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Which is More Positively Effective, Math-Wise: Modifier Bonuses, or Expertise?
After my previous question about my character, I went off the deep end to find what role is needed in my party, exactly. Long-story short, we need a high DEX skill monkey. I'll have trouble with the ...
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Is there a way to make a character proficient in every skill? [duplicate]
Is there a way to have a PC proficient in every ability(not including the bards "Jack of All trades" class feature) in D&D 5e while obtaining the full proficiency bonus? If not, what is ...
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Is there a class (including variants) with Survival, Knowledge (nature), and Heavy Armor Proficiency?
I'm looking for a class that has Survival and ideally also Knowledge (nature) as class skills, to easily meet prerequisites for a prestige class (Weretouched Master). That's easy enough, but it would ...
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Is a weapon proficiency also a skill proficiency, or are the two things completely distinct from each other?
A simple question to answer, I thought, but so far I've been unable to find a reference that really clarifies it. The context for it is the Skill Expert feat in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. Part of ...
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Can a 6th level rogue select Investigation for their Expertise feature even if their Intelligence modifier is +0?
So I started playing d&d a while ago, but when I was building my first character ever I didn’t completely know what I was doing so I assigned my rolls to abilities I didn’t totally need to have ...
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Are you able to apply your tool proficiency bonus when there is an overlap with a skill but you are not proficient in that skill?
So for DnD 5e, XGtE expanded/clarified the use of Tool Proficiencies and very specifically talks about when skill and tool proficiencies overlap and what to do in those situations (advantage or added ...
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Does the "Changing a Skill" optional rule from Tasha's allow me to change a skill proficiency from the background for one offered by the class?
Does the "Changing a Skill" optional rule from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (p. 8) allow me to replace a skill proficiency from my background with a skill proficiency offered by my class?
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Is there any precedent for doubling the proficiency bonus only if the character has a given skill proficiency?
A number of character classes have features that allow them to double their proficiency bonus when using selected skill proficiencies. An example is the Bard's Expertise:
[C]hoose two of your skill ...
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Is there any way to get proficiency (or expertise/doubled proficiency) in Constitution checks?
I was looking for any official way - class feature, magic item, anything - for a character to add their proficiency to any form of Constitution check, but I couldn't find anything. Is it possible to ...
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Can I stabilize a character if I don't have proficiency in the Medicine skill or any healing equipment or abilities?
Can I stabilize someone by simply rolling a DC 10 Wisdom check if I don't have the Medicine Skill or any other healing-related equipment or abilities?
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What skill proficiencies can a Variant Human choose from at character creation?
When creating a variant human you get an extra skill to be proficient in. Does that skill have to be from your class skill list, or can it be any skill available to any class? For instance, if I'm ...
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Should a dragonborn Draconic Bloodline sorceror have only 4 starting skill proficiencies?
One of my party rolled up a dragonborn (race) Draconic Bloodline sorcerer in a session and after going through the race, class, and background (outlander), she ended up with just 4 skill proficiencies:...
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What are the dots in the skills section of the standard character sheet for? [closed]
I'm filling out a pdf character sheet for my character who is a high elf wizard and I'm not sure how the skill box works. I've got all my saving throws done but I'm really just confused with the dots ...
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If a feature gives proficiency in a skill you are proficient with, can you always choose any skill to replace that proficiency?
Page 125 of the PHB in the rules for backgrounds we have this statement:
If a character would gain the same proficiency from two different sources, he or she can choose a different proficiency of ...
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Where has my History proficiency come from?
I'm new to DnD. I was typing up my character sheet (I've decided to do this every now and then as my annotations become more messy), and in the process I didn't spot any reason for me to have the ...
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