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Another vote for Critical Role. Such a good time. And watching Matt Mercer DM has inspired me to try to do more with how I set the scene and play NPCs in my own games. I'm actually really disappointed we're missing out for two weeks due to Comic-Con and then Matt and Marisha being out of town.

I've been running and playing games in Roll20 for a couple years now. I looked at FG and the entry-level price point was too high to get my players to just try something out (I realize they offer subscriptions now). For the first 6 months of using Roll20, none of us paid a thing, including...

Warlocks in 5E are a really odd beast. They wanted them to be full casters, but have most of their power be at-will or refresh on a short rest. So you end up with a mish-mash of stuff they can just do whenever, a bunch of spells (5th level or lower) that refresh on a short rest, spells that are...

No, that is correct. They also get an ability at higher levels (not at home, so I don't have the book to find the name) that allows them to cast spells of 6th level and up once per day.

My Barbarian uses a longsword and shield with the Shield Master feat (and I'm planning on going Bear Totem for added tankiness). He's an absolute blast to play.

I somehow completely missed that both weapons had to be light without the Dual-Wielder feat. I assumed it was only the off-hand weapon. Previous Edition-itis, I suppose. That being said, I'm going to house-rule that Rapier and Dagger are allowed for two-weapon fighting without any feat...

I'm thinking on upping the two-handed damage on the versatile weapons to 1d12 to actually make it worth switching (since as you said, it actually is a worse option if you have Dueling Style currently.) Greatsword and Maul will still be left at 2d6 (since that's still better, if not by much, than...

I made a "laser cleric" for 5E. Haven't had a chance to play him much, but I went with a variant human Light Cleric and took Spell Sniper as my bonus feat, choosing "Produce Flame" as my cantrip. Depending on the target, I can toss balls of flame or blast them with an explosion of radiant...

I used weapon speed back in my 2E days, but once I became familiar with actual sword-fighting, I realized they're not particularly realistic. (Yes, you can physically swing your dagger faster than the other guy can swing his greatsword, but he can kill you from 5 feet away while you need to get...

If you look at the images in any historical fighting manuscripts (such us the ones by Tallhoffer or Fiore Dei Liberi), the longswords depicted therein are identical to what D&D has traditionally called a bastard sword. A longsword is called such because it's longer than a standard single-handed...

My girlfriend played in a D&D game for awhile with a Catholic Friar as the DM. It's her go-to counter example whenever she encounters someone who claims RPGs are satanic.

I don't know, I think the multi-classing restrictions have their place. I was thinking of making a Vengeance Paladin with a dip into Ranger (to replicate a Pathfinder Inquisitor) and the Wisdom requirement gave me pause. Without it, it would have been a no-brainer since none of the Ranger...

So the room is actually both light and dark at the same time? Because as soon as someone disbelieves, the illusion becomes transparent for them (and thus the room would become light.) So not only does Minor Illusion block light, but it apparently creates a quantum paradox as well. That's one...

Actually, it's more powerful, because the caster and his allies know it's an illusion and thus can see, while their enemies think the room is dark until they somehow interact with the illusion they can't see because they think the room is dark. You've basically created an at-will Darkness/Devil...

Considering how bad the presentation of science, legal procedure, technology and other assorted fields can be on television, I don't see this as an argument for everyone knowing the truth about every monster. Quite the opposite, really.

Darkness isn't a Cantrip, though. It's a 2nd level spell. And Devil's Sight requires at least two levels in Warlock. That's a lot different than a Cantrip that can be done at-will, and is easily picked up via a single class level, a feat or even being the proper race. My view is you're using...

That seems a little too generous, to me. Most people probably know a few things about common monsters that live near their home (much as they would about bears, mountain lions or other dangerous animals that inhabited their area) but probably little of use about rarer monsters and/or those who...

I imagine they changed the name somewhere in the development process and the dwarf entry didn't get updated. (I know throwing hammers existed by-name in previous editions. So did throwing axes, for that matter.)

I've enjoyed the PAX games (even if they're completely ridiculous. I'd hate to play in a game that was quite so off-the-wall, but they make for good entertainment as an observer.) Plus it's cool seeing people like Morgan Webb and Patrick Rothfuss playing the game. I never cared for the Podcasts...

I personally don't understand how a character shooting up from level 1 to level 6 in a couple sessions is so much more "organic" than them starting at a higher level to begin with.