D&D 5E has an "advantage" concept where instead of rolling 1d20, you roll 2d20 and take the higher. Likewise, disadvantage means rolling 2d20 and taking the lower.
How does this affect the expected average outcome of the roll?
In anime (and manga) there are often characters who exude an aura of power. Is there anything in the D&D 5th edition ruleset that would duplicate this effect?
The aura doesn't necessarily need to do anything mechanically. The only requirement is that it must be visible under normal conditions (...
The spell Speak With Dead has the following descriptive text:
You grant the semblance of life and intelligence to a corpse of your
choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The
corpse must still have a mouth and can’t be undead. The spell fails if
the corpse wa...
So, I'm building a system that adds an extra level of flavor, with some minor mechanics as an optional side system for a 5e campaign. The basic function is, you collect points, then collect a deficit. Once you get enough points again, that deficit is escalated.
So for example, one effect causes ...
An eldritch knight wants to attack a guard behind a wall. Before, he casts scrying and thus can see the target and where they are behind the wall.
How should this be resolved?
Is he unable to attack through the wall? Does it depend on the material of the wall? Or does it count as attacking a lo...
