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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8018417" data-attributes="member: 6987520">OK, as long as there was no misunderstanding that portent has to be used before the die is rolled. I've see people use it wrongly, so I just wanted to be certain.As to your points...I don't think you will really know if your adversary is STR-based or not, nor will you know their initiative roll before you choose to roll or not. As least at our table, the DM doesn't inform the party of the monsters' initiative until they actually go. So, unless you play differently, how would you know when the opponent is going? Your best best is to use a lower portent roll for the enemy (if you have a decent low roll) or the highest roll for yourself maybe. If you have two rolls significantly far apart, you could use both if you wanted to be certain. Of course, some DM's might limit you to only one initiative roll (yours or the enemy's), but not both.Now, you might know certain monsters are STR_based or not, but PCs have no tells if they don't want to. Remember, STR is not just muscle mass in 5E, so you can have a STR 20 character who weighs 150 lbs or 250 lbs. And even if they are huge, DEX is not obvious. A PC could have a DEX 20 and STR 20 as well.Finally, for disappearing if you are thinking of Hiding or moving behind total cover, Hiding uses an action (normally) and if you are behind total cover you can't see your target to ask a spell either. Or are you thinking of moving behind total cover, casting your spell via Ready action to release when you step back out from behind cover? That will foil Counterspell if that was your thought.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8018417, member: 6987520"] OK, as long as there was no misunderstanding that portent has to be used before the die is rolled. I've see people use it wrongly, so I just wanted to be certain. As to your points... I don't think you will really know if your adversary is STR-based or not, nor will you know their initiative roll before you choose to roll or not. As least at our table, the DM doesn't inform the party of the monsters' initiative until they actually go. So, unless you play differently, how would you [I]know[/I] when the opponent is going? Your best best is to use a lower portent roll for the enemy (if you have a decent low roll) or the highest roll for yourself maybe. If you have two rolls significantly far apart, you could use both if you wanted to be certain. Of course, some DM's might limit you to only one initiative roll (yours or the enemy's), but not both. Now, you might know certain monsters are STR_based or not, but PCs have no tells if they don't want to. Remember, STR is not just muscle mass in 5E, so you can have a STR 20 character who weighs 150 lbs or 250 lbs. And even if they are huge, DEX is not obvious. A PC could have a DEX 20 and STR 20 as well. Finally, for disappearing if you are thinking of Hiding or moving behind total cover, Hiding uses an action (normally) and if you are behind total cover you can't see your target to ask a spell either. Or are you thinking of moving behind total cover, casting your spell via Ready action to release when you step back out from behind cover? That will foil Counterspell if that was your thought. [/QUOTE]

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