Questions tagged [dnd-5e]
For questions about Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, an RPG published in 2014 by Wizards of the Coast. D&D 5e is a heroic fantasy RPG inspired by the mechanics and settings of all previous D&D editions. It was previously code-named D&D Next during the playtest period.
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What are the balance implications of removing spell lists?
How would the game change if I removed spell lists? Essentially, every spell would be on every spell list.
I know this would lead to balance issues with wizard's Spell Mastery and spells such as ...
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When getting up from prone, do you round down in favor of cost or remaining movement? [duplicate]
Say someone has a speed of 35 feet and they are knocked prone:
On page 190 of the PHB it says under "Being Prone"
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Does Eldritch Blast’s Repelling Blast invocation push a creature downward into the ground?
If I am above a creature and cast eldritch blast with the Repelling Blast invocation, does it get hit into the ground?
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Do vampires gain exhaustion during a chase?
The DMG Says the following about dashing during a chase:
During the chase, a participant can freely use the Dash action a number of times equal to 3 + its Constitution modifier. Each additional Dash ...
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Does Change Shape alter a creature mechanically?
To better illustrate my doubt: a gray ooze has the false appearance ability:
False Appearance: While the ooze remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from an oily pool or wet rock.
Meanwhile, in ...
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Monster stat block and magic weapons +1
Let's suppose I want to give to one monster a magic weapon +1 (for example a greatsword +1). How should I indicate it in the monster stat block? Should I write in the actions section something like ...
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Can a player wear armor while wearing the Fish Suit?
In 5e Spelljammer: Adventures in Space - Astral Adventurer's Guide there is a magic item called the Fish Suit which does:
This bulky suit, which fully encases your head and body, takes 1 minute to ...
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Is this Homebrew Fault Feature Balanced?
Long story short, I've fiddled with character creation in DnD for a good while before I actually started playing, and I really love the idea of starting with a handicap. I made a character who has the ...
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Does the Bugbear Surprise Attack require surprise according to current (2023) rules?
I have seen different written rules as well as interpretations regarding whether or not a bugbear's Surprise Attack requires surprise and would like to receive guidance based on the latest rules-as-...
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Which roguish archetype and build will deliver maximum melee damage for a Bugbear rogue?
I'm an old school D&D player returning to the game with a vengeance after an absence of a few years and trying to process all the new races, class features and options that are currently available ...
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What can we do to help our DM remember the rules?
There is a question for how to help another player remember the rules. We have a slightly different problem: our DM is forgetting how even our most commonly used character features work, and is ...
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How does a ship in Wildspace notice other ships while cruising?
In the 5th edition version of Spelljammer, how do ships that are cruising (at a speed of 100 million miles per day, or about 1157.4 miles per second) notice other ships?
According to the Astral ...
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Are objects from the prime material plane reflected in the border ethereal? [duplicate]
The description of the Etheral plane in the DMG opens:
The Ethereal Plane is a misty, fog-bound dimension. Its "shores," called the Border Ethereal, overlap the Material Plane and the Inner ...
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Can the Detect Magic spell sense an object that is followed by Locate Object?
A character used Detect Magic on a non-magical object that was being followed by a Locate Object spell.
Does the wizard player sense an aura on it, or not?
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Can a Dex-based Aberrant Mind sorcerer/paladin do better than Mage Armor?
A friend of mine is building an Eladrin Aberrant Mind sorcerer/Oath of Devotion paladin, but has decided to be Dex-based and not wear heavy armor. Most sorcadin guides we can find just assume heavy ...
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Does the Animal Companion from the Beastmaster Ranger subclass get additional Hit Dice as the ranger gains levels?
We're using the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition players handbook only. The Ranger's Companion section (PHB p. 93) seems, for the most part, to be pretty clear. The part about hit points states:
It's ...
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My own party belittles me as a player, should I leave? [closed]
I've been playing with a party in several other campaigns for about 18 months. We've gotten pretty deep into the story in each, but I've only started taking notes for the past 2 months. Now, when the ...
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How do I run stealth and perception? Passive perception vs active perception
I'm a new dm and I want to introduce some ambush style encounters in my game. I told my players recently that I will not ask them if they want to be steathly when moving around a dungeon because I ...
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Would a Tressym's detect invisibility be able to see through an Ice Mephits false appearance of the ice mephit doesn't move?
I have a barbarian who is using his beast sense to see through his pet Tressym's eyes. The room in question is an icy lodge and has many ice Mephits that are watching but not moving. Do we think he ...
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Are there any abilities in Dnd 5e where a clause effects the entire ability? [duplicate]
Preamble to the question:
Okay, was talkin' with a bit of friends about a character idea of a thief rogue with the healer feat due to the fast hands feature:
Fast Hands
Starting at 3rd level, you can ...
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How much does the Enlarge/Reduce spell increase weapon damage? [duplicate]
If we enlarge a character with the Enlarge/Reduce spell, he grows with the weapon
We have a rule for interacting with larger weapons on p.278 of the DMG. Which says that enlarged weapons have double ...
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Is there a RAW monster that can create large quantities of water without magic?
I've asked the google and can't find anything, and I feel as though I've looked pretty deeply into the monster manual, but I'm wondering if there's a monster that can naturally create large quantities ...
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Can a battlefist be broken by normal means?
I am playing an Artificer, Mastermaker subclass (from Keith Barkers Dread Metrol Ravenloft/Eberron crossover), and for roleplaying purposes want my character's battlefist be unrepairable owing to ...
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Would a group of creatures floating in Reverse Gravity have any chance at saving against a fireball?
I have a character with reverse gravity and fireball at their disposal. Would floating creatures affected by reverse gravity get a chance to make a dex save against fireball if they have no flying ...
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Are an Onyx Dog’s attacks magical? [duplicate]
The figurine of wondrous power is a magic item, and therefore by the definition in the SAC, magical in a game-mechanical sense, i.e. activating it would not work in an antimagic field, detect magic ...
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What can I do about a fellow player who forgets his class features and metagames?
I need advice on how to handle the behavior of a fellow PC.
Situation
Our group formed about 4 Months ago, we are 4PCs + 1DM. We are playing D&D 5e Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Our DM ...
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Interaction between reaction attacks and concentration spells
I was considering the following scenario with a Wild Magic Sorcerer (this uses a houserule where the player chooses when to refresh Tides of Chaos ability) where they are targeted by a concentration ...
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Is this homebrew Gloves of the Fire Fist magic item balanced as an uncommon item?
Just now I homebrewed the following item and gave it to a player:
Gloves of the Fire Fist
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)
While wearing the gloves, once per day the wearer can cast ...
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Can Commune predict the indefinite future?
The spell:
Commune 5th-level divination (ritual) ...
You contact your deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three questions that can be answered with a yes or no. You must ask your questions before ...
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Double Rings of Amity
The Ring of Amity from Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants has a property that states:
When you first attune to this ring, you can touch one willing creature and form a magical bond between the two ...
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How can we streamline a game with seven players in DnD 5e?
The question is: how do I balance gameplay when it comes to initiative?
The game is in person, every other week or so. My party is comprised of 7 players, two of whom are noobs. I, myself, and also ...
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Glory of the Giants item Ring of Amity and Artificers: Free Magical Healing?
The new book Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants has an attunement item called the Ring of Amity, which has an interesting property:
When you first attune to this ring, you can touch one willing ...
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Druid, Circle of Stars "Archer Starry Form" and Lvl 10 Twinkling Constellations form change: How many Luminous Arrow attacks can you make in one turn?
Starry Form
At 2nd level, you gain the ability to harness constellations' power to alter your form. As a bonus action, you can expend a use of your Wild Shape feature to take on a starry form, rather ...
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Can the Simulacrum of a Bard regain its Bardic Inspiration dice?
The spell Simulacrum reads as follows:
It obeys your spoken commands, moving and acting in accordance with your wishes and acting on your turn in combat. ...The simulacrum lacks the ability to learn ...
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Are there consistent rules or lore guidelines about what creatures cannot be magically put to sleep?
I've recently become unreasonably annoyed by sleep effects and how the game seems to handle them. There is a story tied to this:
I play a level 11 bard in our bi-weekly 5e game. Our party was recently ...
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Can you take the dodge action multiple times on the same turn?
The reason I ask this is that I'm doing a build focused on the Dwarven Fortitude feat.
Whenever you take the Dodge action in combat, you can spend one Hit Die to heal yourself. Roll the die, add your ...
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Can I use Performance of Creation to provide the 100gp gem for a homunculus servant?
The College of Creation Bard has the class feature Performance of Creation, which states:
As an action, you can channel the magic of the Song of Creation to create one nonmagical item of your choice ...
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Can half-Elves interbreed with half-Orcs?
Can half-elves and half-Orcs interbreed with each other and who will be born in this case?
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What are the design differences between Pathfinder 2E and D&D 5E? [duplicate]
(I do not believe this is a duplicate of What are the major differences in style and system between D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e? [duplicate] -- despite the similar name, the answer there just ...
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Alternate Magical Ring placement [closed]
I play D&D with my brother in a group. He has a character (a sorcerer) who wears his rings on his toes. He also created a campaign using his character as the enemy (NPC).
I am the only one he told ...
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Could a famous object on the floor of the ocean have gone undiscovered for centuries?
In my setting, five meteors fell on the planet. Each meteor contained a very powerful magical gem.
Four of those fell on land, and the gems were retrieved rather quickly. The last one fell in an ...
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Is there a mechanical disadvantage or taboo with creating an underaged character?
Maybe I have overthought this before posting, but I have a nagging feeling that I might be missing a piece of mechanics or social taboo that addresses this topic.
I am interested in playing a ...
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Is this homebrew "Shimmering Barrier" spell balanced?
I'm trying to make a spell based on a scene from the Dungeon and Dragons movie where a spellcaster protects a group of people around him with some sort of magical barrier:
Shimmering Barrier
2nd ...
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How do I maximize the damage of a single, unarmed attack?
I've noticed that monks favor many, smaller attacks which grow to a set limit of strength after a period of time, but I was wondering if you could somehow get a different build setup that favors a few,...
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Are there examples in WotC publications of a disease that's "a more complicated outbreak"?
On disease, the DMG says:
A simple outbreak might amount to little more than a small drain on party resources, curable by a casting of lesser restoration. A more complicated outbreak can form the ...
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What rarity is appropriate for a homebrew item that lets a Wizard delay declaring a single spell preparation?
Consider the following homebrew magic item:
Uncanny Bookmark
Wizard only, requires attunement.
When you complete a long rest, you may optionally delay choosing the spell for one of your spell ...
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Can I put all points in one ability with customized origins?
I was making a mountain dwarf monk in dnd beyond and was able to get my dex up to 19 at level one, using point buy and customized origins (it allowed me to put both initial ASIs on dex). This seems ...
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Can a Dragonborn bard use a two handed greataxe as a weapon?
If so the greataxe is a axe and a electric guitar if you was wondering
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Does being a Fey creature type offer any advantages? [duplicate]
In the book Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse (MPMM), many creatures are classed as Fey, some that were not classed as fey now are, namely the Changeling.
However with things like ...
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Ready Action and Bonus Action [closed]
In our weekly game we had a pretty typical question about a ready action, reaction and bonus action.
I was DM and here is how it starte.
The players decided to explore some ruins. As they explored, ...
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