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AlphaDog posted:There are plenty of places around online where you can get printable standees if you don't want to pay for plastic or metal minis. Like here: https://printableheroes.tumblr.com/post/88082225124/full-printable-set-of-monsters Glue them to carboard if they're too flimsy. This was awesome, thank you so much. Saved me money and I can incorporate them into a game sooner than I could have had real figurines shipped.
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P.d0t posted:I come at it from the angle of "if being able to use ANY weapon is supposed to be considered a feature, then it should be made actually usable." Splicer posted:I think they were supposed to be mutually exclusive. You can pick the guy who can use all weapons and gains active benefits for bringing the right tool for the job or you pick the guy who is King Of Longsword Yeah it's meant to be something you choose between. And I totally agree that weapons should be more then a damage type and a die! But this is also 5e.
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May 18, 2017 21:45
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I was disappointed to learn that GFB doesn't count as "requiring an attack roll" for purposes of Spell Sniper's cantrip selection.
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May 18, 2017 21:48
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Nehru the Damaja posted:One of my groups has got the idea that I hate anything that isn't combat because I don't like shopping and I got frustrated that an interminable planning session culminated in throwing away our resources and plans for some cockamamie scheme that involved animal handling checks to try to milk a spider for silk and led to us getting in a prison brawl while we were still in leg irons. If playing with goons has taught me anything about table tops games it's that milking creatures always ends up going off the rails.
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May 18, 2017 21:58
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I've got nipples, Hrodgar. Could you milk me?
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May 18, 2017 22:19
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I'm putting together a character for a new Adventurers League campaign coming up, and I'm trying to decide what race to make them. The character is going to be a Druid/Paladin, mostly because the idea of Smitey McBearface strikes me as incredibly funny. I'm trying to stay away from the siren lure of variant human and that sweet, sweet bonus feat. But I'm trying to find good alternatives, and not having a lot of luck. Any recommendations?
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May 19, 2017 01:35
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play a bear who was bitten by a deviant human and cursed to turn into a man in the light of the full moon
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May 19, 2017 01:48
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Half-elf if you're looking for mechanical goodness. You can get three 16s including Wisdom and Charisma, then Dex or Con. Or dump Wisdom and get both. Take Shillelagh for when you aren't a bear and want to Smite a face.
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May 19, 2017 01:58
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Oooh. The big plus for going variant human is the Mobile feat, for getting up to everything that much faster. But I will need to look at half-elves.
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May 19, 2017 02:25
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Admiral Joeslop posted:Half-elf if you're looking for mechanical goodness. You can get three 16s including Wisdom and Charisma, then Dex or Con. Or dump Wisdom and get both. Take Shillelagh for when you aren't a bear and want to Smite a face. How are you getting three sixteens?
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May 19, 2017 07:15
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mango sentinel posted:How are you getting three sixteens? I assume point buy with three dumped stats.
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May 19, 2017 07:26
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That would work with a variant human with a feat that adds +1 to one of the would be 16s. Half-elf can pull it off with a 14 in cha before racial modifier and thus can get away without needing three 8s.
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May 19, 2017 07:30
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What's the maximum amount of day a druid can stay in bear form?
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May 19, 2017 08:47
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Half my druid level in hours twice per day. Regaining uses after a short or long rest.
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May 19, 2017 09:04
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I can't wait for our TPK next week.
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May 19, 2017 11:20
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Lawman 0 posted:I can't wait for our TPK next week. A comment like this demands explanation. Give us the juicy details!
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May 19, 2017 11:26
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mango sentinel posted:How are you getting three sixteens? Point buy. 14 in Cha, 15 in two others. Those get changed to 16 with half-elf and you have two points leftover. Mechanically, nothing beats half-elf for a Cha based class, unless there is a feat that is 100% vital to your build.
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May 19, 2017 14:34
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Arivia posted:A comment like this demands explanation. Give us the juicy details! Two at half health, one at death's door, party split up, no spell slots, no short rest, disguise/charade failed exactly as it's Too Late, doors close behind us and the session ends. Krinkle fucked around with this message at 14:51 on May 19, 2017 |
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May 19, 2017 14:38
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I got half my spell slots
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May 19, 2017 15:19
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I didn't realize Adventurer's League allowed point buy.
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May 19, 2017 15:42
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mango sentinel posted:I didn't realize Adventurer's League allowed point buy. Point buy or standard array only, no rolling for stats.
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May 19, 2017 16:27
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Kaysette posted:Point buy or standard array only, no rolling for stats. Yeah I was under the impression it was array only.
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May 19, 2017 16:34
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mango sentinel posted:Yeah I was under the impression it was array only. From the STK league guide: quote:Step 3: Determine Ability Scores I'm not at my book but I assume page 13 discusses point buy, no way in hell they would allow rolling. Second point: who cares about the league rules that are dumb? Admiral Joeslop fucked around with this message at 17:21 on May 19, 2017 |
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May 19, 2017 16:48
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Is there any situation where you would take the array over point buy, aside from just general laziness or something?
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P.d0t posted:Is there any situation where you would take the array over point buy, aside from just general laziness or something? It's nice for when we get brand new players at AL to speed up character creation but there's no advantage to using that over point buy. It adds up to 27 which is that standard point buy max.
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Our characters just hit level 2 and the guy playing a monk is talking about multiclassing. I'm wondering if there's anything that makes sense to dip into as a Bard, specifically when I plan to take College of Valor at level 3. Given where I plan to go roleplay-wise, I'm not sure any of the other spellcasting classes makes a ton of sense; Ranger, Fighter, or Barbarian would be a closer fit in that aspect, but I'm not sure if I'd get any advantage picking up one of those. Thoughts?
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May 19, 2017 22:27
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I used the standard array for my AL pc because I didn't know that point buy was an option. I didn't actually check if it was an option, actually. Yes, laziness.
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Pham Nuwen posted:Our characters just hit level 2 and the guy playing a monk is talking about multiclassing. I'm wondering if there's anything that makes sense to dip into as a Bard, specifically when I plan to take College of Valor at level 3. Given where I plan to go roleplay-wise, I'm not sure any of the other spellcasting classes makes a ton of sense; Ranger, Fighter, or Barbarian would be a closer fit in that aspect, but I'm not sure if I'd get any advantage picking up one of those. Thoughts? 1 level of life Cleric gets you heavy armor and +(2+spell level) to all healing. EDIT: After more thoroughly reading your post: nah, just be a Bard.
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Mr. Tambo posted:I used the standard array for my AL pc because I didn't know that point buy was an option. At least you can freely rebuild until Tier 2
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May 20, 2017 01:18
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You can if the DM doesn't cancel all future games without warning or explanation. (Wasn't really loving AL anyway. 5e is not a game improved by running it strictly RAW.)
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I've resolved to try to kill off my Bard and play something else. (For some reason the DM is open to death as a way to switch but doesn't want people just switching out.) Thing is, I really like lore bard. I just don't like that my heaps of social abilities get wasted with that group. Are there any other classes with an action economy as deep and varied as theirs? Where I'm going to make lots of adjustments based on how I plan to use my action/bonus/reaction in a given round? Some of the Cleric domains seem close but I've already got a cleric in another game (and we already have one in that group.)
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May 20, 2017 01:35
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Battle Master fighter might kind of count?
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MMAgCh posted:Battle Master fighter might kind of count? Been wanting to do one for a while and it seems pretty sick with Polearm Master. Put it on a half-orc so those more-common 20s come with even bigger crits? I'm sold.
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Nehru the Damaja posted:Been wanting to do one for a while and it seems pretty sick with Polearm Master. Put it on a half-orc so those more-common 20s come with even bigger crits? I'm sold. Misread that as "Pokemon Master" at first and was wondering what class was that again exactly.
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hangedman1984 posted:Misread that as "Pokemon Master" at first and was wondering what class was that again exactly. Druid? You could just shout "I choose you!" every time you summon animals. Make him totally crazy so that he believes he's seeing them breathe fire on enemies or whatever else it is pokemon do.
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Our group has a Silence scroll which I could copy into my Book of Ancient Secrets, but as much as I'd love to pick up new spells I can't help but feel like the panic-button option of Silence on a scroll might be more useful, even just as a one-time thing, than having silence as a ritual. Am I off-base? It seems like the kind of spell where a ritual is terribly inconvenient.
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Pham Nuwen posted:Our characters just hit level 2 and the guy playing a monk is talking about multiclassing. I'm wondering if there's anything that makes sense to dip into as a Bard, specifically when I plan to take College of Valor at level 3. Given where I plan to go roleplay-wise, I'm not sure any of the other spellcasting classes makes a ton of sense; Ranger, Fighter, or Barbarian would be a closer fit in that aspect, but I'm not sure if I'd get any advantage picking up one of those. Thoughts? From a pure optimisation perspective, there's very little in the game that beats full progression as a spellcaster. Bards can sacrifice about 3 levels without losing much in the super long run, although believe me you feel the slower progression of spells when you actually play the game. I'm told Paladin makes a pretty cool multiclass to dip a few levels into with bard but I've never tried it myself.
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Hidingo Kojimba posted:From a pure optimisation perspective, there's very little in the game that beats full progression as a spellcaster. Bards can sacrifice about 3 levels without losing much in the super long run, although believe me you feel the slower progression of spells when you actually play the game. That's what I'm doing. Dipping in for two levels to get Smiting, then riding the multi-class spellcaster progression chart to hilarity. I just need to finalize my decision between the Variant Human (Mobility feat to cut down on the Bear to Face time), vs. Half-Elf (3 16s is nothing to sneeze at.)
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Dex, Con, Cha Half-Elf Valor Bard with a couple Paladin levels would be pretty great really.
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