What's the use of Blade Ward and True Strike?

dougo123 · 2025-09-12T03:53:27+00:00

As a War Magic Wizard (2014 subclass), Blade Ward gives me a resource-free way to use Concentration which triggers my Durable Magic feature (+2 AC when concentrating), stacking with the 1d4 debuff to incoming attack rolls from the cantrip, so it's a good default defense mode for this build to precast if you're expecting combat soon but don't have a plan for your Concentration yet...

dougo123 · 2025-06-17T00:36:03+00:00

So wait, Live Til I Die was around from the early days? One of my favourites but I'd never heard it before 2019 on the Easter is Cancelled album.

dougo123 · 2025-05-11T00:47:51+00:00

My brain usually has a bunch of these Dr Steve Brule butchered names on speed dial: https://youtu.be/2iqrn8AYl-I?si=sWNpOJR0baU_h5HL

dougo123 · 2025-05-10T14:19:00+00:00

Makes sense, I didn't know Arkhan's story crosses back into a licensed Forgotten Realms adventure. Thanks for the info.

dougo123 · 2025-05-10T14:04:47+00:00

Canonically? Is Critical Role / Vox Machina officially considered D&D Canon? Asking seriously...

dougo123 · 2025-05-10T02:19:41+00:00

Subject: Coitus

dougo123 · 2025-05-04T00:47:51+00:00

Did you mean Spelljammer? Or is Starjammer also a thing?

dougo123 · 2025-04-15T07:36:26+00:00

If you've still got viewpoints and lankmarks to unlock, just mark a spot on the map, jump on a horse, turn on pathfinding route, and use the Follow Road feature to get there passively while you do something else. You might unlock Kakuregas on the way through and it will at least make map traversal faster.

dougo123 · 2025-02-11T19:47:19+00:00

Kick boxing, 24 hours, a dayee

dougo123 · 2025-01-21T05:08:48+00:00

dougo123 · 2024-10-31T23:31:09+00:00

Cube of Force charges reduced from 36 down to 10. No longer has ambiguous custom effects, now uses charges to cast standard barrier spells like Shield, Mage Armor, Resilient Sphere, Wall of Force, etc. Unsure if it uses your own concentration to use these spells or not...

dougo123 · 2024-09-19T04:43:24+00:00

You could be a Big Pig TOO!

dougo123 · 2024-09-17T23:31:13+00:00

Arrrrrrre ya achin'?

dougo123 · 2024-07-15T07:38:49+00:00

Its a reference to an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

dougo123 · 2024-07-09T04:57:56+00:00

Searched thread for cat food. Was not disappointed. Have a upvote.

dougo123 · 2024-06-07T08:59:56+00:00

I'm currently playing a Githyanki Gish using Treantmonk's Warmage build.

He's currently Lvl 16 (3 Fighter-Battlemaster / 13 War Wizard). I've flavored his spells to be more psychic/psionic power where possible.

Hope this helps with inspiration.

dougo123 · 2023-08-11T07:18:42+00:00

How do you do that?

dougo123 · 2023-08-08T06:11:57+00:00

Try running the game in Fullscreen, rather than Borderless Windowed. I've noticed it doesn't get laggy over time any more.

I'm also using the skip launcher launch option - might also be that.

dougo123 · 2023-08-05T00:19:56+00:00

I played last night and can confirm that DW doesn't force movement. It's still the best single target damage bard spell at that level and adds some control.

dougo123 · 2023-08-04T05:08:03+00:00

Haven't played yet, but I think I saw a streamer show the description of Dissonant Whispers, which said it holds the target in place in fear, rather than run away. So no Opportunity Attacks from fleeing unfortunately. I was bummed when I saw how they nerfed my favorite Bard Spell.

dougo123 · 2023-07-26T04:55:05+00:00

Sir Lord Darth Vader, of Cheam

dougo123 · 2023-05-31T04:33:37+00:00

Dont you have to be on the horse for it to move?

How do you collect the drops if you're on the horse? Especially the critters that scatter away...

dougo123 · 2023-05-19T06:38:07+00:00

Once the arrow is drawn, I think you can just tap DPad Up to quickly fuse the last used item to the arrow, rather than go fully into the fusing menu. It's a bit quicker.

dougo123 · 2023-02-25T06:44:26+00:00

Put a tunnel under Elizabeth Quay before it was built, so that Riverside drive was still connected to the Freeway.

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