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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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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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How could the passive Perception bonus of the Obsevant feat be replaced with a bonus to active Perception checks in a balanced way?
My DM doesn't tend to use passive Perception of the characters; he'll just get us to roll active Perception checks in most cases. We tend to use Perception far more than any other skill in the game.
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Is this change to the Magic Initiate feat unbalancing?
The Magic Initiate feat states:
Choose a class: bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard. You learn two cantrips of your choice from that class's list.
In addition, choose one 1st level ...
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How would it unbalance gameplay to remove the limitation "requires a free hand to load" for hand crossbows?
Crossbow Expert: hand crossbow & shield
I'm working on stats for royal guards of a homebrew capital – using Guard Captain as template. I gave them a hand crossbow and the Crossbow Expert feat, ...
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Would being able to apply Great Weapon Master twice be a problem?
Great Weapon Master grants the option to take a -5 to your attack roll in order to get a +10 bonus to damage. Due to bounded accuracy, that's a pretty big hit on your chances that's not easy to ...
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Is it Unbalancing to Not Require an Attack for Shield Master?
The Shield Master feat states:
If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus action to try to shove a creature within 5 feet of you with your shield.
I've encountered several ...
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Can a Monk use/trigger Defensive Duelist while wielding a monk weapon (or unarmed)?
Defensive Duelist requires wielding a finesse weapon, yet one of Monks' abilities is to treat Monk weapons (including staves and unarmed strikes) as "having finesse" (in all but name: it allows monks ...
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