Initiative Initiative determines how quickly you act when combat begins. This box is used to record your Initiative bonus, which will be added to a d20 Initiative roll at the start of battle. Your Initiative bonus is usually the same as your Dexterity modifier, but character options like races...
Should you play as a DnD Rogue? (Image credit: Wizards of the Coast) The Rogue is best for players with an affinity for espionage and trickery, though they also make incredible magic wielders. As scouts, they're often the first to roll initiative, and will need to make snap decisions wi...
Here are the ten Origin Feats, and their in-game benefits – direct from DnD Beyond: Origin FeatBenefits AlertAdd your Proficiency Bonus when you roll Initiative. Can also swap your Initiative with a willing ally in the same combat.
This aura provides all allies within 10 feet as well as the Paladin themselves witha bonus to saving throws equal to their Charisma modifier. A +5 bonus to all saving throws for your entire party is much more impactful than increasing your chance to hit and damage. Granted, your party does...
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Who makes the initiative rolls for the companions? And when a companion’s turn comes up, who decides what the NPC does? Someone has to. Either the GM or the players. If it’s the players, which player decides? Do the players decide as a group? And how does this play outin the wo...
In other words, any old animal can’t serve as a controlled mount; it has to be a domesticated creature (like a horse, donkey, or griffon) capable of taking commands from your PC. A controlled mount’s initiative matches your PC’s; it can move and act on the turn you mount it, ...
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Instead of a +5 Initiative bonus, Alert now lets you add your proficiency bonus to Initiative rolls. The rest of the feat’s features have also been replaced. Now, you can choose to swap your Initiative result with a willing ally in the same combat (as long as neither of you is incapa...
Ottley and Tanner Weyland as they distill all the DM tips, tools and resources for the beginner DM, for the DM with a few years of experience and for the Forever DM who's been playing for 20 years. If you're sick of searching for things like, "How to create a homebrew DND ...