Questions tagged [proficiency]
For questions about a character's proficiencies. Broadly, proficiency refers to the ability to use a specific skill or piece of gear without taking penalties for not knowing what you're doing.
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Is proficiency needed to Trip with a weapon?
Can a Wizard use a Guisarme to Trip an enemy in a non-adjacent square?
Weapons only list the proficiency for attacks (CRB p278):
Melee attack modifier = Strength modifier (or optionally Dexterity for ...
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How do you calculate proficiency bonus for monsters?
I'm making monsters on Dnd beyond, and I always get the proficiency bonus wrong. I need to know how to calculate proficiency bonus for a challenge rating 8 monster.
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Can a Soulknife Harengon add a Psionic Energy Die to Initiative Checks?
I've been searching forums and brainstorming about this idea. I am curious about how many holes can be put in this theory and how many DMs would allow this at their table.
Supporting Evidence
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What is stronger: an ability that can be used proficiency bonus times, or one that can be used once per short rest?
A lot of races and classes have abilities that can either be used proficiency bonus times per long rest, or that can be used once per short or long rest.
For evaluating homebrew races, you often need ...
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Can I use Tool Expertise and Fire Rune both at the same time? [duplicate]
Tool Expertise At 6th level, your proficiency bonus is now doubled for any ability check you make that uses your proficiency with a tool. (Artificer)
Fire Rune This rune's magic channels the ...
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Can monks use a Sun Blade as monk weapon?
Rules as written, can monks use a Sun Blade as a monk weapon?
Sun Blade
Weapon (longsword), rare (requires attunement)
Properties: Versatile, Finesse
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Does the Artificer's Homunculus Servant infusion have any tool proficiencies?
The artificer's Infuse Item feature (TCoE, p. 9; E:RftLW, p. 57) grants access to a number of infusion options, one of which is the Homunculus Servant (TCoE, p. 21; E:RftLW, p. 62).
I'm just trying to ...
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What is the standard terminology for proficiency?
I’ve seen a few things that say “you are proficient with X”, other things that say “you have proficiency with X”, and still others that say “you gain proficiency in X”. Is there a standard for these? ...
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Can a tortle become proficient with thieves’ tools if they have large fingers and long claws?
I'm a new DM and I'm helping two members of my party create their first characters. One wants to be a tortle druid.
Their chosen background is Far Traveler but they also want to be proficient with ...
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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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Does Proficiency bonus get added to rolls for raw Ability checks?
Suppose that I'm requested to roll a raw Ability check, such as an Intelligence check or a Dexterity check. (I realise that these checks are relatively rare, compared to skill checks such as Arcana or ...
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Is there any means to improve vehicle use other than the artificer's 6th-level Tool Expertise feature?
I'm going to be starting a new campaign in the new year, in which the party are crewmembers of an airship. I'm planning to have my character be the helmsman, and as such I have a tool proficiency in ...
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Can you get the benefits from tool proficiency to make ability checks, even if you don't have/own the tool?
I'm sorry if this has been covered elsewhere, but all the related questions I found asked the opposite scenario (using the tool you own without having proficiency), and the PHB is pretty poor in ...
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Is the Artificer Armorer's Extra Attack feature limited to the Arcane Armor's simple weapons or any weapon the Armorer is proficient in?
Is the Artificer Armorer's Extra Attack feature limited to the Arcane Armor's simple weapons or any weapon the Armorer is proficient in?
Extra Attack: Starting at 5th level, you can attack twice, ...
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Does the monk's Diamond Soul feature apply to death saving throws?
The description of the monk's class feature Diamond Soul says the following:
Beginning at 14th level, your mastery of ki grants you proficiency in all saving throws.
Additionally, whenever you make a ...
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