D&D 5e/Next [Archive] - Page 20 - Giant in the Playground Forums

Evangelical Gish (12 replies)
Mirror Gish? (Echo Knight/Bladesinger MC) (4 replies)
Building a character with a 4 stat (45 replies)
Ghostly Gaze: how does it *really* work? (23 replies)
Tell me the most creative solution you've come up with in-game (46 replies)
Rules Q&A Questions about Hypnotic Gaze (3 replies)
Echo Knight + PAM (5 replies)
DM Help Nasty names for spell schools to match The Academy of Devastation (10 replies)
Gestalt-esque Multiclassing System (0 replies)
What's your preferred Cleric Domain as a necromancer? (6 replies)
Recovering your investment? (13 replies)
Running a Large Encounter: What do you think? (4 replies)
Middle Finger of Vecna Binder (8 replies)
A Polearm duelist? Is it legal? (48 replies)
What IS the War Wizard? (36 replies)
Early Medieval Weapon Set (24 replies)
Levels of Player Combat Tactics (99 replies)
Question on Transmute Rock (22 replies)
Necromancy Warlock? (39 replies)
How often do you have a 'healer' in your party (64 replies)
Player Help A little help deciding between Divination Wizard and Bladesinger (10 replies)
DM Help Source Material for an open Player-Driven Campaign (3 replies)
Traps and creatures for an arena setting (5 replies)
Learning/preparing spells based on total caster level (66 replies)
Optimization Is it possible to get more than this many cantrips? (46 replies)
Player Help Booming Blade somatic component (3 replies)
Feeblemind as a Buff (18 replies)
My problem with the -5 +10 feats (57 replies)
Stupid Simple Class Changes? (79 replies)
The breadth of possible rest lengths (for homebrew and such) (1 replies)
Recommendations for where I can watch a truly "optimized" game? (57 replies)
Player Help 20th-level Module Book Speedrun - What PC would YOU make? (30 replies)
Calculator For Opposed Checks? (2 replies)
Distance to see light in total blackness (15 replies)
Druid Armour (100 replies)
Optimization Wizard/Artificer build? (21 replies)
Most damage out of a hand crossbow? (18 replies)
Is artificer/cleric multiclass good? (24 replies)
Optimization is a PC who is hard to target BAD for the party? (64 replies)
Skyraiders of Abarax (3 replies)
Echo Knight + Minor Illusion Hidden Attacker (7 replies)
Swords Bard (34 replies)
Tier 3-4 Ranger's, is there a point? (27 replies)
Rules Q&A Level 4 Character Casting Level 6 Spell? (8 replies)
Character Optimization Help (1 replies)
Spending Hit Dice to increase a d20 roll (17 replies)
Solo campaign looking for advice (10 replies)
Cool things to do with weapons (15 replies)
WOTC is making another Critical Role book (44 replies)
Peace Cleric Emboldening Bond only on myself (7 replies)
DM Help Gnome Squidling/Ceramorph question (1 replies)
DM Help Improved Inspiration (6 replies)
DM Help A Weird Caster-Nerfing Variant Rule (43 replies)
What does it really mean if a creature doesn't require sleep? (24 replies)
Find Familiar - limited restricted (3 replies)
Death Ward Antimagic Field (2 replies)
Optimization Level 4 Fighter / Level 1 Something (5 replies)
Strongest build in game (Change my mind) (185 replies)
Number crunchers wanted (3 replies)
Optimization 14th level single class build (Barbarian, Cleric, Fighter, Sorcerer or Warlock) (9 replies)
Optimization What's the optimal way to reroll dice with the Piercer feat and extra attack? (8 replies)
Level up Analysis requested (4 replies)
Optimization The best archer/range DPR build? (18 replies)
Resistance to damage on your turn: how powerful? (28 replies)
(Slow) Falling onto a Creature (16 replies)
Commanding summons (30 replies)
Lead in to Red Hand of Doom (5 replies)
Melee ranger vs Paladin - is it still heavily in Paladin's favor? (29 replies)
Drunk dwarf build (5 replies)
Sorc dip to make Cantrip Monk(ey) (22 replies)
Barkhide, an alternative to Barkskin (12 replies)
Optimization Rogue could be great with extra attack[Edited For Some Question] (176 replies)
gravity in the planes 5e rules? (12 replies)
Tasha's Tool/ Weapon proficiency swaps (7 replies)
What can a wizard do with a Ring of Spell Storing? (12 replies)
Alchemical boons (3 replies)
Mooks for a Monk BBEG (15 replies)
New player wants to be a werewolf (57 replies)
5e Dwarf Fighter/Barbarian or Barbarian/Fighter. (9 replies)
DM Help I am looking for recommendations for combat focused lv7 modules to test some homebrew (4 replies)
DM Help LMoP: Swapping in Volo Wizards (2 replies)
Let's Get Real - the DM's responsibility is balance (286 replies)
Rules Q&A DM HELP: Do Individual Magical Pieces of Armor Confer Bonuses to AC? Ex: Bracers? (9 replies)
Exhaustion is an underused mechanic (62 replies)
My Terrible Experiment (126 replies)
DM Help Suggest a good magic item for a druid (11 replies)
Rules Q&A Polearm master and reactions (3 replies)
When is it OK to ignore PCs in combat? (108 replies)
Phantom Rogue and Free Action (8 replies)
Speculation What if all attacks/spells did half damage on miss/save? (50 replies)
NPC Combat (8 replies)
Awakened Shrub Uses (19 replies)
How useful is Mage Slayer feat in practice (27 replies)
What Spells should be Class Features? (127 replies)
DM Help Need a magic item for long range line of sight communication (9 replies)
Skilled Soulknife Rogue/Battle Master Thrower Build Ideas (11 replies)
Optimization Making the most out of Enchanter/Cleric/Hypnotic Gaze (5 replies)
Flying Tank build help (4 replies)
Raulothim's Psychic Lance - ghosts and golems beware? (7 replies)
Genie limited wish (6 replies)
Can uncanny dodge be used on trap damage? (33 replies)
Eberron Marked Races - Are they balanced? (35 replies)
Need advice on helping round out the party. (10 replies)
Optimization Voice Of The Master Warlock - One Shot Optimization (14 replies)
Spells that fit *either* an elemental or an "enhancing existing capabilities" theme? (5 replies)
How much damage is considered average and how much is considered a lot? (96 replies)
RotFM Ranger Sub class choice (16 replies)
*RANT* Leather Armor Bothers me (335 replies)
Optimization Fighting a Terrasque - 20th level party (44 replies)
Concentration Doesn't Seem to Scale with Level, and That's Weird (113 replies)
Player Help How to build a melee Sorcerer? (13 replies)
A buff to Elemental Adept (10 replies)
Climbing and climb speed (6 replies)
how does an (any) elf warlock gain access to bless spell.. (27 replies)
DM Help a cleric who aligns themselves against their deity - ramifications? (83 replies)
New Character Divine Soul Sorc or Light Cleric (10 replies)
Spell Scrolls: Viable character trait? (14 replies)
Player Help Damage Calculation (DPR) for ASI / Feat choice (5 replies)
how many buffs can be stacked?? (16 replies)
Rules Q&A Shoving a Grappled Creature (6 replies)
Rangers are Slow (53 replies)
Replacing ASIs with a feat AND a +1 (7 replies)
I've created a free 5e D&D combat simulator website (71 replies)
Finally found a niche use for True Strike (9 replies)
Optimization Oathbreaker Optomization (18 replies)
How deep do you plunge into your character's backstory? (107 replies)
Player Help Flying Races in 5e (9 replies)
Player Help Twilight Cleric Options (7 replies)
Artillerist/warlock question (4 replies)
Most ridiculous multiclass? (9 replies)
Speculation Thoughts on removing the restrictions from Twinned Spell? (53 replies)
What are the best support characters in 5e? (32 replies)
A few mechanical questions regarding lvl 20 campaign (6 replies)
Clone Questions (156 replies)
Fearlock (13 replies)
What class and subclass for this concept? (17 replies)
Forgotten Realms, other Earth-Like settings, and the laws of physics, among others (85 replies)
Great Weapon Master & Dexterity (37 replies)
Opening up maneuvers to everyone. (5 replies)
DM Help Which Fae would join in an organized war? (13 replies)
Thorn Whip & Negligent Devs? (55 replies)
Which Ki formula would you prefer and why? (71 replies)
DM Help Character was arrested, having a hard time figuring out how not to break the group (39 replies)
Questions about Web (20 replies)
Additional features at lvl 1? (3 replies)
Small Barbarian (33 replies)
Rope should be a tool proficiency (75 replies)
Let's Talk About My Hexbuckler (up: no longer a 'buckler) (36 replies)
Does Conjure Fey Centaurs work? (8 replies)
Telepathy and Hearing (5 replies)
How broken is this?! 11th level Ranger feature: use DEX for spellcasting stat (33 replies)
Is a familiar's creature type (Celestial, Infernal or Fey) ever relevant? (30 replies)
throwing multiple Javelin of Lightning (18 replies)
Yugoloth (Arcanaloth) Patron (13 replies)
Magic weapon and party level (104 replies)
Why so many 1/3 or 1/2 caster multiclass builds with full casters. (Rounding issues) (15 replies)
DM Help Setting up short session 5e (3 replies)
[Discussion/DM opinion survey] How many rounds in a minute? (22 replies)
New Survey from WotC on PHB Classes (285 replies)
Bladesinger (or bard) Archer? (16 replies)
Bottled Respite (18 replies)
MultiClass Warlock Pact (16 replies)
The Babysitter (9 replies)
Melf’s Minute Meteor -- oh yeah or bleh? (12 replies)
What do Figurines of Wondrous Power know and remember? (7 replies)
Speculation Why does Aspect of the Moon have Pact of the Tome as a prerequisite? (7 replies)
Speculation Cunning Action without a bonus action? (27 replies)
Multiple domains etc. (9 replies)
Player Help Familiar and touch spells (3 replies)
No magic weapons vs. Immune to non-magical BPS: tactics (36 replies)
Player Help Magic Initiate and Rituals (7 replies)
Rules Q&A Should Ranger get Aura of Vitality? (20 replies)
EBlast Sneak Attack? (20 replies)
Rules Q&A Expert thug, am I doing it right? (15 replies)
5e level 20 “1 Shot” (DM redemption) (7 replies)
Silly Race Templating Case - Ruling? (16 replies)
Can you pull things out of a Bag of Holding if you don't know what's in it? (4 replies)
Is Polymorph really possible on ????? (DESCENT INTO AVERNUS SPOILERS) (7 replies)
DM Help when PC dies make a new character at level 1 (23 replies)
Optimization Post Tasha's Dart Build? (36 replies)
DM Help Diluted potion of poison (3 replies)
Paladin NPC (Villain) (7 replies)
Eldrich Adept rules question (19 replies)
Tyranny of Dragons / Warlock Patron (2 replies)
Westvault Explorations: A 5e episodic dungeon-crawl campaign log (27 replies)
Transmuted Spell (14 replies)
Conquest Paladin: Tell me everything (16 replies)
So what do you consider a dip? (35 replies)
Find Familiar and Blind Fighting Style (10 replies)
Optimization Help me optimize my Barbarian 4/Fighter X (11 replies)
DEEDS: A Solution to the Lack of Interesting High Level Features for Martials (15 replies)
Blindsense not Blindsight (6 replies)
Need a company name (17 replies)
Is it rare for your group's wizard to get attacked more than 4 rounds per long rest? (164 replies)
Stars druid rules question (1 replies)
Speculation Dim lighting, Perception, and Disadvantage on Attacks (45 replies)
Why no love for the War Magic Wizard? (181 replies)
Houserule: Interception. Taking a page from 13th Age. (8 replies)
What if all martials got combat maneuvers? (and they were somewhat at-will?) (40 replies)
Wizard players, how would you feel about this change? (124 replies)
Would you let a Wild Shaped Ape use Shillelagh or Magic Stone? (13 replies)
How useful is relentless hex to take as a Hexblade? (3 replies)
Dual Wielder Monk usage? (2 replies)
Optimization Shadow monk. Am I optimizing at all? Am I even close? (49 replies)
Dragon turtle build(pyromancer) (9 replies)
Gloom Stalker’s Invisibility: more trouble than it’s worth? (71 replies)
Optimization Enchancing the versatility of Barbarians (6 replies)
Rules Q&A How to extend a spell or make permanent? (9 replies)
"Fixing" Fighters (92 replies)
Optimization How to build a Gish (71 replies)
Killing Players Without Waiting for Death Saves (122 replies)
Speculation CR for CR weakest and strongest enemies? (77 replies)
Half Orc proficiency (6 replies)
Series of Questions (15 replies)
Just bellyaching about race design (27 replies)
How many of these traits can I shove into a single character? (9 replies)
So about a TWF Champion…(post-Tashas) (21 replies)
Simultaneous turns d&d (13 replies)
Help me fit a character in this party (9 replies)
Best level for bard to dip into hexblade? (10 replies)
Cheesy shadow monk trick: shadow step to the ethereal (40 replies)
Negating advantage on attack rolls? (16 replies)
Optimization Monk 9 Unarmored Movement Discussion: uses and alternatives (5 replies)
An Armorer Artificer without armor (9 replies)
Keeping simulacrum alive while performing surgery (9 replies)
Princes of the Apocalyps boss fights - tips or experiences? (9 replies)
Eldritch Knight school switch (59 replies)
Assessing spell effectiveness (4 replies)
Player Help New(ish) to 5e, still learning rules: Want the tankiest of tanks. (59 replies)
Optimization A Study In Optimized Ranged Builds (39 replies)
War/War/War Warlock Trifecta (13 replies)
DM Help So, Kobold Fight Club is shutting down... (34 replies)
Some game today (rant) (17 replies)
Switching Around Spell Casting Stats? (10 replies)
Hexjurer - Hexblade & Abjurer combination (13 replies)
What if everyone got Extra Attack at character level 5? (21 replies)
How do you guys handle counterspell? (108 replies)
Battlefield Controller (2 replies)
Simulacrum and the Divine Soul (30 replies)
Using inspiration to force disadvantage (8 replies)
Best way to do a stealthy illusionist character in 5e? (18 replies)
Taking another stab at improving Invoke Duplicity - the double is real (5 replies)
DESIGNING A CITY: help naming city establishments and districts (11 replies)
Blood Hunter 2020... Which blood curses would be best for Ravenloft? (10 replies)
Spells that make players hate enemy wizards (38 replies)
Should War Clerics get Smite spells? (25 replies)
KFC alternatives? (9 replies)
DM Help Any tips on running Hoard of the Dragon Queen? (9 replies)
Edition Anxiety: When Will All My Cool Builds be Useless? (27 replies)
What classes pair with with the ua dragonborn? (4 replies)