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For questions pertaining to the positive aspects of character optimization, often abbreviated as CharOp. (If dealing with player problems relating to optimization, use the [powergaming] tag instead.)

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Sylunes Viper is a 3rd level spell from Heroes of Faerun available to Wizards or Druids. I am looking to take it on a Cleric and struggling to find ways to pick it up. The options I have so far are: ...
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Taking into account any Weapon Mastery, Fighting Style, and Feats, What is the optimal weapon for a Fighter to use, if our sole focus is on dealing damage? Assume the following: The Fighter does not ...
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Core Question and Motivation We are looking at a one-shot / short Exalted 3E campaign that will take place in The Bull of the North's Empire and will feature the Bull of the North and his circle. I'm ...
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In Help me determine the best build path @SeriousBri is asking for build advice, with the criterium of maximizing the ratio between damage dealt vs damage taken in a fight. In the options he considers,...
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As said in one of my previous questions, I'm building a bloodrager for a future campaign. While I was initially drawn to an hobgoblin dhampir to protect myself from the forced drained condition the ...
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How many separate creatures can be made from the single body of one creature? (Not via standard reproduction.) As I was reading the Crawling Claw's lore, this quote stood out to me: Living Claws. ...
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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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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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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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I'm going into a new campaign(with a modern setting), and I'm reusing my blood hunter character. However, there are some changes and it's tricky for me to do the math, so I require assistance. I'm a ...
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My 9th level divination wizard is about to gain a level, and I'd like to ask the DM for a spell that can be used efficiently in combat when followed the next round by gravity sinkhole (Explorer's ...
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I was reading up the action economy for drawing weapons in the 2024 rules of 5e, and noticed this change under the Attack action: Equipping and Unequipping Weapons. You can either equip or unequip ...
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Other than in the 2024 rules, in D&D 5e 2014, you cannot choose to fail a saving throw. But sometimes you want to. Some spells or effects like polymorph take this into account, by allowing you to ...
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Ever since I saw the new Grappler feat in the 2024 version of 5e, I've been thinking of ways to combo it with Spike Growth. Cheese Grinding enemies in a Spike Growth isn't a new combo, but usually it ...
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Detailed rules question regarding the interaction of Extra Attack, Dual Wielder, Two-Weapon Fighting, Haste, and Action Surge (2024 ruleset) with light weapon mastery: Light weapon mastery says: When ...

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