus everything you get with Tiefling. You can be a custom lineage Tiefling, or a half orc that looks like a Tiefling...

Like I said I have not played it yet and some of what you say might be right. Here is some comentary though: 1. Good point on level 1-2, however after 3rd level this character will consistently be doing more damage than a straight bladesinger even one with 2 attacks. To start with the combo...

It is truely amazing what percentage of fantasy worlds are about the same mass as earth (i.e. same gravity), same angluar velocity as earth (24 hour day) and have the same atmosphere as earth (breathing and plant life)

I believe it is a minimum of 24 hours though. I don't have my books with me but I believe characters can only benefit from a long rest once in 24 hours. You could go a month without a long rest, towards the end you would be as frendly as a hornet though. In a real life comparison people in...

I strongly disagree for the following reasons. 1. The power of the wizard is not the book, it is the schools and the spells. Things like Bladesong, portent, hypnotic gaze, sculp spells, instinctive charm, song of defense, benign transportation, grim harvest, undead thralls - these things are...

I don't think there is a good thematic reason for it IMO and they already have plenty of melee power. I don't see Barbarians as characters who spend the time and practice necessary to master a fighting style, nor do I see their archetype displaying that sort of discipline in combat. I see them...

Assuming you are the DM, the easiest thing to do is just kill his character. Then you will avoid the difficult task of confronting the player and explaining how awful he is. You have to plan it meticulously so it is not obvious though, have a "random' roll to see who the baddie targets, oh my...

I have not tried it but I think battlesmith 3/bladesinger will be extremely powerful once you hit 9th level. Character can be in +1 half-plate Armor and use a +1 greatsword with int for hit and damage using GWM, plus make a second attack using Booming blade for even a bigger boost. With the...