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 the Dragon Hide feat count as Armor for the purposes of Monk’s unarmed movement?
The second bullet of the Dragon Hide feat (XGtE, p. 74) gives a way to calculate AC:
While you aren’t wearing armor, you can calculate your AC as 13 + your Dexterity modifier.
Does this feature ...
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What are all the dual progression prestige classes?
A dual progression prestige class is one that progresses two class features, usually spellcasting, manifesting, invocations, etc. at once. These prestige classes are typically intended for multiclass ...
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If a paladin has a negative Charisma modifier, how many times can they use the Divine Sense feature (per long rest)?
The description of the paladin's Divine Sense feature says, in part:
You can use this feature a number of times equal to 1 + your Charisma modifier. When you finish a long rest, you regain all ...
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Can the Battle Master fighter's Know Your Enemy feature "see through" the Disguise Self spell, shapeshifting, or similar abilities?
The Battle Master fighter has the 7th-level feature Know Your Enemy (PHB, p. 73):
Starting at 7th level, if you spend at least 1 minute observing or interacting with another creature outside combat, ...
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If a Twilight cleric uses the Steps of Night feature to fly up, do the areas of Twilight Sanctuary and the Spirit Guardians spell stay on the ground?
Say a Twilight Domain cleric has Channel Divinity: Twilight Sanctuary and the spirit guardians spell in effect. The cleric then uses the Steps of Night feature to fly up 15-30 feet.
Does the Twilight ...
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What Prestige Classes exist that apply a template to the character?
There are prestige classes that apply or effectively apply a template to the character that attains a certain level.
To clarify, I am not asking about other "Apotheosis" prestige classes, ...
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Can the College of Swords Bard's Blade Flourish be used to increase your speed after using the Rogue's Steady Aim feature?
Say I'm running a College of Swords bard/rogue multiclass. Order of combat turn goes as follows:
bonus: steady aim (speed is 0 until end of turn)
action: attack using any flourish (+10 speed until ...
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What spell interfere-interacts with supernatural abilities?
Is it true that supernatural abilities are affected "only" by antimagic field?
if not, what are some examples of spells or conditions that interfere or interact with supernatural abilites ...
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Is the damage from the Undead warlock's Grave Touched feature considered weapon damage for the purposes of Great Weapon Fighting or similar features?
The Undead-patron warlock's Grave Touched feature (VRGtR, p. 30) says that when you hit a creature with an attack, you can replace the damage type with necrotic damage; it also adds 1 more damage die ...
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Does the barbarian's 9th-level Brutal Critical feature deal one extra die of damage on a critical hit, or two extra dice?
Does the barbarian deal one more die of damage with the 9th-level Brutal Critical feature, or two?
I had a massive fight with GM over this – him going for the one extra die of damage, me for two.
The ...
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Is the reaction attack from Voice of Authority still limited by the weapon's range?
In a game with my friends, we were in combat and our Cleric used Voice of Authority to have our Fighter/Barb attack an enemy over 30ft away with a melee weapon. Thinking that the line of sight from ...
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Can the "dragon-like scales" from the Draconic Bloodline sorcerer's Draconic Resilience feature be used as the M component for Aganazzar's Scorcher?
The Draconic Bloodline sorcerer's Draconic Resilience feature states, in part:
Additionally, parts of your skin are covered by a thin sheen of dragon-like scales. [...]
The material component ...
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Is there a way to prevent a Forge Cleric from using Divine Intervention to escape from custody?
I'm going to start a D&D 5e campaign, and one of my players wanted the father of her character to be a legendary (or at least really exceptional) dwarven blacksmith having a link with Moradin.
She ...
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How does the Genie warlock's Bottled Respite ability from the Genie's Vessel feature interact with a Portable Hole that you bring inside the vessel?
The Genie warlock (TCoE, p. 73) has the Genie's Vessel feature, one of the benefits of which is Bottled Respite. The description of Bottled Respite states, in part:
As an action, you can magically ...
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Can a character use their sorcery points from the sorcerer's Font of Magic feature on a Metamagic option they learned from the Metamagic Adept feat?
The Metamagic Adept feat (TCoE, p. 80) lets you "learn two Metamagic options" and gives you "two sorcery points to spend on Metamagic".
The 2nd-level sorcerer feature Font of Magic ...
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Can a paladin use Divine Smite with unarmed strikes, but not Improved Divine Smite?
In the Player's Handbook, it says that paladins can use Divine Smite when they make a melee weapon attack. That seems to mean that I can use Divine Smite when I attack with my fists (I think, based on ...
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As an Artillerist Artificer, can I use my eldritch cannons while under an entanglement spell?
In Eberron: Rising from the Last War, the Artillerist subclass for the artificer gets a feature called Eldritch Cannon that you summon as a small or tiny object. If my character is under the effects ...
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How does the first level ability of the Fiend warlock work? [duplicate]
What exactly do the words mean in the 1st level Fiend warlock subclass feature?
Dark One’s Blessing
Starting at 1st level, when you reduce a hostile creature to 0 hit points, you gain temporary hit ...
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Does Paladin Aura of Protection apply to a Dream messenger?
Short backstory: The party was freed from imprisonment by a cult member who then ran off to make a distraction, to facilitate the party's escape. It's been several in-game months now and the party has ...
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What are all of the abilities like 'Reliable Talent'?
In D&D 5E, the Rogue has the eponymous Reliable Talent (any roll of 9 or lower counts as 10 for skill checks you're proficient in), the Eloquence Bard has 'Silver Tongue' (similar but only for ...
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Is Wisdom modifier added to the damage roll of Astral Self Monk's AoE attack?
I'm specifically referring to this ability:
When you do so, each creature of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of you must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take force damage equal to ...
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Would a graviturgy wizard's adjust density feature trivialize kraken fights and water encounters?
It wouldn't work on a CR 23 Kraken (MM 193) per se due to the size restriction, but maybe something like a Juvenile Kraken (GoS 239) from Ghosts of Saltmarsh would be susceptible to it.
The wording:
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What classes with rage abilities can a Skald multi-class into?
Can a skald multi-class into something else that gives a rage ability. If so what? Supposedly it can based on the text
From the bottom of Rage Powers (Ex)
If the skald has the ability to rage from ...
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How is Wild Companion worth it? [closed]
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything contains an optional class feature for druids, "Wild Companion":
You gain the ability to summon a spirit that assumes an animal form: as an action, you can ...
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Does a Great Old One Warlock have two-way telepathic communication with its thrall?
The warlock's Awakened Mind telepathy was recently changed from "You can communicate telepathically with..." to "You can speak telepathically to..." with the intent of clarifying ...
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Can you change the damage type of Poisons via Grave Touched?
If I hit a creature with an attack using a poison coated weapon (for example Purple Worm Poison) could I, rules as written, change the poison damage type to necrotic via the lvl 6 Undead Patron ...
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If a paladin that used sacred weapon on a two handed weapon takes one hand off the weapon does sacred weapon dispell?
I realise it sounds strange but, if a paladin were to cast sacred weapon on a two handed great sword then use one hand to cast another spell would sacred weapon stop working?
I am having a discussion ...
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One of my players placed their eldritch cannon inside the mouth of an enemy. How should I handle the attack?
As stated in the title, one of my players has put their eldritch cannon (Artillerist Artificer) inside the mouth of one of the enemies in their current encounter. I'm struggling to figure out how to ...
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Twilight Sanctuary and Enslave
So one of my party has been enslaved by an Aboleth, however the party has a Twilight Domain Cleric which comes with Twilight Sanctuary
You can use your Channel Divinity to refresh your allies with ...
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Does a Genie Warlock's Simulacrum regain their Mystic Arcanum and Limited Wish?
The situation is this:
A Genie Warlock comes up with an elaborate scheme relying on multiple uses of his Mystic Arcanum; Wish. They know that this can be only cast once a day, but the wizard gave them ...
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Can a Pact of the Chain Warlock forgo an attack to let their familiar use a Coiling Grasp Tattoo?
If a Level 3 Warlock picks Pact of the Chain, they get an altered version of the find familiar spell.
You learn the find familiar spell and can cast it as a ritual. The spell doesn't count against ...
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How does inspirational expertise function?
I am not sure how this investogator talent ability is supposed to function.
How many times can the swift action be used per creature?
Is it required to make knowledge check for each swift action use, ...
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Do I lose the benefit of the Spores druid's Symbiotic Entity feature if I gain Temporary Hit Points from a different source?
The Circle of Spores druid's 2nd-level ability Symbiotic Entity reads as follows:
As an action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape feature to
awaken those spores, rather than transforming into a ...
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Restore Balance vs Cutting Words: Which more effective when an opponent has advantage?
I'm preparing a clockwork soul sorcerer/lore bard for a high level one shot (17 lore/ 3 clockwork soul). The combination seems very versatile for a support character. One area of overlap between them ...
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Can a level 1 genie patron warlock casting genie's vessel bring in a corpse?
As a Warlock with a Genie patron, I have access to Geneie's vessel. I'm wondering if I can store a dead party member in it. I'm looking for a way to bring dead party members home.
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Can a Bard's Superior Inspiration be used on the initative roll that generated it?
I'm curious of the timing around the bard's level 20 Superior Inspiration.
Superior Inspiration simply states:
At 20th level, when you roll initiative and have no uses of Bardic
Inspiration left, you ...
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What counts as full cover for a seeking arrow?
The the Seeking Arrow Arcane Shot option of the Arcane Archer says:
[...] When you use this option, you don’t make an attack roll for the attack. Instead, choose one creature you have seen in the ...
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Does Awakened Astral Self trigger the 2 martial dice damage of Arms of Astral Self?
Me and my DM are trying to figure this out for an upcoming one-shot. I'm playing a level 17 Astral Self Monk and I think that Awakened Astral Self will trigger this ability from Arms of the Astral ...
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Can the Gloom Stalker Ranger's Stalker's Flurry feature be used with the Attack action from the Haste spell?
The haste spell states:
Choose a willing creature [...] it gains an additional action on each of its turns. That action can be used only to take the Attack (one weapon attack only) [...] action.
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Can a Pyromancer Sorcerer deal fire damage to a creature under the effect of Invulnerability?
Can a Pyromancer Sorcerer deal fire damage to a creature that is under the effect of Invulnerability?
The spell Invulnerability (XGtE) states:
You are immune to all damage until the spell ends.
The ...
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How does Brawler's Martial Training affect the Advanced Armor/Weapon Training feats?
If I take 3 levels of Fighter to get Armor Training, I'm qualified to take the Advanced Armor Training feat:
Benefit(s): Select one advanced armor training option.
If I then take levels in Brawler, ...
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What is the point of the Battle Smith artificer's Steel Defender having the Vigilant trait?
The Battle Smith subclass of the Artificer (TCoE, p. 19) has a Steel Defender companion, whose statblock includes a trait called Vigilant:
The defender can't be surprised.
This sounds good, and I ...
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Does an Arcane Archer fighter's Piercing or Seeking Arrow pass through a Wind Wall spell?
The spell Wind Wall is pretty handy for deflecting projectiles:
Arrows, bolts, and other ordinary projectiles launched at targets behind the wall are deflected upward and automatically miss.
But the ...
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If my next attack roll is subject to a condition like 'disadvantage' can I avoid that by deciding to use an arcane shot after the attack roll?
If my 'next attack roll' is subject to a condition like disadvantage does avoiding the attack roll 'use up' that condition?
An example rules text, snipped from Vicious Mockery:
[...] the target [...] ...
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Can you use Order of Scribes: Manifest Mind feature to prevent counterspell?
Pretty straightforward question: as per feature's description, I can cast a spell as if I were in the place of my Awakened spellbook. So, using this feature, and being 60 feet from enemy spellcaster, ...
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If a Wildfire druid uses the Enhanced Bond feature to cast a concentration spell through their spirit, who maintains concentration on the spell?
The Circle of Wildfire druid gains the Enhanced Bond feature at 6th level. The feature description states, in part (TCoE, p. 39):
In addition, when you cast a spell with a range other than self, the ...
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Chill Touch & the Duskblade’s Arcane Channeling ability
If you use the Duskblade’s Arcane Channeling ability (I'm referring to the 3rd level version of this ability only) to cast the spell Chill Touch, does the spell stay on your weapon for one additional ...
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Do Totem Barbarian Aspects Stack?
The Totem Barbarian's Aspect of the Beast, Elk aspect increases travel speed by double. If two Totem Barbarians both with the Elk aspect were traveling together, would their traveling speeds double a ...
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Can I apply the Undead Warlock's Grave Touched feature to the Topaz Dragonborn's breath weapon?
The Undead warlock has a feature called Grave Touched that states:
Grave Touched:
At 6th level, your patron’s powers have a profound effect on your body and magic. You don’t need to eat, drink, or ...
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Can I use Maneuvering Strike benefiting my mount, as a battle master?
Here's my scenario, I'm on a mount. I make a weapon attack and use Maneuvering Strike:
When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can [...] choose a friendly creature who can see or hear you. ...
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