Heavy. Small creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls with heavy weapons. A heavy weapon’s size and bulk make it too large for a Small creature to use effectively.
where does it say Kobolds can't use heavy weapons?
Nowhere, fair enough. That being said, -5 to hit plus disadvantage? I doubt it’s a common tactic.
Tactic. probably not too great/common.
As an RP element. That's some flavor that i could go for. Like, a PC Kenku trying to invent sign language. Or, a Drunken master monk that thinks he's Jackie Chan. etc etc.
Not everything is about combat effectiveness. Contrary to some people's belief.... Some people, actually use feats like: Actor, Squat Nimbleness (a Gnome Luchador), Everybody's freind, Tavern brawler, etc etc
We're not talking about player's build choice in this scenario, though, we're talking about the DM building a combat encounter. That was the comment I replied to, in any event. Why would a group employ a tactic that is so demonstrably unsuitable? Given the violence and competition inherent in the setting, how would such a group have survived? I guess there could be good answers to those questions.
Combat effectiveness is the topic given my reply concerned a combat encounter. Of course, a player can choose Actor or whatever, but that's orthogonal.
I'm sorry - didn't mean to poop on someone's idea.
Well then, in the spirit of combat effectiveness. the disadvantage is cancelled out by pack tactics. So it's no different than an enemy archer using sharpshooter for the -5 penalty in that sense. As well as the bonus attack if they reduce a creature's health to 0.
"Kobold champion" "goblin Champion" "orc champion" "elf champion" etc.
Is it uncommon for these guys to have feats? from a combat standpoint.
edit: not the correct usage of orthogonal, but great word drop. the statistically independent definition quite literally, only applies to statistics related context. it's a math term, that is only used outside math, when describing architecture.
edit2: I stand corrected. Orthogonal also has a context specific to computer programming. However, the definition there is also not correctly used for this setting either. I was wrong that it was only an architecture term outside of math.
I'm not really sure what you're getting at... Monsters don't have feats, feats are a player option. Although, there's certainly nothing stopping a DM from crafting a new monster statblock for a "kobold champion" that includes a feature or attack that is the feat's functional equivalent, I'm not aware of any monsters in the compendium that have a GWM equivalent right now (I could very well be wrong on that though, haven't looked at every monster!).
But there is a kobold PC race, which is what I assume everyone is actually talking about. A kobold PC of a class that grants martial weapon proficiency will have no problem using the GWM feat almost as well as anyone else, except that they'll never be able to have advantage, and may indeed have disadvantage if they don't have an ally within 5 feet of their target.
I'm not really sure what you're getting at... Monsters don't have feats, feats are a player option. Although, there's certainly nothing stopping a DM from crafting a new monster statblock for a "kobold champion" that includes a feature or attack that is the feat's functional equivalent, I'm not aware of any monsters in the compendium that have a GWM equivalent right now (I could very well be wrong on that though, haven't looked at every monster!).
There's rules in the DMG for adding class levels to a monster stat block.
Really? Lol one of these days I'll have to read through that thing cover to cover instead of just jumping around to whatever topics I'm looking up at the moment.
Really? Lol one of these days I'll have to read through that thing cover to cover instead of just jumping around to whatever topics I'm looking up at the moment.
yeah. it's a good way to know the rules. reading them and all.
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In the sunlight, a kobold can use a heavy weapon just as effectively as any other weapon, yeah?
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Heavy. Small creatures have disadvantage on attack rolls with heavy weapons. A heavy weapon’s size and bulk make it too large for a Small creature to use effectively.
where does it say Kobolds can't use heavy weapons?
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For the record; You cant expect a feat to work or help you all the time. Most feats are situational, especially some of the fighting feats.
Tactic. probably not too great/common.
As an RP element. That's some flavor that i could go for. Like, a PC Kenku trying to invent sign language. Or, a Drunken master monk that thinks he's Jackie Chan. etc etc.
Not everything is about combat effectiveness. Contrary to some people's belief.... Some people, actually use feats like: Actor, Squat Nimbleness (a Gnome Luchador), Everybody's freind, Tavern brawler, etc etc
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Well then, in the spirit of combat effectiveness. the disadvantage is cancelled out by pack tactics. So it's no different than an enemy archer using sharpshooter for the -5 penalty in that sense. As well as the bonus attack if they reduce a creature's health to 0.
"Kobold champion"
"goblin Champion"
"orc champion"
"elf champion"
etc.
Is it uncommon for these guys to have feats? from a combat standpoint.
edit: not the correct usage of orthogonal, but great word drop. the statistically independent definition quite literally, only applies to statistics related context. it's a math term, that is only used outside math, when describing architecture.
edit2: I stand corrected. Orthogonal also has a context specific to computer programming. However, the definition there is also not correctly used for this setting either. I was wrong that it was only an architecture term outside of math.
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Question though: How'd the kobold even have Great Weapon Feat? the -5 for +10 requires you to be proficient in the heavy weapon.
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I'm not really sure what you're getting at... Monsters don't have feats, feats are a player option. Although, there's certainly nothing stopping a DM from crafting a new monster statblock for a "kobold champion" that includes a feature or attack that is the feat's functional equivalent, I'm not aware of any monsters in the compendium that have a GWM equivalent right now (I could very well be wrong on that though, haven't looked at every monster!).
But there is a kobold PC race, which is what I assume everyone is actually talking about. A kobold PC of a class that grants martial weapon proficiency will have no problem using the GWM feat almost as well as anyone else, except that they'll never be able to have advantage, and may indeed have disadvantage if they don't have an ally within 5 feet of their target.
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There's rules in the DMG for adding class levels to a monster stat block.
Really? Lol one of these days I'll have to read through that thing cover to cover instead of just jumping around to whatever topics I'm looking up at the moment.
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I'm going to make this way harder than it needs to be.
yeah. it's a good way to know the rules. reading them and all.
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Jeremy Crawford once called the DMG the rules equivalent of your grandmother's attic. It's full of surprises!
Haha, this made my day :D
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