If you regularly use miniatures, flanking gives combatants a simple way to gain advantage on attack rolls against a common enemy. A creature can’t flank an enemy that it can’t
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A restrained creature’s speed becomes 0, and it can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed. Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature’s attack rolls have disadvantage.
A frightened creature has disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls while the source of its fear is within line of sight. The creature can’t willingly move closer to the
Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. If a spell must be maintained with concentration,
DnD 5e Poisoned Condition A poisoned creature has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. Player’s Handbook, page 292 DnD 5e Poison Damage Poison. Venomous stings and the toxic gas
Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction. Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit
This is how you calculate a character’s spell save DC in DnD 5e: Spell save DC = 8 + spellcasting ability modifier + proficiency bonus What’s my spellcasting ability modifier?
Eldritch Knight are the only Fighter subclass that gets access to spellcasting, and they’re widely considered a top-tier subclass thanks to this feature alone. They can learn Wizard cantrips and
The Grapple Action When you want to grab a creature or wrestle with it, you can use the Attack action to make a special melee attack, a grapple. If you’re
Arcane Trickster Rogues are the only Rogue subclass that gets access to spellcasting, and they’re widely considered a top-tier subclass thanks to this feature alone. They can learn Wizard cantrips