Search results

The real question is why people use perfectly good goblin-halvers to cut down trees. You'd think a saw would work better.

I think that's quite an elegant method, when applied appropriately.

The DM specifically mentioned the Ogres had 50+ hp. And while your math does get us to 550, only 375 of it was for combat (100 for showing up, 50 for using the 'last-resort-token', and 25 for role play). And if he wants to hand out XP according to his own schedule, that's fine, I feel...

The build seems a bit MAD to me, which can go a long way as a self-imposed limitation by the player. It may also be a bit conceptually hard to swallow, from a rules point of view, but when all is said and done, it's not really doing so much more damage than other optimized builds, and may...

Warcaster, I knew there was an element I was forgetting. Also thanks for the link, I figured it was out there, but perusing Polearm Master threads looking for it could have taken forever.

Out of curiosity, was there a clarification on defining 'reach' when wielding a reach weapon? I was never fully convinced that the AoO granted by Polearm Master could reach 10' according to RAW. That said, reading the rules on AoO, it's quite clear that a spell or ranged attack cannot be made...

Correction on my part, it is 1e, and its 'When a Star Falls'.

Evil is purchased by the death of the innocent, not the death of the PCs. Do they have families? Perhaps the fighter's one true love... dangling from a noose, or simply flayed. That nice old lady who invited the bold adventurers to share her dinner? Butchered. A lovely village on banks of a...

BigVanVader, I wouldn't mind having a rogue around, the unoptimized monk in the party is... ... ... lawful good.

Awesome advice from everyone so far. I think a lot of you have in your own way helped me identify what the real problem is. We did have an initial meeting where we got together and discussed what we wanted to accomplish with this particular group, and it was established that we wanted to...

It is my understanding that this particular DM is experienced with previous editions of D&D, I'm guessing with a focus on 2e and possibly some 3.5. He runs the table well, as well as I would expect any experienced DM, as far as interacting with players, pacing combat, and running RP. This is...

My low-level barbarian chucked a javelin at a goblin, rolled crit, and I was happy with the kill, however another player suggested it keep going to kill another goblin. The DM went for it, I think mostly because a fun and gruesome imagery was developed to go along with it. It wasn't game...

I have found that in the discussion of balance, and feats like Polearm Master or Crossbow Expert (and the synergy with other feats), that when all is said and done, RAW is not entirely unbalanced. Granted the argument can be made for certain builds that maximize straight damage that can seem...

Good wisdom. And I'm not wholly against a little out-of-rules creativity, and I think can be quite necessary for good DMing, but it's quite clear that he's creating this stuff with no thought to how it might function within the 5e rule-set. He gave the level 3 wizard a magical book that lets...

I need to crowd-source some wisdom concerning table ethics. I was invited to join a group for 5e hosted by my brother-in-law, a good friend of his would act as DM. Disappointed by the conceptualization of 4e, and tired of the crunchiness of 3.5, I was eager to play. Suffice it to say this was...