D&D 5e/Next [Archive] - Page 13 - Giant in the Playground Forums

Roleplaying How would a NG character react to this? (Descent into Avernus SPOILERS) (14 replies)
Rules Q&A Gift of the Ever-Living Ones (17 replies)
What lineage should be: Race, culture, home environment, faith, and background (17 replies)
The Case for Upcasting Cantrips (21 replies)
Drow builds (35 replies)
What if you could take your ASIs sooner? (9 replies)
Optimization warlock assassin... how to go about it... WITHOUT necessarily minmaxing (28 replies)
Slow vs Hypnotic Pattern (63 replies)
Backup character help (1 replies)
Order of feats/ASIS (9 replies)
DM Help Wild Beyond the witchlight help (2 replies)
Arcane Trickster multiclassing in a campaign with free choice for casting stats (4 replies)
DM Help Encounter/ adventure help (2 replies)
Descent into Avernus - Hellwasp hive (0 replies)
optimizing for party luck (16 replies)
DM Help Non-Humanoid Types for PCs (22 replies)
Blur, Invisibility, Displacement, and Displacer Beasts (6 replies)
Tell me your fun Reincarnation stories (27 replies)
Im looking for an ultimate meat shield build (28 replies)
Champion fighter fixed (not my idea). Please rate how good/bad it is. (41 replies)
Save based spells vs attack roll spells (60 replies)
Another Steel Wind Strike question- what a confusing spell! SWS and GWM (17 replies)
DM Help A Resource Question and Problem (2 replies)
Making color spray more interesting. (9 replies)
5e: Creature with a stage-based life cycle? (2 replies)
concept character crafting; comments, criticisms considered. (9 replies)
What Meta do the Monsters Operate Under? (205 replies)
Half-Elf Lifespans (33 replies)
Friendly/enhancement spells that specify humanoid targets (9 replies)
Advice for teaching a bunch of bored students D&D 5e character creation? (15 replies)
9 Questions to Establish Character Strength (at your table) (6 replies)
Wizards bought out DNDBeyond (94 replies)
How does Dragon Sorc's Elemental Affinity interact with Elemental Weapon spell? (8 replies)
Please give me some Cool facts about Baldurs Gate on which I can base my Backstory! (12 replies)
Unarmed ponderings (55 replies)
Beholder needs an ambition (6 replies)
Fairy Tricks? (2 replies)
DM Help Medium Rests? (5 replies)
Rules Q&A Invisiblity (105 replies)
DM Help Final boss encounter help (1 replies)
Reasonable damage for fighters or rogues at different levels (5 replies)
DM Help Incorporeal creatures and etherealness (4 replies)
Optimization Changing the Spellcasting Stat to INT for different classes - what would you play? (29 replies)
The biggest problem with D&D for me (36 replies)
Should most characters be proficient with Improvised Weapons? (17 replies)
Chaos Control (8 replies)
Roleplaying Swanky Drink (12 replies)
Expanded Spell List for the older Sorcerers? (27 replies)
Player Help I want to create a nuke PC (2 replies)
Fast Hands Artificer Concept (12 replies)
DM Help How long can you Dash for? (92 replies)
Am I the jerk here? Just finished a heated session. (62 replies)
Familiars and the Light cantrip (11 replies)
Using Classes As Inspiration For Monsters (4 replies)
Buffed Grappler: Overpowered or a Legitimate Contender? (15 replies)
No multiclass, class features available as feats (12 replies)
Optimization Fey Touched: Gift of Alacrity or Silvery Barbs? (17 replies)
Cultures for non-humans in your campaign (DMs) (62 replies)
Optimization Best support/control Fighter (49 replies)
Cure Wounds and Glamour Bard (6 replies)
Opinions on the Problems of the Battlerager, & Suggestions How to Fix Them? (19 replies)
Plot bunny (7 replies)
Spellcasting that doesn't count as magical (but can be suppressed by Hallow) (12 replies)
Scars Upon The Soul In 5E (46 replies)
How would you build around the gunner feat? (12 replies)
Rolling open vs. screen. What's RAI? What's more fun? (30 replies)
Artificer/Wizard MC cheese? (18 replies)
DM Help Far Realm / Cthulhu adventures or modules? (11 replies)
I finally understand what Favored Terrain should emulate (4 replies)
Player Help Bare fisted barbarian (24 replies)
DM Help The Art of Answering Divinations (7 replies)
Fighter improvements (24 replies)
Mounted Combatants and the “Hand Economy”, or why mounted gishes might just suck (40 replies)
Spores Druid Questions (21 replies)
Pretty scared about going fighter and fixation with optimization (25 replies)
Mind Whip v Action Surge: Dawn of Justice? (20 replies)
Reinforcing spells against dispelling (1 replies)
Does True Strike has a purpose combined with Sneak Attack? (28 replies)
Green Flame Blade Level 1 (1 replies)
Isn't "reflavoring" just another word for min/maxing? (83 replies)
Any ideas for builds that take advantage of Mark of Scribing Gnome? (9 replies)
Cleric Merit Badges (10 replies)
DM Help Geas Quest Wording (7 replies)
Optimization Cleric dip on an Artificer? (23 replies)
Feat or ASI for Hexblade (16 replies)
Tanking Mechanics (11 replies)
DM Help Making Thieves Guild interesting (14 replies)
Racial Restrictions: Yes or No? (79 replies)
Extra Infusion (7 replies)
Time Stop - on a Ranger. Uses? (7 replies)
Optimization Some Bladelock Choices (14 replies)
Follow up to: A player ate a slaad tadpole. What now? (5 replies)
Optimization How would YOU play a ranged rogue? (25 replies)
Rogue / Psi Warrior, help me think out 2 weapon fighting vs dueling (1 replies)
3/30 Sage Advice: Feats in Backgrounds, Feat Chains, and the future Resource Model (162 replies)
Illusionary Reality + Dream (8 replies)
How Do YOU Roll Up A Character? Metaphorically, I Mean. (62 replies)
Converting a Pathfinder melee cleric to 5e (16 replies)
Using a 40k T'au mini as a DnD character? (11 replies)
Player Help Building for a level 20 one-shot with....problems (19 replies)
Armorer Artificer...How? (33 replies)
General Impressions of the Psi Warrior? (29 replies)
DM Help 3e Adventure Path in 5e (5 replies)
Are 9th level spells worth it? (23 replies)
DM Help A sword beam magical sword like in the Zelda games. (25 replies)
Extended Spell Metamagic (23 replies)
Dhampir monk (11 replies)
Undecided for next character - warrior or barbarian? (4 replies)
Perceived subclass power rank? (11 replies)
What class/combo makes for the best "tank?" (35 replies)
Optimization Making the most of the two-birds sling (40 replies)
Speculation The problem with talking about D&D (78 replies)
Best Magic items for a level 18 gloomstalker ranger? (1 replies)
How powerful does healing need to be in order to justify the use of an action? (119 replies)
Mage class (7 replies)
Are attunement limits even necessary? (Probably, unless writing your own magic items) (28 replies)
Anyone ever play with fighters getting all the maneuvers? (7 replies)
Fun and effective Arcane Archery (27 replies)
Bugbear's Long-Limbed vs. just adding +5 reach (6 replies)
Decisions for my fighter-arty-rogue - Where to next? (7 replies)
Goblin Bladesinger and Steel Wind Strike (10 replies)
DM Help Updated Magic Item Lists (8 replies)
DM Help Crafting a Giant Slayer (3 replies)
Why is WotC making no effort to expand armor and weapon options (262 replies)
Feat advice for dex battle master at 6th level (41 replies)
Dice maths (3 replies)
Rules Q&A Weird Eldritch Cannon questions? (4 replies)
WotC Have No Souls, Confirmed (26 replies)
What would you play in a combat heavy one shot at.level 5? (22 replies)
Spelljammer confirmed (9 replies)
Battlesmith melee optimization (16 replies)
Monk: A DPR Analysis (Video) (38 replies)
Optimization Adding wisdom to initiative? (4 replies)
Paizo to release 5e Adventure Path (10 replies)
What to do with powerful NPCs (12 replies)
Modular magic homebrew (1 replies)
Exploding Die: Re-emphasizing damage over status effect (24 replies)
Simple Houserule to balance caster/martials (99 replies)
Roleplaying How to best describe a Level 30 character? (18 replies)
Did Rogues ruin skill checks? (86 replies)
Changeling, ideas where to change? (2 replies)
Changeling clothing suggestions (8 replies)
Is Genie 1 worth it on virtually every extra attack character? (36 replies)
Character Concept - Goblin Death Demigod Sorcerer (10 replies)
What if we just got rid of the Wizard? (72 replies)
How useful is Conjured Barrage at higher levels? (65 replies)
Help me build the ultimate support character (8 replies)
Feats: is it "worth" changing GWM, SS, CBE, PAM, etc? (101 replies)
DS Empowered Healing+Aura of Vitality (76 replies)
Strixhaven Initiate Reflavor? (2 replies)
Help me to optimize a TabaxiÂ’ natural weapons attack damage (17 replies)
Favorite Paladin Aura? (23 replies)
Tiamat and Wyvern Poison (5 replies)
Artificer attuning multiple all-purpose tools (12 replies)
Did fixing the Ranger kill the Ranger? (164 replies)
Results of a small online survey on the level range of play (22 replies)
Help with a Rogue/Sorcerer Build (1 replies)
DM Help Advice on what pre-gen to make for a beginner player. (24 replies)
Extra action clarification (13 replies)
Artificer in Forgotten Realms, build help please! (16 replies)
One campaign, multiple characters - ever done it? (11 replies)
Insect Based wizard (5 replies)
Another character concept - Green-Flame Blade Changeling Rogue Jedi (7 replies)
Wildfire druid as off-tank (3 replies)
Harvesting power and the difference between 3.5 and 5.0 when it comes to races. (13 replies)
Geas spell - any creative use to suggest? (8 replies)
DM Help Tasha's Sorcerers versus 2017 Sorcerer UA: what's the delta? (9 replies)
A medium intelligent Artificer? Got tips? (12 replies)
Balancing out a party - kids play dnd. (18 replies)
Bonus Action: Are more options Versitility or Competition (28 replies)
Rules Q&A Thirsting Blade & Fizban Dragonborn? (8 replies)
Overpowered... but Lore Accurate? Asymmetric Balance (56 replies)
Would it be broken to recover 1rage on a short rest? (47 replies)
Tortle Kensai/Zealot multiclass doable? (11 replies)
Made a new survey on 5e level range play (6 replies)
Do you read book reviews? (4 replies)
Redemption Paladin - feat or asi? (8 replies)
Running a Waterdeep civil war as a high-level Dragon Heist sequel (6 replies)
Hexblade / Psi-Warrior any interactions I need to be aware of? (6 replies)
5e Ruling ?, can I be a Stone Golem now? (15 replies)
Rules Q&A Backstory Help (6 replies)
Busiest character build? (20 replies)
Psi Warrior/Artificer MC build- 1 or 2 level dip? (8 replies)
Rage question (4 replies)
What level for this spell? Heward's Humble Home (7 replies)
Reasonable Feat? (17 replies)
Preacher Mercy monk with a cleric dip? (7 replies)
Optimization Snicker-Snack: Who can use it best? (15 replies)
What to do after Monk 14 (28 replies)
Player Help Life Cleric Multiclass help? (18 replies)
Swords bard/hexblade/swasbuckler? (8 replies)
Non-proficiency in armor and Magic Stone (5 replies)
Replacement for darkvision? (16 replies)
Frostmaiden Help--Beautiful Mine quest (5 replies)
Rumor: After MotMV is released, you won't be able to buy Volos or MToF separately (188 replies)
Chaotic Neutral aka Chaotic Stupid hurts the party (54 replies)
Help building a Beast Conclave Ranger (low levels) (9 replies)
Quick question on homebrew (10 replies)
Offense, defense... a third option? Could TWF be rewritten for a unique niche? (7 replies)
Expanding, defining, and improving social skills (8 replies)
Key Metrics (13 replies)
Brutal Critical, musing on the theme (22 replies)
What is the most 5e build? (71 replies)
Averages are a wasted argument - sample size matters (138 replies)
How have you made Two Weapon fighting not suck? (22 replies)
Top Ranged archetypes (17 replies)
Exactly How Powerful is a Familiar Casting Cantrips? (3 replies)
Staff of the Adder question (10 replies)
Eldritch Knight Action Economy L3 (16 replies)
How do Monks stack up against the Martials? (91 replies)
Crunch vs. Fluff: How meaningful is the distinction? (480 replies)
What's the deal with Create Homunculus? (10 replies)
Roleplaying Roleplaying trick: Selective note-taking (15 replies)
One class, four subclasses. What do you build? (14 replies)
DM Help Drider, Remove Curse? (14 replies)
New Book Announced (79 replies)
Help with non combat encounter (5 replies)
What if you just remove leather armor and replace it with studded leather armor (53 replies)
How would you build a Ranger/Echo Knight multiclass? (14 replies)
Bodyguarding: Proposed general reaction (36 replies)
Speculation Analysis of the Utility and Effectiveness of Four Arms in 5e (7 replies)
Player Help Space Assassin (9 replies)
Player contracted lycanthropy. Now what? (39 replies)
Are there any good new world podcasts (0 replies)
whats the point of blowguns/darts (47 replies)
Breaking Bad: Silver Dragon edition (99 replies)
DM Help Solving magic weapon cost with MATH (10 replies)
Fey Touched/Shadow Touched + Shadow Monk (2 replies)
How did you know that? (Knowledge Checks) (4 replies)
5e diplomat feat (4 replies)
Background for Maid/Servant? (14 replies)
Looking for ideas on a Strength/Grapple/Push Swords Bard (3 replies)
Artificer Magic Item Crafting (6 replies)
Low level durability (43 replies)
d10 piercing weapons? (18 replies)
Help theorize a character; Linguist/translator; C3PO-inspired (1 replies)
Help me make a call on Skulk Fallible Invisibility (12 replies)
Scribing spell scrolls funny (4 replies)
Speculation Proposed house rule: Spending your hp on behalf of those whose space you share (8 replies)
At What Point Would You Correct the DM? (58 replies)
Did they get rid of sunlight-decay drow magic items in 5e? (0 replies)
How does race change work? Is there a rule on how DM should act? (13 replies)
What if Rangers had Pact Magic spell progression? (66 replies)
fighter sublass for a warlock (11 replies)
Different speeds (1 replies)
Does a Homunculus Servant get Death Saving Throws? (5 replies)
Martial Classes are OP (29 replies)
On the topic of constitution (48 replies)
Optimization Comparing a Gitp homebrew spell to a canon spell (Legendary Libation v. Create Water) (9 replies)
Stratagems and tactics for fighting a sea battle in heavy fog? (10 replies)