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You make it sound like concentration spells are the only spells around. My Wizard saved the Bard from death last night by casting Force Cage over a couple of Abyssal Ghouls which had stunlocked him, and were ripping him to shreds. He was concentrating on a Bigby's Hand at the same time. Some...

Ah ha. I think we've figured it out. You cannot take a full attack action on a readied action. You can only take ONE attack, and likewise if you ready a spell you must concentrate on it. Two often overlooked rules. Not sure what you're talking about with the oath, but I'll have to look that...

Interesting you say that, because I've witnessed a higher level melee fighter attempting to throw Javelins and hand axes in a Dragon fight against a CR16 Dragon, and their impact was basically negligible. Firstly he had to ready actions to be able to get a shot in, because the Dragon wasn't...

If they're close to their CR then they split up XP. If they're way below they don't. I just use judgment on that. My high level group doesnt bother with it, but the idea came about when running some casual 1-3p games after work to try out various things, and I'll use it for Princes. I found my...

Yeah. So how did you deal with Adult (huge) sized Dragons and larger then?

Absolutely. If they wanted an all Rogue party that's awesome. I'm not changing a single thing for them though because of that decision. As reactions in game because of that? Sure. But I'm not going to go "Hrm well they don't have a tank so I'll change this, and maybe give that a tweak." I also...

Yep. I don't tailor campaigns to players. Ever. Their fate is COMPLETELY in their own hands, and the dice. When my guys hit level 20, which will be in the next 2 months, it will be a great achievement, our first ever D&D campaign to reach level 20. And one they made on their own backs.

Sorry not being clear. It seems like some people have issue with Celtivans arguments because they're attached to the idea of a concept. They have a concept in mind and they're damn well sticking to it, even if its not the most optimal group structure around. So even after a TPK, based on this...

That seems to depend entirely on whether or not someone wants to play that concept. If no one wants to play the ranged damage dealer, then what? Plot armour. Not my cup of tea at all. Darwin can't smile if he doesn't exist.

So you'd rather a TPK then than buff your main damage dealer? With many fights I have ran if the Bard didn't cast fly on the Paladin, it would be a TPK. Hiding is a bit extreme, but he'd rather the group succeeds than fails, and he's had plenty of moments to shine in other combats, or in the...

Level 15 group vs a Balor. Fighting in a Coliseum, proving their worth to a NPC Half Fiend Half Fire Giant. He calls down the Balor to fight as his champion from the sky. It flies down from the heavens as a ball of flame. The PCs see and feel it approach, fire starts to rain down setting parts...

I've got to admit I find the whole "I'm not going to buff you because I want to play my character the way I want" attitude incredibly foreign and bizarre. Maybe it's years of multiplayer / MMO RPG gaming has conditioned teamwork into me (and almost everyone else I know and game with), because...

I agree that's a good thing. Crossbow Expert breaks that however creating a character that can be almost as good as melee as melee characters, and pretty awesome at range. That's why I have huge issues with the design of this feat.

Having fought high level flying and mobile creatures with a melee character in the group I can tell you with absolute confidence that a bow will NOT do the job on a str based character. Not even close. Not even in the same league.

I see what you did there. :)

People make it out like we're running CharOp builds. We're not. I could never keep up with that in 3rd Edition, and I certainly don't scour the books in 5e for broken combinations. Min/Max? Sure, but that's how fragile 5es bounded accuracy is, when it can be broken so easily. Whether its an...

Three attacks per round using Great Weapon Master. You can use your bonus action to attack again on a critical or a kill. So his damage cap using hold person is around 12d6 + 10d8 (L4) + 10d8 (L4) + 8d8 (L3) + 6d8 (Improved Divine Smite) +15 (GMW -5/+10) * 3 attacks.

The Paladin in my group has hit for about 12d6 + 34d8 + 45. The cap does not need to be raised. You're forgetting about spells like Hold Person/Hold Monster. Tons of classes get them (including Paladins) and as your DC goes up it becomes very effective. NPCs are humanoid (generally), just...

We play much more like you. When I play my War Cleric, I get in there and dodge. Its so efficient, and I dont care that I'm not taking swings or rolling much in combat. The group I DM for revolve around the Paladin. They're happy to buff him using up their valuable concentration slot when its...

I thought the same thing until I got the DMG. Many high level monsters assume that 75% of the group will be able to bypass it's DR, and that's already factored into its CR. In other words, the "defensive" CR of a creature isn't influenced much by DR once you get to CR10 and above. There's a...