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Is restoring Feat chains to 5E workable? (48 replies)
Roleplaying Good alligned god for a Necromancer? (136 replies)
DM Help How to protect against dominate person spell if caster is human? (6 replies)
Player Help Please help me bulild this (pegasus rider) archer with modified 5e rules. (4 replies)
Roleplaying Quirks a satyr who's been on the material plane for ~8 months might have (4 replies)
Hat of Vermin uses (6 replies)
Railroading vs linear gameplay vs something else (26 replies)
Would it be good or bad if future of 5e and DnD in general was via Tencent/China? (52 replies)
Heavy armored drakewarden (24 replies)
Concerning Elves (171 replies)
PHB U8 Survey Results Released (95 replies)
Player Help Monk Build Advice Sought (13 replies)
Wizards and upcasting (23 replies)
Context, Costs, and Consequences - DC charts for 5e (3 replies)
DM Help Descent into Avernus - Party Size (25 replies)
Spells vs Cantrips (88 replies)
DM Help How to creatively use spells without cheating? (10 replies)
Player Help Artificer Alchemist - To Multiclass, or not to Multiclass? (21 replies)
What spells or tactics can one use to interact through a Wall of Force? (41 replies)
Did I balance these options correctly? (4 replies)
Looking for a premade campaign (8 replies)
Fun with haggling and selling magic items (5 replies)
[5.5e] Favorite and Least Favorite Playtest Subclasses (29 replies)
Hexblade progression assistance (17 replies)
DM Help Lich problems, looking for advice (27 replies)
DM Help What spells does Archmage cast before breakfast? (16 replies)
5e modules for higher level parties? (2 replies)
Can flyby be made interesting? (13 replies)
Bard with Fighter Dip Advice / Bard as a Witch Doctor Advice (9 replies)
For those that want the 4e Warlord in 5e, what is the Minimal Viable Power Set? (41 replies)
Cleric or Bard multiclass (4 replies)
Sorcery/Spell Points (7 replies)
Bhaal as a Warlock Patron (38 replies)
Roleplaying World Building: a deathless world (14 replies)
The Fey Knight (27 replies)
DM Help Settlements from all sorts of worlds (2 replies)
Can't decide between warlock and bard (8 replies)
DM Help Phase spider venom and massive damage (20 replies)
Armor for Ruler: Suggestions? (14 replies)
Rules Q&A Jumping as per RAW - Can you turn or jump in a different direction from your run up? (63 replies)
Class and personality (8 replies)
What races add cantrips (preferably CHA based cantrips)? (7 replies)
DM Help Unearthed Arcana 7 - Eldritch Knight Changes - Useable? (7 replies)
Any third party occult material for D&D? (6 replies)
Mobile Feat/Bladesinger Advice (5 replies)
Bestowing creative curses (19 replies)
Fun with Flesh Golems, True Polymorph, and Glyph of Warding (10 replies)
Let's punish spellcasters (33 replies)
Placing Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan in my TftYP campaign (7 replies)
DM Help How do you decide what to use in an encounter? (13 replies)
Enchantment wizard (6 replies)
Big list of DCs (1 replies)
Speculation Can I put DC20 action points into DND 5th? (22 replies)
DM Help Working with Evil players (36 replies)
Player Help Long time No Post/Play, What new content is there? (2 replies)
switching fighter from human to shifter and leveling up, what are my best options? (1 replies)
Help me name my Paladin (19 replies)
Advice for an offensive Barb w/o heavy weapons? (48 replies)
Character Build - Deadeye (0 replies)
Naming a magic item (12 replies)
DM Help Making Archmage and Mage actually survivable (12 replies)
DM Help Attack in Tavern (6 replies)
5e: Running a game for 9 year olds; feedback needed (4 replies)
When a PC is secretly charmed (15 replies)
How should I build a hexblade abjuration wizard? (13 replies)
Optimization Can paladin+druid work? (11 replies)
Class that fits these stats (4 replies)
Adventure for a longtime player leaving us. :( (5 replies)
Makes You Wonder (88 replies)
Undestroyable -20 gp coin (38 replies)
What happened to the Adventurers League? (7 replies)
Old School Lich (41 replies)
Lack of noncombat features (652 replies)
Practical Warding (17 replies)
Opinions on my Paladin for upcoming Strahd campaign (27 replies)
Pets or Summons (2 replies)
Who's gonna switch to 5.5, and why? (288 replies)
Playtest 8 survey closes on January 2nd.. (3 replies)
Should there be weapon-specific feats (20 replies)
DM Help Does this riddle make sense, and is it too easy/hard? (19 replies)
[Let's Read] Dr. Dhrolin's Dictionary of Dinosaurs (2 replies)
Help with aberrant minds power origin (5 replies)
Caster Tank - Is there any? (40 replies)
Rules Q&A Why not allow stacked advantage/disadvantage? (41 replies)
Stories of (un)successful Illusion magic? (4 replies)
What would break if spell attacks added the modifier to damage by default? (83 replies)
What classes are neccesary? (21 replies)
DM Help Looking for Isekai (Other-World) purpose! (13 replies)
Roleplaying Questions and tweaks for a Swashbuckler / Colossus Slayer MC (12 replies)
Two Handed Weapons (73 replies)
Concept build help: Reluctant pacifist (15 replies)
Lore bard build help, insane stats and homebrew rules (3 replies)
Is OneD&D Destined to Fail? (249 replies)
Today, in "Mark Makes Bad Choices" (3 replies)
Player Help Looking For Homebrew (1 replies)
Tasha's Otherworldly Guise and Antimagic Field (42 replies)
Underdark beasts? (18 replies)
Rope of Climbing Remaining Active (2 replies)
Why are 5e PCs so powerful (129 replies)
Party composition vs whiteroom build (15 replies)
Catch Me Up on 5e Modules (12 replies)
Player Help Struggling with perfection. (21 replies)
Optimization Ideas for an optimized build w/ 3 possible feats at lvl 1 (14 replies)
Archetypes encompassed by "wizard"? (32 replies)
The Frozen Forge: A Short Wintery Adventure (1 replies)
Hexblade build. (11 replies)
Rules Q&A Surpise and etherealness (3 replies)
What do YOU want 6e to look like (159 replies)
DM Help Wrote myself into a corner... a bit (halp) (8 replies)
DM Help AAA: The Night Before Wintermas, A Holiday One-Shot fully prepped and ready to go! (0 replies)
Ghostly Gaze and Sacred Flame (80 replies)
Optimization Making the best use of the Red Wizard Blade (33 replies)
How much better would Spiritual Weapon be if it didn't have to move? (41 replies)
How effective is Plant Growth for agriculture? (90 replies)
Is multi-classing dead? (119 replies)
Speculation Merry Christmas, with love, and a pink slip, Hasbro Front Office (38 replies)
What Archetypes Need To Be There? (44 replies)
Fix one thing about D&D (454 replies)
Getting the most out of a LORE BARD as possible (43 replies)
Optimization Hexadin vs Sorcadin (20 replies)
Vorpal Sword Drakewarden Build! (3 replies)
DM Help Looking for Hotpot-Edible Monsters (10 replies)
DM says game might go to 20th level; I like spellcasters and wizards don’t exist!!! (18 replies)
I struggle with the „Rime of the Frostmaiden“ book (2 replies)
Better Implementation of Resistance to Weapon Damage? (2 replies)
Why can't an Ascendant Dragon Monk turn into a Dragon? (54 replies)
The Matter of Large PCs (11 replies)
Player Help Targeting more than one person (3 replies)
Why is long jump distance so short? (689 replies)
DM Help AAA: Phandelver and Below; A Fully Prepped Campaign! Part 3a Reign of Iron (0 replies)
Items for a Paladin/Hexblade/Sorcerer? (1 replies)
Barbarian/Artificer Artillerist (9 replies)
Best support for a party of Clerics? (36 replies)
Modern Stuff Into Fantasy (8 replies)
DM Help How do I have a one shot actually only be a one shot? (16 replies)
Is my Character a Murder Hobo ? (33 replies)
Rules for a West Marches Store Game (2 replies)
Roleplaying Selune & Shar teaching to quote (and misquote) (9 replies)
Scry-pe Call (8 replies)
I’m joining a new group; help me choose what to play! (13 replies)
haste gish (28 replies)
Questions about Tempest Cleric/Sorcerer and Fire Wall (2 replies)
5e Unbounded (156 replies)
Character Build - Fallen Angel (1 replies)
2024 Core Rulebooks coming May 21st! (21 replies)
DM Help I want to challenge my high-tier group - advice about monster roster appreciated (27 replies)
DM Help Insane illusionist suggestions (3 replies)
D&D Stamps for 2024 (6 replies)
Three level dip? (11 replies)
How would you build a Mounted Archer under these house rules? (15 replies)
Build advice shepherd druid (7 replies)
Can a Paladin/Barbarian Multiclass work? (26 replies)
DM Help Rogues... Melee... Cunning Action... Hide... (24 replies)
DM Help Dungeon Ideas (11 replies)
Book of Many Things... (1 replies)
Tool "Expertise" + Fire Rune (12 replies)
DM Help Simplest NPC artificer to fight my players? (7 replies)
High Level Build Advice Needed (Champion/Bladesinger/Shadow Monk) (5 replies)
Unearthed Arcana 9 (PH Playtest 8) Released (395 replies)
Most Unkillable Character (32 replies)
Describe what happened in your last dnd sessionone word or phrase (297 replies)
Class that fits personality (12 replies)
DM Help AAA: Phandelver and Below; A Fully Prepped Campaign! Part 2b Redbrand Hideout (0 replies)
More inclusivity changes a coming.. (157 replies)
Is an insect swarm themed warlock doable? (7 replies)
Optimization What subclass benefits the most from high initiative? (9 replies)
Optimization Advice on a Undead Warlock / Conquest Paladin multiclass (1 replies)
Not smart enough to stay, not smart enough to leave (41 replies)
Versatile Weapon Feat (16 replies)
Wake up, Babe, they just put a setting agnostic Mizzium Apparatus in the game. (44 replies)
Optimization Rogue fighter multiclass (30 replies)
How to get into the second arc of an ongoing campaign and where to go next afterwards (0 replies)
Which character? (5 replies)
Level 3, 1 shot - 1/1/1 Multiclass? (18 replies)
DM Help Advent's Amazing Advice: Grammy's Country Apple Pie, A One-Shot fully prepped for you (0 replies)
Warlocks: am I missing something? (41 replies)
Would you wield a magical weapon that clashes with your Fighting Style? (28 replies)
Updating some cards from the deck of many things (3 replies)
Spores Druid Gish Build Help (30 replies)
Alert, Stealth, and Initiative (280 replies)
Is 10 minutes too long for a Ritual cast? (38 replies)
What is the *niche* of the Druidic spell list? (31 replies)
Tankadin Sorcadin - Torn between conquest and crown. (10 replies)
Running the Numbers on Advancing via XP (33 replies)
How to learn Armor of Agathys as a wizard? (12 replies)
[Let's Read] Tasslehoff's Pouches of Everything & Dragonlance Companion (5 replies)
Wall of Stone Engineering (14 replies)
Bad Idea? Using Disguise Self to hide HP/ 'Bloodied' status (20 replies)
GOO Warlock multi class dilemma (12 replies)
Grim Hollow Giant Tansformation, third party (0 replies)
Looking for Magic Weapons that make the game more interesting (without +X bonuses) (17 replies)
An NPC: the professional henchman (7 replies)
DM Help AAA: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle; A fully prepped Mini-Campaign! (Complete Collection) (0 replies)
2024 PHB "Subclass Quartets" (52 replies)
Give Target a Bonus Action? (14 replies)
Player experience with varying monster HP/AC combinations (26 replies)
How Do You Come Up With Demonyms? (16 replies)
Swords Bard - 18 Dex/12 con vs 16 dex/14 con (16 replies)
Background check (11 replies)
Favorite/Funny D&D memories. (11 replies)
Crossing the Streams/Editions (4 replies)
UA7 Survey Results Fireside Chat (37 replies)
Game Where Loopholes are allowed (27 replies)
Concept into character (1 replies)
Weapon Of Warning (14 replies)
Resistance is worth +7 AC. Approximately :) (43 replies)
DM Help How realistic is it for me to continue this campaign? (as a new DM). (13 replies)
UA 7 & 8: Agonizing Blast + True Strike? (8 replies)
Good things to have new players practice in a pre-session? (7 replies)
DM Help Underwhelmed by Drow Priestess Spell List. Suggestions? (18 replies)
DM Help Any ideas for quests with ''fake'' danger? (12 replies)
If you wanna be the most lighteningiest character, how do you build? (27 replies)
So now WOTC is apparently dropping Official Content Books without prior advertising?? (45 replies)
Conjure Animals (250 replies)
Transmute Rock clarification (24 replies)
What makes Monk fun? What makes a "Good" Monk Subclass? (60 replies)
Creative Combat Encounter Ideas - Twig Blight (0 replies)
The Advent-ure Calendar (1 replies)
DM Help What creatures in 5e have no soul? (60 replies)
Parties vs CR at half their level (78 replies)
Ideas for mid-level (CR 10-13) adventures in the Feywild (5 replies)
Ruleset for a Diablo-like game (12 replies)
Healing the petrified (RAW) (21 replies)
Strong Conditions vs. Weak Conditions (313 replies)
Magical American Football League (24 replies)
Need Help With A Spinosaurus Mod For Totem Warrior (7 replies)
DM Help Artifact-grade weapon, is this power too weak or too strong? (12 replies)
Here's a funny question about the genie warlock ability (26 replies)
DM Help The Theory of adaptation (8 replies)
OP level 1 optimized (cheesy but idk where else to post it) (18 replies)
Changing Druid Armor Proficiencies (87 replies)
Character Build - Way of the Astral Stalker (0 replies)
Optimization You can get proficiency in every skill at 6th level. (7 replies)
Question about Multiclassing Spellcasting Classes (8 replies)
Optimization The Great Qwertyuiop’s guide to the Optimized Low Level Artificer (33 replies)
DM Help AAA: Phandelver and Below; A Fully Prepped Campaign! Part 2a Phandalin (0 replies)
Adjusting Animate Objects for VTT Use (13 replies)
Barbarian Shifter, but which one? (23 replies)
Murdererest murdered in 5e(multiclass, lvl.12) (10 replies)
DM Help Help! My Players Want To Meet Primus... (14 replies)
How would you rule this (13 replies)
Pour one out for the Xaositects (2 replies)
Question about Armor of agathys and getting temp hp (3 replies)
Classes that may or may not get along (130 replies)
Tracking the murderers (16 replies)
Optimization Help with Barbarian/warlock build (15 replies)
Wizard insurance beyond dmg/buffing/debuffing spells? (9 replies)
Looking for a class (9 replies)
Magic items that would make my artificer better at support/control? (14 replies)
What is the best feat for a Sapphire Gem Dragonborn Tempest Cleric ? (14 replies)