When my brain gives out and you have to do without me for a week, you have to do it for me. If you manage to survive without my mighty balls, that is.

Gillykins, what's the difference between perception and passive perception?

• Increases your Intelligence or Wisdom by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• If you can see a creature's mouth while it is speaking a language you understand, you can interpret their words by reading their lips.
• You have a +5 bonus to your passive Wisdom (Perception) and Intelligence (Investigation) scores.

• Your speed increases by 10 feet.
• When you use the Dash action, difficult terrain doesn't cost extra movement on that turn.
• When you make a melee attack against a creature, you don't provoke opportunity attacks from that creature for the rest of the turn, whether you hit or not.

• When a creature within 5 feet of you casts a spell, you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that creature.
• When you damage a creature that is concentrating on a spell, that creature has disadvantage on the saving throw it makes to maintain its concentration.
• You have advantage on saving throws against spells cast by creatures within 5 feet of you.

That first feat gives you a stat boost AND the benefit of the feat.

What new spells are available to Myptik 'Bear Heart' The Myopic now you've hit level 4?

When I'm a player I've really struggled between choosing the ASI bump or a feat. You get to choose again in a few more levels time so there are still loads of options. I usually end up going for the ASI because as a Cleric, the Wis increase is so important for attacks and saves and as a Monk, the dex increase is so important for AC and attacks but in Critical role campaign two, the Sentinel feat has been massive in quite a few of the big fights when the melee classes have chosen it.

Dragon was at Thundertree, apparently.

It's a good job one of us has been diligently typing away what Geoffs are where as revealed by the almighty DM.

Gillypops! Did you say you shared your hard earned sourcebooks with us on D&D Beyond? I can only see the digital phhhhhhhhhhb that I bought last year, y see.

Happy birthday DM! Crumbs

What did you get?!

Any dice?

Stop It! Stop It, Stop It, Stop It!

I have in my house, the equivalent of two carrier bags full of polyhedral magic items...and this thread is giving me dice envy.

I got a Traveller Con hoodie from Critical Role, a dice box, and loads of D&D books including WOTC hardbacks, DM tools like campaign building and rollable tables, and monster strategy books. I also got an Xbox elite controller.

Jen’s ordered a Six by Nico box for dinner tonight and we’ve had cocktails delivered from the Cocktail Geeks in Edinburgh. I had a lie in this morning and a relaxing bath earlier. I might decide I want a lockdown birthday every year!

You forgot the best part.

:)

New dice Eve!