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What I find interesting in reading this thread, is comparing it to the situation for casters in 3.x. There, casters were screwed over in multiclassing because of spell progression (until the feat Practiced Caster, which at least somewhat fixed this). Everyone agreed that multiclassing was...

I'm only passingly familiar with that. How does his characteristic use of deception relate to how he acquired his powers?

I get that it offers a good combo of skills for a character likely to have a high Cha & Dex score. However, I'm left wondering - how did a charlatan end up pledged to some mystical patron? I mean, flavor-wise, Sage seems a natural fit (pouring through old musty tomes, find one filled with...

I have to say, this is making me consider half-elf for my warlock. OTOH, it's pretty hard to give up Medium Armor Proficiency feat at 1st level by going Human - that's like an additional +4 on my AC (2 from better armor, 2 more from a shield), & would eventually be +5 when I can afford the best...

You know, being gay I have no personal experience with the slang term used here, but my understanding is those things take quite a pounding - not to mention the ability to bring an entire HUMAN BEING into the world through one. I don't understand why so many, then, seem to use this term as an...

Dire wolf is the only dire anything? Sad (non-dire) panda. :(

I think the reason they avoided saying 'you can not dual wield' is because of this: 1) Hold a normal merchant-purchased (or dead body looted, or whatever) weapon in one hand, 2) Use your class ability to summon your pact weapon in the other hand, 3) Dual wield to your heart's content.

"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Best Vow of Enmity ever, & perfect example of a Dex-based Paladin of Vengeance. The build so far Tiefling Paladin (Oath of Vengeance) Str: 10 Dex: 15 Con: 14 Int: 10 (9 point buy, +1 racial adjustment) Wis: 12 Cha: 16 (14...

Note to self addendum: Half carrots for half of the centaurs?

I think the highest I've ever gotten a character (with a couple of retcons along the way) was 12th. I started 1 character at 20th in an insanely homebrewed non-D&D game that attempted to merge any play system the characters wanted to use (D&D, Heroes, etc.) & allow any published material from...

Note to self: Pack some carrots for the horses of attacking mounted rogues.

Yeah, play an Illusionist wizard & you'll get greater spell selection (& could easily get just as good armor). Play 10 clr/10 sorc & you've got full spell slots, plenty of access to illusion spells, Bless, armor, weapons - bard with a bit less skills, IOW. Sure, concentration is a big...

Except the animal companion IS an alternative class feature - it is THE subclass feature of Beast Master. The alternative was to take Hunter & do more damage without sacrificing actions every round, or negotiating whether you have to, or having your subclass feature dead or unable to enter...

Pleasant Surprise: I actually want to play a paladin now. Disappointment: The bard. I mean, when a 1st level cleric spell (Bless) is arguably BETTER than the defining class feature (performing to buff one's allies)... um, yeah. Why not just play a cleric/sorc multiclass instead & take that...

Currently AFB, but I thought Riding Horse was size Large? The Animal Companion feature specifically restricts to size Medium or smaller. Mule, IIRC, does fit within the accepted parameters. I can't recall if Constrictor Snake is Medium or Large.

(Bolding added) Or you're taking Misty Visions and planning a crowd-control oriented Warlock who can pop off slot-free illusions at will. Seems pretty decent to me. YMMV.

Wait, I thought I was the only fighter in our party. o_0

I think one thing we have to consider on the pets is their special attacks or special abilities. For example, the panther can knock an opponent prone. You gave up one attack to get advantage on the next one (& give advantage to others in the party focusing on the same foe). Mastiff gets...

This is awesome! Thank you! One note if you're looking to expand a bit: I notice this does not include expanded spell lists (such as from Warlock patron, Cleric domains, etc.). Perhaps those could be noted in parentheses or italics?

The fun part to me is the note in the spell 'your DM has stats on these'. Um, not yet they don't. :(