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How do I explain to an AD&D player that items that increase Armor Class in D&D 5e are overpowered?

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Is this an ironclad wish?: "I wish for just my body to be young again but to keep all of my physical, mental and magical prowess"

answered May 17, 2021 at 22:50

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What do I do about a prescriptive GM/player who argues that gender and sexuality aren’t personality traits?

answered Dec 10, 2020 at 19:53

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Is it appropriate to address characters by their race in D&D?

answered Jan 9, 2022 at 16:27

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How can my level 3 party defeat a group of Liches?

answered May 10, 2021 at 13:45

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How do I deal with this very annoying teammate who engages in player versus player combat?

answered Mar 9, 2021 at 13:01

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What happens if you drop a 30-foot cube of water from a height of 30+ feet on someone's head using the Create or Destroy Water spell?

answered Jan 17, 2022 at 18:57

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What should I do about another player who randomly starts PVP?

answered Sep 21, 2021 at 16:35

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How to deal with an overpowered player whose level 1 stats are 18's and 19's, with a 25 in strength

answered Mar 10, 2023 at 15:48

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Petrification at low levels

answered Oct 17, 2021 at 22:59

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What do you roll to sleep in a hidden spot?

answered Mar 11, 2021 at 19:09

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Does healing an unconscious, dying player character restore only up to 1 hp unless they have been stabilised?

answered Jan 7, 2021 at 13:14

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Can dominate monster and drowning be used as an insta-kill?

answered Dec 14, 2021 at 13:12

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Tiny Creatures Can't Kill Players, Right?

answered May 25, 2023 at 17:56

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Creating a campaign that ends with a TPK by design

answered Jun 27, 2022 at 19:38

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Can I use a trap that will kill a character, if the party can either find a creative solution around it or cast Revivify?

answered Nov 4, 2021 at 12:37

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How do I handle questions about in-game things that I'm not prepared for?

answered May 6, 2021 at 17:38

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Can a Circle of the Stars Druid roll a natural d3 (or other odd-sided die) to bias their Cosmic Omen roll?

answered Mar 7, 2021 at 11:14

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The Genie warlock patron's Expanded Spell List adds the Wish spell as a 9th-level Mystic Arcanum option. Do they suffer stress from using Wish?

answered Apr 10, 2021 at 10:04

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Do you have to see the person, the armor, or the metal when casting heat metal?

answered Jan 13, 2021 at 16:45

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Is there no way to have a single casting of the Feather Fall spell affect a whole group of people who decide to jump off a cliff during combat?

answered Sep 8, 2020 at 16:58

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Is it unbalanced to allow a player to move the tiefling's +1 Int bonus to a different ability score?

answered Jun 16, 2021 at 20:45

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Do I understand the difference between the two versions of Symbol, and why would anyone ever choose the second one?

answered Jun 19, 2022 at 19:06

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If a College of Creation bard created 829 tons of iron on top of a guard shack, how much damage would it to do to people inside?

answered Mar 16, 2022 at 15:11

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Can an incapacitated character still use bonus actions?

answered Sep 30, 2020 at 2:16

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How can I limit (but not outright ban) exotic races?

answered Jun 9, 2021 at 17:39

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Which ability is most related to insanity: Wisdom, Charisma, Constitution, or Intelligence?

answered Apr 30, 2023 at 19:25

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Player wants to play their one favorite character and nothing else, but that character can't work in this setting

answered Jan 23, 2023 at 10:09

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Why would anyone buy a Pony over a Mule?

answered Jun 23, 2022 at 13:00

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If an elf is stable with 0 HP, do they regain all hit points after a long rest of 8 hours or 4?

answered Jul 25, 2021 at 0:23

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How do I explain to an AD&D player that items that increase Armor Class in D&D 5e are overpowered?

Is this an ironclad wish?: "I wish for just my body to be young again but to keep all of my physical, mental and magical prowess"

What do I do about a prescriptive GM/player who argues that gender and sexuality aren’t personality traits?

Is it appropriate to address characters by their race in D&D?

How can my level 3 party defeat a group of Liches?

How do I deal with this very annoying teammate who engages in player versus player combat?

What happens if you drop a 30-foot cube of water from a height of 30+ feet on someone's head using the Create or Destroy Water spell?

What should I do about another player who randomly starts PVP?

How to deal with an overpowered player whose level 1 stats are 18's and 19's, with a 25 in strength

Petrification at low levels

What do you roll to sleep in a hidden spot?

Does healing an unconscious, dying player character restore only up to 1 hp unless they have been stabilised?

Can dominate monster and drowning be used as an insta-kill?

Tiny Creatures Can't Kill Players, Right?

Creating a campaign that ends with a TPK by design

Can I use a trap that will kill a character, if the party can either find a creative solution around it or cast Revivify?

How do I handle questions about in-game things that I'm not prepared for?

Can a Circle of the Stars Druid roll a natural d3 (or other odd-sided die) to bias their Cosmic Omen roll?

The Genie warlock patron's Expanded Spell List adds the Wish spell as a 9th-level Mystic Arcanum option. Do they suffer stress from using Wish?

Do you have to see the person, the armor, or the metal when casting heat metal?

Is there no way to have a single casting of the Feather Fall spell affect a whole group of people who decide to jump off a cliff during combat?

Is it unbalanced to allow a player to move the tiefling's +1 Int bonus to a different ability score?

Do I understand the difference between the two versions of Symbol, and why would anyone ever choose the second one?

If a College of Creation bard created 829 tons of iron on top of a guard shack, how much damage would it to do to people inside?

Can an incapacitated character still use bonus actions?

How can I limit (but not outright ban) exotic races?

Which ability is most related to insanity: Wisdom, Charisma, Constitution, or Intelligence?

Player wants to play their one favorite character and nothing else, but that character can't work in this setting

Why would anyone buy a Pony over a Mule?

If an elf is stable with 0 HP, do they regain all hit points after a long rest of 8 hours or 4?