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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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Can you stand watch while taking a short rest?

This came up during today's session. Long Rest (p. 186, PHB) says: A long rest is a period of extended downtime, at least 8 hours long, during which a character sleeps or performs light activity: ...
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Can the Path of the Beast Barbarian match Path of the Zealot for damage?

The premise: Damage comparison between 2 different builds, with no prep, no help, no magic items, only standard equipment and class features. No class features that get expended and can't be used each ...
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Mirror Image and vampire charming [duplicate]

Is a mirror image effective against the vampire charm? Does the vampire have to target the right target with his/her gaze? Meaning that if he/she target an image the effect is null. xxx targets one ...
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Casting Leveled Action Spell and Bonus Action Scroll in the same turn? [duplicate]

I'd like to cast Spirit Guardians and Sanctuary (Bonus) in the same turn, but I can't. So I bought some Sanctuary scrolls. Can I cast Spirit Guardians and read a Sanctuary (Bonus) Scroll in the same ...
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How can players learn a Broom of Flying's command word?

In some upcoming loot the players are going to find a Broom of Flying. One slight problem, the broom does not come with a note stating what its command word is in order to use the broom. As such is ...
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Will anything break if prone crossbow-wielders get advantage instead of disadvantage?

Being prone imposes disadvantage on attacks, which makes sense for melee weapons and traditional bows. However, for things like crossbows and firearms, laying prone seems like it should have the ...
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Can a tiny mimic turn into a magic sword?

In a manga I read recently, a nobleman had ruled his town diligently with the aid of a "Holy Sword" that was written so beautifully as a Blackrazer, having installed a bloodlust in their ...
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Do the Sage Advice columns count as official rulings?

The Sage Advice Compendium states: Official rulings on how to interpret rules are made here in the Sage Advice Compendium. A Dungeon Master adjudicates the game and determines whether to use an ...
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Could a familiar use a Spellwrought tattoo?

The description of a Spellwrought Tattoo states: Produced by a special needle, this magic tattoo contains a single 1st level spell, wrought on your skin by a magic needle. To use the tattoo, you must ...
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Do boots of striding and springing work with Harengon's Rabbit Hop?

By now, it's been clarified by Jeremy Crawford in his Sage Advice column that the Harengon trait "Rabbit Hop" is a bonus action that doesn't consume movement, and that it gains the bonuses ...
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When a Beast Master Ranger is incapacitated, who controls the primal companion?

Tasha's Cauldron of Everything's Primal Companion description says: If you are incapacitated, the beast can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge. Since it's a magically summoned primal ...
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Looking for RAW features or items that allow a PC to modify the outcome of a d4+1 that also isn't damage

I'm looking at Time Stop and wondering if there is any way at all to modify the rolled d4+1. I know that Extend Spell doesn't work because the duration is Instantaneous despite the extra rounds it ...
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Can I make an opportunity attack as an armorer artificer and echo knight multiclass while weilding a 2H rifle BUT having Guardian Arcane armor on? [duplicate]

So, I have this Armorer artificer Echo knight who is a ranged attacker. Opportunity Attacks only work with melee attacks. In case an opportunity attack is presented, can I just hold the rifle with one ...
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Is is balanced to swap "Built for Success" for "Fey Ancestry"?

I am looking to create a homebrew race for a Quadrone, and the best place to start is with an existing race. With that in mind I have found the Autognome (Astral Adventurer's Guide) and it has several ...
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Can you use the Message cantrip to grant Bardic Inspiration?

I have never chosen Message (PHB, p.259) as a cantrip for my Bard but I wonder whether it could come in handy at times. For instance, if we are setting up a trap and I need to grant Bardic Inspiration ...
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Does Halfling's Brave trait grant advantage on Bodak's Death Gaze?

The Halfling's Brave trait states: You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened. But in the statblock the Death Gaze trait does not impose the condition frightened, it refers only to ...
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Can you drop concentration on Delayed Blast Fireball as Dispel Magic is being cast on it? [duplicate]

Assume you cast Delayed Blast Fireball, another creature then casts Dispel Magic on it. Would you be able to end your concentration--causing it to explode--as it is being dispelled? If so, do you do ...
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What spells or features can be reasonably used to convey inspiration in place of an instrument for a bard with an action or reaction?

One of the common rulings my DM allows at my table is the usage of any source of music or wordplay to grant Bardic Inspiration, if you have that class feature. For example, I commonly use Minor ...
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Is there precedent in official material for small creatures to mount bipedal creatures 2 sizes larger than them?

Rules for Mounted Combat A willing creature that is at least one size larger than you and that has an appropriate anatomy can serve as a mount, using the following rules. Once during your move, you ...
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Can a Devil variant of the Fiendish Spirit summoned by the Summon Fiend spell grapple a creature and also use its Hurl Flame action with multiattack?

Premise Can a Devil variant of the Fiendish Spirit summoned by the Summon Fiend spell perform a Grapple as one of its attacks on its turn, and also use its Hurl Fire ranged spell attack? Per the ...
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What is the maximum amount of reusable spells a character can have at the same time that do not require spell slots to cast?

I enjoy casting spells in D&D, but spell slots have always felt big and important to me. Regardless of the build I make, I always feel some compulsion to save them for a more important and pivotal ...
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If a flying dragon drops you 100ft, can you use misty step to avoid the fall damage? [duplicate]

So to clarify I know in Xanathars fall damage happens immediately, but does it happen on your turn or in this case the dragons turn when it drops you? And to follow up could a player use misty step ...
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Are there any rules for vertical jump heights between the default vertical jump and long jump rules?

The rules for jumping cover a long jump that can clear horizontal distance and a high jump that goes higher but covers no horizontal distance at all. The long jump rules also include the following ...
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Heroism Spell removes Frightened's effect, or does Frightened's effect still exist but is just not effective due to immunity? [duplicate]

In one session, my character got Frightended because he failed a save roll. Then my friend cast Heroism on my character, but after 1 minute the spell ran out. My question is, after 1 minute will the ...
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Do Shadar-kai retain their memory after their death and how do they resurrect (are they born as an infant or as from a Resurrection spell)?

In the book Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, we are presented with the prehistory of the raven queen and the subrace of the Shadar-kai elves. The book says that the Shadar-kai are not afraid of death, ...
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Does the Bloodshed Blade hit dice damage double on a crit?

Just clarifying for my own sake, but on page 111 in Bigby's, there's the Bloodshed Blade, which allows you to spend hit dice to add to the damage. Invoking the Rune. When you target a creature with ...
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Can I shove a creature away from me in a particular direction?

This is related to this question, where it was a second question of mine. Let's say my party wants to walk across a narrow, straight, 5 ft wide bridge, but a pesky foe blocks the way RAW, I can use ...
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What options do all creatures have to pass an enemy creature in a narrow hallway?

Consider the following situation: a standard 10 ft wide hallway is blocked by a foe such as a minotaur. As a Large creature, its space cannot by passed by Medium sized creatures such as most player ...
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Does being in the Shadowfell (5E) in any way affect spells that players cast?

The 5E DMG mentions only that the plane has a hatred of light and lacks color, mentions the Domains of Dread, and then gives an optional rule for despair. Does the Plane of Shadow cause radiant damage ...
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Can a warlock who has 5th level spell slots make spell scrolls of level 1 following XGE scroll making rules?

So, following XGE spell casters can make scrolls in their downtime. Now if a warlock has 5th level slots does he have to make spell scrolls of 5th level? Like for example a 5th level hex scroll. The ...
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Can Homunculi Wield Weapons?

Say I want to equip my homunculus with a halberd. A homunculus' STR stat is 4, which means it can carry 30 pounds of weight. Since 4 x 15 is 60 lb. for base carrying capacity, divided by 2 for its ...
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Homebrew retractable shield

An idea that I had for a deployable shield as I didn't find anything satisfactory online. It's simple, but I would like to know if it's balanced or if you see any weird interaction with it. ...
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What statistics are exactly eligible for polymorph?

This question came from trying to understand if you can polymorph someone into an armored sabre-tooth tiger, if that creature has no explicit printed stat block. It's clear that an actual stat blocks, ...
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How does Form of the Beast work with the Two-Weapon Fighting?

When my Beast Barbarian reaches level 5, with one hand empty and the other holding a dagger, after making two claw attacks plus an extra attack, can I then use a bonus action to attack with the dagger ...
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Can you polymorph to a creature that is wearing armor?

Can you polymorph to a creature that is wearing armor? In game GM polymorphed an NPC to an armored sabretooth tiger (plate armor). Is that legal?. The NPC would turn into a regular sabretooth with no ...
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Can I have a Lawful Evil Paladin with his justification being its the word of his god? [closed]

I'm thinking of having a lawful evil Paladin whose reason for being evil is it is the word of his god. Would this work? Is this a good idea?
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Do pots of Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments act like a consumable item that is fully consumed when activated or can a pot be activated multiple times?

The popular interpretation of Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments is that a pot can be opened and only a portion of the paint can be used with the remainder being saved for later use. Often discussions of the ...
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Once a Spellwrought Tattoo is on your skin, can it go back into needle form?

As the title says, I am wondering if Spellwrought Tattoos are able to go back to needle form if needed or if they will stay in your skin until consumed. In the text of tattoos that require attunement (...
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How do cantrip improvements work when multiclassing? [duplicate]

I'm currently playing a D&D 5e campaign. My character is an Artificer/Cleric multiclass. I was wondering if cantrips work off of a character's class level, or a character's total level, since ...
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What is the name of the animal that follows its master, and is also a figment of the master's imagination? [closed]

The animal follows its master, and is also a figment of the master's imagination. It can be re-summoned. I think you can see through its eyes. What is its name? And what animals can it be? Also, what ...
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Is this sporeborn homebrew race balanced compared to other races?

It's basically a spore-infested nature-related horrific kind of being, a regular individual of pretty much any race that got infested and biologically changed, linking themselves with nature in the ...
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Does Contact Other Plane allow the contacted entity to be targeted by other spells such as Sending and Dream?

Relevant text from Contact Other Plane: You mentally contact a demigod, the spirit of a long-dead sage, or some other mysterious entity from another plane. ... you can ask the entity up to five ...
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Is there any advantage just for moving without sound?

Boots of Elvenkind grant these benefits: While you wear these boots, your steps make no sound, regardless of the surface you are moving across. You also have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks ...
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Does a Rod of the Pact Keeper add its bonus to a Pact of the Blade Hexblade's pact weapon?

This is perhaps more of a RAI question as opposed to RAW, but if a Hexblade Warlock with Pact of the Blade can add his Charisma bonus instead of Strength or Dexterity to the attack rolls of his pact ...
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Spike Growth on man made flooring [duplicate]

Can you cast Spike Growth spell on a normal hardwood or marble floor. if yes, Do you see the spikes or they are 'invisible' and a perception check need to be rolled to detect the area as hasardous ...
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Is My Interpretation Valid for Heward's Handy Spice Pouch?

To my understanding, the amount of spice you can take out of Heward's Handy Spice Pouch is theoretically infinite per charge, since I assume they are redefining the word "pinch" in the ...
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Is there any way to use Dexterity for spellcasting or as a named spellcasting ability?

I've always wondered about creating a character who trains to use every spellcasting ability. The publication of Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants introduces the possibility of using Strength in a ...
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What are the differences between regular and limited version of Planescape - Adventures in the Multiverse set?

The set of books for Planescape - Adventures in the Multiverse will start shipping 20.10.2023, in a bit less than a month from when this question is written. Limited edition is much more expensive, ...
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Is this revision of the level 2 Transmutation Wizard feature balanced? [Version 3]

This is a follow up to Is this revision of the level 2 Transmutation Wizard feature balanced? [Version 2] I will soon be playing a wizard who I intend to become a transmutation wizard. However, I find ...
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What is the nature of a hexblood's "irremovable living crown"?

I have a question about the appearance of hexbloods in D&D 5E. In their description, it reads Some who enter into bargains with hags gain their deepest wishes but eventually find themselves ...
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