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    D&D 5E Proficiency Bonus, Fighters & Damage

    I do not understand this statement. You mean that, even without looking at the math, you think monks are underpowered? Unless i'm really tired and can't do math... no? Even discounting critical hits and assuming he can get its bonus action each turn a Fighter hitting at 45% (+3 to hit, ac 15...
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    D&D 5E Rules clarification query: Darkness (2nd lvl Spell) vs. Mantle of Flame (1st lvl Phoenix Sorcerer feature)

    I've actually not directly answered OP's question but sure. For me those are two magical effects, creating light of magical nature. It could be argued that the flames enveloping the Sorcerer aren't really magical in nature - making their light non-magical - and that the magic is just keeping the...
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    D&D 5E Rules clarification query: Darkness (2nd lvl Spell) vs. Mantle of Flame (1st lvl Phoenix Sorcerer feature)

    Which is exactly what happens. Darkness (the spell) describes how the darkness it creates is different from "normal" darkness. Each light source does, in fact, tell us how it does work. Each light source explicitly has a range with the effect listed. Unless there's a light source, there's...
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    D&D 5E Rules clarification query: Darkness (2nd lvl Spell) vs. Mantle of Flame (1st lvl Phoenix Sorcerer feature)

    No? The question is not about if something that we already know that can breathe (or illuminate) does in fact breathe (or illuminate). The question is if, based on the fact that we already know how breating normally works (that magical light does in fact illuminate) is affected by the...
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    D&D 5E Fun with Glyphs of Warding

    What? If it only said "creature", you could resurrect a living being. How that would work i have no idea. It would create MORE problems, not less - but it would be clear. The fact that the creature is dead is what causes me to have issues to understand if said target should be considered broadly...
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    D&D 5E Fun with Glyphs of Warding

    This is something i've wondered ever since there was the errata and the podcast about targeting where JC explained what "target" actually means. And is another level of "problematic" that can be opened up. I'll try to be brief, since i do not want to open a biiiig can of worms, just bring my...
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    D&D 5E Fun with Glyphs of Warding

    RAW, i do not think this is possible. I still have problems identifying "dead something" as if meaning "creature" or "object". If the latter, as it would make sense consider a corpse as, it would be impossible to cast Resurrection in a Glyph of Warding.
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    D&D 5E Healing Spells Fixed

    Spare the Dying healing 1 hit point makes the stabilization part pretty redundant unless there's an effect that prevents hit points to be regained. If your intent is not to have a Cantrip make falling to 0 hit points and dying an absolute joke to get out of, including the "unconscious" part of...
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    D&D 5E Mystic, Psionic Mastery, and 11th level and up

    There's no text in Psionic Mastery that allows you to ignore the Psi Limit. Or, for the matter, that allows you to go over the maximum amount of Psi Points allowed at a certain level. Or no clear indication if the "special psi point" can *not stack with themselves. It is possible that these...
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    D&D 5E DM: I think my players WANT me to fudge my dice roles!

    This is exactly the same question that passed through my mind. What exactly happened? If the beholder did nothing but cower, even after receiving damage, then there's a bit of misplay here and the player might have tought that you really went easy on them. Considering that iirc the beholder...
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    D&D 5E Perception vs. Investigation in UA Traps Revisited - A problem again?!

    That is exactly what i'm saying. No amounts of perception will ever allow you to see the marks, unless the act of perceiving is made at a distance of 5 cm. (exageration, i know.) At that point, only if you are looking at the right place with the right inquisitive mind you are able to understand...
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    D&D 5E Perception vs. Investigation in UA Traps Revisited - A problem again?!

    Absolutely. The opposite is also possible however: unless you lift a carpet you can't see what's beneath it. And the something you find might very well be blatant the moment you actually lift the carpet, requiring no roll whatsoever even if its "an act of perception". Possibly means possibly...
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    D&D 5E Perception vs. Investigation in UA Traps Revisited - A problem again?!

    Yep, you can. And you are right. Both investigation and perception are about methods, not about goals. The goals are various and complex, and can include finding things, but are not what the skill is about. Investigation is about connecting dots i can see and discerning what's relevant to what's...
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    D&D 5E Perception vs. Investigation in UA Traps Revisited - A problem again?!

    Perception is about perceiving things, not finding them. If there's a dagger hidden inside a drawer, you are not going to perceive it unless you are actively investigating the place. You do not need to find something that is perceivable, but you still might not be able to perceive it. On traps...
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    D&D 5E Some slightly fiddly combat rules questions

    I think FrogReaver is saying that while the effects of surprise specifically state that you can't take actions on your first turn and you can only take reactions after your first turn has passed does not mean that you are no longer surprised. You might still be considered surprised until the end...
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    D&D 5E Warlock, Hex, and Short Rests: The Bag of Rats Problem

    I should have specified a couple of things, but as "i can't think" meant " i have no time to", so please excuse if i was sort of brief and ended up cutting short important parts of the question. I meant to ask how is the ability to mantain Concentration over a Short/Long Rest - that is the...
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    D&D 5E Warlock, Hex, and Short Rests: The Bag of Rats Problem

    How so? I can't really think on why it would be bad design and i would like to read your opinion, but it's no more metagaming than casting simulacrum and having it cast wish for you. A character would do so if he knows that its possible to do so. If i could, i would do IRL. If a character knows...
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    D&D 5E Some slightly fiddly combat rules questions

    What if Jeral could cast Shield, in your example? I mean, rolling initiative first gives the possibility to use reactions after the turn has passed if the character "acts first". Just asking if it ever came up and how did/would you solve it. I mean, you still roll initiative (possibly starting...
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    D&D 5E Spells cast at higher level spell slots. Worth it?

    I was wondering about this a couple of days ago, expecially when tied to spells that at the moment do not scale. Gives a bit of flexibility without replacing higher level spells. I need more time however to see if it's something that needs to be developed further.
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    D&D 5E Warlock, Hex, and Short Rests: The Bag of Rats Problem

    I dunno if i would eat something that has died in part due to necrotic damage :P
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