DnD 5e Tools and Tool Proficiencies: A Practical Guide – RPGBOT

Introduction In 5e D&D, Skill Proficiencies represent an abstract set of knowledge that can be applied to ability checks. Tool Proficiencies are the same way, but tend to be overlooked and glossed over because of their supposedly narrow focus. In this guide, we’ll be going over the majority of tools to find some interesting uses, like an expansion to the idea put forth in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything starting on page 78. Particularly, Synergies grant Advantage when two related proficiencies overlap, and this is by no means an exhaustive list of such bonuses. You should instead use this as a … Continue reading DnD 5e Tools and Tool Proficiencies: A Practical Guide – RPGBOT