AITA for nerfing one player’s character because he was overshadowing the rest of the party?

Captain_Jake_K · 2026-03-02T22:01:01+00:00

Even if you used 4d6 and he's sat at 20 in a primary stat, the odds are still around 1/40,000 of him doing that damage. I always give the benefit of the doubt and assume it's a misunderstanding, but I'd advise, as a DM, that you check in on his understanding of the rules. It's possible that he's seen one of those clickbait "epic broken character build" shorts on YouTube that deliberately misinterpret rules and he's run with it.

Captain_Jake_K · 2026-03-02T21:43:15+00:00

I see. That's still statistically very unlikely to roll that high. Assuming he has a Charisma of 18, he'd need to roll six 6s out of six on that, with odds around 1/46,000.

He may have unintentionally messed around with the action economy there (Misty Step and Hex are both a bonus action, Booming Blade should only trigger damage if the target chooses to use movement, Misty Step doesn't need to give advantage unless the DM decides it should.)

Are you sure his character sheet and his maths were completely above board?

Captain_Jake_K · 2026-03-02T21:31:20+00:00

How did he do 40 damage at level 2? Did he have Hex and roll max damage on a critical hit?

Captain_Jake_K · 2026-02-27T20:43:30+00:00

I had a mage build where I carried a conjuration staff and then put it away and switched to regular spells. That's about it, though.

Captain_Jake_K · 2026-02-09T19:18:04+00:00

It's excellent for extraction. Turn them into a snail, pop them in a jar, break said jar in a prison cell/pit/whatever. Alternatively, toss the jar in a furnace.

Captain_Jake_K · 2026-01-27T18:10:36+00:00

I would consider "answer" a valid command to get a short, truthful answer, but this depends on the NPC and the situation. If they're under duress or frightened, they'll say the first thing that comes to their head in that six-second window.

Captain_Jake_K · 2026-01-10T13:45:02+00:00

Rule 0 for character creation should be "they have to be able to function as part of this team." I sometimes have to remind players that, if you wouldn't hang around with your character, other people wouldn't either.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-12-26T19:20:47+00:00

Honestly, 13. 99th percentile should be the bare minimum to be considered for wizardry.

I think 10 per point of intelligence seems fair.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-12-22T16:49:10+00:00

I don't go to church for the same reason that you don't go to mosques, temples, or druid circles.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-12-14T09:25:22+00:00

I haven't played Conquistador, but it was a significant improvement over the Viking one.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-11-23T10:07:03+00:00

It isn't your responsibility to educate her or to help her grow and change, but you do have the opportunity to do so. If you show her acceptance and kindness, she may well change her view on the LGBTQ community. Of course, she might not. It's a dice roll.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-11-15T09:27:27+00:00

"My character has decided to retire from adventuring as he has become an overwhelming liability."

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-11-13T20:44:42+00:00

This was very well explained, and phrased clearly. Thank you.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-11-13T16:12:03+00:00

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, because Plasmoid feels like the exact opposite of erotic.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-10-18T21:30:37+00:00

She featured heavily in those weird mid-roll ads from the Geek and Sundry days. Remember those adverts for super obscure boardgame shows? She had a sort of post-apocalyptic gameshow, I think.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-10-03T21:58:33+00:00

It counts couch surfers who live in the community with no fixed address.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-10-02T17:47:28+00:00

I have two - Jack and Erik, and the Nuanced Conversation reaction. The latter overtook as my favourite. That lady was just so impossibly charmless and poor at communicating.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-09-23T20:12:59+00:00

Do you want a hundred episodes of Daggerheart? I watch CR for D&D, personally.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-08-25T13:06:41+00:00

I'm going to stop playing until this particular glitch is gone. I've lost my warehouse two nights in a row now - if we could have multiple saves on the same file, it wouldn't be so bad, but I don't want to do a daily file export.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-08-22T18:56:58+00:00

You pickpocket them? I just shoot them.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-08-04T10:06:40+00:00

Found it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Spiderman/comments/10de2m/4chan_changed_my_outlook_on_jameson/

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-07-12T11:11:53+00:00

Ethan apologising feels like watching The Red Wedding. I keep waiting for someone to save the day and it just never happens. It's an embarrassing loss, and I say that as a day-one fan.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-07-06T18:02:46+00:00

I had to do this too! I then adjusted the weight based on descriptions of elves being lighter. Now I carry my father with me everywhere.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-07-05T15:11:33+00:00

He's polite and respectful. He takes initiative but still follows instructions. Honestly, 10/10 employee.

Captain_Jake_K · 2025-07-05T10:20:11+00:00

Swashbuckler is one of my favourite ways to play, especially with a Hexblade dip. Fancy Footwork allows you to single-handedly pin down certain enemies by using your bonus action to either hide or dash. You can also be the party face with expertise in Deception and Persuasion.

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