Whats even better is Matt knowing all the rules but he is also a huge fan of the rule of cool
@BravoDox
Күн бұрын
Um, Actually... Demiliches aren't necessarily just floating skulls; there's even established lore with one demilich being a floating ribcage. One has to wonder how Howl works in those circumstances, but that's a question for another time. Additionally, Gruumsh One-Eye being an orcish god and not god of the forge is entirely dependant on the campaign setting; there's nothing in the scenario that specifies in what setting it takes place, so the god of any old thing being coincidentally named Gruumsh One-Eye isn't breaking any rules. The pantheons given in the PHB are suggestions, not rules. Which gods exist and with which domains are entirely the purview of the DM and since Brennan made the scenario and he put Gruumsh is god of the forge, then he is.
@williamdong337
Күн бұрын
To be fair the silver axe would actually hurt the pit fiend because silver weapons bypass the devils resistance to nomagical weapons
@thorjelly
2 күн бұрын
I'm just surprised he didn't mention that demiliches have truesight, anyway. It was the most obvious error he missed. Also he was wrong about the silvered weapon thing. I had to look that up, tho.
@NeroBloodfire
3 күн бұрын
Dodge is not a reaction. Fireball is a cleric spell as a light domain cleric.
@paradoxxis8612
19 сағат бұрын
Yes, but Omerek is not of the Light Domain, so it's not a cleric spell in the context of this comic.
@kungknas6108
4 күн бұрын
Also: Benign transposition can't cast spells, it's a teleport ability. Unless they used it to get in range, but then it's 3 actions in total. The legendary action that lets Demiliches fly is 15 ft(half speed), not 30 ft. Jump is not a skill, and high jumps can only go up to 3 + str mod upwards. Even if this Rogue had 20 strength(which I doubt it had), it could only reach 8 ft. up.
@Hex_the_Warlock
6 күн бұрын
um actually if the cleric is a light domain subclass, they do get access to fireball as a spell.
@paradoxxis8612
19 сағат бұрын
That's true! But that's also how we know Omerek isn't a light cleric. "Assume we didn't leave out any critical information" would include subclasses, and so Omerek's subclass can't be something that would affect their ability to cast fireball, otherwise the comic would have to mention it.
@willmcgonigle3107
6 күн бұрын
We GOTTA get maty, brennan, and iffy together in a clash of the titans
@Nincotic
7 күн бұрын
Brennan (Writer)
@michaelgrey1503
8 күн бұрын
Matt did not touch on this, but the Pit Fiend uses two actions on its turn. It first casts Hold Monster and then takes the Attack Action making four attacks, which it cannot do.
@Frenchindochina
9 күн бұрын
I mean to be fair, light clerics get fireball as a cleric spell
@emeraldnickel
9 күн бұрын
IDK if this is a different edition, but in 5e pit fiends only have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing, and silvered is the only thing that bypasses this, not magical attacks.
@paradoxxis8612
19 сағат бұрын
It's actually _nonmagical_ bludgeoning, piercing and slashing that isn't silvered. Silver bypasses it, but magic does too.
@emeraldnickel
19 сағат бұрын
@@paradoxxis8612 oh, good eye! I missed that ngl
@WideNerdy
9 күн бұрын
I knew 3rd edition this well back in the day. But haven't played nearly enough fifth edition to do this.
@EastPort10
10 күн бұрын
“Jump is not a skill” My 3.5e playing ass’s eye twitched.
@Cardboardbocs
11 күн бұрын
Matt Mercer: "You come to my house, MY HOUSE!!"
@TheFiddleFaddle
11 күн бұрын
I'm actually pretty proud of myself how many of these I knew without realizing that somehow I learned the rules.
@TheFiddleFaddle
11 күн бұрын
Hold monster wouldnt work on Elbratha, right? That one stood out to me.
@paradoxxis8612
19 сағат бұрын
Hold Monster works on all creatures that aren't undead. It's just improved Hold Person.
@TheFiddleFaddle
19 сағат бұрын
@@paradoxxis8612 Got it. Thank you!
@lordpepper6932
12 күн бұрын
Matt, knows rules Aabria, ignores rules Brennan, makes rules more fun
@nottellingu8406
13 күн бұрын
Silvered weapons actually can damage some enemies immunity to non-magic damage, the pit fiend included
@christinefarrell6438
14 күн бұрын
I think Matt was actually wrong about the silvered thing, Pit Fiends are resistant to nonmagical bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing damage from non silvered weapons.
@rithrius5384
17 күн бұрын
Matt Mercer ruined this guy's whole career.
@aquartertwo
17 күн бұрын
Did the artist ever get credited here? Because I think this is the artist for the first season of Fantasy High
@sorio99
17 күн бұрын
This is absolutely Brennan’s origin story of needing to break this game, isn’t it?
@ChaostheClown
19 күн бұрын
This guy deserves the reveration as greatest DM, jesus fucking christ what a command of the game lol
@Peytoneileen
22 күн бұрын
Anyone else here after the latest… addition to the group? 😂❤
@Mechsrule1
Ай бұрын
Just noticed something they missed. The rogue jumped 30 feet. Halfling's speed is 30, but they didn't dash so that's too much movement.
@ArthurTorrias
Ай бұрын
I miss Travis and Robbie together. They shared so many bro moments. Like when Travis tried to tip the dice tower Robbie was building. XD
@kiomopo
Ай бұрын
light cleric gets fireball at level 5 now
@oricalu448
Ай бұрын
Every few months, I come back to this video, thinking "Oh, I know more about D&D now, I wonder how much more I will understand", and I am always blown away by how much I still miss
@fiercestpond4722
Ай бұрын
Idk if it’s the way this clip was cut up but Matt missed the fact out fiends can’t cast hold person and do a multiattack in the same turn, and fighters don’t get dodge as a reaction. So if my math is right there’s 22 things wrong with this combat, not the 20 Matt found.
@Tuffsmoygles
Ай бұрын
I got most of these and I haven't played in over a decade. Good on him though for remembers most. I was trying to remember if demons or devils take damage from silvered weapons (or cold iron) but I guess they changed it so that it's only magic now? Booo.
@briankelly1240
2 ай бұрын
Love it, only one he missed I think is not being able to do 3 different attacks in one turn.
@tedweird
2 ай бұрын
I'm proud and exasperated that the only one I missed was the timing on legendary actions, which are a system I never interacted with
@navdhillon7912
2 ай бұрын
I miss Trapp...just not the same with Iffy, he is a good player but bad host.
@VanNessy97
2 ай бұрын
Trapp: Matt, how many- Matt: 20. Trapp: Start lower. I beg you.
@stollkoloss2689
2 ай бұрын
The only thing that matt did not account for is that Fireball indeed is a Cleric Spell, when you chose the Light domain subclass
@paradoxxis8612
2 ай бұрын
It's only a cleric spell _if_ you're a Light cleric. For all other clerics, it is _not_ a cleric spell. This is important because Omerek isn't a Light cleric. If he were, the comic would have to say so, since it would affect whether or not the answer was correct - per the rules, "assume we haven't left out any critical information."
@stollkoloss2689
2 ай бұрын
@@paradoxxis8612 Oh yeah. My bad
@turtle4llama
2 ай бұрын
I didn't think of the ineffectiveness of a given attack as an error.
@Rangothemovie
2 ай бұрын
For the record, pitt fiends aren’t immune to slashing from non magical weapons, they aren’t even resistant if the weapon is silvered, so he didn’t break the question or anything. Still super cool
@wesley00042
2 ай бұрын
Meanwhile, I can't even can't get my family to acknowledge that there are rules in Monopoly.
@sambowman91
2 ай бұрын
I got one!
@TheScaper28
2 ай бұрын
Trapp is right though it is just great watching someone be soo good at something.
@TheShyshy
2 ай бұрын
Doesn't light domain clerics get fireball?
@paradoxxis8612
2 ай бұрын
Yes, but Omerek isn't a light cleric. If he were, the comic would have to say so (per the rules, "assume we didn't leave out any critical information." Anything that affects a character's ability to perform a listed action is critical information, so if its not mentioned, they don't have it). Since Omerek isn't a light cleric, Fireball isn't a cleric spell for him.
@milokiss8276
2 ай бұрын
They said that they didn’t leave out key information. Fireball is available to clerics of the Light Domain.
@paradoxxis8612
2 ай бұрын
You're misunderstanding what that rule meant. The full line is "Assume we didn't leave out any critical information, such as if a character is multiclassed, or if an unmentioned magic item would provide the given ability." What that line means is "if we didn't mention an optional feature that would grant this ability, assume that character doesn't have that feature." That includes multiclasses, magic items, feats, and most relevantly, subclasses. If a character's subclass goes unmentioned, then it can't be something that affects their abilities in the comic. And since Omerek's subclass is not mentioned, it can't be something that grants him Fireball. Therefore, Omerek is not a Light cleric.
@canaryinacoalmine1759
2 ай бұрын
Silvered weapons can harm pit fiends, and they're just resistant to non-silvered weapons.
@re.liable
2 ай бұрын
nice
@josephperez2004
2 ай бұрын
Fireball would be a Cleric spell for a Forge Cleric. However, I believe Pit Fiends are immune to Fire damage, so a normal Foreball isnt killing it unless you have some way past damage immunity.
@paradoxxis8612
2 ай бұрын
Fireball is not granted to Forge clerics, only Light clerics. And since Omerek's subclass is unmentioned, it can't be a subclass that grants him fireball (per Trapp's words, "assume we didn't leave out any critical information." A character's ability to do anything in the comic can't be granted by something that is unmentioned in the comic).
@josephperez2004
2 ай бұрын
@@paradoxxis8612 Ahh, you are correct, I got those two mixed up. Thanks for the correction.
@gandarf80
2 ай бұрын
Ive been looking thinking for a while and Matt says that Fireball is not a cleric spell, but Light Clerics get it, Light cleric is PHB so its not been released after the video
@paradoxxis8612
2 ай бұрын
You missed the most important rule from the start of the video - "assume we haven't left out any critical information, such as if a character is multiclassed or if an unmentioned magic item would provide the given ability." This rule also covers subclasses - if a character's subclass isn't mentioned, then it can't be something that affects the answers. Omerek's subclass isn't mentioned, which means it can't be something that gives him fireball. Therefore, Omerek is not a Light cleric.
@gandarf80
2 ай бұрын
@@paradoxxis8612 fair
@enbybunny9940
3 ай бұрын
It’s funny to call this bonus section rules lawyer when that term is used more to describe someone who tries to manipulate the rules to get their way (often actually breaking those rules in the process) What was happening here was just… rules. No lawyering to be had. That round of combat was simply chaotic nonsense, and plainly incorrect.
@hexmaniacindigo
3 ай бұрын
Very late to commenting. But um actually Silvered weapons can be used to hurt pit fiends. Whilst it may not be magical, the silver trait bypasses that text for lycanthropes AND fiends. Also fireball can be a cleric spell and light cleric can learn it. We never learned the Subclass of said cleric, but it is still technically possible to learn it
@paradoxxis8612
3 ай бұрын
You're right that we never learned Omerek's subclass. That is important, because it means Omerek is _not_ a Light cleric. Trapp said to assume they didn't leave out any critical information that would affect a character's ability to perform a specific action. Since Omerek's subclass goes unmentioned, it can't be a subclass that grants Fireball - if it was, they'd have to say so. This is a case of general rules vs specific rules. In a general sense, Fireball is _not_ a cleric spell. In a specific sense, it is for Light clerics. But because we don't know the subclass, we are forced to answer in the general sense, not the specific sense, which means "Fireball is not a cleric spell" is correct.
@itsgonnabeanaurfromme
3 ай бұрын
If that kind of brain power was used for good, we would have peace in the Middle East by now.
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