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    When looking at the magic Item:
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    While you wear this pendant, you stabilize whenever you are dying at the start of Your Turn. In addition, whenever you roll a Hit Die to regain hit points, double the number of hit points it restores.

    Would this also count when Rolling Hit Die as you level?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fishyninja View Post
    Q120

    When looking at the magic Item:
    Periapt of Wound Closure

    It states:
    While you wear this pendant, you stabilize whenever you are dying at the start of Your Turn. In addition, whenever you roll a Hit Die to regain hit points, double the number of hit points it restores.

    Would this also count when Rolling Hit Die as you level?
    A120: No. You are not rolling to REGAIN hitpoints. You are rolling to determine your new hit point maximum. You are not restoring hitpoints, even if you are not at your hit point max when you roll for new hit points at a level up.
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    A ghost has possessed a raging barbarian. If the ghost attacks an enemy each turn, does it retain access to- and benefits from Rage, or did Rage disappear/end once possession happened?
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    Is there any general rule preventing a non-spellcaster to use a magic item that can cast spell (beside scrolls) ? Like, for instance, can a Battlemaster attune and cast the spell of the Spider Staff in LMoP?
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    Q123 Does resistance stack with other means of damage reduction? Specific example: does Barbarian rage damage resistance stack with Rogue's Uncanny Dodge, resulting in 1/4 damage?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petrocorus View Post
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    Is there any general rule preventing a non-spellcaster to use a magic item that can cast spell (beside scrolls) ? Like, for instance, can a Battlemaster attune and cast the spell of the Spider Staff in LMoP?
    A122: There is no blanket rule. The requirements for using a magic item are included in a specific item's description. If the Spider Staff does not require a specific class or the spellcasting feature then there is nothing preventing a Battlemaster from using it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Felhammer View Post
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    A ghost has possessed a raging barbarian. If the ghost attacks an enemy each turn, does it retain access to- and benefits from Rage, or did Rage disappear/end once possession happened?
    A121: The ghost ability 'possession' causes the creature to be incapacitated, thus cannot take actions or reactions. The rage is maintained if the barbarian gets attacked - meaning that the barbarian would get the damage reduction.

    Possession states that the ghost cannot use class abilities - it does not gain the benefits of the rage while controlling the barbarian.

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    Q123 Does resistance stack with other means of damage reduction? Specific example: does Barbarian rage damage resistance stack with Rogue's Uncanny Dodge, resulting in 1/4 damage?
    A123: it does not stack. Resistance from any source does not stack with other resistances. Pg. 96 (or 97?) in the SRD.

    Strangely, Resistance and vulnerability stack (Because a strict reading of the rules do not say otherwise), leading to a possible rounding of 1 damage in favor of the attacker: apply resistance and then apply vulnerability.

    EDIT: the fun rounding extra damage works like this: take 3 damage! resistance halves it to 1.5, rounding up to 2. Vulnerability doubles it to 4! The PHB says apply resistance and then vulnerability.
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    A123: it does not stack. Resistance from any source does not stack with other resistances. Pg. 96 (or 97?) in the SRD.

    Strangely, Resistance and vulnerability stack (Because a strict reading of the rules do not say otherwise), leading to a possible rounding of 1 damage in favor of the attacker: apply resistance and then apply vulnerability.

    EDIT: the fun rounding extra damage works like this: take 3 damage! resistance halves it to 1.5, rounding up to 2. Vulnerability doubles it to 4! Or, apply the vulnerability, up to 6! Apply resistance down to 3. DM's discretion, I guess, but that was not your original question...
    Even if Uncanny Dodge simply says "you take half damage" rather than "you have resistance"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by gfishfunk View Post
    A123: it does not stack. Resistance from any source does not stack with other resistances. Pg. 96 (or 97?) in the SRD.

    Strangely, Resistance and vulnerability stack (Because a strict reading of the rules do not say otherwise), leading to a possible rounding of 1 damage in favor of the attacker: apply resistance and then apply vulnerability.

    EDIT: the fun rounding extra damage works like this: take 3 damage! resistance halves it to 1.5, rounding up to 2. Vulnerability doubles it to 4! The PHB says apply resistance and then vulnerability.
    Quote Originally Posted by NecessaryWeevil View Post
    Even if Uncanny Dodge is not explicitly called a resistance?
    R123: My mistake - I answered whether resistance applies twice. It doesn't.

    Uncanny dodge and resistance stacks, however. Uncanny Dodge is not a resistance - it just looks like it. The description of resistance in the PHB says apply resistance and then vulnerability after all other modifiers.

    Take 15 damage. So, half the damage through uncanny dodge (which is NOT a resistance) to 7.5 rounding to 8, and then half the damage through resistance, to 4. And then (in the rare event of applicability), apply vulnerability to 8.

    While it IS RAW, it might change at your table due to DM interpretation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gfishfunk View Post
    R123: My mistake - I answered whether resistance applies twice. It doesn't.

    Uncanny dodge and resistance stacks, however. Uncanny Dodge is not a resistance - it just looks like it. The description of resistance in the PHB says apply resistance and then vulnerability after all other modifiers.

    Take 15 damage. So, half the damage through uncanny dodge (which is NOT a resistance) to 7.5 rounding to 8, and then half the damage through resistance, to 4. And then (in the rare event of applicability), apply vulnerability to 8.

    While it IS RAW, it might change at your table due to DM interpretation.
    This is all good, but the rounding is technically down, not up.

    So 15 damage becomes 7.5, which goes to 7; then that gets halved again to 3.5 with rounds to 3.

    If also vulnerable, that then returns to 6.

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    Are stairs difficult terrain?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Surly Wizard View Post
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    Are stairs difficult terrain?
    A118 That's up to DM decision, although it is mentioned in the phb under "Difficult Terrain" on page 190: "Low furniture, rubble, undergrowth, steep stairs, snow, and shallow bogs are examples of difficult terrain...".

    So while it is up to the DM, it's probably difficult terrain.
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    Q119 Do sorcerers have all of their known spells prepared at all times?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pangoo209 View Post
    Q119 Do sorcerers have all of their known spells prepared at all times?
    Essentially yes. Sorcerers are able to cast any spell they know as long as they have a slot of an appropriate level available. They do not prepare spells in any way. Spells known is the system they use in place of preparation.
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    Q117 - Life domain Cleric feature "Disciple of Life" and the spell "Regenerate"

    If a Life Domain cleric casts Regenerate, will the bonus healing from Disciple of Life affect the initial healing of the spell only, or does it also buff the ongoing healing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squibsallotl View Post
    Q117 - Life domain Cleric feature "Disciple of Life" and the spell "Regenerate"

    If a Life Domain cleric casts Regenerate, will the bonus healing from Disciple of Life affect the initial healing of the spell only, or does it also buff the ongoing healing?
    Frankly I don't think there's a strict RAW answer to this. It depends how you choose to interpret the placement of "use" in the Disciple of Life description. Should you consider that the Cleric is using Regenerate to restore points every time the spell triggers or only actively as a part of the initial casting? Unless someone else has a clear interpretation of RAW that I've missed it probably warrants its own thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flashy View Post
    Frankly I don't think there's a strict RAW answer to this. It depends how you choose to interpret the placement of "use" in the Disciple of Life description. Should you consider that the Cleric is using Regenerate to restore points every time the spell triggers or only actively as a part of the initial casting? Unless someone else has a clear interpretation of RAW that I've missed it probably warrants its own thread.
    An interesting ruling was made by Sage Advice, regarding Goodberry with Disciple of Life:
    http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/sage...rs-august-2015

    Seems each berry would restore 4hp for a Life Cleric with access to the spell, which seems to support the idea that Disciple of Life will trigger whenever one of your spells actually restores hitpoints.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squibsallotl View Post
    An interesting ruling was made by Sage Advice, regarding Goodberry with Disciple of Life:
    http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/sage...rs-august-2015

    Seems each berry would restore 4hp for a Life Cleric with access to the spell, which seems to support the idea that Disciple of Life will trigger whenever one of your spells actually restores hitpoints.
    Sure, but any extrapolation from that (frankly pretty controversial) ruling is going to be our interpretation, which isn't exactly RAW. The RAW answer is "Ask your DM."

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    A 117 My interpretation of the RAW is it happens whenever the cleric takes some action that causes healing from one of his spells. With Regeneration it happens when he casts the spell and only then. After that, the spell is acting completely on it's own.

    From the ability (emphasis mine):
    Whenever you use a spell of 1st level or higher to restore hit points to a creature...
    Generally that's upon casting the spell. With Gooberry, I treat it as the goodberry does the extra healing if the cleric uses an action and administers a gooberry himself. When you create the goodberries, you still haven't used a spell to heal anyone yet. If you give the goodberries to someone else THEY are using your spell to heal someone.

    But I agree there is some interpretation here and that's simply my own interpretation of it.
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    If I wanted to have a black dragon try to pick up a humanoid in two claws and then dunk them in a giant pile of knives, what would that be roll-wise? Opposed Strength ability checks to see if they get picked up, then have the PC make a Constitution saving throw to see if they get extra hurt by all the knives they just got shoved into?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arkhios View Post
    Anyone can hold and attack with two one-handed weapons if they have enough attacks to make (Extra Attack) in a turn. They don't have to be light in that case.
    Needing to have Extra Attack is a pretty big constraint.

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    If Dual Wielder allows it for non-light weapons, Crossbow Expert could as well allow this with hand crossbow.
    Dual Wielder still restricts you to melee weapons, albeit non-light ones, as you say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DragonBaneDM View Post
    Q120

    If I wanted to have a black dragon try to pick up a humanoid in two claws and then dunk them in a giant pile of knives, what would that be roll-wise? Opposed Strength ability checks to see if they get picked up, then have the PC make a Constitution saving throw to see if they get extra hurt by all the knives they just got shoved into?
    A120: Start with the dragon initiating a grapple (per usual rules). If the dragon succeeds have it move to the pile of knives (1/2 speed due to grappling). On the following round have the dragons action effectively be using the PC to attack the pile of knives, decide a fair damage (say 10d4) and give the PC a Dex save for half.

    Naturally towards the end here you are heading away from RAW a little; but suffice to say this is an easy and quick way to resolve the action while giving the PC 2 attempts to escape (initial, then again on his turn) AND a save to take less damage. Win-win in my book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Erys View Post
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    Q120

    If I wanted to have a black dragon try to pick up a humanoid in two claws and then dunk them in a giant pile of knives, what would that be roll-wise? Opposed Strength ability checks to see if they get picked up, then have the PC make a Constitution saving throw to see if they get extra hurt by all the knives they just got shoved into?
    A120: Start with the dragon initiating a grapple (per usual rules). If the dragon succeeds have it move to the pile of knives (1/2 speed due to grappling). On the following round have the dragons action effectively be using the PC to attack the pile of knives, decide a fair damage (say 10d4) and give the PC a Dex save for half.

    Naturally towards the end here you are heading away from RAW a little; but suffice to say this is an easy and quick way to resolve the action while giving the PC 2 attempts to escape (initial, then again on his turn) AND a save to take less damage. Win-win in my book.
    A120, cont'd: As you said, this is not a RAW answer, so I won't address the "using the PC to attack the knives" bit, but I would like to point out that the dragon's speed would only be halved if it were two (or fewer) size categories larger than the PC. Assuming no temporary size adjustments, that means a Black Dragon Wyrmling would be slowed, and a Young Black Dragon would be slowed if the PC were size Small. Otherwise, the dragon's speed is unaffected.
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    Q121 If i have Find Familiar, can it affect me with the Warding Bond spell if i cast it through it as me as the target?

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    Finally, when you Cast a Spell with a range of touch, your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the spell. Your familiar must be within 100 feet of you, and it must use its reaction to deliver the spell when you cast it. If the spell requires an Attack roll, you use your Attack modifier for the roll.

    In the end, its cast as if the Familiar has casted it, so would i be affected by the +1 AC and the resistance to damage? (I understand that it means that the familiar will be the one taking half the damage, so basically making it die as soon as i get hit)

    Also how would the Sanctuary spell would if i cast a Touch spell through it to do damage, in the end, as the spell points out above, its as if the familiar has casted it, so... would the Sanctuary banish if i cast any harmful spell through my familiar?
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    Q121 If i have Find Familiar, can it affect me with the Warding Bond spell if i cast it through it as me as the target?

    Find Familiar spell detail:

    Finally, when you Cast a Spell with a range of touch, your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the spell. Your familiar must be within 100 feet of you, and it must use its reaction to deliver the spell when you cast it. If the spell requires an Attack roll, you use your Attack modifier for the roll.

    In the end, its cast as if the Familiar has casted it, so would i be affected by the +1 AC and the resistance to damage? (I understand that it means that the familiar will be the one taking half the damage, so basically making it die as soon as i get hit)
    The Warding Bond would indeed originate from the Familiar and provide you the bonus AC and damage resistance. Note however that the familiar doesn't take half the damage that goes through, it shares all the damage with you. E.g. If an enemy attack would have dealt 10 damage to you, it gets halved by the resistance to 5 damage, and both you and your familiar take 5 damage each.

    Quote Originally Posted by Maxilian View Post
    Also how would the Sanctuary spell would if i cast a Touch spell through it to do damage, in the end, as the spell points out above, its as if the familiar has casted it, so... would the Sanctuary banish if i cast any harmful spell through my familiar?
    By a strict reading of RAW, I would say that your Touch spells delivered via the Familiar do not break Sanctuary. This is clearly against RAI for the spell though, as Jeremy Crawford points out in a similar ruling on sage advice:
    http://www.sageadvice.eu/2016/09/05/...ge-to-enemies/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squibsallotl View Post
    By a strict reading of RAW, I would say that your Touch spells delivered via the Familiar do not break Sanctuary. This is clearly against RAI for the spell though, as Jeremy Crawford points out in a similar ruling on sage advice:
    http://www.sageadvice.eu/2016/09/05/...ge-to-enemies/
    I'd disagree with this part. The text of Sanctuary makes it clear that CASTING a harmful spell is what ends the effect. The familiar may DELIVER the spell as though it had cast it but you are still the one who actually cast the harmful spell. By RAW the Sanctuary spell ends when you cast a harmful spell through your familiar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flashy View Post
    I'd disagree with this part. The text of Sanctuary makes it clear that CASTING a harmful spell is what ends the effect. The familiar may DELIVER the spell as though it had cast it but you are still the one who actually cast the harmful spell. By RAW the Sanctuary spell ends when you cast a harmful spell through your familiar.
    A reasonable (and probably ultimately correct) interpretation. Depends on how literally you take the phrase "as if it had cast the spell".

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    Q122, Does the Warlock ability "Soul of the Raven", makes me invulnerable while i'm on that form? having in mind it says:


    "You gain the benefits of your raven being perched on your shoulder"

    and the "Sentinel Raven" ability says that:

    While the raven is perched on your shoulder,
    you gain darkvision with a range of 30 feet and a
    bonus to your passive Wisdom (Perception)
    score and to Wisdom (Perception) checks. The
    bonus equals your Charisma modifier. While
    perched on your shoulder, the raven can’t be
    targeted by any attack or other harmful effect;
    only you can cast spells on it; it can’t take
    damage;
    and it is incapacitated.

    Also thakns @Squibsallotl for your time, and i agree with @Flashy
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    With an ability like the Mystic's Nomadic Step, can you teleport straight up into the air? And, if you have an X fly speed can you fly X amount afterwards?

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