Questions tagged [dnd-5e-2014]
For questions about Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, an RPG published in 2014 by Wizards of the Coast. D&D 5e is a heroic fantasy RPG inspired by the mechanics and settings of all previous D&D editions. It was previously code-named D&D Next during the playtest period. (For questions about the 2024 revision of the D&D 5e rules, see the [dnd-5e-2024] tag.)
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How should I apply Cure Wounds to a Find Steed mount?
Find Steed (PHB, p. 240) states:
“If you cast a spell that targets only you, the spell can also target your steed.”
Cure Wounds is a touch spell targeting a single creature, so it appears to qualify—...
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What is the maximum number of damage types for a single attack?
This question made me wonder: what is the maximum number of different damage types you could have on a single attack?
All official source books allowed, and a party of up to five characters that can ...
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Grave touched affecting multiple damage types
The Undead Warlock's "Grave Touched" feature at L6, allows you to change the damage type of one of your attacks per turn to necrotic.
There are multiple posts around the internet that tell ...
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Magic item feedback: Karmic Ring
I enjoy creating magic items and any feedback you can provide helps me to do it better :) I don't want to spam this forum with items as I have quite a collection but I'll try to post one every week to ...
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If a creature with legendary actions is polymorphed, does it lose its legendary actions?
If a creature has legendary actions or lair actions, does it retain those actions if it becomes transformed by polymorph or similar spells?
The errata states the following is to be added legendary ...
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Pirate-themed items [closed]
I'm working on a few magic items because I love the creative process and would appreciate feedback from you guys - here are a few of my pirate-themed items:
Buccaneer's Eyepatch
wondrous item, common
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Can a familiar activate a spellwrought tattoo of Aura of Vitality? [duplicate]
My 9-level wizard would like to prepare his Tressym so that, during some tough fights (like the final encounter with the BBEG and his minions), the familiar could help the cleric in keeping the ...
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Could a Gelatinous Cube attune to a headband of intellect?
As the title states, could a Gelatinous Cube be fitted with a Headband of Intellect [or similar item] to become an intelligent, sentient party follower?
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Who gets to choose where a summoned familiar appears?
The spell find familiar says:
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, lizard, octopus, owl, poisonous snake, fish (...
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How come Jeremy Crawford's rules comments are now deemed unreliable?
We do have a question on this site that explains that the rules explanations of Jeremy Crawford, the head designer of the D&D 5th Edition rules (both for 2014 and 2024), are not considered ...
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Can a Gazer using Telekinetic Ray throw a creature 30 feet up in the air?
I'd like to send a small group of Gazers (presented in "Volo's Guide to Monsters" and expanded in "Monsters of the Multiverse") against the group of PC, so I am trying to find a ...
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Can you store a summoning spell in a Glyph of Warding?
I've conjured (pun intended) a level 5 conjuration wizard build with many ambiguous rules and I want to make sure it works RAW before asking my DM if I can play it. What goes into the build:
High Elf ...
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Draconic Sorcerer - adding Charisma modifier?
I'm a Sorcerer with a Red Draconic Bloodline, so Fire is my Damage Type. Starting at 6th Level, I get Elemental Affinity, so when I cast a spell that does Fire Damage, I add my Charisma modifier to ...
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Two-Weapon Fighting as a Bonus Action with Unarmed Strike and Tavern Brawler Feat
In a recent one-shot I DMed one player came with a peculiar build1: a 2nd-level Bard, using his body as a drum, pretty strong, with an high CON score and the Tavern Brawler (TB) feat, which I report ...
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Want some critique and suggestions for a homebrew item I made for a 5e campaign
D&D Homebrew Item Review
Campaign: Ghost of Saltmarsh (2014 Ruleset) | Party Level: 6
Request: Balance assessment of item's curses vs. benefits and potential tweaks
Quip Lash
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How does rolling a natural 20 on the attack roll interact with the illusory duplicates from the Mirror Image spell?
In the section regarding "Making An Attack," it says that
If the d20 roll for an attack is a 20, the attack hits regardless of any modifiers or the target's AC.
If the target is under the ...
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Can an imp familiar carry or 'slow fall' a small pc via flying it if is less than over encumbered? [duplicate]
I know that an imp is tiny and can only grapple a small PC and this other rule:
Push, Drag, or Lift.
You can push, drag or lift a weight in pounds up to twice your carrying capacity (or 30 times your ...
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How many d20s can I roll on a single attack roll?
Under the 2014 rules, and allowing all optional rules found in the PHB, DMG, Xanathar's, and Tasha's, what is the maximum total amount of d20s I can roll on a single attack roll?
My first thought was, ...
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Using Inspiration for after the Roll is made
By the rules, inspiration can only be used if announced before the roll (although the DMG recommends allowing using it after the roll for more heroic campaigns). We play it being used before the roll, ...
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Balancing of a level "overdrive" mode
For a new campaign that is starting soon, there will only be 3 players. They played with only 3 before, but sometimes things get a bit more hairy than they would have been with a party of 4.
I was ...
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How does Dispel Magic work for targets with an ongoing magical effect depending on the distance from the source of the effect?
Suppose that Arianna casts Circle of Power:
Divine energy radiates from you, distorting and diffusing magical energy within 30 feet of you. Until the spell ends, the sphere moves with you, centered ...
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Can teleporting remove stirges?
The wizard Naal has unfortunately been surprised by a nasty swarm of Stirges. While he managed to cast a quick Dragon's Breath on himself and fry most of the pests, several of the little monsters then ...
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Is this third-party cantrip, Quick Knot, balanced for a cantrip? If not, how can I make it more balanced?
The 5e cantrip Quick Knot comes from Loremaster’s Archives of Wonder Publishing, which would seem to be a legit publisher, but I'm struggling with this cantrip on play balance. I'd like to know if ...
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What would be the implications of allowing a Bard to pick the Swashbuckler Roguish Archetype as their Bard College?
We have a player that choose to be a Bard (we play in the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure; we do not plan on continuing to another adventure with these characters, once the current one has completed)...
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Wall of force, Delayed Fireball and Dex saving throw [duplicate]
If someone is trapped in a enough narrow Wall of Force (dome/sphere-shaped) and a Delayed Fireball detonates into the wall, does the creature inside still have the possibility to do a DEX save and ...
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Can a familiar in the form of an Imp summoned by a Warlock's Pact of the Chain Find Familiar use its Shapechange on its own?
Can a familiar in the form of an Imp summoned by Pact of the Chain's Find Familiar use Shapechange on its own without being re-summoned?
I ask because as written, Find Familiar summons a spirit in the ...
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Is this homebrew Earth Shaper druid subclass balanced and clear?
I was working on this subclass for druid, and I am looking for feedback regarding points that are too strong, too weak, or things you would change. I wasn't sure what to do for the 10th and 14th level ...
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How can I simplify handling many creatures of the same type?
I am playing as a necromancer in my current D&D 5E campaign. Since most necromancy spells are status effect debuffs or deal necrotic damage (to which many enemy types are immune), I want to have ...
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How should spell scrolls handle material components that must remain in place (e.g. Gentle Repose)?
Rules Text
(PHB‑1) Player’s Handbook (2014 p. 203, Material Components):
“If a cost is indicated for a component, a character must have that specific component before he or she can cast the spell. If ...
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How can a Wizard end a non magical petrified condition in Dragonlance setting?
Some monsters have the ability to petrify creatures, for example the Gorgon or the Dragonbone Golem:
The golem emits a 60-foot cone of petrifying gas from its mouth. [...] On a successful save, the ...
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What is the DC for the Undead warlock's Form of Dread feature?
The Undead warlock's Form of Dread feature states, in part (VRGtR, p. 30):
Once during each of your turns, when you hit a creature with an attack roll, you can force it to make a Wisdom saving throw, ...
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Damage to polymorphed character and caster who cast polymorph
Mage cast polymorph on Fighter to make him Gorilla. Enemy caster cast fireball that hit both Mage and polymorphed Fighter. That hit break concentration for Mage's polymorph. Will Fighter or Gorilla be ...
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How does the Lonely Sorrowsworn's extremely long melee reach interact with opportunity attacks?
In a recent session, I tried to end a grapple by pushing away (using the Crusher feat) a Lonely Sorrowsworn that had grappled and moved me in. The DM ruled that because of its harpoon attack's 60ft ...
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How do you create a no-attack area?
I'm DM'ing a D&D 5e (2014) campaign where the party is approaching an area where they will perform an ancient rite. My goal is to flavor the area surrounding their destination as somewhat of a ...
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How can the problem of a warlock with two spell slots be solved?
The Warlock only has two spell slots, and it's only at level 11 that he gains a third spell slot. Guys, can he use spells other than cantrips without using up spell slots? Is there a way to increase ...
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How does a telepathic bond work if the bondee lacks language?
Let's take the gazer familiar as an example:
Gazer MPMM p.134
Languages -
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Variant: Gazer Familiar. The gazer can serve another creature as a familiar, forming a telepathic bond with its willing ...
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Does illusion prevent "you can see" requirement when casting a spell?
This image shows an example of what I mean. The player character is on the left, the enemy is on the right, and there's an illusory wall (red line) in between them:
If the player character (black ...
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How to use cursed items without upsetting the player?
I think that a cursed item is fun. For the DM. Sometimes, for the players, too.
However, sometimes it's not the case for the player getting the curse.
They might feel gotcha'ed.
This is my biggest ...
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How to handle a warlock with Aspect of the Moon and Visions of Distant Realms?
I play a warlock in a campaign who has Aspect of the Moon and who is soon to take Visions of Distant Realms.
Aspect of the Moon.
You no longer need to sleep and can't be forced to sleep by any means....
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What is the Occultist class in 5e?
On roll20, there's a mention under the Wind Walk spell page from the 2014 core rules about the spell being able to be used by the Druid and the 'occultist'
I can't for the life of me find any non-...
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Is the Shadow Puppets third-party spell by Kobold Press balanced?
Shadow Puppets is a third-party spell by Kobold Press:
2nd-Level Illusion
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a pinch of powdered lead)
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
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How do I Shove in 5e 2014, specifically?
The current campaign I am playing is under the 2014 5e rules. My DM has stated that he doesn't want to try blending any rules from 2024 into our game.
I'm looking at the rules for a shove attack and ...
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Does Divinely Favored actively eliminate the need for costly spell components?
I noticed an interesting application of specific beats general in SotDQ's feat, Divinely Favored. Relevant rules entries follow.
Divinely Favored (Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, p.32) says, ...
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How can I use heavy weapon mastery with the opportunity to attack? [closed]
When using a 1:[great weapon master], can the extra damage from the 1:[Heavy Weapon Mastery] trait be added to reaction (opportunity attack) and bonus (attack), if it is an 2:[attack] with a heavy ...
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What set of characters cover most traditional party roles for new timers?
Sometimes I am asked to host a D&D session in short time (that is, 2-3 hours before the session) for new timers. While I am able to improvise the session, I am having hard time to figure out what ...
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What happens when a creature with the See Invisibility spell is blinded?
Lets say a character has cast the See Invisibility spell on themself. If they become blinded, would they still be able to see their invisible target?
See Invisibility:
For the duration, you see ...
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Does Reaper ability affect touch/self range cantrips?
The "Reaper" ability of the Death Domain Cleric says as follows (DMG):
When the cleric casts a necromancy cantrip that normally targets only one creature, the spell can instead target two ...
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Is there a deeper meaning behind the gesture of the statue here?
In the module 'Storm Lord's Wrath' there is a quest called 'House of Thalivar'.
This house contains a library with multiple statues:
This indicates no other people were entering the tower before his ...
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How many of each type of dice could you possibly need?
To be clear, I'm not asking about how many dice I need to play, which has been answered before. What I'm curious about is how many dice a player or DM would need to do any roll in one roll. Like, for ...
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Please help assess the homebrew spell: Disrupt Causation
Please help me evaluate the following, proposed homebrew spell that I'm developing. I'd welcome input on the spell effects, the unintended consequences, the play balance issues, whether it's the ...
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