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A massive earth elemental that can hold the stone giant in an internal bubble and earth glide - effectively "flying" underground. (or a massive Xorn, or other Earth type creature, or even a purple worm with an enhanced burrow speed.)

If I'm playing a barbarian or high AC tank, I'll provoke AoO's at the drop of a hat in order to position myself better. If I'm playing something squishy, I avoid them if at all possible, but sometimes positioning is more important than damage. Sometimes I'll play a character that using...

It's the best feat to take if you don't want to take an ASI, and don't have a specific feat in mind. It makes any character better, regardless of class, race, or build. (Specific feats can make specific builds better, but Lucky makes any character just a little bit better.)

D&D doesn't care if you just barely hit the target's AC, or if you hit AC+10. You do the same damage regardless...unless you have GWM/SS. In that case, if you can hit AC+5 regularly, then you get +10 damage. The feats reward you for having a very high attack bonus in comparison to the...

They don't tend to cast a lot, but they do cast them. In your case, top concentration spells you might cast would be: Hunter's Mark (oath spell), Bless, or Shield of Faith depending on the situation. Hunter's Mark will be better than a lvl 1 smite if you expect to be in a long fight (and...

I wrote the first one, as part of the background of the character. I'm not quite dedicated enough to keep it up every session, but the character himself did write home frequently.

I've had several characters where I picked a gender and it had zero impact on the game because it just didn't come up, one way or the other. It only mattered to me and my personal conception of the character. I've had others where it was an integral part of their personality and they actively...

Big numbers = big fun These feats give you big damage numbers. Therefore they are more fun than any other feat. :p

I've seen people complain about how hard it is to kill characters in 5e. I kind of disagree (but not completely). It's actually pretty easy to kill characters in or out of combat. It's just even easier to save them if other characters are willing to make the effort. Between the Healer...

I'd seriously considered taking Resilient (Constitution) - many paladin spells are Concentration and your character is set up as a front line fighter, so you'll be taking hits. After the most recent ruling, Shield Master is still good, but probably not worth it until lvl 11+ when spells like...

Almost anything can cause a character to become memorable, if used properly. A specific build, a special weapon, a weird background, an odd quirk, their personality, etc. But I think the most important part, the thing that underlies everything else, is being actively involved in the game...

Could be a Simulacrum of a high level wizard - created specifically to fight and probably lose in order see what tactics the PC's use. Giving the Simulacrum an unusual set of spells could also serve to give disinformation to the PC's in the event of an encounter with the real wizard. :)

I honestly haven't experienced an issue with healing word as a DM. or seen it used this way as a player. It's useful for spot healing at a range, but other healing spells are preferred because they heal more. I've only seen "whack-a-mole" healing a few times - usually when the monsters are...

Did I? But since you have claimed the moral high ground, I will bow before your superior judgement.

Thank you for your absolutely vital input on this topic.

And we are done. Good bye.

My previous answer was the RAW answer. But if you don't think it is something players are going to abuse, you can do a "Rule of Cool" exception for the situation. Or possibly require an Arcana check to let them alter the spell a bit and affect a certain volume of air/gas/liquid instead of an...

Mist/Fog isn't really an object. Or rather, it is many, many very tiny objects and your TK would have no noticable effect on the mist as a whole, other than swirling it a bit as you pull a few droplets of water around. You need Gust of Wind or something similar.

In a home game it probably doesn't matter in the long run - just discuss it with your DM and hopefully they'll either keep doing it the way you are used to, or let you swap the feat out if you really don't like the change. In AL...it's a bit more problematic. You frequently have a different...

Short answer, RAI - You waste your action but you don't lose the spell slot. The rules on this are vague though, so check with your DM. Long answer: https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/5ozpwj/jeremy_crawford_on_targeting_spells/