Questions tagged [class-feature]
For questions that are centrally about class features, powers or properties that are exclusive to a given class, such as the Cleric's ability to Turn Undead in D&D. (See also: the [alternate-class-feature] tag.)
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Does casting a spell from an item allow you to apply class abilities that are used when casting a spell?
This question is updated to request additional answers and details in light of information now available in the Dungeon Master's Guide.
In the released DM basic rules, Lost Mine of Phandelver, Hoard ...
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Which uses of Bonus-Action spellcasting are legal?
Looking at other questions about casting spells as a bonus action has left me trying to keep a lot of information in my head about whether a given combination of spells is legal according to the ...
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Are features that allow −5 to attack to get +10 to damage mathematically sound?
Some class features, monster traits, and feats allow you to take a −5 to your attack roll in order to gain a +10 to your damage roll. At first glance this looks really good, but when will it deal more ...
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Can a polymorphed creature use class features that don't require speech or hand gestures?
The Polymorph spell states (in part):
The target’s game statistics, including mental ability scores, are
replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. It retains its
alignment and personality....
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Can you multiclass the same class twice for different class features?
The way that 5e works, each class has a sub class that dictates a heap of class features. The question here is generally, can a character of a specific class take levels in that same class in order to ...
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Does an Action Surge grant a second bonus action?
We were trying to understand how the "Action Surge" rule works, and after some discussion we came to a standstill.
Starting at 2nd level, you can push yourself beyond your normal limits for a ...
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How does Mage Armor interact with Unarmored Defense?
If a character with the Unarmoured Defence class feature casts Mage Armour, what is their AC? Do they choose which 'base' AC they take, or do they stack somehow? Is there rules text that explains ...
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How does the Evocation wizard's Empowered Evocation feature work with the Magic Missile spell?
The Evocation wizard's Empowered Evocation feature (PHB 177) reads:
Beginning at 10th level, you can add your Intelligence modifier to the damage roll of any wizard evocation spell you cast
I have ...
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Do removed parts of a Druid's Wild Shape form persist after said Druid exits Wild Shape?
A player wanted to use Wild Shape as an unlimited supply of feathers for our ranger to make his own arrows with and it sparked a discussion on whether or not parts of a Druid that are removed from ...
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Can you use a bonus action from Cunning Action in the middle of an Attack action? [duplicate]
If I have a Fighter 5/Rogue 2 (so I have both Extra Attack and Cunning Action) am I able to shoot an enemy with a bow, move to cover, bonus action Hide from Cunning Action, and finally make my second ...
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(How) Can a Rogue use the Use Magic Device feature to cast spells from Spell Scrolls?
Thief rogues get the Use Magic Device feature at 13th level, which lets them ignore all class, race, and level requirements on the use of magic items.
Spell scrolls are an unintelligible cipher if the ...
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What items can a Thief use as a bonus action with his Fast Hands?
At 3rd level, the Thief archetype for rogues grants a feature called Fast Hands that allows:
[...] the bonus action granted by your Cunning Action to make a Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check, use ...
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Does a caster under the effect of a True Polymorph spell retain their class levels?
The true polymorph spell specifies that:
The target's game statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of its new form ... The creature is limited in the actions it ...
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Do spells with a range of "Self" target the caster?
I'm new to D&D, and was thinking about creating a Beast Master ranger.
Do spells with a range of "Self" target the caster?
There's some debate in my group on this subject. Unlike spells ...
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Do features that allow you to add twice your proficiency bonus, under some other name, stack with Expertise?
Do features that allow you to add twice your proficiency bonus, under some other name, stack with Expertise?
For instance, dwarves' racial Stonecunning trait, with bards' Expertise as applied to ...
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How does the Divination wizard's Portent feature interact with Advantage and Disadvantage?
The School of Divination wizard's Portent feature says, in part (Player's Handbook, page 116):
You can replace any attack roll, saving throw, or ability check made by you or a creature that you can ...
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Can a Lore bard's Cutting Words feature cancel a critical hit?
The Lore bard's Cutting Words feature says (PHB, p. 54; emphasis mine):
When a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you makes an attack roll, [...] you can use your reaction to expend one of ...
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Do you get to use the additional attack from the Extra Attack feature as well when you Ready an Attack action?
Do you get to use the additional attack from the Extra Attack feature as well when you Ready an Attack action?
One of my players, a monk, decided to Ready an action as an earth elemental was about to ...
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If I multiclass into Paladin, can I use up any class's spell slots for Divine Smite?
Divine Smite: Starting at 2nd level, when you hit a creature with a melee weapon
attack, you can expend one paladin spell slot to deal radiant damage
to the target, in addition to the weapon's ...
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What spell targets count for the Graviturgy Magic wizard's Gravity Well feature?
The Gravity Well feature from the Graviturgy Magic arcane tradition for wizards (EGtW, p. 185) triggers "whenever you cast a spell on a creature", and has an effect "if the target is ...
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Can a Bonus Action be used outside of a combat encounter?
Is there anything preventing a character from using an ability such as Second Wind, or casting a spell such as Misty Step, when not engaged in a combat encounter?
The rules indicate you get one Bonus ...
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Limitations on the Conjurer's Minor Conjuration ability
There are some clearly defined limitations already on the Wizard School of Conjuration's Minor Conjuration feature, however...
Does normal "wear and tear" count as damage? (e.g. I'm in a fight ...
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When must the wizard choose to overchannel?
The Evocation specialist wizard's overchannel ability says:
When you cast a wizard spell of 5th level or lower that deals damage, you can deal maximum damage with your spell.
Does the "that deals ...
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Do Order of Scribes wizards have reduced GP costs for copying spells into their spellbook?
The Player's Handbook (p. 114) and Basic Rules use the following language to explain how wizards copy new spells into their spellbooks:
Copying a Spell into the Book. When you find a wizard spell of ...
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How does the Cleric's Blessings of Knowledge feature interact with the rules for gaining proficiency when already proficient in a skill?
Scenario:
I am a level 1 Half-Elf Monk, using a combination of my Monk starting skill proficiencies and Skill Versatility racial features to start with proficiency in Arcana, History, Religion, and ...
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Is class retraining an option?
I skimmed the PHB, but I didn't find any information on "retraining" or any ways to "undo" character advancement. Is retraining (especially of classes and class features) available ...
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Does the Tempest cleric's Thunderbolt Strike feature still work if the target is immune to lightning damage?
Tempest Domain clerics (PHB, p. 62) get the Thunderbolt Strike feature at 6th level:
At 6th level, when you deal lightning damage to a Large or smaller creature, you can also push it up to 10 feet ...
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Must a monk's Flurry of Blows attacks occur after the initial (and extra) attack from the Attack action?
Looking at the wording of Flurry of Blows, I may be overthinking it, but the description of the feature (PHB, p. 78) says:
Immediately after you take the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 ...
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Does unlimited Wild Shape make Circle of the Moon archdruids virtually unkillable?
Page 67 of the PHB states that druids gain all the hit points of whatever creature they become when using Wild Shape, and when that shape drops to 0hp, only the excess damage carries over to the druid'...
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Does Improved Divine Smite trigger when a paladin makes an unarmed strike?
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The paladin in my game frequently uses his backhand to "correct" the ranger/assassin/warlock. The table enjoys these social interactions, as part of their bromance. It mostly happens out of ...
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Does a Paladin's Aura of Courage prevent or suspend frightened effects?
While you're standing in a Paladin ally's Aura of Courage:
[the Paladin] and friendly creatures within 10 feet of [the Paladin] can’t be Frightened while [the Paladin is] conscious.
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Can you concentrate on a special ability while also concentrating on a spell?
There exist several abilities that have the text similar to, this effect lasts while you maintain concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). One such example is the Bard College of ...
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What is the spellcasting ability of a Barbarian Totem Warrior?
At third level, a Barbarian can take the Path of the Totem Warrior, gaining (among others), the following feature:
Spirit Seeker
Yours is a path that seeks attunement with the natural world, giving ...
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Can a Hexblade kill a party member, raise their spectre, use it for under 1 minute and then have the cleric revivify?
Situation: I am playing a Hexblade Warlock. With the willing participation of another party member, my character slays the party member. Having killed a character, the hexblade can cause their spirit ...
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Do monks know when they are charmed?
A Monk with the Stillness of Mind feature can use their action to end one effect on themselves which is causing them to be charmed or frightened.
By virtue of having this ability, does the Monk know ...
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Can you make a weapon bond with an improvised weapon?
The Eldritch Knight Fighter archetype has the ability Weapon Bond where they bond with a weapon, making it summonable and you cannot be disarmed of it. My question is, can you make a bond with an ...
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Can Goodberries heal a Life cleric when consumed by another?
Are Goodberries affected by the Life domain class features? asked whether or not the Life domain cleric's Disciple of Life feature improved the healing of each berry.
My question is: does the Life ...
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Multiclassing: How do Ability Score Improvements work?
Given that every class gets a minimum of 5 ability score improvements each at levels 4, 8, 12, 16, and 19 (Rogue and Fighter get more at other levels), do these ability score improvements occur by ...
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What is considered a class feature for a monster for the purpose of Change Shape?
It's well understood that Spellcasting in a creature's stat block is a class feature. For the purposes of Change Shape and similar abilities where the term "class features" has mechanical ...
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Does polymorph cancel rage?
We know that when you polymorph in D&D 5e, per the spell, you lose access to your class features, as discussed in this question. However, polymorph does not say it cancels on-going effects on the ...
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What is the maximum damage done by Divine Smite?
This is a mechanics question pertaining to the maximum allowed damage for the Paladin's Divine Smite ability.
Divine Smite: ...you can expend one [Spell Slot] to deal Radiant damage in addition to ...
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If I cast Thunderous Smite and Booming Blade, hit, and use Destructive Wrath to maximize damage, how many uses of Channel Divinity are expended?
How many uses of channel divinity should be expended in the following example?
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A character is using that a weapon that deals 2d6 thunder damage on a hit.
They cast Thunderous Smite, using ...
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Do the Hexblade warlock's Hex Warrior feature and the warlock's Pact of the Blade feature refer to 2 different weapons, or the same weapon?
The Hexblade Warlock has me in a bind. The Hex Warrior feature says:
[...] Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one weapon that you are proficient with and that lacks the two-handed ...
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What's the best magic item for punching monsters in their stupid faces?
My character, a barbarian with the feat Improved Unarmed Strike,1 occasionally eschews his greataxe and punches monsters. After reading this 2009 thread and this 2009 thread, I don't know what works ...
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How does the Order of Scribes feature Awakened Spellbook work with multiple damage types?
Awakened Spellbook, a level 3 Order of Scribes feature, says the following:
When you cast a wizard spell with a spell slot, you can temporarily replace its damage type with a type that appears in ...
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Do class or subclass features that relate to spellcasting apply when producing a spell's effect from an Artificer's Spell-Storing Item?
In my recent question about a homebrewed Artificer subclass, I was asked in a comment how one of the abilities that modifies spellcasting would interact with casting spells stored within a my subclass'...
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Do an Artificer's Magic Item Savant feature and a Thief Rogue's Use Magic Device feature let them benefit from a Holy Avenger's 30-foot aura?
The Artificer's Magic Item Savant feature (E:RftLW, p. 58; WGtE, p. 180) states the following:
At 14th level, your skill with magic items deepens more:
[...]
You ignore all class, race, ...
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Does Bard's Jack of All Trades grant them greater initiative?
Bards get the ability "Jack of All Trades" which reads:
Starting at 2nd level, you can add half your proficiency
bonus, rounded down, to any ability check you make that doesn't already include ...
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Does using versatile weapons with 2 hands disqualify them as Monk weapons?
When using either the quarterstaff or spear as a Monk weapon, do you still gain the unarmed bonus action from Martial Arts if using 2 hands(1d8)?
On pg.78 of the PHB under Martial Arts it states ...
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Does a Paladin's Aura of Protection Affect Allies' Death Saving Throws?
In D&D 5e, the Paladin feature Aura of Protection allows allies within 10 feet of you to add your charisma modifier as a bonus to their saving throws, as long as you are conscious.
Certainly this ...
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