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[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago (2 children)

In our case, it was the Ladder of Doom: a druid wildshaped into a warhorse mounted by a bugbear mounted by a human with a halfling on their back.

Our DM forced us to roll checks and use our actions to mount up, but we did it anyway. Ladder strats were banned after that.

[–] seat6@lemmy.zip 18 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Wouldn’t this not work? You can only mount things s as size larger. I think humans and bug bears are both medium.

[–] catshaped@lemmy.zip 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 1 points 1 day ago

That would require the idea to be cool, not just 'I give him a boost' with extra steps.

[–] dgdft@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Probably wasn’t kosher RAW, but none of us had any idea what we were doing at the time.

IIRC, we chose the bugbear because it was the only playable large option in the books we had (listed as med/large), but I could definitely be misremembering.

[–] Archpawn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

They're Medium, but they have Powerful Build, which means they count as one size larger when determining their carrying capacity and the weight they can push, drag, or lift.

[–] Archpawn@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

In 2024, humans can be Small, but then the halfling won't fit. And if a bugbear was Large, it wouldn't fit on a warhorse.

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 2 points 3 days ago

Maybe they cast a growth spell on the warhorse first.

mount on top of yes. mount behind, same size

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 6 points 3 days ago

Orcs: "There is only one of them!"

Trechcoat barbarian sprouts 8 arms with axes.

Orcs: "Of fuuu...."

[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

DM should consider being a Halfling.

For a Halfling size queen, the world is your oyster!

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.au 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago

The world is her geoduck, if ya know what I mean

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

My guess is someone doesn't like that Halfling get to reroll 1s.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 3 days ago

Half ling, half luck, all banned

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Then don't play 5e

[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like a good case for a house rule. Limit Lucky to one per short/long rest

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Sounds like a good case to find another DM. If they think something as small as Halfling Luck is bad enough that they have to ban it or restrict to once per short rest, then it's clear they don't know how to balance their game.

[–] MouseKeyboard@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 days ago

Someone played a halfling as a kender.