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What happens to a PC lycanthrope's ability scores if it becomes cured? [duplicate]
I have a Fighter character who is a lycanthrope and had a very low Strength score originally, but thanks to her lycanthropic affliction, her Strength is now the highest score.
Will her Strength score ...
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What effect does a potion of giant strength have upon a monster?
An adventure module I own indicates that as soon as a fight breaks out, the villian's quasit minion will drink a potion of hill giant strength.
Looking at the quasit stat block, I am assuming its claw(...
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When rolling initiative for DM-controlled creatures, does their Dexterity modifier apply?
When the DM is rolling initiative for its monsters, does their Dexterity modifier apply, or does the DM just roll a d20 on its own?
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Ability increase for extra HD not calculated correctly under the Lycanthrope entry in the Monster Manual?
In the SRD it states:
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/improvingMonsters.htm#abilityScoreImprovement
Ability Score Improvement
Treat monster Hit Dice the same as character level for determining ability ...
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Are the Storm Giant's strength scores in the Monster Manual wrong?
The Storm Giant has a STR score of 29. According to the encumbrance rules that means the maximum weight a giant could lift is 435 lb. which really isn't that much.
To put it in perspective. The Storm ...
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Is a creature's Innate Spellcasting save DC affected by changing ability scores or adding Spellcasting features from another creature?
I'm creating a Svirfneblin Evil Mage by combining the stat blocks for each Evil Mage and Svirfneblin.
A Svirfneblin's Innate Spellcasting Save DC is 11 and its INT is +1.
An Evil Mage's Spellcasting ...
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Does the effectiveness of a harpy's song fluctuate based on its Charisma score?
In D&D 5e, the harpy has the Luring Song action option:
Luring Song. The harpy sings a magical melody. Every humanoid and giant within 300 feet of the harpy that can hear the song must succeed on ...
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How could the Awaken spell be cast on highly intelligent plants and beasts?
In D&D 5e, the Awaken spell allows a gain of intelligence and ability:
After spending the casting time tracing magical pathways within a precious gemstone, you touch a Huge or smaller beast or ...
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What creatures exist (besides the Githzerai) that associate psionics with anything besides Intelligence?
My understanding of psionics in D&D is that it is usually tied to Intelligence.
Going by player classes, the UA Mystic class was Intelligence-based, and going by monsters, many of them who are ...
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What creatures (if any) are immune to a Shadow's Strength Drain ability?
Shadows are powerful / feared for their Strength Drain ability:
Strength Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) necrotic damage, and the target's Strength ...
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Are there monsters who have attacks that can reduce ability scores?
In D&D 4e are there monsters who have attacks that can reduce ability scores? In previous versions Wights used to lower your CON or STR score, other monsters could lower INT/WIS, are there any ...
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Min INT score needed to read
What's the minimum Intelligence score needed by a creature for that creature to be capable of reading/being taught to read?
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Melee or Ranged attacks by Monsters, no distinction in modifiers?
Weapons with the Thrown property can be utilised as both as Melee as well as Ranged weapons. When used as a Melee weapon, you base the attack+damage rolls on Strength, otherwise on Dexterity (unless ...
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Does a race without a list of bonus languages still get extra languages from a high Intelligence score?
The Player's Handbook on Race and Languages says
All characters know how to speak Common.… A smart character (one who had an Intelligence bonus at 1st level) speaks other languages as well, one ...
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Do the rules say whether the DM should roll stats for monsters or not?
I noticed that the Monster Manual tells you the racial bonuses that monsters have if you consider the starting point as the standard array.
For BBEGs and the like, we roll ability scores for them, ...
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