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Starred and enlarged links are my best stuff.  Builds   Quickstone's Bloodhound Ranger is pretty fun   Hell is a dark place: a Shadow Monk/Rune Knight Fighter/Land Druid build   Party is an optimizer - here's why (also Gunner Gloom build)   Pact Weaver: A 2014 Hexblade+Marid/Fathomless/Dao/Undead/Dao Patron 18, Twilight+Fathomless/Undead/Dao Domain 1, Divine+Undead/Dao Soul 1 build   Guides   **  Glossary of tech & A proposal for ranks of tech  ** Tattoo tech guide, or: how to make Planar Binding look like a small skirmishing army    Eugenics and steroid skeletons: an optimizer's guide to Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn Homebrew   I made Gladiator Fighter good   **  I made Arcane Archer good  **

2Wiz2Lockest: Smoking Leaves

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This is a response to Sil's article  responding to Haen's article detailing a proposed optimal party of four (within Haen's tech limit, which hovers around mid tech). I'm of the opinion that Sil's party, while an overall improvement to Haen's, I've spotted the addition of a LifeDruidLock in exchange for the HexClock that will free up half our party member's races up through role compression. Peace1/Chronurge X Mark of Handling human > Peace 1/Chron X Winged Tiefling We're changing this to Winged Tiefling for WT's incredible defensive profile. Otherwise, no notes. Twi1/Scribes X Shadow> Peace1/Scribes X Handling We get to drop Mark of Shadow since PWT is already covered by the new Druid. We're instead shifting Mark of Handling over to this so that the Chron can pick WT. Chron is investing in defense for as they're our best party member.   Compliments to the chef: I would've never considered Scribes before reading Sil's artic...

The Hand Crossbow Is a False Prophet: An optimizer's guide to Grim Hollow: Player's Guide

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    You must consider your actions carefully. If you choose to fight against injustice, what is the cost of wielding power? If you choose to follow your own ambitions, what havoc are you willing to unleash? Grim Hollow invites you to explore humanity through the medium of roleplaying games and asks, genuinely, "What is a monster?" The cost is a spell slot, I'm willing to unleash the havoc of a Sleet Storm, and 'monster' is synonymous to 'creature' RAW... Wait, what? They killed oversized weapons in 2024? Darn. Read along:  I assume you're reading the features mentioned immediately before I review them. This article would double in size if I were to repeat everything. You don't need your tech radar turned on-- I've got you covered-- but just have a basic understanding of the feature discussed.  Circle Casting assumed banned:  Fuck CC.  Heritage and Traits  Instead of a species as usual, you first decide a relatively very bare-bones specie an...