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The +2 bonus to AC comes from there being a physical object in the way that prevents projectiles from hitting you. At most, I would say that an illusion (if done right to obscure the shooter's view of you) could give them disadvantage on the attack because they're shooting at something they...

Thanks for pointing it out. I love hearing little facts like that, especially about animals! My knowledge about bats is pretty basic besides knowing about echolocation and that they're adorable.

The lack of information is due to me being relatively new to using forums. Well, not really new it has just been years since I last used one. I wasn't really sure how much information to give and was worried I had already given too much information (post too long). I'm really glad I've asked...

Yes, they were in magical darkness. I admit the situation was pretty strange which was why the argument broke out in the first place. If I remember correctly (just woke up so I might be remembering the bat stats wrong), the bat has blind sight which is how it can "see" in magical darkness...

Yeah, you guys are probably right. Forcing things forward would probably make things worse.

I worded it a bit poorly. There was already a plan for the group to visit a temple that's underwater. I'd included hints in previous sessions that water would be coming up as some insidious creature had appeared in the sea. This fit story wise and for the players since they had expressed...

I looked it up and yes I've been struggling with the proper amount of loot to give out. I've been checking the DMG a lot but it can still be difficult to determine the right amount of gold to dole out for a job under pressure. It's more difficult since I've been looking to my friends for some...

Sorry if update threads aren't a thing. I'm new to the forum. Earlier today I posted about how I was struggling with powerplayers that were being disrespectful and needed help on how to do it. On the advice of many people, I approached them (separately) and tried to talk things through with...

Around... 23 or 24? Last I checked at least. I'm not good at remembering exact ages I just remember it was around there. I do my best not to give in. For the bat example, I remember I held my ground specifically because I was tired of her doing it every session. But I've been forced to...

Alright, thanks for telling me the proper term. The players aren’t level three any more. That was just the starting level. They’re around level 10 now. I’ve hasd to put them against stronger creature to match them and since there’s only two of them they’ve leveled up fairly fast. I like...

It wasn’t a thunder clap spell. The other player has an item called the thundering fists. We had all established that the item has the downside of being incredibly loud. Having it go on right next to the bat’s head would naturally lead to at least temporarily being deafened. They were...

Yep, the wiki. I've learned that some homebrew is fine for new DMs (such as designing their own world/story which I've been doing for years now) but designing or allowing new mechanics such as races is completely different and definitely requires more DM experience.

Thank you for the advice. I think it might be a case of bad gaming because I've played a lot with these people and, now that I think about it, this isn't new. The cleric always bullies whoever is dming until she gets to play a homebrew race and she always ends up with a broken AC. I remember...

I can't remember exactly how the amazing AC happened for both of them. One of them, during character creation one of the player's found a homebrew vampire that she wanted to run. It was my first campaign and I didn't want to ruin her fun by saying no. I made the mistake of not reading too...

Oh! I'm actually DMing online with this campaign. We used to share a dorm in college but everyone moved away after graduation so we decided to keep playing online. Another played used to DM but got tired of it (he was always the DM and wanted to be a pc for once) so I took it up. I think...

Yea, I get it. I'm actually one of the players who enjoys having bad stats because it leads to fun stuff. I remember my first character was a dragonborn bard (I liked dragons and support characters) who was dumb as a brick and whose spells I picked based on name alone. That bard was...

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Thanks. I've always enjoyed the idea of more creative combat such as choosing to use the environment to your advantage instead of always using skills. Just using skills is fine but sometimes it's fun to get creative. Do you have any suggestions how I could start that conversation? I'm scared...

I have tried to talk to them. The monk just ignores my concerns. The cleric just goes on and on about how she hasn’t broken any rules so there’s nothing wrong with what she’s doing.

I'm still learning how to properly run a campaign such that everyone at the table has the most fun while getting to enjoy the worlds and stories I spend time building for each character. Things were going fine at first, but I've run into some problems and I don't know what to do. The campaign...