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Blink is good too, mirror image is good at low levels, neither of these use concentration. The problem with blink is it is not reliable, it is kond of a random effect, but when it doesn't work you don't have blur up. At high levels mirror image will only last 1 or 2 rounds, that means you...

We make use of the disadvantage all the time in our Party. Either hex strength or dex to enable grapple, shove, tumble or overun or hex wisdom to make it easier for the Rogue or others in your party to hide. We also use hex in conversation quite a bit, use it on an enemies Charisma to make it...

If the person they are torturing is trained to resist torture (as presumably most agents are) then it will be very difficult to get useful and reliable information out of him or her. They will all talk yes, but the torturer will have to sort through the information to figure out what is real...

If you are playing a multiclass bladesinger/Rogue yes I definitely think it is because it also gives you two more casts a day and you will be losing some from the Rogue levels. For any bladesinger it is better than reslient constitution IMO. That said do what you think is best. If it is a...

True that. Rogues have a crapload of skills and expertise in some of them.

I think the characters that shine for the most part are those with creative players. This is helped by selecting social skill proficiencies and a high charisma score. I don't think magic affects that much. Maybe a boost to classes with good social spells and cantrips. I don't think this is...

I think it will grow on you. I;ve been playing d&d since 1981. 1E, 2E, 3/3.5E and now 5E. 5E is the best IMO a few comments: 1. Advantage/rules: So the first time I DMed 5E I read the basic set but still had no idea what I was doing. At that point I had 35 years experience as a DM and...

Maximizing dex is better, but shadow touched will add +1 to inteligence. Fey touched is better than shadow touched I think, but if you like shadow touched better go for it. What I would do is: 4th level shadow touched (+1 intelligence) 8th level +1 intelligence +1 constitution 12thlevel +2...

I would not do that. More spells will be better than those features. You don't "need" resilient constitution. You use add your intelligence bonus for concentration checks when in bladesong which is when it matters the most. Resilient constitution is an option if you have an odd...

If you can't SA every turn at your table (and you certainly can't at mine) then it is not better. If you can do SA every round a ranged Rogue will do more than a Barbarian at most levels. You mention brutal critical, this will illustrate the difference - the Barbarian gets brutal critical at...

Assuming I meet the other criteria. The rules are pretty clear that a thrown rapier has a 20/60 range and does 1d4. A heavy crossbow you swing at someone likewise does 1d4 (and so does a hand crossbow which makes no sense). The rules for sneak attack say .... "The attack must use a finesse or...

From around 5th to 10th the ogue won't do more but above 10th and below 4th the Rogue will average more .... if and only if he is getting SA every singe round. Comparing a Barbarian with a great axe and a Rogue with a light crossbow and a Rogue with two hand crossbows here is what you have: A...

Sheild is a better spell than absorb elements, but getting shield through MI is inferior to getting absorb elements thrrough AI. If he takes shield using MI he can cast shield once a day only. If he takes absorb elements using AI he can cast it as many times as he has spell slots plus 1. The...

You can use levitate on an enemy. If you levitate them off the ground they can't move unless they can fly. If they have no missile weapons then they can't attack either. They just float there and your party shoots them with bows and crossbows. I made a joke. Snickers is candy in the USA...

To Start with in 5E there is no +1 and 1/2 strength. If you have a house rule that does that, that is a big deal and would sway everything towards characters with two-handed weapons. It does depend on the game though. Posters here say their Rogue gets SA every turn. If a Rogue can sneak...

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Copy all. Dropping a weapon is not supposed to use a free action. Picking it up certainly does though. But your tabole is your table. With Shadowblade after 6th level you would have good DPR in melee (your houserule on dropping weapons notwithstanding). It is not as good as a full martial...

I played a single class bladesinger several times. I did not use it like any other wizard, really completely the opposite of a regular wizard. To start with she has more defensive spells in the build and fewer offensive spells. You do have powerfull spells you use to take down bosses and large...

I think if you want to play a melee Rogue with great defense 6th level in Wizard is a nice stopping point. Agree with what you said about uncanny dodge and evasion, but if you stop at 3 you are missing an ASI at 4 and expertise at 6. For me expertise is the big reason to go past 3 and that is...

RAW if the spell has a S or M he has to have an empty hand to cast it and M he either needs to have an arcane focus or a component pouch. He does not need the arcane focus in his hand, he just needs his hand empty, manipulating the arcane focus or component is part of the cast action. To do...