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Eldritch Fusillade req: Agonizing Blast, Thirsting Blade Once per turn, when you take the Attack action, you can replace one melee attack with any Warlock cantrip you have enhanced with Agonizing Blast. If that cantrip requires a spell attack roll, you may only make one such attack roll, even if...

This is sort of a prelude to future musings, looking to survey the field rather than debate per se. What do you think a Psion needs, if they are not, in any way, a spellcaster? Please note the [+], if you are genuinely and entirely of the opinion that a spellcaster Psion is the correct path to...

Do you have any items, regardless of edition, that the rules treat as being pretty minor, but you've seen them prove their worth time and time again? Because I've discovered one in 5.5e that I genuinely think should be a top-priority pick for anybody in the party who tends to stick in the...

Exactly what it says on the tin. 5e has various reasons--formally-recognized or not--for starting at levels other than 1st. Do you? Have you? Would you? As noted, you cannot change your vote, so only vote for something you're sure of. I have tried to be completely impartial and cover as many...

My hubris has struck again, and I have kinda-sorta-not-exactly volunteered to do a thing, a new alternative to the now somewhat long-in-the-tooth "Survivor" threads. But my first notion, "PHB classes through the ages," almost immediately met with some reminders that I don't actually know all the...

Simple question. In the games you've played (not run, played) how often were you allowed to use 3PP? Even if you didn't use it yourself. Note: You cannot change your vote. Vote wisely. Note that I am not talking about table-specific homebrew. It has to be an actual product, that someone could...

To explain the possible clickbait title, D&D, even 5e, is designed depth-first, not breadth-first. Devs lay out a 1-20 framework, basic math/scaling, spell progression, HP values, etc., and then design 20-level classes to fill 20-level spaces. This creates tensions: balance across a wide range...

Rate the accuracy of the following statement for games you have participated in (whether as player or DM/GM/etc.): "If the players thought they could get away with it, they would cheat and/or exploit the rules." Should you have participated in many games, consider it a sort of average across...

What it says on the tin. If you don't DM, but have in the past, or are about to start, please feel free to vote as appropriate. If you are truly a "Never DM," that is, you have never done so and don't have any plans to in the foreseeable future, please vote "Actually, I've never been a DM and...

So, we all know alignment has its issues. Even if you're a big fan, the utility is heavily questioned by enough people that there's a good chance you'll play with, or run for, someone who dislikes it. And the arguments themselves are legion. But it just occurred to me: Is part of the problem...

People like to say, rather frequently, that players just need to trust their DM/GM. That it is strange, foolish, or self-sabotaging to play in a game where you "don't trust the DM," usually without clarifying whether that means "trust in all possible situations no matter what" or a more general...

Pretty straightforward: when is it okay to use a metagame justification for an in-character behavior? Since I was asked by another user to avoid true/false polling, this is a five-option poll. And since my efforts to add some color to the choices in the past have gotten rather harsh criticism...

Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin. If you as a player see an advantage you could exploit, whatever it might be, whether in the rules or outside them, are you always justified in pursuing it? Edit: To be clear, this is not any form of cheating, in the sense of breaking any gameplay...

I've got an extra week (possibly two) to do prep work for my Dungeon World game, and the party is on the hunt for a certain antiquities dealer, Zahara Benali. She's a relatively well-to-do woman, wealthy enough that the antiquities trade is something she does for the joy of it, but not so...

Is there something wrong with the forum search? I've attempted to search for things on multiple devices, multiple browsers, and basically everything else I can test, and all searches of any kind, whether by keyword or by username, whether quick search or advanced search, consistently produces an...

This is a sort of a companion thread to the other poll on fudging, which asks DMs, not players. I figure, player responses also matter on this issue. It needs no further description: whatever you consider "fudging" to be, what do you as a player think of DMs doing it? Word of warning: you...

Warning: you cannot change your vote(s). Pick one or two responses. Make sure you're confident about your choice(s) before submitting. As stated in the question: Should there be something mystical, beyond the true understanding of mortals? I have seen a great many statements over the past...

This has come up plenty in various threads and forums I've participated in. Obviously not scientific, but it's the best we can do. Keep in mind, unlike most polls on this forum, you CANNOT change your vote after voting, nor can you view the results until you have voted. By "spells/etc." I am...

With that provocative title to grab your attention, let me explain what I mean. Please, as with all things of this type, keep in mind a giant neon sign that says, "OBVIOUSLY NOT APPLICABLE TO 100% OF PEOPLE." In D&D of even a somewhat "old school" bent, it has always seemed to me that the game...

Exactly what it says on the tin. Do the customizable origin rules allow players to choose the aesthetic appearance and cultural details of their character, completely independent of the mechanics involved? (Possible exception for different sizes, since I recognize that's more difficult to...