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Who gets to choose where a summoned familiar appears?
The spell find familiar says
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, lizard, octopus, owl, poisonous snake, fish (quipper)...
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Why are Jeremy Crawford's rules comments unreliable?
We do have a question on this site that explains that the rules explanations of Jeremy Crawford, the head designer of the D&D 5th Edition rules (both for 2014 and 2024), are not considered ...
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Animal Bond and different Movement
The Animal Bond Talent (Hunter - Tracker), in part, indicates that
When you move, your animal companion automatically moves alongside you.
How does this interact with Scenes where Movement rate is ...
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Can a Gazer using Telekinetic Ray throw a creature 30 feet up in the air?
I'd like to send a small group of Gazers (presented in "Volo's Guide to Monsters" and expanded in "Monsters of the Multiverse") against the group of PC, so I am trying to find a ...
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Can you store a summoning spell in a Glyph of Warding?
I've conjured (pun intended) a level 5 conjuration wizard build with many ambiguous rules and I want to make sure it works RAW before asking my DM if I can play it. What goes into the build:
High Elf ...
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Draconic Sorcerer - adding Charisma modifier?
I'm a Sorcerer with a Red Draconic Bloodline, so Fire is my Damage Type. Starting at 6th Level, I get Elemental Affinity, so when I cast a spell that does Fire Damage, I add my Charisma modifier to ...
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How do you deal with *present* players whose characters aren't on scene/in another setting (due to separation) [duplicate]
So I'm working on this story and 2 characters get separated from another one (all three players would be present). Would it work?
How do I handle protagonism? I read that doing 15 min sessions with ...
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Outlnders by Relentless Fiction (Isekai Dnd) [closed]
Looks like a great Isekai-style campaign setting.
Love the "playing you rules"
Reminds me a lot of the DND cartoon
Any ideas on how to spring the idea of playing yourself in a DND game on ...
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What is the visible effect on a creature that was harmed by channelled negative energy?
The mechanical effects of channelling negative energy to harm creatures are clear, it "will deal damage to living creatures". What I have been unable to find descriptions of are what a PC ...
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Can Improved Called Shot Be Used in Conjunction With Spellstrike?
"When taking a full-round or standard action that gives you multiple attacks," Improved Called Shot allows you to "replace a single attack with a called shot."
Spell Combat is a &...
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What are the consequences of expanding intelligence uses?
I was listening to the commentary of several folks on YouTube regarding the Scion of the Three Rogue and a consistent concern that they had was the subclass' design of tying the uses of some of its ...
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What is "bluebooking", and why is it called that?
I've heard the term come up in general discussions of play practice. Usually it's in the context of activity that happens in between game sessions, like players making or buying equipment, or playing ...
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How do I access elements of a sequence generated by a function in Anydice?
I feel like I'm tweaking, cause everything I'm reading in the documentation makes me think I'm doing it right.
I'm trying to characterize a roll of 2d6 as a sequence that returns {R, C}, where R is ...
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Review a house rule for starting characters with a few "proficient" skills in Roll For Shoes
Background
I've been considering an answer I got to a previous question about giving Roll For Shoes structure:
If you're willing to tweak the rules a bit, you could give Denise level 1 (or 2!) ...
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What is a multiclass psionic manifester's manifester level?
Psionics overview versus Overchannel
The definition of manifester level (ML) in the psionics overview says (SRD, emphasis added):
The variables of a power’s effect often depend on its manifester ...
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How to remove a generic compulsion effect, such as Divine Inspiration, most easily?
Compulsion by Divine Inspiration
The salient divine ability Divine Inspiration can impose any of four apparently instantaneous mind-affecting compulsion effects (frenzy, rage, love, or desire), and no ...
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With SRD5.2 going Creative Commons, is it legal to to sell custom made content online?
I’ve put together a full spellcards binder using only SRD 5.2 content, and my players absolutely love it! They suggested that I should consider selling/commercializing it online.
The spell cards would ...
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Two-Weapon Fighting as a Bonus Action with Unarmed Strike and Tavern Brawler Feat
In a recent one-shot I DMed one player came with a peculiar build1: a 2nd-level Bard, using his body as a drum, pretty strong, with an high CON score and the Tavern Brawler (TB) feat, which I report ...
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Want some critique and suggestions for a homebrew item I made for a 5e campaign
D&D Homebrew Item Review
Campaign: Ghost of Saltmarsh (2014 Ruleset) | Party Level: 6
Request: Balance assessment of item's curses vs. benefits and potential tweaks
Quip Lash
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What happens if the familiar for Witch-Beast Pact dies?
The Witch-Beast Pact sorcerous initiation on page 82 of Many Faced Strangers relies on forming a mystical pact with a magical familiar to gain access to sorcery. All of its Shaping Rituals center ...
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Pathfinder 1st Ed. Bladebound archetype and Magus Arcana
I'm a bit confused about the bladebound archetype:
The following magus arcana complement the bladebound magus archetype: arcane accuracy, broad study, dispelling strike, and reflection.
Does it mean ...
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How does rolling a natural 20 on the attack roll interact with the illusory duplicates from the Mirror Image spell?
In the section regarding "Making An Attack," it says that
If the d20 roll for an attack is a 20, the attack hits regardless of any modifiers or the target's AC.
If the target is under the ...
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What happens when I use Hostile Juxtaposition in response to a full-round attack from an archer?
Alice, a wizard, is in combat against Bob and Cassie. Alice casts Hostile Juxtaposition on Bob, who fails his saving throw. On her turn, Cassie (a 12th-level ranger) uses a full attack to fire her ...
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Can a flying creature with an altitude limit stop over water?
My group is playing a fourth edition game because it's full of engineers. I'm a pixie (from Heroes of the Feywild), and I have a fly speed of 6, altitude limit 1. How does that apply over water? What ...
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Looking for Criticism and Review of a home brew spellcaster base class
I've long been bothered by the caster ability imbalance in 5E. 2 WIS full casters. 2 CHR full casters. Then Wizard stands alone in the INT based full caster circle.
We are going to see Psion in the ...
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Can an imp familiar carry or 'slow fall' a small pc via flying it if is less than over encumbered? [duplicate]
I know that an imp is tiny and can only grapple a small PC and this other rule:
Push, Drag, or Lift.
You can push, drag or lift a weight in pounds up to twice your carrying capacity (or 30 times your ...
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How do I run a longer minimal-prep one-shot?
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This is the opposite time issue of the normal one-shot problem where someone struggles with a strict time limit. I've run a lot of 1-2hr zero-prep one-shots in Roll For Shoes. Wrapping up on ...
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How do you handle changing load in the middle of a job?
I recently ran my first Scum and Villainy session, and one of the first questions from the players was something I had been wondering about myself: how should your load change as you pick up or drop ...
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Should I kill a companion or would that be frowned upon at the table?
So I'm playing daggerheart in a small group, three players, one game master.
There is a powerful crime lord we've been introduced to who obviously wants one of my companions dead, we have not yet ...
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How do I accommodate a player who asks for more structure when Roll For Shoes inherently lacks it?
A local ttRPG group organizes regular events where a few folks will run one-shots in various systems. I brought the extremely rules-light Roll For Shoes. I've run a lot of RFS one-shots for random ...
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Does manifesting a Linked Metapower twice allow a third power to be manifested, if so how much would each cost, and when do they activate?
Metapower (Complete Psionic, p63) is a feat that allows you to modify a psionic power you know so that it is always affected by a metapsionic feat you know every time you manifest it. You get a 2pp ...
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How many d20s can I roll on a single attack roll?
Under the 2014 rules, and allowing all optional rules found in the PHB, DMG, Xanathar's, and Tasha's, what is the maximum total amount of d20s I can roll on a single attack roll?
My first thought was, ...
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Can you use a domain spell slot for the ability of Herald Caller?
In the cleric architype "Herald Caller" it is stated that you can lose any spell slot in order to summon a monster, does it apply to a domain spell slot as well?
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Using Inspiration for after the Roll is made
By the rules, inspiration can only be used if announced before the roll (although the DMG recommends allowing using it after the roll for more heroic campaigns). We play it being used before the roll, ...
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Which information is essential to new Vampire players?
After a long time, I ran a two-shot of Vampire in the last weeks. Vampire: The Masquerade has an insanely low threshold to get players to roleplay, especially since the upper half of the sheet is all ...
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Balancing of a level "overdrive" mode
For a new campaign that is starting soon, there will only be 3 players. They played with only 3 before, but sometimes things get a bit more hairy than they would have been with a party of 4.
I was ...
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Can a ghost disarm me of my ghost touch weapon?
The incorporeal trait states
"An incorporeal creature can’t attempt Strength-based checks against physical creatures or objects—only against incorporeal ones—unless those objects have the ghost ...
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Can an incorporeal creature wielding a ghost touch halberd attempt to trip a corporeal creature?
The incorporeal trait states
"An incorporeal creature can’t attempt Strength-based checks against physical creatures or objects—only against incorporeal ones—unless those objects have the ghost ...
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Is the Cloud of Daggers spell's teleport a movement?
The description of the Cloud of Daggers spell reads:
You conjure spinning daggers in a 5-foot Cube centered on a point within range. Each creature in that area takes 4d4 Slashing damage. A creature ...
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How does Dispel Magic work for targets with an ongoing magical effect depending on the distance from the source of the effect?
Suppose that Arianna casts Circle of Power:
Divine energy radiates from you, distorting and diffusing magical energy within 30 feet of you. Until the spell ends, the sphere moves with you, centered ...
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Can teleporting remove stirges?
The wizard Naal has unfortunately been surprised by a nasty swarm of Stirges. While he managed to cast a quick Dragon's Breath on himself and fry most of the pests, several of the little monsters then ...
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By RAW, do caltrops force saves from mounts and their riders?
Technically, the riders of mounted creatures do not use move actions directly, they instead use the Command and Animal action to motivate their mount to move. This means that a rider is unaffected by ...
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Can you voluntarily end the effect of One with Plants early?
One with plants is a second level with the concentrate and polymorph traits that has a duration of either 10 minutes or 8 hours depending on which option you choose. Neither concentrate nor polymorph ...
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Can you use Dispel Magic to Dispel effects from indirect targets?
Based on Can you cast Daylight more than once if the previous daylight spell is active?.
Suppose the Daylight spell has been cast on Marie, who is standing 10 feet away from Bob.
I cast Dispel Magic ...
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Can you make a melee attack in mounted combat after your mount has taken a double move?
The rules are clear about ranged attacks and spell casting during double moves.
If you have your mount double move, it's moving before and after you cast.
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What's more efficient: crafting Cure Potions or buying Cure Wands
My alchemist has some downtime coming, and I wondered:
If I want to be cost efficient: should I craft Cure Light Wounds potions or should I buy a wand of Cure Light Wounds? Which of them heals more HP ...
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Resinous Skin - What counts as striking?
In the text of the spell Resinous Skin, it states any weapon that strikes you gets stuck. Does this mean that any weapon that hits your touch AC, gets stuck, even if it does not bypass natural armor? (...
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How long does the effect of the 12th level knights class feature "Daunting Challenge" last?
The knights 12th level class feature Daunting Challenge reads:
"Daunting Challenge (Ex): Starting at 12th level, you can call out
opponents, striking fear into the hearts of your enemies. In ...
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Help with Homebrew Large Scale Combat Rules
I am currently trying to create large scale combat rules for my Symbaroum game and would love some feedback and advice since I struggle with balance. I don't use the symbaroum lore but have made my ...
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Where do the bombs from the Vigilante Talent 'Volatile Arrows' come from?
I am part of a party that has an alchemist, and a vigilante who chose the Vigilante Talent 'Volatile Arrows':
Volatile Arrows (Ex): A vigilante with this talent gains the ability
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