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The trait reads thus: Kefnet’s Blessing. You can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any Intelligence check you make that doesn’t already include your proficiency bonus. So basically, if there's any intelligence check (not save) related to a skill that you don't have proficiency...

If your idea of fun is to manipulate people into doing your bidding and doing the hard work for you, then the enchantment spells can be lots of fun. Nothing like turning your enemies against each other, or "convincing" them to help you. If your idea of fun is making your melee allies feel...

Let's say you have the feat Crossbow Expert, with a Rapier in one hand and a hand crossbow in the other. You're a Battle Master Fighter with the Trip Attack maneuver, and your target is flying. Can you take the attack action and attack with your Rapier (PHB 194 specifies that you can attack a...

Another thing that I think contributes to 5e's success is how comparatively easy it is to teach and how accessible it is to new players. I've taught a lot of people the basics of 5e, and after I've done so, they were able to play the edition and they got it. They understood it, and that's really...

I feel like the battle master maneuver Trip Attack deserves special mention as a way to down a flying enemy. Trip attack works on ranged attacks, and a flying enemy falls if they're knocked prone, so a trip attack spear throw is one of the few ways for a grappler to get within reach of their...

While you could definitely optimize around a melee attacker, here's a different idea: Go Wizard(6) with school of Necromancy, and Oathbreaker 5 (Going up to oathbreaker 7 ASAP) and optimize around Animate Dead. The level 6 necromancy feature gives all undead under your control a number of extra...

My recommendation for this is to refluff the spell Animate Objects. Instead of animating a horde of angry spoons, have it summon creatures .

Personally, I'm hoping for a rework someday, because it's such a cool class idea executed so poorly.

Way of the four elements monk in 5e

I feel like the warlock class was build on the idea that the players would get way more short rests than then ended up getting. Warlock spell slots refresh on short rests (unique among caster classes) which would be fantastic if you got a short rest after every encounter, but with short rests...

If you want to play a non-stealthy melee rogue you'll need survivability. 14 Con at least, though 16 is ideal. You'll also need some way to increase your AC above what rogues normally get. Fighter or Barbarian multiclass get your medium armor + shield, Barbarian gives you +Con to AC (Rage...

A Riding horse costs 75 GP and has a pitiful 13 HP, a Warhorse costs 400 GP and has 19 HP. Unless you have the Mounted Combatant feat, which allows you to take a hit directed at your mount, the mounts you can buy might not last one round of combat. At least with Find Steed you can resummon your...

If you're specifically looking for a mount for a dragonborn, your best option is to go straight Paladin until you get Find Steed at level 5. None of the Cavalier's features actually give you a mount, so unless you're counting on the DM to give you one (not that likely), your best option is to...

I know absolutely nothing about Pathfinder :( Maybe you could start a new thread about it, since this is a 5e post and it will be extremely confusing if people are talking about two different editions in the same thread.

You're welcome :) Sentinel is a good feat, the problem is you're extremely feat starved in the early levels. I would definitely consider taking it eventually, but you can't fit it in early since it's not as useful as GWM, Polearm Master, or +2 Strength. The main problem with Sentinel is that...

If you're just looking for DPR, I'd recommend Variant Human At level 1, take Polearm Master. (Use a Glaive or Halberd) At level 4, take Great Weapon Master if your party can boost your chance of hitting, or +2 Strength if not. At level 8, take +2 Strength If you hit level 12, take Great...

Oh, I've been misreading hex the whole time, I thought you only had one turn after the target dies to hex a new target. That's actually a lot better then.

The biggest feature of the Swashbuckler rogue (Charisma bonus to intiative) Seems a bit wasted on a character with only +1 to Cha. I'd reccomend going Assassin or arcane trickster instead, you can play an Arcane Trickster even without high Int, taking only utility spells. As a general rule, most...

The triggering attack can be any weapon, but the flurry itself must be an unarmed strike. The main issue with being a multiclassed monk is that you don't have that many Ki points. Flurry of Blows, Stunning Strike, Redirect Attack, these abilities are all useful, but even if you skip level 5...

That's the first time I've heard that abbreviation, and I love it.