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  1. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Seeking input re: Dwarves Riding Bears.

    Looking at their page on MyMiniFactory it looks like the default size for these is approx 50x50mm (so large). If not, you can usually just scale the size up or down in your slicer without too much difficulty. Also there's no real reason that Large creatures HAVE to be 2x2 on the map. I...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Reducing Power Gaming

    Nope I definitely don't see it at all, and I'd be pretty annoyed as a player at a table that banned something so average. It's your table though so I don't need to agree
  3. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Bracers of Defense vs Ring of Protection +1

    I'd take +1 to all saving throws over +1 AC, but there's no wrong answer really
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    D&D 5E (2014) Reducing Power Gaming

    Rune Knight or Echo Knight? Rune Knight is ok but it's not any more powerful than most Fighter subclasses. I've never heard of anyone banning Rune Knight, that's crazy Now if you meant Echo Knight then yeah, the Critical Role subclasses are not balanced very well and are often banned
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    D&D 5E (2024) ENworld Damage Guide Vs Treantmonk's?

    It's pretty easy. Assume all abilities that recharge on a Short Rest are available every combat.
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    D&D 5E (2024) ENworld Damage Guide Vs Treantmonk's?

    I don't really like Treantmonk's calculations, he assumes too many combats, too few short rests, and doesn't really optimize the builds at all. I do really love the way he presents things and shows all his assumptions and math though, many times I'll still learn something D4 Deep Dive...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Complete Champion : Fighter Tier List

    I thought this way as well until a guy in my campaign now paired Champion with Elven Accuracy and dual-wielding for a whole bunch of attacks. The numbers still don't end up overpowered or anything, but he can generally count on getting multiple crits per combat so it's solid DPR and super fun...
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    D&D General How Often Should a PC Die in D&D 5e?

    The question is very poorly worded but I get what they're trying to ask. No one has a preferred amount of PC deaths, but most people probably do have some preference on how difficult the encounters are, which then determines how often the PCs end up happening to die. I interpreted the question...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Subclass feature vs. feat -- Which is "worth" more?

    If I were in charge of designing things, then high level Class and Subclass features should be powerful and something that you would actually care about missing out on if you multi-classed. Right now, the only powerful features gained at high level are 7th, 8th, 9th level spells. This is the...
  10. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2014) Subclass feature vs. feat -- Which is "worth" more?

    This is so true and such a terrible failure of game design
  11. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2014) Subclass feature vs. feat -- Which is "worth" more?

    I voted for Feats being worth more because at least you get to pick whatever is the best for your build (and +2 to a stat is always a good backup). There are Subclass features that are far better than any Feat, but there are also a bunch of crappy ones that result in underwhelming leveling up...
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    D&D General Changing subclasses mid-campaign (or even classes)

    I've seen this happen somewhat frequently due to in-game actions/choices with Warlocks making a pact with a powerful NPC (usually the BBEG...) and Paladins whose actions just don't align with their oath tenets. Ranger also works pretty well with the specific instance of switching to Beast...
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    D&D 5E (2014) The 2024 Ranger is Actually Pretty Good (with numbers)

    This is a great comparison, nice work! I'll echo the concern above that you're including AOE damage when the standard comparison is generally single-target. That's not necessarily wrong, it just complicates the comparisons. Even including AOE, your numbers that you're calculating seem...
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    D&D 5E (2024) How do you work saves when there are multiple effects causing the same thing

    Same. Or if they were applied in the other order, the enemy would be immune to the Dragon Fear since they were already frightened by the more terrifying Beguiling Twist. Either order it would be DC16 to break
  15. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) Exception-Based Design in D&D: When Rules Enable Rule Lawyers

    Reading the article I mostly just felt like it was an overblown reaction to situations that theoretically could come up, but that I've never seen be a problem before. I loved your Tips for DMs and Tips for Players at the end though! That portion was very well thought out and expanding on these...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Which Creature Type Would You Most Like a Fizban's/Bigby's Style Book About?

    I'd LOVE a book on Mechanus lore, that's an instant buy for me. Warforged are interesting to me as well but aren't they completely unrelated? Might be an excellent book possibility to compile various Construct lore into one volume. I just don't see much potential for lore about Beasts, but...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Which Creature Type Would You Most Like a Fizban's/Bigby's Style Book About?

    This is a great question! My first answer is that I'd love to see any category listed but handled more from a Combat Tactics / Monster Hunting / Component Harvesting perspective than what I think you're asking in terms of handling the Lore. Answering from the perspective of similarity to...
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    D&D 5E (2024) No more Cleric and Sorc dips!

    Your 1 level dip options used to be: Cleric for heavy armor + pick a subclass Sorcerer for Con save proficiency + pick a subclass, access to Shield and Silvery Barbs Fighter for heavy armor and Con save proficiencies, at expense of spell progression Fighter dips are far more common now since...
  19. DrJawaPhD

    Elon Musk Calls for Wizards of the Coast to "Burn in Hell" Over Making of Original D&D Passages

    I don't think that was a jab at non-standard work hours - the original point was that if Musk is sleeping 8 hours a day (at any point during the 24hr period) then he doesn't have anywhere near the work ethic he forces his workers to have, and pretends that he himself has
  20. DrJawaPhD

    D&D 5E (2024) The Lackluster Ranger

    You aren't missing anything. Rangers are OK, they are totally playable, but they are easily the weakest class in the game. Not by a gigantic margin, but enough to make it feel bad for anyone who loves playing them.
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