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5e has been out for a while, but I am new to it. I've played every edition prior starting with 1st, and I was a big fan of 3.0/3.5/Pathfinder. I just picked up the 3 core rulebooks for 5e, and I like what I have seen so far. Anyway, given that this has been out for some time, I was wondering...

Alas, one of the PCs in a 5th-level group has fallen during the last adventure. Fortunately for them, they have also come across a bunch of treasure, so a raise dead or the like would be within their means. However, I would like to make the process more interesting than them simply finding a...

It seems like the summoner has gotten all of the attention on here, so I thought I'd start a thread about the witch. So...what do all of you think about the new witch class? I think it's awesome: I love the spell list, as well as the hex abilities. They seem like they would be a lot of fun to...

My group freed a noble djinn, and earned 3 boons from him. It wasn't conventional wishes, exactly, but the same idea. The group debated asking for a ship, so the Genie offered a magical ship the size of a model ship that expands when a command word is spoken, and contracts when the word is...

I understand that more creatures are vulnerable to sneak attack now, but I didn't think that meant all creatures. The text does not give any exceptions, however. Is it just taken on a case-by-case basis based on the monster entry now, or what? Further, if a creature is immune to critical...

If you are very familiar with 3.5, it is easy to overlook some of the rule changes if you do not look closely enough, since you skim more, and assume that you know how it works already. Here are a couple of examples that I noticed off the top of my head: * Paladins and Rangers cast at their...

The other gestalt thread covers core classes plus Expanded Psionics Handbook, so I thought I'd start one for interesting combos involving the newer base classes in the game. A couple of ones that sound interesting to me: Duskblade/Rogue: He would have to stick with light armor, but the good...

How do you interpret the duskblade's 13th-level ability to channel a touch spell on every attack on a full attack? Here is the wording of the ability: To me "affects each target you hit" implies that each opponent can only be affected by the spell once, even if he is hit multiple times in the...

I have a player with a Halfling Rogue 3 / Sorcerer 3 planning on taking the Arcane Trickster prestige class who just got the 3rd level of sorcerer. I am looking for suggestions for her for a good 6th-level feat and/or future feats to consider. Currently she has Improved Initiative and...

My creativity seems to be on vacation right now, so I'm going to attempt to tap into everyone else's. ;) Right now I am running a campaign in a "Gilligan's Island" kind of setting: it's on a remote island in the Realms where a slaver ship got marooned some 40 years ago, and the survivors...

I was taking a look at the "sudden" metamagic feats in Complete Arcane, and they seemed kind of overpowered, unless I'm missing a restriction (other than only once/day). For example, sudden maximize only requires one other metamagic feat as a prereq, so a 3th-level wizard could presumably...

I'm wondering if there's a feat or whatnot that allows Monster Summoning spells and the like to be cast more quickly than normal?

First of all, I am well aware that half-orcs make suboptimal wizards, so no need to state the obvious. :D It doesn't really bother me that much; just felt like doing something different. Anyway, my question is: what can I do to optimize this character a bit within the confines of my race...

What are some good Cleric/Rogue prestige classes that don't take too much away from spellcasting? In this case, I am looking for advancement options for a fellow player's Rogue 1 / Cleric 6. She is Human with the Able Lerner feat, and concentrates on social skills: bluff, perform, gather info...

I'm thinking of running a wizard for my next character, but I want to do something different build-wise. Not necessarily more powerful, just different. It's hard to explain what I mean by "different", though, but here's some examples with other classes: bard: a meele focused bard maybe using...

So, I have a player who wants to put one of her high stats into CHA, but otherwise wants to pretty much be a fighter, with no more than a level or 2 of another class thrown in. Given this, what feats are out there where a high CHA would be a benefit? I know there's a feat in the dracominicon...

It seems to be almost universally agreed that Goliaths are a strong ECL +1 race based on their strong stat adjustments (+4 STR, +2 CON, -2 DEX) coupled with their powerful build class feature. Of those who have seen these guys in play, does anyone think they should actually be ECL +2?

I've recently had a character die in my campaign, and the PCs have access to a druid who can cast reincarnation, but not raise dead. For those who have had a character brought back through reincarnation, how was it handled if the character got a race with a level adjustment and/or racial hit dice?

I've recently lost a character, and now I've brought in a new one at 4th-level: a human paladin. I'm pretty happy with the build so far, but would like ideas for future development: feats, stat points, must-have items, etc. Here's him now: STR: 16 DEX: 8 CON: 14 INT: 10 WIS: 14 CHA: 14...

I have a player who is entering my campaign with a 4th-level Gnome transmuter, and is asking me for feat suggestions. Allowed sources are all core supplements, and Forgotten Realms material as well. I'm also cool with cherry-picking some Eberron stuff if it seems to fit. Stats are as follows...