D&D 5E questions

[crusaderbard]

These may have been answered elsewhere, but a few questions.
1. For Fighter's Dueling Fighting style it states; when you are weilding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapon you gain the bonus. Does this mean this ability cannot be used with a shield? technically the shield is not a melee weapon.
2. For thieves: how are find and removing traps handled? I see no real game mechanic for this to make thieves a bit special for it?
3. What are you guys using for treasure until the DMG comes out? I got the basic rules and even the playtest final packet, but is there anything out there with some official stuff listed besides the basic rules yet?

 

[sithramir]

1. Yes it can be used with a shield

2. Look up thieve's tools page 154. Picking a lock is listed as a dexterity check page 176

3. Nothing official other than the basic DM guide

 

[Tormyr]

As for treasure, until the DMG comes out, [MENTION=2525]Mistwell[/MENTION] turned the playtest packet's treasure tables into a treasure generator. Just replace "Level" with "CR" and you should have some reasonable results.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/dnd_view_block.php?id=1438

 

[Wrathamon]

as Sithramir said

yes it can be used with a shield, because a shield is not a weapon in this system.

Thieves vs. traps - you get double your proficiency bonus with thieve's tools and you get Reliable talent and you get Fast hands.

so yes they are better at disarming traps then anyone else

 

[Mistwell]

These may have been answered elsewhere, but a few questions.
1. For Fighter's Dueling Fighting style it states; when you are weilding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapon you gain the bonus. Does this mean this ability cannot be used with a shield? technically the shield is not a melee weapon.

Can be used with shield

2. For thieves: how are find and removing traps handled? I see no real game mechanic for this to make thieves a bit special for it?

Perception or Investigation to find trap, Thieves Tools for removing trap.

3. What are you guys using for treasure until the DMG comes out? I got the basic rules and even the playtest final packet, but is there anything out there with some official stuff listed besides the basic rules yet?

Just the playtest so far. I have a random treasure generator that [MENTION=6776887]Tormyr[/MENTION] kindly linked to.