/5eg/ Fifth Edition General:

>>50085869
Lizardman Bite-Monk is the new meta

>>50085869
>The good parts of Volo's guide are already leaked:
Its missing the aasimar tho (I know it was posted in the previous thread, just telling its not in the link)

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>>50085869
in honor of volo's
Dubs names my new tabaxi friend
Name must be in tabaxi style (Cloud of the Mountaintop etc.)

RAW, can Lizardmen gain the AC modifiers from Barbarian or Monk?

Those are first-come-first-served, right? And you'd have the Lizardman AC at creation.

>>50085974
Shit, wait a minute.

>>50085995
No, its a different way to calculate AC

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Well Fallen Aasimar are awesome. Time to make a fallen aasimar oathbreaker paladin and kick some ass.

>>50085869
>So, all those races are AL legal. Yes, even yuan-ti. How does it make you feel?
Pretty bad senpai. Yuan-ti made it to print in that state (remember the bitching about Chainlocks?) and yet Kobolds suck (pack tactics only barely makes up for their disadvantages IMO).

>>50085993
Furry Scumbucket

>>50085995

No. You can choose which way to calculate AC you want to use at any point (so you could swap between them) but you cannot stack them.

For the anon who wants to translate that PF(or any system) character and for any anon who might end in a similar situation, don't do it, reroll into something that it's supported by current rules this way you won't feel disappointed

>>50085995
You can opt to use one or the other. A lizardfolk monk could use wither 13+dex or 10+dex+wis, but not 13+dex+wis.

>>50085995
>every thread the same fucking question
read the damn rules

Why people complain abou Yuan-ti? Its not even close to Aasimar in brokenness

Any tips for running Storm King's Thunder?
The party just reached Neverwinter after completing Bryn Shander but haven't really embraced stopping the giants yet

>lizarfolk is better at vampiring than zendikar vampires
kek

>>50086053

They get spell resistance which is a HUGE deal. Advantage on every saving throw against a spell or spell like effect for your character's entire career? That's incredibly strong. On top of that they get an immunity to the second most common damage type in the game and a very powerful 1/day spell.

>>50085993
Learn to rotate your images

>>50085998
>>50085974
Okay, album is updated with aasimar now.

My next character will be a chaos sorcerer who sees the world as a battle of Law vs Chaos, BUT he will be Lawful neutral (he will fight fire with fire). With that in mind, what race do you think matches this character better?

>>50086156
> Taking alignment seriously in current year

>>50086130
>giving a fuck about something this menial
Life of the party right here folks

>>50086182
>He Doesnt enjoy playing characters who sees the world as black and white, with no in between

>>50085995
A lizardman barbarian or monk can use either their natural armor or unarmored defense to calculate AC.

A barbarian/monk doesn't get to choose which unarmored defense to use, you explicitly do not learn the unarmored defense from the second class you would get it from.

>>50086049
Nobody is asking if they stack you touchy autist.

So what do people think of the aasimar lore

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>>50086200
It just happens so much and it's so easy to fix.

This should be the OP image for the next thread.

>>50085993
Lothar of the Hill People

>>50086296
Two of their subraces are literally CRAWLING IN MY SKIN, but aasimars literally didn't have a racial identity before, so I think it's an improvement.

>>50086318
>dat otyugh

It probably found the biggest trash heap of its life.

Why did they make kobolds so shitty?
What's the best way to use then and not suck?

>>50086392
Underdark Campaign

>>50086392
this
>>50086403
Also play a rogue.

>>50086392
Just because something is popular doesn't mean it's good. Kobolds have always had shitty stats.

>>50086392
Being a kobold is tough. When you're a kobold, you're not great because of your race, you're great in spite of it.
Light cleric, since you will barely make any attacks - on the opposite, it's your enemies who will make all the rolls.
Rogue and paldain both work, because they benefit greatly from pack tactics. Go dex paladin, of course.

Hey guys, just wanted to apologize again for posting all of the races sideways. But on the upside, now everyone can play as all of the races. So that's good.

>>50086415
They were fucking great in 3.5, if you picked this one feat that gave them PHENOMENAL POWERS. But you had to be somewhat of a rules lawyer to justifty it.

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>>50086156

Why the hell are Orcs so garbage? There's literally no reason not to go Half-Orc.

How balanced are spells in elemental evil book?

>>50086499
I feel like the forgot to add relentless endurance when they ran out of page.

>>50086444
I have no idea how balanced this is, but it really makes me wanna play a modron game

>>50086506
They're all fine to use. Some extra options and utility, and some are quite underpowered, even.

>>50086444
This is great! The only problem is convincing my DM... also, it will be a little weird justifying a mordron chaos sorcerer, but this can make the character more conflicted (which is what I want).

>>50086499
Dash as a bonus action, as long as you dash towards an enemy, is a very powerful feature for the right classes.

I'm going to play a Mermaid using the Triton template and nobody can stop me

>>50086544
A malfunctioning modron who spent too much time near an unstable arcane power source.

There you go. Have fun.

I’m creating a special item for one of my players. The idea behind it is that it’s supposed to inflict great amounts of pain but let’s them gain some form of insight. I’ve been coming up with some ideas and here are the once that seemed the most reasonable.
1. Roll 1dX + character level (was thinking 1d4) damage and then I roll on a 1d20 on a table of “how well it went”
2. Roll 1d20 CON save. If you fain you take 1dX + level damage. Regardless of success I roll on a d20 table
3. Roll 1d20 CON save. If you fain you take 1dX + level damage and gain no insight. If you succeed take 1dY (less than if you failed) + level and I roll 1d20.

I could mix these a bit but you get the idea. Any thoughts? Is it a good/bad idea? What should I change?

>>50086548
>Dash as long as you dash is very powerful
wise words anon

>>50086617
Magic pain glove, what should I do?

>>50086617
>fain
I mean fail. Fuck!

>>50086630
yes

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>>50086444
M-My heart

>>50086544
You can tie it up to Great Modron March. Your character was a part of the last one, and got stranded in Limbo, becoming affected by its chaotic nature. Eventually he got sucked by a portal and ended up in the Material Plane.

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What exactly are forgotten realms angels? Do they look the same for each God?

RAW, how long does it take to switch from 2 handing a weapon to one handing it?
Could I attack with a 2 handed weapon and then use a bonus action requiring a free hand?

>>50085869
>>50083787
>What would be a good pantheon of deities for a setting completely in the Underdark?
I'd suggest both the "Underdark" sourcebook for 3e, FRCS3e, and Faiths and Pantheons. Then look at the 2e religion books if you're looking for more info on any particular religion.

You'll want the drow pantheon for drow, obviously, but the other underdark races wouldn't worship the drow gods.

>>50086548
I usually play half orc barbarian, I don't see much that an orc barbarian can do better other than moving further. I'd rather have relentless endurance and savage attack.

What riddle would a boulder granted sentience by chaotic magic (a Galeb Duhr) and going through an existencial crisis would make to a party to let them pass?

>>50085956
Woah, he can use 1d6 damage before monks...and that's it.

>>50085869

We're wanting to start a conflict in our campaign. What's the best way to go about causing enough trouble in the world to instigate a world war?

>>50086965
Assume the guise of a nobleman from one country and assassinate/rape/otherwise commit a violent crime against a noble from another country.

Would you allow a Kenku Shadow Monk to become a Wereraven?

>>50086986
No, immunity to damage is too powerful on a PC

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mfw I couldnt order volo's special cover cos no stores anywhere near for 1000kms and now that I see people posting pics it even look better in real life... tell me that I did better by ordering regular cover cos it will look more coherent on my shelf with other 5E books /tg. tell me i did better...and hold me.

>>50084782
>Can barely move
>Only 2 attacks with no bonuses or whatever
I bet an expert would be as good as you if not probably better

>>50086965
Dress up as soldiers of one country, burn a couple of villages of the other country, kill a few noblemen, make sure to leave as many witnesses as possible.
Dress up like soldiers of the second country, do the same.

>>50086975

It works because I am actually playing a noble

>>50086955
>Kung Fu Biting
>Chewdo
>Karateeth
>Eat Kune Do
>Chewjutsu
>Muay Thai Cuisine

You are ignorant of the possibilities

>>50087069
I can do all of that as a human monk.

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One of my 5e group is doing a superhero-themed 5e game starting at level 13. I feel like the Tabaxi would be perfect for this.

5 levels barbarian
6 levels monk
2 levels rogue
Take boots of speed as my starting magic item.

30 - Base speed
40 - Fast Movement
55 - Elk totem barbarian (while raging)
70 - Monk's unarmoured movement
80 - Mobile feat
160 - Friendly wizard casts haste
320 - Feline agility
640 - Boots of Speed
1280 - Dash as a standard action
2560 - Dash as a cunning action
5120 - Dash action from haste

Never fast enough. NEVER FAST ENOUGH.

>>50087130
But what are you going to do BEYOND running fast?

>>50086014
Where is this from?

>>50087151
Humorous roleplay and definitely not much combat.

>>50087130
That's way past cool! Also don't forget that it's not okay if someone touches you in a place that makes you feel uncomfortable.

Is there a reason Lizardfolk would worship someone other than Semuanya? Not something like 'adopted by townsfolk and grew up with them, now worship X because they do'. Just a group/tribe of Lizardfolk that happen to worship something else.

>>50087154
>see OP

>>50087154
Volo's guide to monsters. Look at OP's post carefully, anon, there's a link.

>>50087154
>Where is this from?

https://sli.mg/a/EvUWsI

Volo's PC races got leaked, which is the very reason this general was started in the first place.

>>50087169
The evil demon thing that corrupts 'em is an option.

>>50087169
Reptilian folk in general seem to revere dragons if that helps?

>>50087177
>>50087180
I was unaware Volo's guide had races thanks.

>>50087130
>Barb/Monk/Rogue
>13 on Wis, Dex, Str and Con
You're MAD, in several levels
Also
>Assuming magic items
>Assuming caster is going to waste haste on your shitty kill-me-please-each-minute-of-my-life-is-an-eternal-suffering character
I remember making a character in 3.5 who was almost as fast as the speed of sound while actually being good at combat (and hyper fucking good if you use speed to damage rules)

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Threadly reminder that Bugbear Whip Battlemaster/Assassin is the new meta.

The Tabaxi's Feline Agility isn't OP right? It's pretty cool, but I don't think it'll break anything. A player wants to be a Tabaxi Wizard (so not even a mobile class), and the DM thinks it's too OP.

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I'm back :)

>>50087227
>wearing armor
>using anything else than your nature given bugbear whip

>Still no centaur block or setting-agnostic Minotaur block
>But you can play as an Aquaman

>>50087169
Long ago, a missionary came and converted them all after some spectacular displays of divine magic. Sadly, he did not guide the tribe for long, due to linguistic oddities of reptilian language. But the lizardfolk will always fondly remember his last words that he repeatede again and again: "More burning oil, and don't keep me waiting!"

>>50087228
>DM who stops fun at conception
yeah fuck that guy

>>50087228
It's not OP, but if the DM has to nerf it, say it's a bonus action to invoke the speed doubling. That no longer helps Monks or Rogues, but the PC is a Wizard, so whatever.

>>50087247
You do this deliberately.

>>50087219
>assuming magic items
The dm allows one magic item of that level for games like this
>assuming caster
This group loves dumb shit like this.

>3.5
That's 3.5, which was a balance nightmare. 5e is balanced enough that it's actually really difficult to make a character with a strange ability like this.

>>50087267
>Strange
Useless, the word is useless

>>50085869
I fucking love that magic card. Fuck why haven't I played an Elite Inquisitor in D&D? FUCK!

>>50085869
Totally making a Triton Swashbuckler/Paladin now.

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>>50087291
Because you can't use a 2 crossbows

>>50087290
>The ability to send communications and goods at 600 miles per hour over short distances has no possible use in a roleplaying game because it does not allow me to Punch Good

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>>50087252
We're fighting Draculas. You're gonna need that armor.

>>50087320
Only killjoy faggots disallow it at their tables. If they have Crossbow Expert feat, I say dual wield away. It's not better than shooting the same hand crossbow twice - in fact, arguably it can even be worse.

>>50087264
I absolutely take them right side up on my phone

>>50087320
Hey bro I think your big crossbow has its limbs on the wrong way

>>50087341
>Only killjoy faggots disallow it at their tables
That's the vast majority of 5e fanbase

>>50087336
I appreciate your dedication to perspective in these.

>>50087365
That's a steam-grip wooden pickaxe, anon.

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>>50087365
>only the big
Look again

>>50087336
>Alucaw

>>50087389
Heh

>>50087385
Uh, how does one shoot that without the bowstring swiping the hand holding the stock?

>>50087385
Oh shit
Hope he doesn't mind having his bolts fall off

>>50087401
You trick your enemy into holding it and then shoot.

"Read, nigga, read" should be the pic for all 5eg threads. Just saiyan.

I'm going to run SKT for my group, I'm still rather new and don't have any figures or anything to represent the players and monsters on the maps, where is a good deal for those kind of things? I don't need the fancy 3D models, 2d cutouts on a stand or something would work

>>50086986
Might be overpowered at lower levels, but the concept of Kenku Wereravens is pretty interesting, especially considering their lore.

Maybe when a Kenku are immune to lycanthropy normally, however if they contact from a wereraven through say, a blood transfusion or something, then it manifests itself differently. They are unable to spread lycanthropy through bites, and they do not have normal lycanthrope immunities. Because crows are so similar and closely related to ravens, kenku wereravens do not gain the "hybrid form". Instead, they essentially gain the hybrid form as their true form, as they are already so similar. So basically they go from being crow people to raven people. They can still turn into a raven and shit.

>>50087459

If you just need 2D printouts on a stand, just print out appropriate sized monster pictures, laminate them, and put them on a stand of some kind. Otherwise Reaper Bones/Kings of War is a good deal for minis.

>>50087488
Where could I get the stands or what can I use to make them?

>>50087247
>moon druids can turn into this at level 2

YES

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>>50086925
I wouldn't argue it. If it's a free action to drop an item it should be a free action to take a hand off of something.

>>50087247
Where's my Brontosaurus?

Reminder that Lizardfolk Barbarians shouldn't be able to Rage.

>>50087247
That's, I'm done with 5e

>>50087509

Cardboard, laminated paper, putty/plastic, wood... sky's the limit.

Please someone tell me there are good CL 2 and 3 dinosaurs

>>50087341
>>50087366
Dual wielding hand crossbows is fine, but hand crossbow + shield is where I draw the line

>>50087556
Got a pdf or something of the appropriate things to print out?

>>50087332
A caster can do it with less levels and still be competent in combat and outside of combat.

>>50086925
In a recent errata, it was clarified that you only need two hands on the weapon while attacking, so you can freely drop a hand to perform spells and stuff. It would be a free action to do so

>>50087564
This, casters can still somehow cast spells and still have a shield (if proficient) for ranged damage + defense, but when a martial does it, no, that's to much.

>>50087569

Fraid not, I just use minis. If you have the monster's manual or something you could scan and print those, otherwise hunt around the web I'm sure there's something.

To someone that owns Volo can we see the page on the Bodak.

>>50087169
Lizardfolk are one of the more populous Demi-Human demographics in the Al-Qadim setting / Zakhara. Play one as a Far Traveler, and you could conceivably play them as either a follower of the Zakharan pantheon or from whatever that city was w/ a high northern barbarian population and having picked up a faith from there instead. Such a Lizardfolk would also, presumably, be better at mimicry of emotions what with living close to other demi-humans.

>>50087513
>Moon druid was already super duper strong at 2nd level
>Make it even stronger
Thanks wotc

>>50087614
And they are weak after level 5, but no new form

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Stat me in D&D 5e, /tg/.
Personality Trait, Ideal, Bond and Flaw included.
Forget the movie. Forget new 52.

> Be kobold druid
> Get bullied
> Turn into a dinosaur and eat my bullies
Feels good, man.

>>50087628
-1 Con per month.

>>50087614
>be lizardfolk druid
>turn into dinosaur
>kill enemy
>eat him
>continue on your killing spree with your extra hit points to fuel your rampage

>>50087169
are there mentions of Semuanya in Volos guide?

>>50087341
You can shoot a hand crossbow in each hand all you like. To load them, however, requires a free hand. How hard is that to understand?

>>50087599
Casting spells requires one free hand. Not two.

>>50087635
>Be kobold druid
>Get bullied by big lizardfolk
>Turn into a dinosaur and try to eat bully
>He's also a druid
>lizardfolk turns into bigger dinosaur

lewd

I know that this isn't necessarily the correct thread for this question, but... Im looking for the Sons of Gruumsh module but cant find it. Help would be appreciated.

>>50087628
He's difficult.

I actually think he'd be some form of cleric. I'd say paladin, but he does too much magic stuff to make paladin fit in my head. Cleric fits, since if they're statted right they can get into melee.

>>50087679
Now, what happens if two druid in dinosaur form mate with each other?
asking for a friend

>>50087247
Can you post the cows?
There's a lot of fucking cows in this book.

>>50087675
Holding a shield doesn't turn your hand into a stump, many people fired crossbows while having shields in one arm.

>>50087702
I want to see the Bodak.

>>50087675
How about clerics and paladins and druids with weapon AND shield? they can still cast because reasons.

Also this has nothing to do with subjective as fuck logic but with balance, why ones can use shiel with ranged attacks and others don't?

>>50087694
They get stuck in dinosaur form until the female has laid all the eggs
It is a male and female dinosaur, right?...

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>>50087336
help, i'm obsessed with Whip Bugbear memes

>>50087247
>beast
wait I haven't been paying attention to the new book thing

will there be more official druid wildshape options? most of them suck.

>>50087694
that's how half-elfs and half-orcs are made

>>50087753
Best Castlevania.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7gk0iyVXI

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>>50087752

>>50087227
>>50087286
>>50087753
Can someone explain why Bugbears with Whips are a thing? Aren't whips useless?

>>50087742
>How about clerics and paladins and druids with weapon AND shield? they can still cast because reasons.
No, no they can't. Maybe your DM lets them because your DM is bad, but if one of their spells has a somatic component, they need a free hand to cast it. They're allowed to wear holy symbols rather than hold them in hand, but that's it.

>Also this has nothing to do with subjective as fuck logic but with balance, why ones can use shiel with ranged attacks and others don't?

You are everything that's wrong with roleplaying. You see the game only as a collection of rules and don't think for a moment about what those rules represent.

>>50087802

extra 5' because of bugbear racial, ontop of the whips' reach

>>50087802
Whips are reach weapons
Bugbears have an extra 5 foot reach
This means a bugbear can be whipping you from 15 feet away. 20 if they're also a Battlemaster with Lunging Strike
You could pull all of this off with a polearm, but bugbears also have Stealth proficiency and do an extra 2d6 damage on surprise rounds, making them excellent Rogues. Rogues need a finesse weapon to sneak attack with, which whips are.

So a Rogue/Fighter Bugbear can whip you to death from 20 feet in the shadows

>>50087763
>most of them suck.
every option above CL 2 sucks

>>50087818
For bonus points, play battlemaster. They have a maneuever that can add extra +5 reach.

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Does someone have tables for making random PCs from scratch? I need to make around 10 and want to just roll for them.

>>50087818
But what about Polearms?

Isn't it better to just use a Glaive or Pike instead, and get the benefits of higher damage, plus the benefits of Polearm Master and GWM?

>>50087834
i know, I was dealing with that in my last game.

>>50087804
>No, no they can't
Read the rules, they can. They can make their shield a holy symbol and cast C/S and C spells with both hands full.

>>50087845
That's an option if you don't want to use sneak attack and can get your surprise rounds elsewhere.
But hey, polearm >>50087753

>>50087845
You need a finese weapon to sneak attack.

>>50087804
And you're all that was wrong with 3.PF but still permeated to 5e.

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>>50087844
Wizard must've made this just for you.

>>50087804
>No, no they can't.
He doesn't know

>>50087804
>You're everything that's wrong with roleplaying
>Unironically pushing Adventurer's League RAW cancer

Drop your mouse and use your free item interaction to neck yourself.

Why use a whip over a ranged weapon/throwing daggers?
Daggers give you an extra attack, ranged gives you a longer range

>>50087675
5e shields are strapped, that's why it takes an action to don or doff them. Your hand is free to recharge the hand crossbow.

>>50087847
>I was dealing with that in my last game.
I know the feel

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>>50087851
A holy symbol is a spellcasting focus. It replaces material components, not somatic ones. If you hold it in your hand you can perform somatic components with the same hand, but if you don't hold it in your hand you still need a hand free for the somatic component. All of this assumes that you don't have War Caster.

>>50087887
About the War Caster feat?

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>>50087845
>what about Polearms?

Ah, the Bugbear Classic.

I've always liked bugbears. The very idea of this gigantic hairy bastard, light on its feet and stealthy, sneaking up behind someone with a polearm or a club with nails in it is hilarious.

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>>50087872
thanks anon, have sexy

>>50087910
>It replaces material components, not somatic ones
READ THE FUCKING MANUAL, it replaces BOTH if the spell uses BOTH, so it works for C/S and for C spells.

>>50087893
DMs who are anal about object interaction / weapon draw rules.

>>50087900
Even if that's true, that would only let you reload a hand crossbow with the same hand you use a shield in. It still wouldn't let you use a hand crossbow in each hand and somehow reload them with two hands that are full of hand crossbows.

>>50087910
>>50087913
>2 years later and they still don't know
Read nigga read.jpg

>>50087893
Whips are cool.

>>50087893
People desperately want the whip to be good for something.

>>50087920
Your manual is apparently the private one that exists in your stupid head. Mine is the real one that exists on paper.

>A character can use a component pouch or a spellcasting focus (found in chapter 5) in place of the components specified for a spell. But if a cost is indicated for a component, a character must have that specific component before he or she can cast the spell. If a spell states that a material component is consumed by the spell, the caster must provide this component for each casting of the spell.
>A spellcaster must have a hand free to access these components—or to hold a spellcasting focus—but it can be the same hand that he or she uses to perform somatic components.

Die in a fire.

>>50087961
It's good for whipping

>>50087906
>AC is so low every enemies attack hits you
>some rounds end with a new wildshape being lost because all attacks hit you
>I just wanted to eat people because I'm a bear
starting another druid in a low level game which I haven't experienced before, so I'm looking forward to being able to combat

>>50087967
I'm srly wondering if you're retarded or you're making my point to amuse me.

>>50087967
>or to hold a spellcasting focus
Like shield
>can be the same hand that he or she uses to perform somatic components.
Like shield hand in where there's the shield which coincidentally is a spell focus

Even the fuckign devs already said thsi 1000000000000000 times, but go back to school because you clearly can't into reading comprehension

>>50087057
If it makes you feel better, anon, the cover is extremely fragile. It scratches and buffs from the slightest friction, and I've yet to find a way to get finger smears off of it - which set in immediately upon contact with skin. DM has it too, is saying the same thing so I know its not just my clammy oily basement beast hands.

Thing seriously needed a plastic cover sheath thing.

>>50088011
>>50088038
Lol u mad

>>50088005
Yeah, now I always go land druid

>>50088011
Where does it say that a spellcasting focus being worn on your person eliminates your need for a free hand to use somatic components? It says that if you're holding a spellcasting focus in your hand, you can also do somatic components with that same hand. But if you're not holding it in your hand - as with a holy symbol that you're wearing around your neck or whatever - then it does not free you from the need to have a free hand for somatic somponents.

>>50087385
what the fuck

It does seem silly to cast cure wounds on someone while holding a battleaxe in one hand and a shield in the other

>>50088059
This in every thread ever, it's becoming absurd.

Assume you're a cleric, and you have a nice warhammer and a nice shield, the shield is your spellcasting focus because why not, boom, you now can cast component and component/somatic spells by the face. If you still have problems reading go ask the devs, any dev, all if you want, go to sageadvice, send a leter to wotc, use comune with your god, I don't care. It's in the rules is both RAW and RAI, it has been said hundreds of times, etc.

>>50088059
Wow, an actual textbook strawman.

Because you know you were wrong about people holding their shield as a holy symbol, you suddenly started arguing about wearing a focus as a necklace or something.

>>50088072
Why do people think 5E is new in allowing this
It's just asking G O D to do stuff for you. You're not tracing arcane runes into the air or giving Jezechiel a handie, you're just thrusting the symbol of your chosen LORD in someone's face and saying get smote or succored.

>>50088101
Ignore him, I bet he's the same faggot as in every thread ever, 10 threads ago he said he was doing it for the lulz so is not ignorancy is outright shitposting.

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Is there anything official on playing a Pixie/Sprite? What homebrew, if any, is recommended for this purpose if there's nothing official?

>>50088110
>tracing arcane runes into the air

I've always seen it as this. Even if they're rough motions, you're tracing/threading the magic with gestures.

In theory, could a Strength-based Bladesinger work, or is there no reason to not just go dex-based?

>>50088131
I remember that, they posted the page from the book he said "nuh nuh", they posted the errata he still said "nuh nuh" then the twitter from Jeremy Crawford (the lead designer) he still went "nuh nuh"

>>50088151
If you're a WIZARD, yes.

>>50088163
In theory? yes, you just only need to roll both good Str and good Dex because your attack depends now on Str and your defense on Dex, you also need Int. So is just MAD, but not impossible.

>>50088163
>strength based
>light armor only
yeah enjoy your fucking 11 AC bro

>>50088110
Sure, but cure wounds requires you to touch the person. Or are you just tapping them on the head with your shield?

>>50088219
Yes.

Remember, you can apparently shove people hard enough with shields to knock them back five whole feet but do no damage.

>Lizard folk natural armour revolves around dex
>Bite is str
I don't know what to do

>>50088242
Your DM will never pay attention to the damage being Strength-based

>>50088242
>natural armour with dex
>bite with str
>+2 to con

>>50085869
So Yuan-ti players can only be Pure-bloods? No snake tails?

>>50088178
>>50088182
Well, with a +3 or +4 in Int and Studded leather armor, if I have only 14 Dex I still have 17 or 18 AC while bladesinging. If I take Shield to balance out the times that my song isn't active, then I think it may be alright.

>>50088288
>Studded leather armor
>Instead of mage armor
Are you hindering yourself on purpose?

>>50088288
>Bladesinging
>With shield
>Studded leather armor
Is this bait?

>>50088327
You are my hero anon

>>50088327
may the great bugbear whipmaster heap blessings upon you

>>50088327
you are doing god's work, i still want to pick it up but they won't have it in my country for weeks, i'm considering just ordering it from the us.

>>50088242
>take advantage of natural armor when playing dex characters
>use bite with strength characters
ez lad

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>>50088327

>>50088327
Boku no hero!

>>50088317
You're right. Don't know why I didn't think of just taking Mage Armor. Whoops.
>>50088326
The shield spell. To bolster my AC when I'm not using my bladesong.

>>50088327
*evil maniacal laughter*

You are the hero, anon!

>>50087151
It maters not

>>50088327

< 3

>>50088327
You're doing god's work anon.
It's probably not a very nice god, but a god nontheless

>>50088168
Wizards probably do it in a more fancy/precise way.

so different AC formulas never stack?
what's the highest possible AC even?

also why in the name of fuck lizardmen get natural armor and dragonborns don't, i just want good dragon characters.

>Tabaxi monk with mobile and longstrider can move 480ft in 6 seconds

>>50088420
>what's the highest possible AC even?
You can get up to like 40 with the right magic items, but it's unlikely. A great mid-game AC is 20-21, a great end-game AC might be 25 max.

>>50088420
Plate +3 , warforged, shield, shield (spell), cloak of protection, ring of protection totals up to like 32?
Can't think of anything more than that
I think maybe haste gives +2 as well, or that bladesong with magearmor has potential to give more with 20 dex/int

>>50088432
>You can get up to like 40 with the right magic items
I think the highest achieved was 38 and was even casting Shield spell and using that dragon mask that adds Cha to AC.

>>50088420
As unlikely as it is, a bladesinger can get;
>15 base from studded leather +3
>+10 from 30 dex
>+10 from 30 int
>+5 from shield
>+2 from haste
>+3 from defender (magic sword)

>>50088484
How would you go about getting 30 int and dex?

>>50088432
>A great mid-game AC is 20-21, a great end-game AC might be 25 max.
Probably this, at 8th level you should have 20 AC if your job is being on the front killing niggas at melee. 25+ at high level (15th+).

It also depends on what your GM throws at you, there're high level monsters that even with 25 AC they're going to hit you more than half of the time (+17 to hit and like 4 attacks).

I have to convince my DM to let me change my character to a bugbear rogue

>>50088445
The things you mentioned are 31
Plate = 18
+3 = 21
Warforged = 22
+ shield = 24
+ cloak & ring of protection: 26
+ shield (spell) = 31
However if you also have the defense fighting style it's 32, and with a +3 shield it can go up to 35, then with haste it's 37.

>>50088522
Requesting Bodak and Neogi

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>sprout angel wings and gain a fly speed

gag

>>50087628

STR 12
DEX 12
CON 8
INT 18
WIS 14
CHA 14

Mage 4/Cleric 4
Charlatan background to social skills.

Personality Trait: Try always look badass and/or controlling the situation
Ideal: Just solve the problems that stubbornly fall on my head every time.
Bond: I did many mistakes in the past that i can't forget
Flaw: Always hurt my friends with my games, especially their souls.

>>50088110
>>50088219
Cure Wounds is V, S components only, so you can't cast it using your shield as a holy symbol anyway.
>You actually do need a free hand to cast Cure Wounds.

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>>50088534
You'll have Bodak and like it

>>50088496
Hoping you come across a shit ton of tomes of clear thought and manuals of quick action. It doesn't say anything about not being able to use them more than once if you find another, however unlikely it is that you will find them

>>50088567
I see
I wasn't really aware of there being magic items other than giant belts/potions that increased stats beyond 20

>>50088522
>Orcs see cows as sacred
Wait, Orcs are Hindus?

>>50088611
word is dindus

>cat claws are a str weapon
???

>>50088611
Only War Cows it appears.

>>50088566
Nice these guys are sweet.

>>50088657
>Race gives you +2 Dex
Like Aaracokra, talons that are Str based on a Dex race

>>50087628
I would actually probably go with Variant Human(Observant) Bard(Satire) With Expertise in Deception and Investigation.

>>50087818
>>50087828
>>50087854
>>50087859
>>50087914

So what's the best way to do our TOO SUBTLE whip-snapping bugbear?
I've got an idea.

Fighter 4/Rogue 4. Take your first three levels in Fighter, the next four in Rogue, and then a level in each. Take Leather Armor, a Polearm, and a Whip as your starting equipment. For starting stats, after racial bonus, have 16/16/13/8/12/10. Take Lunging Attack for one maneuver, then whatever you want for the others. Give Stealth expertise.

What else guys, after the initial 8 levels. Honestly the main factors we're looking at are Superiority Dice, Sneak Attack Dice, and Ability Score Increases, since we're MAD as fuck.

I unironically played a battlemaster gladiator with TWF whips.

>>50088147
Sprite
+2 dex -2 str
Tiny Sized
10ft walking speed, 40ft flying speed
Heart Sight- same as the sprite ability
Invisibility- same as the sprite ability
You're proficient in the poisoner's kit and maybe stealth as well
You know common and sylvan
There you go, see if you can get your GM to approve something like that. He probably won't.

>>50088711
I would just focus on Dex (drop polearm), go 5 or 6 fighter for extra attack and maybe stat bonus, then full rogue

>>50088711
>Bug Bearmont
>Not Paladin

Nah son.

>>50088566

> if it looks at any character in 30 feet, make saving throw
> if the saving throw fails by 5+, auto-faint

Bruh.

>>50088522

CHA 5 (-3)? This is just unfair! Look these horns! This animal is majestic!

My FLGS says Volo's is on back order.
I pre-ordered that fucker with them.

>>50088052
1/10 troll isn't a class.

>>50088758
You're forgetting some things.
Defense Fighting Style: +1
Defender Sword: +3
Shield of Faith: +2
Evasive Footwork with D12 Superiority Die: up to +12.
There might be a better use of the reaction than casting Shield,

>>50088950
Meant for >>50088533

>>50088950
Then we enter in highest AC at one point against one attack only, VS highest AC in one turn against every attack. The first is going to be higher, but not reliable like at all.

>>50087844
Making characters in 5e is so braindead easy, why do you need a table for it?

>>50085869
>The good parts of Volo's guide are already leaked:
>no Firbolg

I'm so sorry my big, cuddly friend, no one likes you.

>>50086441
Also you had to cheat

>>50089076
That was already released officially, though.

>>50088950
Hmm, I didn't think of those. (except defense style, I did actually mention that)
So, let's say we're at 32 without the shield spell for now:
32 + 2 shield of faith = 34
+ 3 defender sword = 37
(That's without using your reaction, which is pretty fucking ridiculous)
using your reaction for shield it's 42
using it for evasive footwork it's 38-49

The Tarrasque (which has +19 to attack) has a highest possible non nat-20 rol of 38, meaning it can just barely hit the ac even without the reaction being used, and you'll only need to roll a 2 with evasive footwork to dodge it.

>>50089122
Evasive Footwork actually doesn't use your reaction. As long as you're moving, your AC gets a bonus of whatever you roll.

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>>50085869
I require some input and heavy criticism on this. I don't have a single clue on if I rated the CR appropriately, so that's where I need help the most. Though, a group of four 7th level adventurers does seem like it could take one out with the power of teamwork, as long as it's by itself.
I tried to capture as many elements as I could of how they behave in-game. There might be stuff I missed, but in general I think I have them summed up fairly well.

>>50089173
It's too strong. Tone its damage output down, jesus.

>>50089193
They're meant to be hard hitters, they take out survivors very quickly.
What CR would you recommend with current values?

>>50089142
Oh that makes it even better, since you can have an ac of 43-54 in the right situation, a number so ridiculous that it'll never be useful

>>50089211
Read the DMG

Hey /tg/ my party got their hands on some slaves and want to start training them, but I'm not sure if I should let them train the slaves as 1:1 PCs. I'm thinking for now that they can train them to learn proficiencies in skills of each class, increase the hit die every other level, and then let them do an ASI every 4th level. Any thoughts on this?

>>50089218
Answer the question directly, pal
What do you personally feel an appropriate CR for it, as it is now, would be?

>>50089245
9, off the top of my head. Possibly more due to it being able to call more.

>>50089245
The DMG has tables that tell you the appropriate CR based on damage, AC, hit points, etc.

>>50089245
I'd put it at 12.

>>50089245
Easily over 10. What the fuck were you thinking rating this as a 7?

>>50089231
>eavy criticism on this. I don't have a single clue on if I rated the CR appropriately, so that's where I need help the most. Though, a group of four 7th level adventurers does seem like it could take one out with the power of teamwork, as long as it's by itself.
>I tried to capture as many elements as I could of how they behave in-game. There might be stuff I missed, but in general I think I have them summed up fairly well.

Use NPC templates, I'd say, or keep them way below the players power-wise.

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Rate my new character /tg/

>>50088950
>There might be a better use of the reaction than casting Shield,
Probably not unless you want parry. At very high levels defensive duelist feat surpasses shield and it doesn't use spell slots which is nice.

>>50089173
>Pounce
>15ft reach
I assume they move to the target, and that isn't how reach works, so why isn't it like a tigers pounce?

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where are the encumbrance rules?

>>50089292
8/8

>>50089231
I'd recommend using the NPC templates in the MM (spy, acolyte, berserker etc.), since giving them essentially extra PC's to help is a bit much, besides most people will, even with enough training never pass second or third level in a class, if they even manage to gain one.

>>50089259
The claw swipe multiattack, if all three land, is 42 (average) in one round.
The table suggests that an average of 45-50 damage in one round is appropriate for CR 7 monsters. Alongside 161-175 HP, although with only a +6 attack bonus instead of a +7.

>>50089348
if you carry too much shit, it slows your down

>>50089348
PHB 176

>>50089329
Tigers have a pounce attack, eh?
I'll take a look at it, thanks for the suggestion.

Does no one here have Mage Hand Press material? Or has someone just not put in the work to add any of it to the Mega Trove?
After all, most of it is free, I'm just making sure there isn't an unspoken rule to post any of it.

>>50089390
No rule. If you wanna do it, then do it.

Can I stack Great Weapon Fighting and Savage attacker?

So I wanted to make some changes to dragons in my campaign, including adding a new weakest metallic dragon (iron w/poison breath+immunity) and strongest chromatic dragon (violet w/thunder cone), but I'm having a hard time thinking up alternate breath weapons for the dragons that don't have them already, like the sleep breath of a brass dragon. Of course violet (or maybe red) dragons will get berserk breath (wis save or attack nearest creature in 60ft until no more remain), thinking white or some other should get chaff breath (dex or can't make ranged attacks), but I'm stumped for the rest. What are some good breath weapon ideas?

>>50089408
No.

Could anyone that has Volo's show off the Neogi

>>50087893
>Daggers give you an extra attack

They do?

>>50089420
I once used a stone dragon with a petrifying breath, don't have the stats I used anymore though.

The Gorgon's got all stats you need for it though, just gotta temper with the DC.

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>>50088327
>MFW

>>50089451
if you're dual wielding them yes, you can attack with a BA

without TWF though it'll be worthless

>>50089451
An extra attack, not Extra Attack
He means TWF

>>50089451
Two weapon fighting. They are light and whips aren't. You can get an extra attack with whips, but it requires feat investment.

>>50089468
I'm on page 41 of the scan, it's about 210-220 pages. Then I gotta rotate and crop them all, so it's gonna be a while. I'll probably have it done by late tonight or sometime tomorrow.

>>50088327
https://youtu.be/EqWRaAF6_WY

>>50089478
>whips aren't
Does WotC hate fun?

>>50089482
Thanks anon, god bless you

>>50089472
>without TWF though it'll be worthless
It's nice for rogues as it gives you an extra chance to sneak attack

>>50089388
>>50089329
Alright, after looking at the weretiger (and sabretooth tiger and regular tiger) and their Pounce ability, I see what you mean.
The grapple is, I feel, an important part of the volatile pounce (and plenty of monsters have automatic grapple contested on your turn anyways), but I can see where other issues lie. So, my proposed change to the Pounce attack is the following:
Pounce. If the Volatile moves at least 15 feet straight towards a creature and then hits it with a claw swipe on the same turn, the target is grappled automatically and must succeed on a DC 15 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.

How does that look?

>>50089524
yeah, that should be fine

Hey, any of you chuckleheads have a conversion guide for 3.5/PF/4 to 5e? If no official resource exists, what would be some general rules of thumb? I would like to run a campaign that is rather heavy on demons, but the monster manual leaves a lot to be desired.

>>50089482
i love you

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>>50089611
This is what WotC put out. It's not perfect but it's a start.

>>50089482
Thank you anon sir.

>>50089572
Solid, then, my man.
Notice anything else that sticks out?

>>50088242
Become a monk, and use your dex for your attacks too.

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>the goblinoid war camp is shaped like a swastika

>>50089691
>Nazi goblins
Well I know what my next campaign is about

>>50089631
Thank you, good anon.

>>50089717
>Swastika was invented by Nazies

>>50089749
>swastika isn't primarily associated with the Nazis
We all know they didn't invent it but come on dude

>>50089611
No, don't do it
>>50089631
Ignore this shit, don't do it, that pdf is basically "lol just get bent and play whatever matches the name of the class even though is literally 100% different".

>>50089768
He needs it for converting monsters, fuck off with your unarmed unarmored paladin bullshit you faggot

>>50089631
>For instance, your fourth edition avenger might be a fifth edition paladin with the Oath of Vengeance or a monk who follows the Way of Shadow
>or a monk who follows the Way of Shadow
also
>Exceptional Strength has no conversion value, so the character’s Strength score becomes 18
>Not 30 like some monsters, not even 20, no, fucking 18
Never seen something more unneeded that this pdf.

>>50089749
>War focussed people using the swastika
>The symbol most commonly associated with the Nazi's
>Nazi's don't immediately pop into mind

I know the Swastika started as a hindu symbol but gimme a break here, anon

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>>50089813
>PCs with 30 STR at level 1
accept that 5e has a different power level or play something else you colossal retard

>>50088242
>Be lizardfolk monk
>Unarmed strikes can use dex

>>50089835
How about Celts? I bet you didn't think on them

>>50089717
>>50089691

> implying hobgoblins aren't nazis already

>>50089837
>Implying you couldn't have Str 20 at 1st level
>Implying you couldn't have 22+
>Implying it says 1st level
You should read before replying

>>50089851

> Rome comes to share it's glorious wealth/technology/culture with the Britons living in shit huts
> "Nah, fuck that. I like my shit hut"

No one cares about the Celts anyways.

>>50089843
>Unarmed strikes can use dex
Yeah, but not bite, bite is stated as 1d6+Str

>>50088327
Someone get this man a hooker. And then hold the hooker hostage until he finishes. And then we all blow him.

>>50089879
bite is stated to be an unarmed strike, don't be a retard anon

>>50089837
>accept that 5e has a different power level
Exactly, and that's why the excepcional strenght and over 20 attributes part is unneeded, it should be "don't translate, play other system" isntead of "lol no, you now have 18".

>>50089900
Then it deals 1d4 till 5th level.

>>50089851
They used three-legged symbols

>>50089875
>implying
The romans took most of their weapon and armor designs from Celts

>>50089918

Not if you don't want it to, the wording of martial arts is 'you CAN use" not "you MUST use". The ability to use dexterity instead of strength is a different part of the Martial Arts ability so you can indeed do 1d6+dex bites.

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>>50089921
>They used three-legged symbols
Sure, and 4 legged ones too.

>>50089813
Exceptional Strength in AD&D was Ogre strength. Giant Strength potions started at 19, and went up from there. Coincidentally?

>5E MM
Ogre: Str 19.
Hill Giant: Str 21.

So yeah, you possibly lose out on a single point of strength… with no attribute bonus change. Losing Exceptional Strength is actually a boost for AD&D 2E -> 5E Conversion as Str 18 or Str 18/50 and lower were p-much shit compared to 5E's Str 18 benefits.

If a Lizardman is wearing armour which would give an AC less than its 13+Dex armour it can use 13+Dex

I like this because it means you can use magical armour but still use your kickass AC calculation

>>50085869
So, I'm not a fan of having to give up stat boosts for feats.

I'm contemplating allowing for both.

You'd gain ability increases at the normal rate.

Then, for feats, you'd gain a feat at maybe 1,5,10,15,20 (Maybe this will be a bit much, might need to go 1,7,14,20).

The only thing I'm unsure how to handle, are the feats which *INCLUDE* an attribute increase.

Any suggestions?

Any glaring holes in the idea?

>there's a kid icarus option for aasimar

Paladin's out because you can't use bows for smite, what are some other options? Fighter works if you don't mind your stat boosts going to waste.

>>50090037
This would effectively neuter Fighters and Rogues when it comes to their additional attribute gain as now it's not "Five v Six / Seven" but "Ten v Eleven / Twelve". 5E (rightfully) considers 3.5 / PF's progression as a bug not a feature.

>>50090024
>If a Lizardman is wearing armour which would give an AC less than its 13+Dex armour it can use 13+Dex
Read nigga read

>>50090075
>10-12 attribute increases
This is not the goal.

Many/Most Feats don't boost your attributes.

The goal is to have the same number of attribute increases, along with some feats for non-attribute raising stuff.

>>50090024
>When you aren't wearing armor your AC is 13+ your dextery bonus
>When you aren't wearing armor
>aren't wearing armor
Well gee I dunno

>>50088327
Support the hobby you jewy cunt

>>50090109
I am. :^)

>>50090075
So, where I'm not looking to change the number of increases, but instead have separate pools of statgain and feats which are not interchangeable, what would you suggest?

And with that in mind, are there any problems you can see with that idea?

>>50090109
I am going to take the scan and thank him for it.

I am also going to enjoy the hardcover book because it's being shipped to me as we speak cause I bought it.

Having a pdf as well is just useful.

I'd like some input.

Playing Curse of Strahd, and my party had been wanting me (Crossbow Expert Fighter) to start tanking more. Alright, I decided I'd tank for them last night, and I died. Don't really care about losing the character, wasn't attached to him, but now I need to roll up someone new, and I'm not sure what I want to play. Party comp is:

Bard, Paladin, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

Ideally, I would want to be a Cleric, but the only Cleric domain I think I want is Nature, and I'm not really seeing a good way to make a Nature Cleric interesting. Don't wanna be a Druid (first character I played was a Druid, he died too). Alternatively, I could be a Barbarian, but the only Barbarian I'd want to be is a Frenzy Barb, and I'm not really sure where to go in that direction.

>>50090109
Get a tablet you pissy twat.

>>50090129
God's work, anon.

In all seriousness, even if I buy *EVERY BOOK*; I don't always want to transport them all with me. I'd rather just bring 1 or 2 books with me and leave the rest at home, and use a tablet for everything else.

Plus, if someone else at the table wants to see something in a book they don't own, I'm not big on book-sharing.
>1. I cant use it at the same time.
>2. People have ruined my books before.
I'd rather pass them the PDF and then they dont need to bother me about my pretty hardcopy.

>>50090161
frenzy barb is really shit

Nature Cleric, be a "Warden of the Wild" kind of thing. Dunno how you'd translate that to CoS though.

If your party needs a tank Cleric isn't really the best choice but you could atleast get a shield + heavy armor with nature. Maybe consider Tempest or War

>>50086444
Oh my god
Yes
YES

>>50090226

I wouldn't be tanking directly as a Cleric, but a few Mass Healing Words will certainly make the rest of the party more resilient.