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How does scorned earth function underwater
Scorn Earth (Su)
At 1st level, an elocater’s feet lift from the ground. From now on, she can float a foot above the ground. Instead of walking she glides along, unconcerned with the hard earth or ...
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What is the statistically superior character creation method, twelve 3d6 or six 4d6?
The D&D 3.5 Player's Handbook gives (among others) two preferred methods to roll ability scores for a new character: a) roll 3d6 twelve times and keep the preferred six results, or b) roll 4d6 and ...
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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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Where did the term cantrip originate?
Forogtten realms wiki contains information about the history of cantrips in DnD, going back to first edition.
Cantrips first appeared in print in Dragon magazine and were then reprinted in the First ...
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How would you deal with an (actual) etymology that makes no sense in-game?
In mythical worlds (such as, but not limited to, D&D) languages are a thing.
People often speak two or more of them.
Yet, for the sake of simplicity, players and DMs tend to speak and play in ...
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Is the forest gnome's "Speak With Small Beasts" feature definitively bi-directional in 5e?
Forest gnomes have the following racial feature:
Speak with Small Beasts. Through sound and gestures, you may communicate simple ideas with Small or smaller beasts.
Like many words in English, "...
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How can I roll (and repeat) a dice roll of 4d6 drop lowest in Fantasy Grounds?
I'm trying to roll up a new character in Fantasy Grounds and ideally want to roll 4d6 and drop the lowest. So far I can do:
/die 4d6
Questions:
How do I 'drop ...
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When using or crafting a Spellcasting item, do modifiers that apply to spellcasting apply?
Specifically, I am interested in if the Power Boost power (from the Prometheum Exxet) could interact with an item that has the Spellcasting power (though there may be other cases where interactions ...
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Can you get every spellcasting ability in one character? [closed]
The publication of Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants introduces the possibility of using Strength in a ranged spell attack "as the spellcasting ability". The Keenness of the Stone Giant ...
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What is a good assumption for average number of encounters per day?
Many class features have a limited number of uses per day, such as the barbarian's Rage, the cleric's Channel Divinity, or the paladin's spell slots for Divine Smite.
How much damage such a feature ...
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What are known portals to the Abyss in Greyhawk?
In the 2nd Edition Module WGR6, The City of Skulls, the players are to infiltrate Doraaka, Iuz' capital, to rescue a prisoner. They however cannot teleport there because, as the Master Elementalist ...
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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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Can a magic item be multi cursed when using the Blood Artisan feat to add new abilities to the item?
The Blood Artisan feat was a 3.0 feat that was upgraded to 3.5 in the Dragon Mag #318 (p39) Oriental Adventures update article.
Benefit: When you make magic arms and armor or wondrous items, you pay ...
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Is it stated in the rules to be standard practice to hide rolls in 3.5e?
I haven't been playing D&D for too long, maybe a year, but the DM of the main campaign I'm in always hides his dice rolls. I don't have an issue with it, but when I play with another group the DM ...
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In Mutants & Masterminds 3e, what does “arc” mean in Multiattack, and how does Selective affect it?
Under the Multiattack description, it says:
You can use Multiattack to hit multiple targets at once by “walking” or “spraying” the Multiattack across an arc.
“Arc” is not defined anywhere. There are ...
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What happens when a sniper picks up a bigger gun in Mutants and Masterminds?
In Mutants and Masterminds 3rd edition, on page 25 of the Hero's Handbook, the rule for balancing attack bonus and effect rank is as follows;
Attack & Effect: The total of your hero's attack ...
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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 planar traits prevail in extradimensional spaces?
The great wizard Mordenkainen creates himself a fast-time demiplane, and makes 1 day in the demiplane take 1 minute on the Prime Material Plane. He invites his friends over to a housewarming party. ...
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How does the Necklace of Adaption's bubble of air work out in practice underwater?
A recent question about the necklace of adaptation reminded me of an old question of my own that I've never been able to answer: Can a character wearing a necklace of adaption swim?
It might seem a ...
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Trying to calculate "Emphasis roll" on anydice.com
I see two answers on this board for the "Emphasis roll" mechanic and neither of them match how the Emphasis rolls work.
The idea behind the Emphasis roll is that you roll 2 d20's and take ...
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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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Does a hexblood have all of the stated physical properties that evidence a hag's influence?
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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How can I simulate decreasing randomness even though randomness is increasing?
I am seeking a way to decrease variance as character skill advances. I've considered various mechanisms for dice tests. I have one in particular that does not accomplish this by default, but I like ...
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Are augmentation costs the same thing as metapsionic costs?
There are various ways of reducing the metapsionic cost, Metapower feat (which lacks augment language) or certain items for example.
There is even a way to convert a power into a metapsionic cost, the ...
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What options are available to a Portable Hole owner?
I am a new DM, trying to understand the magic of the Portable Hole. I've read through as many previous posts on Portable Hole shenanigans as I could, but none seem to answer my questions. One of my ...
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Is the Arch Psion's Psionic Energy Discharge sufficiently similar to the Warlock's Eldritch Blast for item creation purposes?
3.5 Item creation rules specifically call out Eldritch Blast a having no psionic analog, and thus psionic characters cannot create or assist in creating items that use that class feature as a ...
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Are the official D&D Podcasts archived somewhere?
Back in september 2006, D&D launched an official podcast that was at that time distributed via Apple Podcasts. However, the way to subscribe to those — an RSS feed via the Wizards webpage — no ...
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Act Together: how many times?
One question: I don't find the rule that you can use Act Together just once in a round. Technically I can use it three times and me (summoner) and my eidolon can make three one-action activities each ...
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Does a fighter's Action Surge trigger Extra Attack?
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A player in my game will play a fighter with a greatsword. At 5th level he has Extra Attack and the option to use Action Surge. PHB p.72 states:
Action Surge. Starting at 2nd level, you ...
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What was the big pillar-shaped Beholder in 3.5?
There was a specific type of Beholder that I used as a shapechange target in 3.5, but I can't remember exactly what it was called, or its specific abilities. What I remember is that it wasn't a ...
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Can Dwarven fighters or any non-casting Class create "magic" weapons?
I would like to discuss how did Bruenor Battlehammer craft Aegis-fang. According to the Forgotten Realms Campaign Manual, Bruenor does not have any spell casting class and no mention of an Inscribing ...
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Do you get the benefits of Oversized Weapons with Path of Giant?
The description of the Path of the Giant barbarian's Elemental Cleaver feature (from Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants) says, in part:
Giant Stature: Your reach increases by 5 feet, and if you are ...
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Drinking Bless Weapon Oil
A player picked up a bottle of bless weapon oil and is wanting to know what happens if he drinks it, and I cannot find any specifications on this.
I would guess that nothing would happen but was ...
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How to achieve the highest possible Charisma at 20th level?
I must keep the details secret, but I have to create a character which has highest possible charisma at 20th ECL (LA buyoff possible, which means character can be like 20 rogue death knight). It must ...
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When a Summoner uses Act Together for 3 actions, do they need to do an activity worth 3 actions or can they take 3 actions individually?
The "Act Together" activity reads:
You and your eidolon act as one. Either you or your eidolon takes an
action or activity using the same number of actions as Act Together,
and the other ...
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How does the altered Extra Attack feature of the Bladesinger (Tasha's Cauldron version) interect with the Eldritch Knight Fighter's War Magic feature?
The Extra Attack feature of the Bladesinger allows you to replace one of your weapon attacks with casting a cantrip. The Eldritch Knight's War Magic feature checks if you have "use[d] your action ...
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What are known portals to hell in the Forgotten Realms?
I know that there is (or at least, used to be) one portal in the dungeons under Dragonspear Castle that linked the castle to Avernus, the first level of the Nine Hells. Are there other such fixed ...
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Balancing a social media-themed warlock subclass in D&D5e?
For an upcoming Strixhaven campaign, I have attempted to homebrew a Warlock subclass which is centered around a social media/influencer theme. The idea is to use the social medium itself a magical ...
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What's the orientation of the Rope Trick hole?
The Rope Trick spell specifies
Holding one end of a 60-foot or shorter rope causes the other end to rise up until the rope is fully perpendicular to the ground. At the high end, a portal opens to an ...
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What certain characteristics of an RPG/MtG would you like to see in a future game? [closed]
I'm beginning to start making the content of my game and I thought I'd take a minute to ask others on what specifics they'd like to see more of in games in general
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Is there a price list for goods outside of the core book?
Rokugan is a very varied place, and characters might want to acquire a lot of things that are not covered in the core book.
Like, recently I came into the pickle that a painting samurai who wanted to ...
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What rolls should players get to see?
I'm a new DM and over the last few weeks I've been slowly learning the game and how it runs. My party consists of 5 PCs.
One thing I have been wondering after our last two sessions is:
What rolls ...
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Other feats that add CHA to saves like Steadfast Personality?
From the Class Guide, Steadfast Personality allows you to add your CHA to Will saves instead of WIS. Are there other feats that let you add your CHA to your Fortitude or Reflex saves too?
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Are there rules for intelligent psionic items?
We have rules for intelligent magic items. We also have this note in psionic item rules:
Some psionic items, particularly weapons, have an intelligence all their own. Only permanent psionic items .....
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By RAW, does Astral Projection allow you to keep your astral body when you leave the Astral Plane?
This spell honestly has me scratching my head with the way it's worded.
Astral Projection states the following:
If you enter a new plane or return to the plane you were on when casting this spell, ...
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How do nested planes/pockets work?
Outpocketing: Sometimes planar borders bulge and stretch, forming an outpocket, a bulge onto another plane. Outpockets are discrete areas, visible as transparent walls or bubbles on the affected ...
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How do we transition from D&D 4e's world to D&D 5e's world?
My group started in late Dec 14th with D&D 4e, in the Points of Light. My players have expressed an interest in making the switch to 5e. D&D 5e is set in Forgotten Realms, a completely new and ...
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Can you see yourself when Invisible?
If you are invisible can you see yourself and things you are holding? For example can you use a scroll whilst invisible assuming you can't see invisible yourself?
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Can the Female Steeders Leap twice if it dashes?
I was perusing beasts for my druid when I noticed that the Female Steeder from Out of the Abyss has this very intriguing ability.
Leap. The Steeder can expend all its movement on its turn to jump ...
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How does success chance change when a certain die result counts as multiple partial successes?
Dice mechanism: count wins (> 4) of [Mod]d6 (AnyDice).
Mod ranges from 1 to 10.
Difficulty ranges from 1-10, 1 being trivial, 3 being moderate, 5 being difficult, and 6-10 being ever increasingly ...
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