Questions tagged [dnd-5e-2024]
This tag is for questions about the 2024 revision of the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition ruleset, published by Wizards of the Coast to coincide with the 50th anniversary of D&D. It is a heroic fantasy RPG inspired by the mechanics and settings of all previous D&D editions, especially D&D 5e. It was previously code-named "One D&D" during the playtest period.
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Does innate sorcery apply to every attack from storm sphere?
A player at my table is looking at the 5e-2024 sorcerer and the 4th-level Storm Sphere spell from the Elemental Evil Players Companion.
The spell provides a modest 2d6 AoE for the duration of its 1-...
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Attack Action: Can you equip or unequip more than one weapon using the Extra Attack feature or free object interaction?
Can a character with the Extra Attack feature, when taking the Attack action, equip or unequip a weapon twice?
Can a character with the Extra Attack feature, when taking the Attack action and using ...
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Can I counter an opponent's attempt to counter my own spell?
In the 2024 update to D&D 5e, the rule limiting the casting of multiple spells per turn has changed:
One Spell with a Spell Slot per Turn
On a turn, you can expend only one spell slot to cast a ...
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Does Spell Breaker allow an Abjurer to attempt to dispel a spell twice in 1 turn?
In the 2024 update to D&D 5e, the rule limiting the casting of multiple spells per turn has changed:
On a turn, you can expend only one spell slot to cast a spell. This rule means you can’t, for ...
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Can you equip or unequip a weapon before or after a Bonus Action?
Using the Bonus Action mentioned in the Light property as an example, is that Bonus Action considered part of the Attack Action for the purpose of equipping or unequipping the weapon before or after ...
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Does a party have to wait 1d4 hours to start a Short Rest if no healing is available and an ally is only stabilized?
The rules for Short Rests say:
To start a Short Rest, you must have at least 1 Hit Point.
The rules for Long Rests say:
To start a Long Rest, you must have at least 1 Hit Point.
The rules for ...
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What's the benefit or drawback of being Small?
The D&D Free Rules (2024) just came out, and one surprising change is that humans can now be either Medium or Small size. Similarly, the Heavy weapon property has also changed, from imposing ...
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How does the Push Weapon Mastery property interact with the Psi Warrior Fighter's Telekinetic Thrust?
The 2024 Player's Handbook introduces Weapon Mastery as a set of additional combat options. Naturally, the newly revised fighter class comes with the ability to make use of Mastery properties right ...
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Does proficiency with an ability check that uses a tool but not with the tool itself give any advantages for D&D 5.24?
So, in the new rules (5.24) it says the following description under any tool/kit:
If you have proficiency with a tool, add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability check you make that uses the tool. If ...
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Can my players use both 5e-2014 and 5e-2024 characters in the same adventure?
In a newspost about the new 2024 core rules it is mentioned that the new rules are compatible with our collection of D&D adventures and supplements. But, as far as I can find, it does not say ...
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When precisely can you spend a Luck Point?
The Lucky Origin Feat indicates you can occasionally give yourself advantage and impose disadvantage.
Advantage. When you roll a d20 for a D20 Test, you can spend 1 Luck Point to give yourself ...
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Which origin feat matches with each character background in the 2024 PHB?
There are 16 character backgrounds in the 2024 PHB and each corresponds with one of 10 origin feats.
Which feat matches up with which background?
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What is different about the 2024 character sheets?
Along with the recently released 2024 Player's Handbook, there are newly drafted pre-printed character sheets.
I’m interested to know what changes are necessitated by the rules update, and which ...
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Do the D&D 5e 2024 rules let you choose to fail a saving throw?
The new Path of the World Tree Barbarian subclass has a feature called "Branches of the Tree" which states that, as a reaction, you can teleport a creature within 30' of you to a space ...
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