Questions tagged [unearthed-arcana]
For questions about Unearthed Arcana, Wizards of the Coast's column featuring draft-form, unfinalized new content published for playtesting for D&D 5e.
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Can the Circle of the Stars Druid use their Starry Form in conjunction with their Wild Shape form?
The druid got a new subclass option as part of Unearthed Arcana, and one of the features is Starry Form (not including the later part which has no bearing on my question):
Starry Form
2nd-...
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Can the Fey Wanderer Ranger be targetted by a creature affected by its Misty Presence?
Wizards of the Coast recently released a new set of subclasses via Unearthed Arcana.
Described in this document is the 15th level Fey Wanderer Ranger feature, Misty Presence, which states the ...
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Why is the PHB Ranger considered underpowered?
It seems that both the community and Wizards of the Coast are largely in agreement that the PHB Ranger class is underpowered compared to the other classes.
What exactly makes it underpowered compared ...
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Would allowing Artificers to swap a cantrip on a long rest be unbalanced?
Context: I am implementing the Class Feature Variants Unearthed Arcana, which does not include Artificer, for a party with several spellcasters and one Artificer.
This UA allows every "known" caster ...
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How to increase monk's chance to land a Stunning Strike?
My monk is a multi-class character (Monk 9/Paladin 8) in a homebrew 5e campaign and clearly does not have too many ki points as level 17 character. I also find it inconsiderate and boring when burning ...
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Is the UA Revived rogue's Bolts from the Grave ranged spell attack made at disadvantage if used after Cunning Action is used to Disengage?
In D&D 5e, if a Rogue playing the Unearthed Arcana The Revived subclass does a melee attack (without using sneak attack), and then uses Cunning Action to Disengage and get away to trigger Bolts ...
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What happens if a creature eats food created by a College of Creation bard?
If a College of Creation bard uses their Performance of Creation to summon rations, and then eats the rations, will they still be hungry at the end of their next turn? What if they maintain the ...
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Is there a general consensus about not combining Unearthed Arcana (UA) materials with multi-classing?
I have come across posts where contributors (in the comments) state that you cannot use a particular feature from Unearthed Arcana (UA) because the player had already chosen to multi-class.
Where ...
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How does level advancement in the Beast Master Ranger effect the stats of a UA Class Feature Variant, Ranger Companion Option; Beast of the Air/Earth?
It is unclear to me how to reconcile the UA enhanced Class Feature Variant; Ranger Companion Option with the Beast Master Ranger’s Companion feature rules (PHB p.93).
Specifically, in the case of a ...
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What is the history of the Artificer class for 5e?
The artificer class has been published in several different articles that aren't well connected and have several confusing differences between them. It's really confusing when others talk about ...
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Do all creatures moved by Fiery Teleportation have to move in the same direction?
The UA Wildfire druid's wildfire spirit has an ability called Fiery Teleportation with the following description:
Fiery Teleportation (Recharges after a Short or Long Rest). The spirit and each ...
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UA Psionic Wizard Subclass: Thought Form interactions
UA Psionic Wizards get a special ability called Thought Form where they become beings of pure psionic energy.
While you are carrying your psionic focus, you
can use a bonus action to magically ...
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Does UA Psionic Wizard's Though Form let you ignore non-consumed material components with a cost?
UA Psionic Wizards get a special ability called Thought Form where they become beings of pure energy. Part of that ability is Psionic Spellcasting.
Thought Form
Psionic Spellcasting.
When ...
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Shadow Blade and UA Psionic Wizard
From new Psionic Wizard subclass:
Psionic Focus
2nd-level Psionics feature
When you roll psychic or force damage for any
of your wizard spells, you can reroll any of
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Would there be any major balance implications for swapping the Soulknife rogue's daggers to deal fire damage as opposed to psychic?
I have a specific character concept in mind but for it to work I would need to change the UA Psionic Rogue's Psychic Daggers into Fire Daggers. I plan to ask my DM about it but before I do I want to ...
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How does the UA Variant Class Feature “Cunning Action: Aim” affect flying?
Cunning Action: Aim contains the following:
You can use this bonus action only if you haven't moved during this turn, and after you use the bonus action, your speed is 0 until the end of the ...
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When substituting one ability for another on a skill check which kind of check does it qualify as?
The Unearthed Arcana Monk tradition Way of the Astral Self has the following ability (page 2 of the PDF):
Arms of the Astral Self
You can use your Wisdom modifier in place of your Strength ...
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Calculating HP for UA beast master animal companion
I am a very new DM in DnD 5e, and one of my players is a ranger. As I was browsing through posts here and there we decided to use the UA, as everyone is saying the RAW ranger is lackluster. She ...
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What happened to levels 11-20 in the mystic class?
I am referring to the mystic class presented in Unearthed Arcana. As far as I know it's not a prestige class like the rune scribe.
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What happens when the UA Bait and Switch maneuver is used on a grappled ally when both the user and ally are still within the grappler's range?
This question is based on this one: What happens when the UA Bait and Switch maneuver is used on a grappled ally when the maneuver-user is out of the grappling monster's reach?
The Unearthed ...
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How does the UA Brute's Brutish Durability feature work with natural 1's?
So, the UA Fighter subclass Brute has an ability that lets him add a d6 to any saving throw, and if the total adds to 20, it counts as a natural 20. If this happens on a Death saving throw, it means ...
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When does a Chain Familiar’s attack occur using the new UA Eldritch Invocation: Chain Master's Fury?
When using the new UA Eldritch Invocation, Chain Master's Fury (from the UA Class Feature Variants, p. 10):
Chain Master's Fury
Prerequisite: 9th level, Pact of the Chain feature
As a ...
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Does the UA Lore Mastery wizard's Master of Magic feature create a prepared spell?
According to the wording of the UA Lore Mastery wizard's capstone, it says:
At 14th level, your knowledge of magic allows you to duplicate almost any spell. As a bonus action, you can call to mind ...
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Can a mystic sense nearby creatures using telepathy?
This question was raised by one of my players who is playing a third version mystic from unearthed arcana (released on 13/03/2017).
To provide a couple of example scenarios:
He has tried to use ...
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Can a UA Rune Knight inscribe a rune on an improvised weapon?
The Rune Knight fighter subclass from this UA has a class feature allowing them to inscribe runes on objects. However,
To be eligible, an object must be a weapon, a suit of armor, or a shield.
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Do WoTC release any of their results/feedback regarding gameplay design?
So, the Artificer class has finally been released, and I found it curious that the Archivist from the UA Artificer (revised) had been cut. Obviously play test content is always subject to change, but ...
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Can Counterspell be used to prevent a Mystic from using a Discipline?
The most recent version of the Unearthed Arcana Mystic (V3) can be found here.
The way I read it RAW Counterspell has no effect on Psionic Disciplines but this seems extremely over powered and I find ...
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Is the target of the Mystic's psionic effect “Occluded Mind” aware that it is being targeted?
The most recent version of the Unearthed Arcana Mystic (V3) can be found here.
Mystics can learn a number of Psionic Disciplines, each of which allow them to expend psi points to create certain ...
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Is this homebrew Armorer Artificer subclass balanced compared to the 2019 UA Artificer subclasses?
Here is my homebrew subclass for the 2019 UA Artificer class:
Armorer
Tools of the Trade
By the time you adopt this specialty at 3rd level, you’re deeply
familiar with employing its ...
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How does the UA Lore Mastery Wizard's Alchemical Casting feature interact with the Spell Sniper feat and the Sorcerer's Distant Spell Metamagic?
This question comes from recent discussion in the question "What is the maximum distance you can cause damage from?"
The Unearthed Arcana Lore Mastery Wizard gets the Alchemical Casting feature which ...
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What happens when the UA Bait and Switch maneuver is used on a grappled ally when the maneuver-user is out of the grappling monster's reach?
The recent Unearthed Arcana Class Feature Variants includes the Bait and Switch fighter maneuver (page 5), which states:
When you’re within 5 feet of an ally on your turn, you can expend one ...
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If the UA Wild Soul barbarian's Wild Surge table causes a greatsword to gain the light property, can it be dual-wielded?
The playtest Wild Soul barbarian subclass (from Unearthed Arcana: Barbarian and Monk has the Wild Surge feature at 3rd level, causing magic to erupt from the barbarian when they rage.
Row 7 in the ...
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How do I maximize my turns for damage with this UA Battle Smith artificer melee character?
What would be the correct sequence of actions on 1st turn, and following turns for an Battle Smith Artificer to Maximize damage?
They are a 3rd level variant human (Dual Wielder feat) with a ...
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Does the ranger's UA Primal Awareness variant class feature allow you to cast each spell once per long rest, or only one of them?
The Unearthed Arcana - Class Feature Variants article introduces Primal Awareness, a new variant feature for the ranger that replaces the original 3rd-level feature, Primeval Awareness.
This feature ...
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How does the UA Revised Ranger's “Greater Favored Enemy” interact with “Favored Foe” from the UA Class Feature Variants?
If a Revised Ranger chooses to use the Favored Foe variant from the most recent Unearthed Arcana, they replace their original Favored Enemy feature. How does this interact with their existing Greater ...
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Does the “Fade Away” UA ranger variant feature grant the effect of the Greater Invisibility spell?
The new UA: Class Feature Variants introduces a number of variant features that enhance or replace existing class features. One such feature, Fade Away, replaces the base ranger's 10th-level Hide in ...
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If a UA warforged envoy's integrated vehicle is damaged, does it regain hit points when its warforged host takes a long rest?
Let’s say the following were to happen:
A UA warforged envoy has an integrated longship. Their party is traveling along, when suddenly enemy pirates attack! The party emerges victorious, but the ...
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Can a UA warforged envoy have an integrated airship?
We know that Warforged envoys can have a vehicle as their integrated tool. I had assumed that this had to be a land or water vehicle. However, the D&D beyond character generator lists “Vehicles (...
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Does the damage bonus from the new UA “Thrown Weapon Fighting” fighting style stack with that of the “Dueling” fighting style?
The description of the Dueling fighting style (on PHB p. 72, and in other class descriptions) says:
When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons,
you gain a +2 bonus to ...
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Does a UA envoy warforged have to choose a specific vehicle?
According to the accepted answer that was written by Dinomaster to this question, the envoy warforged from Unearthed Arcana: Eberron Races can choose a vehicle for their integrated tool. However, on ...
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Do the new UA Pact of the Tome invocations, Far Scribe and Gift of the Protectors, overlap with one another?
With the release of the new UA Class Feature Variants, do the Eldritch Invocations Far Scribe and Gift of the Protectors use the same 5 names as a base, or are the names separate for each Invocation?
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What happens if a 2nd-level spell appears in (or is added to) a character's spell list as a 1st-level spell?
In the latest Unearthed Arcana: Class Feature Variants, one of the [many] included additions/changes is the addition of a few spells to the Ranger's spell list. One of these changes is to add the 2nd-...
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Is the UA Mystic's Mighty Leap effect from the Brute Force psionic talent affected by multipliers to your jump distance?
The most recent version (v3) of the Mystic class from Unearthed Arcana can be found here.
Mystics can learn a number of Psionic Disciplines, each of which allow them to expend psi points to create ...
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On level up, can a UA Mystic swap out their Bonus Disciplines for disciplines that aren't from their Order?
The most recent version (v3) of the Mystic class from Unearthed Arcana can be found here.
All the Mystic Orders (subclasses) except the Soul Knife get Bonus Disciplines:
At 1st level, you learn ...
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Can the Circle Of Wildfire druid's Enhanced Bond be applied to attack rolls?
The UA Circle Of Wildfire druid has the feature Enhanced Bond, with this text:
The bond with your wildfire spirit enhances your destructive and restorative spells. Whenever you cast a spell that ...
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Would the Unearthed Arcana Revived Rogue subclass have its hit point maximum reduced in Tomb of Annihilation?
I've been playing Tomb of Annihilation lately and asked my DM for his thoughts on using Unearthed Arcana material. He said he was cool with it which got me thinking. I've been interested in trying out ...
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Is the UA feat Human Determination balanced?
I've seen a few "Is my homebrew" balanced questions on this stack, so I hope this is on topic.
Is the UA Feats for Races "Human Determination" feat balanced with the core D&D 5E feats?
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Does the UA Blade Mastery feat stack with itself?
The Blade Mastery feat says this:
You master the shortsword, longsword, scimitar, rapier, and greatsword. You gain the following benefits when using any of them:
You gain a +1 bonus to ...
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How to handle a player wanting to use the (UA) Remote Access spell on an android player character?
This is in my sci-fi D&D 5e campaign. I have a warlock who's using a spell from the Modern Magic unearthed arcana called remote access. I also have another player who is playing a homebrew android ...
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Are UA Changelings immune to the Polymorph spell?
The Polymorph spell says:
This spell transforms a creature that you can see within range into a new form. An unwilling creature must make a Wisdom saving throw to avoid the effect. The spell has no ...
