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    D&D 5E (2024) Leveling up my viscous Halfling Dance Bard multiclass, what class to level next?

    I am playing a Halfling in a Darksun campaign. There is some class and subclass restrictions to stay in line with the setting (no Eldritch Knights, Sorcerers or Paladins :mad:) and some species homebrew (no halfling lucky, but I get Savage Attacks from the 2014 Half Orc and fury of the Small...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Best use (abuse) of Dissonant Whispers

    I was playing a game recently and an enemy Dragon cast Hypnotic Pattern on the party from far away (I will say about 70 feet, he was on the ground though). Three of the four PCs failed their save. My Dance Bard is the only one who passed. My Bard is a back-liner and is pretty fragile so this...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Can a Warlock who swaps out Pact of Chain keep his familiar?

    One of my players just leveled in Warlock to Warlock4/Fighter1. Prior to leveling he had Pact of Blade, Pact of Tome and Pact of Chain Invocations and a Quasit familiar. After leveling he swapped out Pact of Chain with Agonizing Blast-Green Flame Blade, but his Quasit familiar is still...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Dissonant Whispers vs Command in high level play on a melee character.

    So I am debating which of these spells to get on a Eldritch Knight/Warlock at 15th level (11 EK/4 Warlock) as part of the Fey Touched feat. The Warlock uses a homebrew subclass that is not relevant. The idea is using Action Surge and Extra Attack and then using an action to cast either...
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    D&D 5E (2024) No way to end Rage on your turn with 2024 rules?

    I am trying to put together a build for a Rage-Mage multiclass Zealot Barbarian/Abjuration Wizard/Warlock and I just figured out you can no longer end your rage with a bonus action in the 2024 rules. This is a big problem because if you can't end the Rage with a bonus then you can't cast a...
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    D&D 5E (2024) How do you rule using a Hand Crossbow with a nick weapon

    The Hand crossbow is a light weapon, so by the light weapon property if you attack with it, you can use nick with another light nick weapon, for example throw a dagger, as part of the same attack action (assuming you have mastery). However you also need a hand free because a hand crossbow has...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Which class to take level 20 in - Ranger 13 or Bard 6?

    So I am playing a multiclass Green Dragonborn, level 19 is Fey Wanderer 12/Monk 1/Druid 1/Glamour Bard 5 S8 D16 C12 I8 W21 CH14. Feats are Shadow Touched (Wrathful Smite), Dragonfear, Wisdom ASI and Boon of Spell Recall I am debating whether to go to Ranger 13 or Bard 6 with her last level...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Interesting play with a high level Eldritch Knight, how would you rule?

    I am DM in a game and one of the PCs is a level 19 Eldritch Knight. Several things came up in play today, one of them is debatable, the others I am pretty confident I got right RAW, even though it is pretty OP. Situation 1: Party is fighting a bunch of Baelnorns (custom undead elf). The...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Homebrew Ranger subclass: The Buccaneer

    Buccaneer - A Dashing scoundrel who sails the seas Level 3 Poly Want a Cracker: You can cast the Find Familiar spell as a ritual without any material components. You can't cast this spell except as a ritual. Dead Men Tell No Tales: Once a turn you can Sneak Attack as a Rogue. Your number...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Rogue-Monk is wicked cool using 2024 rules

    I am playing a low magic campaign which is not really my thing usually, anyway I am doing a Human Rogue-Monk, currently level 12 (7 Scout Rogue/5 Drunken Monk) both classes use the 2024 rules with the 2014 subclass features. She has grappler feat and man she is a fun kick-butt PC, rolling in...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Just realized Sentinel is heavily nerfed! No longer works with PAM, no longer works on most enemies who Disengage.

    One of the PCs in a game I DM is running a PAM/Sentinel Fighter. The traditional pole arm guy with a 10 foot reach. Bad guy approached and the Fighter made his AOO, dropping move to 0 or so I thought, as did the player. One of the other players at the table pointed out that the PAM attack...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Using general Feats when your ability is already 20

    Can you still use a feat when your ability score is already 20 in the ability you want to take the feat in? One of the PCs (Warlock) in a game I am DM for started with a 20 Charisma at level 1. They just turned level 4 and he wants to take the Telekenetic feat, but he can't take a Charisma...
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    D&D 5E (2014) Grave Cleric "Path to the Grave" vs Immunity

    Grave Cleric ability Path to the Grave reads: "Starting at 2nd level, you can use your Channel Divinity to mark another creature’s life force for termination. As an action, you choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you, cursing it until the end of your next turn. The next time you...
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    D&D 5E (2024) What would Olive Ruskettle's class be in 2024?

    I would post in a forgotten realms sub-forum, but I don't see one? Olive Ruskettle is a Halfling in the Azure Bonds novels that came out in the 80s. In the Novels she is essentially a Bard, and says she is a Bard, but because only Humans, and Half-Elves could be Bards in 1E the novels go to...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Potion miscibility, permanent effects and using potions in the future.

    We had a 9th level Monk today who was under a potion of speed drink a potion of Cloud Giant Strength. Rolled a 00 on the mixing potions table (only one works but it is permanent). PC knows I rolled a 00 (all rolls public). We were at a good time to stop so I said let me think about it and...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Multiclassing and ability score drain?

    I am playing a multiclass Scout Rogue 3/Wizard 1. She had a 13 Intelligence, the minimum for a Wizard multiclass but lost 2 points of intelligence from a BBEG and her current stats are S6 D15 C10 I11 W14 CH6. What are the rules for this going forward with an 11 Intelligence? I was planning to...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Best Bard spell to pair with Beguiling magic on Ranger/Bard if you have a low Charisma

    I am playing a multiclassed Fey Wanderer Ranger/Glamour Bard. I have 9 levels in Ranger and am wondering what enchantment or illusion spell I should pick up from Bard 3. I only have a 14 Charisma so the save DC on my Bard spells and Beguiling Magic is not great (DC 14), but I have a 20 Wisdom...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Paladins can Smite on Ranged attacks (with thrown melee weapons) now!

    One thing I did not catch is the wording on Divine Smite and Wrathful Smite allows for smiting on a Ranged Attack. Bonus Action, which you take immediately after hitting a creature with a Melee weapon or an Unarmed Strike One of my players pointed this out. Since it is melee "weapon" and...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Jump or Find Familiar on my Dark Sun Scout Rogue/Drunken Monk

    So I am playing a human Scout Rogue/Monk in a new game based on Dark Sun. We are starting at level 3 (Scout 3) and will be going to level 13 (Scout 5/Monk 8). There is a lot of homebrew in the game but those two classes and subclasses are RAW (using 2024 rules and classes with 2014...
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    D&D 5E (2024) Wrapping up first 2-20 2024 campaign this week, some of my thoughts

    We started the campaign in September the week the new PHB came out. We are currently level 18 and will likely finish it this week. This group has played multiple 1-20 adventures before, so we have a lot of experience from 5E for comparison. We played MDCM Where Evil Lives started at level 2...
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