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I would also switch to halfling to negate the Nat1 penalties. You can always point out that a 20th level fighter is going to roll a nat1 every few rounds, where a 1st level fighter doesn't, and ask why 20th level fighters deserve to be penalized more than 1st level fighters despite being...

I would go for Crusher, Mobile, and ASIs. Crusher gives you free CC and the occasional advantage-granting on crit. Mobile boosts your speed even further, and gives you free disengage / hit and run. If you really want more feats, the Skilled feat gives you +1 to an ability score, expertise in...

Keep in mind that it uses the reaction of everyone who moves. That means they can't make OAs or cast Absorb Elements, Shield, or Counterspell. When they use it, it's time to hit them hard, or bypass the melee party members for the back line.

Isn't Perception for noticing things as you go along, and Investigating for finding things when you're doing a detailed study or deliberate search? Perception is valid for "Hey, that floor tile looks wrong" as you move along, while Investigation is "The drawer in the desk is too short; there...

I'm not sure exactly what the Warlock's build is, but there are a few plausible reasons - although a moon druid is probably the optimal choice since it's probably one extra attack for 2d8+4 or so on a low-AC chassis. If it's a melee warlock, they tend to be a bit squishy and can benefit from...

Another way to improve EK substantially is to let the player choose two spell schools instead of limiting them to defenses and ka-booms. Transmutation? They get Longstrider, Alter self (swimming/water breathing), Enlarge, Spider Climb, Haste, and Blink. Illusion? Invisibility, Mirror Image...

That's an 8... dump stat on EK because the spell slots are just fueling feat-acquired CHA spells. Interesting approach.

Note: Magic items are a much bigger part of the growth and breadth of power for Fighters, Barbarians, and Rogues. They do the same thing at 20 that they do at 10, just with more hitpoints and better defenses of various sorts. Casters, on the other hand, go from Fireball, Banishment, and Mass...

Aran Linvail is going to die in the next two sessions, and the party's about to sail to Spellhold with Bodhi, probably before the CWs can react as they have been ignoring the whole thing. I rather imagine that when they return, they'll find Mae'Var and perhaps Edwin in charge of the remants of...

Interesting. The party will be level 9 so she's about the right level, but the Harper is a rogue and not bad in a fight (his AC's a bit low, but he has more HP than anyone else in the party thanks to 16 CON, Tough, and a helm giving +5hp). The takeaway is that there's not so much a formal...

The whole group has slanted towards evil recently despite starting off as mostly good-ish. The Harper's going along with it, so... consequences happen. Ah, but the local Harper organization acted as they did because their leader is angling for a high position. What if, instead of falsely...

There was a "how to run high level D&D" thread recently. Can someone link to it?

I'm running a Baldur's Gate II game. The Harper in the party is not working to steer the Bhaalspawn towards good; rather the opposite. He has been onboard with the group's decision to work for a vampire because she was more up-front and cheaper. They have attacked the living to destroy stakes...

If it were me (and it's not) I'd go single class fighter because how often do you actually get to play a Fighter 20 and attack 16 times in 2 rounds?

I'm assuming the character doesn't actually have the Staff of the Magi at low levels, given the power of the item. What level is the player starting at? I like the Imbue Magic function. Even at 15th level, giving the party Fighter the ability to cast Eldritch Blast 5x/day equips him with a...

Agreed.... pick a couple of artifacts to work with. I would skip Find Familiar, as that's redundant to Chain boon. Perhaps Magic Missile? That's not on any Warlock list, and fits "is general magic and Force effects" theme. In general, the Warlock patron feature pattern is Level 1 Thematically...

WOTC is silent on it, but I think it would be entirely reasonable from a worldbuilding standpoint to say "There are lots of spells that exist that are not in the PHB. " Player characters simply don't need to prepare "Deliver Baby," "Epidural," "C-section," "Harden Brick," or "Dullman's...

It may be hard to categorize some monsters, but I think it would be helpful for both new and veteran DMs to have these tags on monster entries. A) For new DMs to get an idea as to how to use the monster B) To pair with an index or search tool to help with encounter building. I wouldn't hold out...

Probably around 12-14, but it also depends on how stingy you are with magic items. If they only have a couple of non-consumables each, they'll need to be higher level and you probably will get a bunch of casters/half-casters. I've seen some high level one shots start off with only 4 items...

It arrived! It's fantastic and turned out even better than I expected. It seems like it's pretty sturdy,too. I can post zoomed in photos of the individual pics if anyone's interested.