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I've been saying over and over, Animal Handling is an S-tier skillcheck in Modern 5e DnD at every table I've played or DM'd at.

My advice is to let go of insisting on "what makes sense" whenever it gets in the way of the logistics of playing a fun game. Always strive for verisimilitude but don't be a slave to it. I always imagine it like in a TV show where sometimes a character just doesn't appear on the screen for...

Most of my 5e DnD experience has been this type of "open table" FLGS environment, with single DMs running long (multiple year) campaigns with rotating players. I have seen great success with this model. My advice on what I think works well / doesn't work well is below We've always used...

Yeah I was wondering what that was as well, I'll vote for it to find out

Ah this makes sense you were referring to the restrictions against using two spell slots per turn, rather than the Action Surge restriction against using a Magic Action. The OP's situation still works RAW since it was a magic item and no spell slots were used, but this would prevent most cases...

There's no change to the Ready Action itself, what changed was Action Surge specifically excluding taking the Magic Action but not being worded broadly enough to prevent using the Ready Action to cast a spell with your Reaction.

Yeah I was definitely thinking the same thing, but who knows sometimes you just want to award someone for teaching you something new so I could maybe see myself doing the same if I was in a generous mood

According to the rules they are different. Action Surge allows any action except the Magic Action. Casting the spell on your turn uses the Magic Action, thus is prevented. Taking the Ready Action to concentrate on a spell, then using your Reaction to cast the spell does not the Magic Action...

Depends what you think of when you envision the world of Tolkien. Modern DnD heroic fantasy has every character being Legolas, Gandalf, Galadriel, etc. Ridiculously powerful characters are certainly part of Tolkien's world, although the story mostly focuses on the less powerful characters, so...

I have had success making food matter in my campaigns by allowing the players describe what meals they are cooking, and giving Temporary HP based on what they are eating (and Con saving throws), plus even some magical buffs when cooking harvested meats from powerful creatures (with Temp HP from...

Top 3 in terms of what? Favorite to play? Strongest abilities? Most iconic if you only allowed 3 in your universe? I'm going to say Goliath, then Dragonborn, then Orc, because standing side by side, those races are the tallest so they stand out on top

Warlocks are MUCH different mechanically, with major advantages (invocations, auto-upcasting, recharging on short rests) and disadvantages (almost no spellslots). Also they have great roleplay potential and personal sidequest potential with their Patron roleplay baked into their game mechanics...

My default is starting at Level 2. I've seen other DMs generally start higher like 3 or 4. I've literally never played a 5e game at Level 1, never seen a single DM do it

That opinion might be unpopular for brand new players mesmerized by a giant pile of dice falling on the table, but anyone who's ever actually looked at the math knows that Fireball has always been extremely overrated in DnD 5e.

That's a good description of exactly what Journeys through the Radiant Citadel is. I'm not sure what history books you're reading if you think JttRC is an exact copy of real world history

This is exactly what I love about JttRC and what makes it my favorite WotC publication in recent (or even distant?) memory. There are a billion adventure books out there for Tolkein-esque medieval Europe (yaaaaawn), and so few that accurately represent other cultures. The JttRC adventures...

Default answer: Dragonborn have a tail (cosmetic only) and no wings Allowable changes based on player preference: If a player prefers their Dragonborn to have no tail or to have wings which are cosmetic only (no fly speed), that would be totally fine

I'd say it's a bit more like not even watching the game but claiming you know the winner based purely on which team you dislike

You've never played at the same table as me, yet you think you magically know what is and is not a problem at our tables? Sorry but yes, I am 100% certain that I have a better idea than you, random person on the internet. Yeah I've seen this and it can be annoying, particularly since it's...

I wouldn't agree with this at all. I've always been an optimizer, generally always played mostly with casual players who don't attempt to optimize anything, and in my experience I've never seen any problems. Whether you optimize your character build or not, both camps can be overwhelmingly...