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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. (For questions about the 2024 revision of the D&D 5e rules, see the [dnd-5e-2024] tag.)
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What type of damage accounts for bleeding damage?
Match the type of the weapon
Under this rule, a slashing weapon makes a "slashing wound". Damage from bleeding out of a slashing wound is still slashing damage. This makes sense because a creature wit …
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What type of damage accounts for bleeding damage?
Use necrotic damage
Necrotic is the damage type for attacks that decay or weaken the body. From a flavor standpoint, it may not be an exact match, but it's the closest single damage type of the 13 lis …
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Can a PC tell if they have levels of Madness?
Yes, tell them
Several of the madness effects alter the PC's behavior, such as with paranoia, delusions, or a desire to kill people. In order for the player to correctly play a PC with madness, they n …
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How specific does the trigger for a readied action have to be?
Let's suppose I'm a wizard casting a ranged spell. An enemy is behind cover but I suspect he'll come out, so I ready an action to cast at him when he comes out; but I don't want to risk getting charge …
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Can an airship travel to the Astral Plane?
From my reading, 5e uses the "Great Wheel" interpretation of cosmology by default, but I'm having a hard time understanding what this means. Under this model, are the planes physically connected, and …
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Does the 15 Strength effect apply when a PC is in their humanoid form?
The rules of lycanthropy on p207 of the Monster Manual state that a werewolf characters "gains a Strength of 15 if his or her score isn't already higher, and a +1 bonus to AC while in wolf or hybrid f …
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What would happen if you opened a Bag of Holding underwater?
Nothing in the rules says the bag would keep the water out, so water would probably flood the bag.
On the other hand, nothing in the rules says that the air pressure in the bag is always 1 atmosphere …
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Is it appropriate to disallow the players building the world?
It's up to you but...
Allowing players to build the world makes the game easier
By letting the players assume there was a tree immediately accessible, they were allowed to make the encounter easier. T …
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Can magical spells damage objects?
Some spells specifically state that they damage objects.
Fireball (PHB 241) "ignites flammable objects in the [chosen] area that aren't being worn or carried." To my knowledge, none of the books cove …
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How Many Sorcery Points Should This Homebrew Metamagic Cost?
I agree with the analysis in the other answer, but recommend taking it the other direction: remove the first ability entirely but keep the damage boost.
The sections of the DMG you've cited clearly s …
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How can I get around the drow's light sensitivity?
My friends and I are trying to come up with ways to get around the drow's sunlight limitations. We thought of using spells, but Darkness makes it impossible to see, which would defeat the purpose.
Th …
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How do the seasons affect a dragon's behavior?
At the end of the last story arc of my campaign, the party managed to get all their tax money back by killing their corrupt lord, only to have it stolen by a young dragon who would be a difficult (but …
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Can I pick the Produce Flame spell with the Spell Sniper feat?
Produce Flame (Player's Handbook, p. 269) creates a small, persistent flame that grants vision and can, optionally, be thrown at someone to make an attack.
The Spell Sniper feat (p. 170), in additio …
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As a group unfamiliar with RPGs, how do I encourage my players to read the rulebook?
In addition to getting reference materials into your players' hands, I recommend the following.
Encourage Cooperation
If you're the one reminding players what to do, they might start to feel like yo …
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How do I manage a player who is handling traps by metagaming?
At first, it may seem like the character's behavior is not something a person would actually do, an important thing to consider is the 5e interpretation of HP.
Hit points represent a combination of p …