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Jan 2, 2024 16:12
yo - looking for any recommendations for after i finish reading the expanse. i really like how accurate the authors are to how space actually operates, i also like the political background of the series
 

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Sep 27, 2021 20:50
personally
Sep 27, 2021 20:50
what i personally, really want, is a guide on creating "monsters" and how to balance them with a particular party in mind. if there's a good guide out there i haven't personally seen it
Sep 27, 2021 20:43
4e was so complicated out of the box that i didn't buy any of the expansion books, i just bought their character builder
Sep 27, 2021 20:42
@MikeQ part of what i love about 5e is that, yes there are a ton of books, but nothing beyond the phb really feels absolutely necessary to get in order to play and have a lot of fun. in 3.5 i felt like i had to pirate all of the books in order to build a character good enough to not die in the first session
Sep 27, 2021 20:37
@MikeQ so probably not that big a change for us dnd beyond users since they tend to keep up with errata
Sep 27, 2021 20:37
@ThomasMarkov lol
Sep 27, 2021 20:36
i actually stole copious amounts from the city building portion of the dresden files rpg for my current campaign
Sep 27, 2021 20:34
@doppelgreener at some point i'd like to run another fate game, it's been years since i've ran dresden files
Sep 27, 2021 20:33
so... dnd 5.5e hype?
Sep 24, 2021 19:30
i made up some potions that where in an alchemist's lab that my players bottled up: 2 yellow - Stimulates its drinker’s natural healing ability. The target regains 2d8 + 7 hit points. After an hour the creature becomes partially transparent and takes 1d6 psychic damage after a short or long rest. The transparent effect lasts 1d4 days.

1 orange - Upon drinking, all negative conditions are removed, health is restored to full, and any injuries are instantly healed. After 1 minute, the creature becomes unconscious for 1d4 hours.
Sep 24, 2021 19:26
"while wearing [item], whenever the wearer becomes the target of an attack, [item] casts Darkness centered on the wearer. the darkness does not move with the wearer."
Sep 24, 2021 19:21
but also keep in mind that if the party doesn't have things to let them see through the darkness, they're also sol
Sep 24, 2021 19:21
@Akixkisu i left out the part of the original spell that dispells light spells, could also lower the radius. Darkness is a level 2 spell
Sep 24, 2021 19:19
i haven't seen the original wording, but "When the wearer becomes the target of an attack, as a reaction [item] Magical darkness spreads from the wearer to fill a 15-foot-radius sphere for the duration. The darkness spreads around corners. A creature with darkvision can't seen through this darkness, and nonmagical light can't illuminate it.
Sep 24, 2021 19:13
sentinel: "When a creature within 5 feet of you makes an attack against a target other than you (and that target doesn’t have this feat), you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against the attacking creature"
Sep 24, 2021 19:12
defensive duelist: "...another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to add your proficiency bonus to your AC for that attack, potentially causing the attack to miss you."
Sep 24, 2021 19:11
@GcL i think it's a feat
Sep 24, 2021 19:07
so i think changing it to * - which you take when you become the target of an attack
Sep 24, 2021 19:07
with the * being: which you take in response to being damaged by a creature within 60 feet of you that you can see
Sep 24, 2021 19:07
hellish rebuke is worded as: casting time - 1 reaction*
Sep 24, 2021 19:05
@GcL just gonna seagull on this: "When the wearer becomes the target of an attack"
Sep 24, 2021 18:50
@ThomasMarkov at lunch time, doubly so
Sep 24, 2021 18:48
@ThomasMarkov all things are chairs
Sep 24, 2021 18:46
@GcL do chairs exist?
Sep 23, 2021 22:57
@Akixkisu yeah, rereading it i think i'm going to change the encounter, might save it for later depending on how the plot line develops
Sep 23, 2021 22:51
5e: would a single boneclaw against a part of 5 6th level players be too much? i want it to be a bit of a nasty surprise as part of a plot line they've been following for a while now
Sep 18, 2021 00:20
how goes it
Sep 18, 2021 00:08
yo
Aug 2, 2021 21:02
@Someone_Evil yeah, it's frustrating for those gaminifying and trying to get that badge cause you still brought attention to the comment and it got taken care of, but you just might nto have the exact right reason
Aug 2, 2021 20:47
@ThomasMarkov actions in regards to flags are fickle, i'm not a huge fan of it but it's not just on rpg.se
Aug 2, 2021 20:45
@V2Blast not too bad, getting towards the end of my work day. you?
Aug 2, 2021 20:44
@NautArch \0
Jul 12, 2021 01:42
also dnd 5e
Jul 12, 2021 01:41
they're currently in a city and will be for a while
Jul 12, 2021 01:40
got a necromancer in my party that lost all of her horde to a fireball in the last fight - we're currently in a high magic setting. what's a good way for her to restore her horde?
Jun 10, 2021 20:59
i'm now picturing a bike calvalry trying to cross a river
Jun 10, 2021 20:57
@Carcer humans just aren't as strong as horses
Jun 10, 2021 20:55
@RevanantBacon yeah, on pavement
Jun 10, 2021 20:54
let alone other issues
Jun 10, 2021 20:54
@LCooper 55mph avg speed for a horse vs 10mph for a mountain bike
Jun 10, 2021 20:52
@TheDragonOfFlame lol no
May 19, 2021 20:51
tone's hard to tell in chat, let's take a step back?
May 19, 2021 20:50
@NautArch so i'm looking at getting a projector to use in my 5e game so i can keep using the digital tools i've been using during the pandemic
May 19, 2021 20:42
@NautArch pretty much
May 19, 2021 20:41
@NautArch or somehow specifically neutralize their hands
May 19, 2021 20:39
reading restrained and earthen grasp, at my table id' allow a caster to use somatic components
May 19, 2021 20:35
@NautArch yo!!!
May 19, 2021 20:34
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Q: What Conditions prevent a caster from using Somatic spells?

wax eagleThe text from Somatic reads that the caster must have a hand free to gesture with when they cast a spell with a somatic component. None of the conditions such as restrained or grappled seem to restrict hand motion. Am I missing something or are these conditions useless for preventing the casti...

May 19, 2021 20:33
@Trish agree