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MMD3 posted:I'm only about a half dozen sessions into my first D&D Next and there are still a few things I'm trying to figure out...
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KillerQueen posted:Anybody here know how a player character would make constructs, like Shield Guardians? Picking up the game for the first time in a while and I noticed there are a bunch of monsters that basically say "wizards make them" without telling me how wizards can make them. They use magic. Real answer: if you're the GM, make something up, there are no actual rules. If you're a player, ask the GM to make up some rules, or come up with your own and see what they think.
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Nov 24, 2018 07:55
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Also try starting a fight from 600 ft away outdoors, not much most monsters can do.
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Nov 24, 2018 08:05
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KillerQueen posted:Anybody here know how a player character would make constructs, like Shield Guardians? Picking up the game for the first time in a while and I noticed there are a bunch of monsters that basically say "wizards make them" without telling me how wizards can make them. There is actually.  For something like a Shield Guardian. I would just make version of this item that makes Shield Guardians instead.
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Nov 24, 2018 10:05
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Conspiratiorist posted:Crossbow Expert lets you ignore the Loading property, but needing a free hand to reload is part of the Ammunition rule. quote:When you use the Attack action and attack with a one handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding. Splicer fucked around with this message at 10:30 on Nov 24, 2018 |
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Nov 24, 2018 10:25
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gradenko_2000 posted:this was only a rule in 4e, and does not happen unless otherwise specified so I should be carrying a lot of daggers if I plan to throw them in combat then... Toplowtech posted:Yeah there is a reason to carry a light crossbow over a longbow if you are a rogue and it's that the rogue class doesn't give you proficiency in longbow. The exception is elf rogue because they have that proficiency as a racial weapon proficiency. If you can use a longbow get one, for the higher range and damage dice, but otherwise light crossbow is your best range weapon. I'm playing a wood elf, yeah, I think that's why I decided to start with a longbow even though I didn't really give it much thought at the time until I looked at ranges and realized I'd never be able to use it in most of our encounters. Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:Also try starting a fight from 600 ft away outdoors, not much most monsters can do. I've definitely never played in a D&D or Pathfinder campaign where we engaged that far out but it could be fun so maybe I'll keep carrying the longbow just so I can try it at some point. assuming a movement speed of 30 I should be able to get a decent number of arrows in them before they reach us :grimace:
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Nov 24, 2018 20:09
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MMD3 posted:I'm playing a wood elf, yeah, I think that's why I decided to start with a longbow even though I didn't really give it much thought at the time until I looked at ranges and realized I'd never be able to use it in most of our encounters. You know those aren't minimum ranges right?
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Nov 24, 2018 20:12
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Toshimo posted:You know those aren't minimum ranges right? no? I assumed when it said 150ft/600ft that was the range and anything closer was at disadvantage.
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Nov 24, 2018 20:28
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MMD3 posted:no? I assumed when it said 150ft/600ft that was the range and anything closer was at disadvantage. No. That's normal and long range. 150/600 means "Anything <= 150 is normal, anything >150 but <=600 is disadvantage and anything >600 is impossible.
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Nov 24, 2018 20:33
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MMD3 posted:no? I assumed when it said 150ft/600ft that was the range and anything closer was at disadvantage. Nope, that would make the longbow pretty useless. The first number is the maximum range at which you can shoot without disadvantage, the second number is the absolute maximum range where you can target something
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Nov 24, 2018 20:34
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Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:Nope, that would make the longbow pretty useless. The first number is the maximum range at which you can shoot without disadvantage, the second number is the absolute maximum range where you can target something ahhh, this makes more sense... so what's minimum range?
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Nov 25, 2018 00:09
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MMD3 posted:ahhh, this makes more sense... so what's minimum range? You can make shots all the way down to melee range (5 feet), but once you're at or within 5 feet you make the shot at disadvantage. IIRC only the Crossbow Expert feat nullifies this.
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Nov 25, 2018 00:19
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MMD3 posted:ahhh, this makes more sense... so what's minimum range? There isn't one. You just take disadvantage if you are in melee range of an enemy. R a n g e : You can make ranged attacks only against targets within a specified range. If a ranged attack, such as one made with a spell, has a single range, you can’t attack a target beyond this range. Som e ranged attacks, such as those made with a longbow or a shortbow, have two ranges. The smaller number is the normal range, and the larger number is the long range. Your attack roll has disadvantage when your target is beyond normal range, and you can’t attack a target beyond the long range. R a n g e d A t t a c k s i n C l o s e C o m b a t : Aiming a ranged attack is more difficult when a foe is next to you. W hen you make a ranged attack with a weapon, a spell, or some other means, you have disadvantage on the attack roll if you are within 5 feet of a hostile creature who can see you and who isn’t incapacitated
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Nov 25, 2018 00:20
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awesome, thanks for the clarification... in that case there's not really much of a downside to using a longbow besides weight then is there? it's a larger hit die than a short bow right?
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Nov 25, 2018 00:45
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MMD3 posted:awesome, thanks for the clarification... in that case there's not really much of a downside to using a longbow besides weight then is there? it's a larger hit die than a short bow right? Proficiency. Some classes don't get proficiency with longbows but do with shortbows. If you plan on using a bow, long is better yes, assuming you're proficient.
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Nov 25, 2018 01:15
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Conspiratiorist posted:Crossbow Expert lets you ignore the Loading property, but needing a free hand to reload is part of the Ammunition rule. Clearing you have never seen a dual hand crossbow arcane trickster with war caster using mage hand to reload as a bonus action. (Of course you cant offhand then...) CubeTheory fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Nov 25, 2018 |
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Nov 25, 2018 02:58
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My Arcane Trickster hit level 5 and found boots of speed. With my familiar using Help to give advantage to every Booming Blade, I am doing.... quite a lot of damage. I want to get Dex to 20 at lvl 8 which means I probably can't get War Caster till 12--if the campaign goes that far--but if I do, then it'll be War Caster, plus Haste and that's going to be stupid as all hell. How do people even play this game without familiars and Mage Hand? I don't get it.
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Nov 26, 2018 02:37
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Willie Tomg posted:My Arcane Trickster hit level 5 and found boots of speed. Just gonna point out that: - Boots of Speed don't give you Haste in 5e. - While Haste+Ready lets you sneak attack twice per round, only one of those will ever get Booming Blade. But yeah, Familiar advantage plus BB plus Mage Hand plus other spells makes Arcane Tricksters the best Rogues by a mile.
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Nov 26, 2018 02:59
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Conspiratiorist posted:But yeah, Familiar advantage plus BB plus Mage Hand plus other spells makes Arcane Tricksters the best Rogues by a mile.
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Nov 26, 2018 08:18
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Whipped up a temporary replacement character for my Saturday game since my monk has been orcnapped. Level 7 Fire Genasi Eldritch Knight, was allowed to take the the racial feat from the DMsGuild supplement to Xanathar's as my free feat. Starting off with 18/8/16/18/10/8 and essentially a Flame Tongue Greatsword. The sheer amount of utility he's going to have is kind of silly, and getting a decent ranged cantrip from being a Fire Genasi is really nice. On top of At-Will Free Detect Magic and 120ft Darkvision from the feat, bundled nicely with the +1 INT. Shield is kind of a big given, but looking into it made me realize how useful Absorb Elements really is for a magical front-liner.
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Nov 26, 2018 16:40
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FYI D&D beyond is having a cyber Monday sale right now and it stacks with “SAMISOURHERO” coupon code.
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Nov 26, 2018 21:40
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Are there any legal (non- ) sources for PDF copies of stuff like Ravnica? I wanna read it but I hate owning physical books these days and I don't know if any of the digital versions for like Roll20 or whatever contain just, the drat book in a readable form.
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Nov 26, 2018 22:28
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Roll20 does not - the text should be all there but it does not read the same way at all, it's hard to browse IMO. It's more like a wiki, which does have its perks as well. I haven't bought that particular book on there, only the bestiaries, so I don't know how well things like miscellaneous rules that don't fall into a clear heading like "monster" or "spell" integrate. I don't think there's anything unethical about buying books on roll20 and then pirating the PDFs but if you want letter-of-the-law I think you're out of luck. The 5etools roll20 plugin breaks frequently but actually integrates even better than their for-purchase stuff and also supports several third party sources. Jeffrey of YOSPOS fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Nov 26, 2018 |
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Nov 26, 2018 22:33
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Glagha posted:Are there any legal (non- D&D Beyond which as just mentioned is having a sale code posted above is in my opinion the best option. https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/source/38
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Nov 26, 2018 23:01
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Conspiratiorist posted:Just gonna point out that: You are, ofc, correct I'm just mostly stoked because my character is a Lightfoot Halfling so with 50 feet of movement through whatever, whenever, along with cunning action is like cheating at tabletop games. I'm just having fond thoughts of proccing that 7d6 sneak multiple times a turn at level 14 (if we get that far) while also moving at a significant fraction of Mach. Not a bad trade for losing 5 feet of movement early on.  I can't believe I was thinking of Thief.... what would even be the point?
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Nov 26, 2018 23:12
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MonsterEnvy posted:D&D Beyond which as just mentioned is having a sale code posted above is in my opinion the best option. There is also a very handy app for reading/browsing D&D beyond sourcebooks on iOS (I assume android as well).
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Nov 27, 2018 00:45
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So beyond actually gives you a PDF or some similar format? I've never used it before so I don't know how that content is provided.
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Glagha posted:So beyond actually gives you a PDF or some similar format? I've never used it before so I don't know how that content is provided. no
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Glagha posted:So beyond actually gives you a PDF or some similar format? I've never used it before so I don't know how that content is provided. Yes. It gives you a digital book you can read via the app or the website. It also includes a nifty character builder with the content from whatever digital books you’ve purchased from them. You can download the books to your phone but I believe it requires an internet connection to access them. nelson fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Nov 27, 2018 |
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Nov 27, 2018 01:06
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Glagha posted:So beyond actually gives you a PDF or some similar format? I've never used it before so I don't know how that content is provided. Similar format. nelson posted:Sort of. It gives you a digital book you can read via the app or the website. It also includes a nifty character builder with the content from whatever digital books you’ve purchased from them. You can download the books to your phone but I believe it requires an internet connection to access them. If you download the books to your phone from beyond you don't need a connection. But the website requires one.
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It's a good option, and I feel the layout is almost better than how the actual books are setup thanks to being able to search for things plus bookmark pages on the App. On top of that they've started integrating the lists feature for stuff from the Compendium for Spells/Items/Monsters etc. Between the Cyber Monday sale and the 25% off from SAMISOURHERO it'll be really cheap, to boot.
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I had a really fun gently caress around session of D&D tonight, and I want to share. It looks like this thread is mostly game mechanics and advice, but in the spirit of  ing, I'll whack this out while it's fresh in my mind with the promise that I'm not going to turn this into an ongoing diary about MY CAMPAIGN.Background: homebrew world that hasn't seen magic for thousands of years, but it's starting to trickle back, and the players are on the leading edge of being able to use it, just a little. Sometime early in the campaign, the players started peppering 70s/80s prog and cheese rock references into their play just for the sheer dumb hell of it. There used to be a bard character in the party, but that player was bad about quarterbacking and was lovely in game and out of game to another player, so we uninvited him from the campaign. After the player was gone, the way I wrote him out was to have the bard perform at the characters' home tavern, a place known for music. The bard had just been given the ability to sing with more than one voice from a wild tribe with that ability, and because the party helped that tribe out, they had given him a magic drum. The player had been a bit of a minmaxing poo poo, so he was all charisma this and performance that, so I fudged a roll and said it was the show of his life. I played this for the players at the big moment: https://youtu.be/y1BkkQXn7FU?t=23 , saying the bard was doing all of the notes vocally. The first time "THUNDERSTRUCK" rolled around, the bard hit his magic drum and accidentally cast Thunderwave in a crowded bar. Windows blow out, temporary and permanent hearing loss happen throughout the hall, and a couple named NPCs in the front row blew saving throws and took enough damage to be killed on the spot. The bard is arrested for murder and dragged off, never to be seen again. The proprietor of the bar was furious and told the party he never wanted to see them again. Other adventures ensue for the party. Tonight: the party finally returns to this city and try to patch things up with the proprietor of their former home bar. They go in to find the place dead as hell for a thirsty Thursday sort of night. The party gives a heartfelt "what do we have to do to fix things between us?" Proprietor said that all he ever wanted to do was to make a home for music and for people to get pleasantly rowdy, and the party took it away from him. If they want to make it right, they have to find him bands and find him customers. A couple players yell "SIDE QUEST!" at the table, and they immediately start plotting how they're going to make it happen. They head for a university district, looking for undergrad style music bars. They hear one that's full, and they investigate. They talk/sneak their way backstage to chat up whoever's on next. Winging it, I said there was a four piece band warming up. In the process of introducing themselves, they ask one of the band members his name. I say "Gene". Which immediately led to the others being Ace, Paul, and Peter, because duh. The party grossly overpays this college band to play their home bar in a week, and then they stick around to hear them play. I find this on my phone and let it ride for a little bit, asking for a bit of imagination from them for more period appropriate instruments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKAyMS1uwUk One of the players asks "Do they sound this good?" I say "Well, they think they do. They'll probably sound that good someday. Actually..." and then play https://youtu.be/RCQKw-9JJCY?t=4 Just good stupid improvised fun that was dead on for the tone of the campaign.
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That kind of stuff is always fun to see in the thread. (And in most rpg discussion.)
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Nov 27, 2018 07:02
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So had to hastily throw together a last minute DnD game as one of our Strahd players is sick and I got asked to DM a one shot so I thought "gently caress it, ive wanted to run Tomb of Annihilation for for ages" so just bought it on roll20. Has anyone else found it to be really tough to get going or is it just the roll20 version seems to just dump you in a city with so much to do that you have no idea what to do? The lack of prep work didnt help but it was a massive struggle to guide the players into what they're actually meant to doing. Considering the first side quest is a challenge 5 fight out of nowhere vs a bunch of lvl1s that i had to massively fudge to not just TPK in what was almost still session 0 it just seems to be a bit bereft of solid information.
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Nov 27, 2018 13:43
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On the topic of ability scores, is it fair to say that basically everyone wants like a 14 CON, and like 14* DEX? I posted a couple pages back about rolling stats, and I think really what it all comes down to is you kinda want to be able to guarantee a +3 in your main stat, in addition to the above. With array/point-buy, this always means aligning one of your racial bonuses to your main stat; if you were to in some way safeguard these mods before applying racial mods, it'd allow for a wider amount of viability w/r/t races+class combos. *unless you're a monk or a rogue, in which case you max it, or if you're using heavy armor, in which case you dump it.
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Nov 27, 2018 18:48
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P.d0t posted:On the topic of ability scores, is it fair to say that basically everyone wants like a 14 CON, and like 14* DEX? Here's how the stats sort-of shake out in my experience:
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Nov 27, 2018 19:16
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orc barbarian, so... v0v (your DM should let you do Intimidation(STR) if they are chill dudes though).
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I would say yes. Although you can get by with 12 for both as long as neither are your main attribute and you’re not a tank. Somewhat related, 4d6 drop lowest gives a good chance of a 16+ in your main stat before racial modifiers. In point buy or standard array 15 is the highest. e: d6 not d3 derp nelson fucked around with this message at 19:48 on Nov 27, 2018 |
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Nov 27, 2018 19:18
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14 con is a definite yes for nearly any build. To get away with less you need to both be at range and not care about concentration saves. That is stuff like archer fighters and crossbow rogues. The fighter gets away with it easier with con saves, higher hp, and not being likely to be on trap duty and eat a poison save.
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4d3 drop lowest isn't going to get you very far
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Azhais posted:4d3 drop lowest isn't going to get you very far I believe that is Dark Souls mode.
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