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What is the wizard proficiency for the Spell Save DC

Each class gives one stat called proficiency bonus. It starts at 2 and increases from there. It is added to a lot of things like attack rolls, skills you are proficient with and your spell save DC*. F …
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How can I make my Champion Fighter more interesting?

If you are playing with feats there could be some that help this pc feel special and give her options beside attacking with a cutlass. INSPIRING LEADER is a feat that allows her to use a rallying spee …
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Should the DM reveal monster initiative?

The rules do not even state when the players are to reveal their initiative. There are several options to run it that are all within RAW: The DM starts counting down from a number that he thinks is …
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How to make Stinking Cloud stick?

One good use of stinking cloud is to protect some or all of the party from its effects and then engage the enemies inside the cloud. The best way to do that in D&D5e I found is protection from poison …
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What do the core three books provide that is not already in the Basic Rules, SRD, and free s...

Besides backgrounds, feats and subclasses (which have been mentioned in other answers), not all spells are included in the SRD.
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Can Minor Illusion be used for (nonverbal) communication?

Minor Illusion can be used for various ways of non verbal communication: Using different sounds (for example different bird's voices) can communicate something to those who know what they mean. Some …
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How to best use the Darkness spell?

Darkness can be used to hide traps, to setup an ambush or to get away from the fight to spring another ambush later. You can cast Darkness on some small object and when you held that in your fist or …
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Dual wielder and polearm master feat combo, do I have it right?

The dual wielder feat allows me to use one-handed weapons for two-weapon fighting. The polearm master allows me to use my reaction when someone enters my reach. If I would be fighting with a longswor …
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Can Minor Illusion be used for (nonverbal) communication? [closed]

There have been questions about using Minor Illusion for communication but all of them where about trying to mimic speech. This question is about communication in general, so it is no duplicate of thi …
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How does a DM decide which attack a monster will use?

Unless the monster's entry states that they have a preferred way of attacking it is up to the GM to decide. When playing intelligent monsters the GM can choose the spell or attack that seems most effi …
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Why would a druid use a sickle instead of a scimitar?

A lot of caster PCs carry some kind of weapon with them just in case they need one. But for that a light weapon that doesn't look too martial does the trick. So why not use the sickle have with you to …
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What are the rules for owning and training animals?

What you should consider is that the wolf remains a more or less wild animal. And as such certain characteristics not change. Wild animals: fear fire; the wolf will have been confronted with fire w …
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Can a Fighter without feats overcome level-appropriate foes as competently as a Fighter with...

The answer to this question very much depends on your GM/ your playstyle in so far that he can give your level-appropriate foes feats, too. As the math in other answers suggests a fighter with feats …
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Is it possible to combo the spells Create and Destroy Water, Shape Water, and Lightning Bolt...

As the reason for the assumption that lightning bolt + water is more effective is based on real world physics my answer will be, as well. Water is only conductive if it has minerals or other "polluta …
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Can I use disengage as an action and then something else as a bonus action on the same turn?

Some kinds of bonus actions are tied to certain actions. For example attacking with your off-hand as a bonus action via two-weapon fighting or using the hilt of your pole-arm to attack as a bonus acti …
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