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Is this verstatile fighting style and feat combination well balanced?
(original title: "How to artfully min-max the hell out of this verstatile fighting style and feat?")
So, given all the answers to my previous question, we have come up with what we think ...
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Balancing implications on allowing "Touched" feats from Tasha's for different schools of magic
In Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything there are 2 so called half-feats Fey Touched and Shadow Touched, which grant an ability score improvement from Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma, one spell and one ...
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Does this nerf to the Sharpshooter Feat make it too weak or unbalanced?
I'm getting pretty close to wrapping up a campaign where the highest damage dealing character in the party was a Sharpshooting Fighter, who in combination with the Crossbow Expert feat, was regularly ...
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Does adding "+1 Str" to the "Medium Armor Master" feat break the balance?
There are 5 "armor" feats in PHB: Lightly/Moderately/Heavily Armored, Medium Armor Master, and Heavy Armor Master. Four of them add +1 Str, of those some allow +1 Dex instead; Medium Armor ...
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Is it balanced to offer these ranger features as a feat?
What is the aim of my suggestion?
I do not like the ranger from the PHB and find it problematic that the UA revised ranger does not work with subclasses other than the ones from the UA. This has led ...
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Is the Healer feat overpowered?
A healer's kit has 10 uses, weighs 3 lb. and costs 5 gp; therefore, each use weighs 0.3 lb. and costs 5 sp. Normally, it allows a player to do the following:
As an action, you can expend one use of ...
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Evaluation of homebrew powerattack feat for one-handed attacks
All questions of flavor aside, how balanced do you think this feat is compared to Great Weapon Master and Sharpshooter?
Adept Weapon User (AWU)
Before you make a melee attack using the Attack action ...
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Is this homebrew Whirlwind Sentinel feat balanced compared to other feats?
I would like the community's opinion on whether or not this homebrew feat is balanced compared to other feats. Its inspiration is taken from the Sentinel (PHB 169) and Slasher (TCE 81) feats.
This is ...
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Is this homebrew variant of the Two Weapon Fighting feat balanced?
I (the DM) am considering the following feat, after a player asked about an alternative way to use Two Weapon Fighting.
Knife Fighter
You are especially skilled at the use of the Dagger, gaining the ...
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Is this homebrew feat, Overheal, balanced with regard to other feats?
Is this homebrew feat, Overheal, balanced with regard to other feats?
You have learned to use the healing arts for more than simple recovery post-injury. Now, whenever you use magic to restore one or ...
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For a Portent feat based on the Lucky feat, how many Portent dice would be balanced against the 3 points (dice) from the Lucky feat?
I am looking to make a homebrew feat based on the Lucky feat but using the Portent mechanic, and am trying to find the balance point on the amount of dice.
Disclaimer: I don't think Lucky is ...
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What problems may arise from my house rules on grappling and restraining?
Introduction
I am dissatisfied with the rules for grappling in 5e. Well, it's more that I'm dissatisfied with the fact that there's no way to restrain someone in 5e via grappling.
The rules, as they ...
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Would a homebrew feat that lets me use a bonus action to reload a firearm between the multiple attacks of my Attack action be overpowered?
My PC is using a musket based on the standard rules for firearms in the DMG (p. 267), which includes reloading after every shot.
A limited number of shots can be made with a weapon that has the ...
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What are the impacts of allowing a Warcaster to cast spells with material components while wielding a shield and spear?
The general consensus on this site is that the Warcaster feat does not grant the ability to cast spells with material components when wielding two pieces of equipment because the caster needs a free ...
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Is the UA feat Human Determination balanced?
I've seen a few "Is my homebrew" balanced questions on this stack, so I hope this is on topic.
Is the UA Feats for Races "Human Determination" feat balanced with the core D&D 5E feats?
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