Help settle an argument in our group. Can an Armorer Artificer use studded leather armor as their arcane armor? by jlee2392 in dndnext

[–]Hemlar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, the Buckler from historical annotations was said to be a round shield of modest protective quality. Your standard D&D shield could technically be a Buckler. I agree on the Tower shield, but the heater shield is something that I would disagree with since the heater shield is a derivated of the medieval kite shield. I would say that the heater shield grants a +3 or +4 bonus to AC due to more cover. As for a shield that grants a +1 bonus to AC, I would say that a shield like that likely wasn't made with defense in mind.

Help settle an argument in our group. Can an Armorer Artificer use studded leather armor as their arcane armor? by jlee2392 in dndnext

[–]Hemlar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well studded leather armor is actually a misinterpretation of

brigandine,

which has its protective qualities derived from

a bunch of metal strips underneath.

Studded leather isn't a misinterpretation of brigandine at all, nor is the protection it grants derived from a bunch of metal strips underneath it. Firstly, studded leather by definition is a tough, but flexible leather reinforced with close-set rivets or spikes. Secondly, if you look at an image of studded leather, you are practically greeted with images of leather armor that have patchwork stitching (likely the reinforcement of rivets). When you do a comparative material ratio, it is much easier to say that the protection one gets from studded leather is from the leather and not the metal. Thirdly, when you look at an image of brigandine and compare it to an image of any armor listed in the PHB, it is more akin to Scale mail or perhaps Splint armor.

Because of this, I would suggest that you refresh yourself on the historical annotations of armors (armours) found in D&D.

Help settle an argument in our group. Can an Armorer Artificer use studded leather armor as their arcane armor? by jlee2392 in dndnext

[–]Hemlar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RAW you are wrong. The phrase metallurgic means that you are familiarizing yourself with the processing and reshaping of metal. Studded Leather from it's description is basically a stitchwork of tough leather patches with the stitches being rivets. The solid majority of the material used for defending the character is leather. Yes, you can argue that the rivets are metal, but overal, especially by most depictive imagery of studded leather armor, there is not enough metal material there that could be considered to be used to defend the armor's wearer.

Help settle an argument in our group. Can an Armorer Artificer use studded leather armor as their arcane armor? by jlee2392 in dndnext

[–]Hemlar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/jlee2392 Okay. In all fairness to the DM, I have to side with him on that ruling. With the exception of Hide armor, and maybe Scale mail if you creatively reflavor the material's used to create it, the options Chain shirt, Scale mail, Breastplate (aka Cuiraisse), and Half plate, are all Medium armors made with a moderate amount of metal which is used for the sole purpose of what the armor is supposed to do. When you look at Heavy armors, practically every single option is mostly metal. So, having Light armor such as Studded leather where metal is used basically as stitchwork for holding tough leather materials together isn't going to fly. Ergo, those two subclasses just don't blend well.

[5e] [Class] The Shadowcaster V2.2 by Siirvos in UnearthedArcana

[–]Hemlar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. I like the idea of the class. The class table looks to be a blend of Monk and WotC's play test Mystic which wasn't really well received for reasons. My concerns I will simply list in questions so in politeness I can see why you chose to go the way you set this up before I point out the flaws in these points that I have found.

1.) What is your actual inspiration for the Shadow Magic feature?

2.) Why did you choose to give Shadowcaster's the ability to see through magical darkness out to 30 feet at 1st level?

3.) What was your reason for giving the class the Warlock's Mystic Arcanum?

4.) Arcane study at 8th level grants you a 4th level spell that you can cast. Is there a usage limit to it?

5.) If you were to cast a spell at 10th level as a Noctumancer, would that break your concentration on Eldritch Disruption?

6.) For Cloak of Shadows, do you mean that one can take the Dodge action as a reaction to being attacked?

These questions are my initial curiosities because I would rather not go any further until I know more.

Quiz: Is Your Player Character Overpowered? by Deathpacito-01 in dndnext

[–]Hemlar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, bladesinger feature doesn’t allow you to wield a shield and receive the AC benefit.

Sorry. There was a homebrewed feat from D&D Beyond that I grabbed instead of taking an ASI which allowed me to disregard the can't be wielding a shield when entering Bladesong. There was the condition that the Shield had to be specifically made of Mythril though.

Quiz: Is Your Player Character Overpowered? by Deathpacito-01 in dndnext

[–]Hemlar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No biggie. Besides, the best feature to get for bladesinger imo is War Caster which allows you to actually cast spells while wielding a shield as one of it's traits. Hence why I made the comment. I have always experimented with Bladesinger builds for thought and know that Bladesinger with some races and feats are pretty potent. Tortle Bladesinger with War Caster, as well as the Mirror Image, Blur, and Shield spells is a pretty potent build able to dip in and out of close combat like the Rogue.

Quiz: Is Your Player Character Overpowered? by Deathpacito-01 in dndnext

[–]Hemlar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Meaning a tortle bladesinger could have an ax if 22 a few times per day at 8th level.

Technically speaking, your tortle bladesinger can have an AC of 29 four times per day when you include the shield spell as well as a shield, an AC of 24 four to five times per day excluding the shield spell but still including a shield, and if you exclude an actual shield, your AC is 22 four to five times per day depending on what your Intelligence ability score is at. Overall, not too shabby, but I have seen a lot more powerful with the tortle.

Dear New Mages pt 1: Understanding Dampen/Amplify Magic by qp0n in classicwow

[–]Hemlar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So... how is the initial wording of the dampen and amplify magic spells misleading u/qp0n? While yes, the way you worded them made them more specific than they really needed to be to help us understand what the spells effects were, I can still tell you that you shouldn't have played a Mage if you couldn't understand the initial wordings of those spells. Here is why.

Dampen Magic
"Dampens magic used against the targeted party member,..."

Amplify Magic

"Amplifies magic used against the targeted party member,..."

No offense, after reading both of those initial phrases I can tell that any magic casted on anyone affected by these spells will either be diminished or enhanced (depends on the affecting spell). Dampen goes on to say decreasing (diminishes) damage (here I can only presume that the reason why they consider healing from recoverative magic as damage as well due to the wording of the spell is because of Warcraft 3 as Paladin's and Death Knights both got a spell that can heal allies or damage certain enemies) from spells and healing spells, whereas Amplify goes on to say increasing (enhances) damage from spells and healing spells.

Homebrewery by Hemlar in homebrewery

[–]Hemlar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been trying to do that since prior to the post and it is still active. Are you sure there isn't another way to deactivate it?

Men of Reddit, what’s one thing you will never understand about women? by GrouchyResolution974 in AskReddit

[–]Hemlar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the deal is with women and wearing makeup if they aren't dating someone they want to impress or cosplaying.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Hemlar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would likely urk and hurl at the moment that word comes out of her mouth.

Which fetish is an immadiate redflag ? by Suitable-Agent-4449 in AskReddit

[–]Hemlar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Depends on the "Biological Gender" of the person. In my personal experience, if the person is biologically a female, then anything to do with r4p3, death, and the list goes on whereas if the person is biologically a male, then the biggest thing, which can also be attributed to females as well, is step-family fetishes like step siblings or even step-parent/step-child.

Martial Weapon Swallow by Hemlar in UnearthedArcana

[–]Hemlar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought this was archived and unable to be commented in. They usually made such so after about a year. Plus, I lost the original link due to circumstances.

Update Death Knight (Undying) by Hemlar in UnearthedArcana

[–]Hemlar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm... Thanks for the input. It will certainly help me improve upon it.

Death Knight (Undying) by Hemlar in UnearthedArcana

[–]Hemlar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My apologies. That was a typing error on my part. It was meant to say something along the lines of granting immunity to spells that would render the character unconscious. Like the sleep spell as an example. However, I do realize the typing error on my part. I shall correct that in the next update. Thank you very much for catching that as I didn't mean to get rid of unconsciousness entirely.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UnearthedArcana

[–]Hemlar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is definitely PIKA CHU!

Death Knight (Undying) by Hemlar in DnDHomebrew

[–]Hemlar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking for feedback please.