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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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
Type: Ring | Rarity: ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...