D&D 5e/Next [Archive] - Page 17 - Giant in the Playground Forums

Spellbooks as vancian spell casting from an attuned item (23 replies)
Rules Q&A Summon Beast magic item interaction question. (8 replies)
2 Barbarian/18 College of Swords Bard Advise (6 replies)
Does anything stop me from getting infinitely many steel defenders? (10 replies)
Protecting your eldritch cannon (16 replies)
Do Artillerist artificers actually spend spell slots to create their cannon? (8 replies)
Luckiest Halfling Luck Build (11 replies)
Rules Q&A Large(r) Creatures, Weapons, & the Enlarge/Reduce Spell: Settle an argument, please? (36 replies)
Creatures and items which devour souls (15 replies)
Speculation Balancing Racial Ability Scores and the game itself (10 replies)
Could use advice/inspiration on my bard character (22 replies)
Speculation Eilistraee in 5E, or lack of it. (152 replies)
Invoke Echo? (10 replies)
Swarmkeeper swarm from the Mournlands (7 replies)
Genie Warlock Bottled Respite and Teleport (4 replies)
cryomancer build help. (6 replies)
Optimization Giant Fairy Grappler (12 replies)
DM Help Anyone Have Experience using 2d10 or 3d6 instead of 1d20? (38 replies)
Best Minion (33 replies)
The Wall of Force / Sickening Radiance trap in play (58 replies)
Problems with keeping a king dead? (44 replies)
New errata are out (175 replies)
wizard/monk (22 replies)
any way to get ok/good AC with low dex and light / no armor (18 replies)
DM Help Cant Find: Rounds per combat (28 replies)
Player Help OK to build PC that is dependent on a magic item for viability? (16 replies)
Shiftweave in an Antimagic Field (4 replies)
Player Help Please Help me make a psion (10 replies)
The Longer Rest Variant from DMG Worth Playing With? (43 replies)
If you could redo the classes/subclasses, how/which ones would you make? (95 replies)
Creative Combat Strategies (17 replies)
Is Silvery Barbs compatible with Voice of Authority? (3 replies)
Where to go from here? Ideas for the antagonists (4 replies)
Modifying battlesmith’s extra attack (11 replies)
Can a barbarian/paladin(conquest) use spirit weapon and rage? (2 replies)
Optimization Path of the Mage Barbarian (5 replies)
Potions and breakage (34 replies)
Build for a weird homebrew campaign? battlefield control specialist. (2 replies)
Changeling Aberrant Sorcer - Good? (21 replies)
Pirate Flavored Spells. (8 replies)
Front-Loading ASIs (11 replies)
Fighting Style / Feat Choices for a Psi Warrior (0 replies)
Wildshaping/polymorphing into Bestial Spirit (10 replies)
Best Snakes for Animal Friendship for Yuan-Ti (YT) (3 replies)
Optimization The State of TO (69 replies)
Do you ever just let the game lead you? (28 replies)
How do you handle notes for large dungeons? (7 replies)
DM Help Making Demiplane cool? (1 replies)
The feats rarely taken (160 replies)
DM Help What Items Could Make An Impossible Dragon Fight Easy? (30 replies)
How to get disintegrate (3 replies)
How summoning a mount (all possibilities) (5 replies)
Optimization Gloom/champion archer build (3 replies)
Is Wisdom Save proficiency worth much when you have Stillness of Mind? (73 replies)
Adept Variant (Feat Variant / Martial Power houserule) (1 replies)
Custom race with multiple transformations (2 replies)
Putting together a holiday game, but I'd like to do more than Christmas (7 replies)
Speculation The Nuclear Dinosaur (36 replies)
Damage reduction as an alternative to "minor" or "major" resistance (7 replies)
Con increasing feats (7 replies)
Some Maneuver Questions (13 replies)
Town reactions to PCs (36 replies)
FTD dragonborn are pretty nuts for Conquest paladins (13 replies)
Optimization Fizbin Dragonborn Creation Bard? (1 replies)
Strixhaven Initiate - would you allow it on a different setting (24 replies)
Buff Yourself (4 replies)
The Age Old Cantrip/Bonus Action Question (23 replies)
New Human (65 replies)
How would you make Nale's figher/rogue/sorcerer build work? (8 replies)
DM Help Building an encounter help. Spoilers for Wild Beyond the Witchlight. (0 replies)
a challenge (20 replies)
How do I make a Paladin who isn't? (30 replies)
Oneshot for liv 20 with elven accuracy (9 replies)
A Sorc who breaks the limits (17 replies)
1st level spells as Rituals (17 replies)
Ki vs Rage (8 replies)
Player Help Mastermind/Samurai/Feywarden What Feats? (0 replies)
DR's Guide to Better CR (27 replies)
Revisiting the Evil Overlord (Conquest paladin) build after Tasha's and FTD (0 replies)
New DMs and casters dilemma (22 replies)
TSR suing WOTC for Trademark Declaratory Judgement of Ownership (20 replies)
Anyone know of any printed effects that key off of # of HD? (7 replies)
Optimization What does Artificer do at higher levels? (62 replies)
DM Help Savage Tide 5e Conversion (19 replies)
Clockwork Soul question (6 replies)
Echo/Barb for CoS - Build & Race (25 replies)
Should Barbarian Rage be a short rest replenishing resource? (17 replies)
12yr old DM adventure suggestions (8 replies)
What should a face specced character be able to do? (11 replies)
Soulknife/Barbarian/Fighter Generic anime protagonist! (19 replies)
Longer rest periods and non-restful activities (2 replies)
Player Help Stars Druid tactics as you level? (5 replies)
Playing Monsters and Level Adjustment (10 replies)
Halfling Chronomancer (4 replies)
Druid/rogue (82 replies)
Value for money in 5e - thoughts after Fizban's (14 replies)
Do abilities do whatvthey say they do? (10 replies)
How to Build Geralt of Rivia (29 replies)
I need a level 20 Wizard concept to fight a level 20 monk (103 replies)
As a DM I dislike Warlocks (127 replies)
Negative AC (3 replies)
Buffing focused aberrant mind support sorcerer? (23 replies)
wish duplicating spells (12 replies)
Five additional skills for D&D 5e (37 replies)
Optimization Is 10 Con too dangerous for my Armorer? (21 replies)
DM Help follow up on a created situation needed (ideas) (2 replies)
Familiars with persistent memory (18 replies)
How to sabotage an undead. (19 replies)
Advice wanted for a new character idea - Fae power grab (8 replies)
Find Familiar- who casts the touch spell? (6 replies)
The Hanging Tree, does it work? (18 replies)
Pact Weapon Questions (7 replies)
the new Fractal Mascot familiar from Strixhaven looks like a riot on a chainlock (38 replies)
Cleric multiclass for Necromancer (10 replies)
Wild Shape and merging equipment into your true form (11 replies)
How to buff a steel defender (21 replies)
DM Help Underwater vessels for campaign (3 replies)
Unconscious or Asleep? (11 replies)
Optimization Highest Unarmored Defense (24 replies)
DM Help Encounter Suggestion (4 replies)
Halting Level Progression at 8/12/X (27 replies)
Has anyone made a CHA based Undead Warlock X Conquest Paladin 7? (2 replies)
Optimization Subclass Tier List (92 replies)
Advice for Fighter (BM) Crossbow build (23 replies)
“Good” tier 3 characters (53 replies)
Level 20 Characters/Silly One-Shot (18 replies)
Scene stealing NPC's (47 replies)
Explain this feat for me please. (18 replies)
Thoughts on homebrew warlock subclass ability (2 replies)
Harpoon? (4 replies)
Optimization I need a lvl5 Warlock build for a one-shot. (6 replies)
Possession and petrification (3 replies)
Making All Casters Use Spells Known - Affect on Game Balance (32 replies)
Benefits from having an odd score in a stat (26 replies)
Mask of Many Faces + Disguise kit combo? (3 replies)
HD and short rest (6 replies)
What 5e subclasses do you think most or least fulfill their intended fantasy? (43 replies)
5e Generic Classes (21 replies)
DM Help Party size and pets (14 replies)
spore druid/barbarian question (9 replies)
Magic Item that boosts temp hp validty (3 replies)
Help me pick my level 8 ASI (9 replies)
How would you rank Official 5e adventures? (2 replies)
Homebrew Sanity Check: Draconic Sorcerer (13 replies)
The Rod is immovable in relation to what? (88 replies)
Can I make a long dead necromancer BBEG? (15 replies)
Player Help Monk(ey) Business (Character Creation Help) (15 replies)
Monsters that FEED on Undead? (Also general idea pitch and could use feedback) (4 replies)
WOTC 5e PHB spells survey (28 replies)
Deflating HP (28 replies)
How do you run Controlled Mounts? (49 replies)
Str based Monk (7 replies)
Lore - how does a mortal become a God ? (45 replies)
which adventure is easy to run straight out of the box? (23 replies)
New Spells in Strixhaven (271 replies)
Summon Beast (8 replies)
Taking all feats, no ASIs for my build. Fool or wise? (11 replies)
Legend of brutality (2 replies)
How best to DM a Doppelganger situation (19 replies)
Gith build and jokes (8 replies)
Reflavoring "Conjure demons" spells to "manifest demons" (2 replies)
DM Help Is this too much for a Legendary NPC (19 replies)
Who Has the Skills?! (3 replies)
2 questions (5 replies)
Conjure Beasts/Fey/etc... same creature each time you summon? (3 replies)
Sending: Speak With Dead, but better? (21 replies)
Player Help Dark Maiden Twilight Cleric/Shadow Monk/Bladesinger (1 replies)
DM Help What do you do to reduce DM load? Any tricks? (48 replies)
Barbarian / circle of the moon druid wild shape advice (6 replies)
Ever run an encounter with gargantuan+? Does gargantuan+ suck in 5e? (6 replies)
Tips for modifying an adventure module (7 replies)
Speculation Can javelins be enchanted as Brooms of Flying? (15 replies)
Good Race for this illusionist (17 replies)
Character Suggestion for a Summoned Creature dominated party (12 replies)
How important is Counterspell? (59 replies)
What if Rangers prepared spells like Paladins? Is it too good? (19 replies)
How many arrows does a Solar have? (24 replies)
All My Dm Resources (2 replies)
Sorlock Petmaster Concept... (11 replies)
Is there enough thematic difference between these two class concepts (11 replies)
Optimization What is the best energy resistance for players? (16 replies)
Index I'm making a city! - Winghorn City Index (3 replies)
DM Help Would a Solar make a good final boss? (17 replies)
How would you rank the existing 5E books? (31 replies)
Sorcerers can spend hit dice on short rest to recover sorcery points - broken? (8 replies)
Most Creative/Fun D&D character builds (0 replies)
Is Way of the Ascendant Dragon still a good/decent Monk Subclass? (34 replies)
DM Help How to handle counterspell? (12 replies)
Best fey race for Valor Archer bard (4 replies)
What class/subclass for a 5 year old who is not a strong reader (25 replies)
More satisfying? Two nat 20s with disadvantage or a 1 followed by 20 with advantage? (20 replies)
Animate Dead and Pact Magic (42 replies)
Beast Master Magic Item Help (4 replies)
Cast a non-ritual as a ritual. What breaks? (37 replies)
Help me find a scenario, please (1 replies)
Player Help Healing Feats/Abilities (7 replies)
Looking for character / Build ideas for a feywild game (6 replies)
Would a feat to activate magic items as object interactions work? (19 replies)
Goodberry Shenanigans (14 replies)
Player Help Help for Paladin Oath of Redemption (9 replies)
Can you see into Hunger of Hadar? (27 replies)
Playing 5e with a 3.5e? DM (20 replies)
Fun/optimized builds (12 replies)
Should MAD classes get an extra ASI? Or, should feats be decoupled from ASIs? (85 replies)
DM Help Secrets of Sokol Keep Character Question (3 replies)
Spell cards (3 replies)
Roleplaying Suggestions for "accidental" warlock? (30 replies)
Terrain Generator (1 replies)
How to make a Frankenstein style character? (15 replies)
How would you build a vampire themed dhampir druid? (12 replies)
D&D Restaurant Coming 2024 (15 replies)
Echo Knight 3/…then what? (19 replies)
5e Dueling and Thrown styles (20 replies)
DM Help How do I deal with a player who doesn't want to read the rulebook? (39 replies)
Flesh to Wood (25 replies)
Quick fix to all racial woes ever (I am sure everyone will agree with me) (40 replies)
How would you build this creepy doctor character? (12 replies)
Optimization How to make a Dragon Exemplar? (4 replies)
Lightest character races? (10 replies)
Assessing a party's strengths and weaknesses. (17 replies)
Necrotic damage (19 replies)
Artificer Infusion Question (4 replies)
Character Creation Problem (maybe you guys have advice) (6 replies)
What breaks if familiars can attack? (20 replies)
Player Help Draconic options for a melee character (30 replies)
Shambling Mound Quirk (8 replies)
Expected Mean Party AC? (42 replies)
Unpopular Opinion: Intimidation is fine as a Cha skill (209 replies)
Skill improvement idea (22 replies)
Player Help Class overlap with new player? (10 replies)
Making an Alienist in 5e, should I play a warlock or sorcerer? (16 replies)
Need More 1st Level Illusion/Necromancy Spells (2 replies)
Your familiar casts your spells; integrating a familiar into class spellcasting (13 replies)
Trying to make a support rogue/barbarian (19 replies)
What optimized character would you play if you were playing with new players? (36 replies)
DM Help Exhaustion poison (Debuffing the wyvern) (13 replies)
Does this all work? Gem Dragonborn Psi Warrior Build (6 replies)
Desert location ideas (9 replies)
Player Help Is This a balanced 3-Character party? (5 replies)
GFB with a shield (10 replies)
Owls As Familiars. Ok, But No. (137 replies)
Player Help Artificer and Rune Knight Combo Help (6 replies)
DM Help Evil adventurers guild as antagonists. thoughts? (3 replies)
DM Help Has Strahd been defeated before? (36 replies)
Player Help Best class for a grumpy werebear smith who isn't allowed to retire (14 replies)
DM Help Gold Dragon BBEG advice? (8 replies)
DM Help 2nd Level Forest Ambush? (11 replies)
Miniature Survey (27 replies)
Short rests every ten minutes. What breaks? (36 replies)
Sor/Wiz/War any reason for it? (29 replies)