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Can the Protection fighting style be used in this way?
One of the players in a party I DM is an Eldritch Knight and he uses "Protection " in every single battle. Here's what Protection is:
Protection
When a creature you can see attacks a target ...
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Does Great Weapon Fighting allow extra damage from a Battle Master fighter's Superiority Dice to be rerolled? [duplicate]
Great Weapon Fighting states:
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new ...
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How do I model the fighter's Great Weapon Fighting fighting style in Anydice?
I was trying to create an AnyDice function to model the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style (which lets you reroll 1s and 2s), but I couldn't get it to work on any arbitrary dice.
I've found this ...
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Could a Duelist Fighter wield Alchemist's Fire in their offhand and retain the Benefits of the Dueling fighting style?
So, under the Fighter's fighting styles, Dueling says
"When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other
weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon."
I was ...
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Which Fighter (TWF Fighter vs. Great Weapon Fighter) is better optimized for Dealing Damage?
With Basic's release the Fighter is given six different Fighting Styles to choose from at level 1. Each fighting style offers a solid mechanical benefit to the fighter, but both Great Weapon Fighting ...
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Does the Tavern Brawler Feat mean you have to choose between Shield or Duelist?
Tavern Brawler
Accustomed to rough-and-tumble fighting using whatever weapons happen to be on hand, you gain the following benefits:
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You are proficient with improvised weapons.
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Does the bonus damage from the Dueling fighting style apply when attacking with a shield as an improvised weapon, using the Tavern Brawler feat?
Does the bonus damage from the Dueling fighting style apply when attacking with a shield as an improvised weapon, using the Tavern Brawler feat?
The scenario I am trying to work out is as follows... ...
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Can a fighter with the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style reroll his damage many times?
A situation arose yesterday wherein a player with a fighter that had the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style rolled a '1' on his damage. He re-rolled and got a '2'. He re-rolled AGAIN and got a '4'.
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Can you benefit from the Dueling fighting style for one weapon, then draw a second weapon as part of Extra Attack to qualify for Two-Weapon Fighting?
Say a Champion fighter has the "Two-Weapon Fighting" fighting style and the "Dual Wielder" feat. At 10th level, they pick up "Dueling" (+2 to damage rolls when wielding a ...
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How many attacks exactly do I get if I combine the Dual Wielder feat with the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style?
It says in the Two-Weapon Fighting attack option (PHB, 165):
When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to ...
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Do bonuses from proficiency and Fighting Style stack?
One of the pregen fighters in the Starter Set has proficiency in simple & martial weapons, giving a +2 bonus, but also has the Archery fighting style, giving a +2 bonus.
I don't see these added ...
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What are the pros and cons of the Two-Weapon Fighting option for fighters?
I've been seeing discussions about how great weapon fighting and even dueling, when reaching a certain point, are stronger than Two-Weapon Fighting. What are the advantages & disadvantages of the ...
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Do the different wordings of the Great Weapon Fighting style printed in the PHB cause them to function differently?
I had a question about 'Great Weapon Fighting' as it applied to Paladins, which lead me here: Does Great Weapon Fighting apply to Superiority Die rolls?
During my research. While the answer cleared ...
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Does a lance qualify for the Great Weapon Fighting fighting style when wielded unmounted?
I'm devising a character that uses a jousting lance, but without a horse. Given that the rules for lances state you need to wield them with two hands while unmounted, does that meet the requirement ...
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Would a limited Gunner Feat be a balanced addition to list of Fighter's Fighting Style options?
Inspired by this answer to Is this homebrew gunslinger class balanced? I wanted to ask.
Let's say a player wants to play a gunslinger. Let's also say it is a world where firearms are reasonably common....