The Tokyo Bar Association is conducting an anonymous survey of Japan residents regarding experiences of being racially profiled by the police. As this topic comes up fairly regularly here, I thought some posters might want to share their experiences.
We are seeking industry professionals to share their knowledge and expertise with the PPIAC throughout 2022 during our monthly remote meetings. These will likely take place on the first Wednesday of each month, though that may possibly change.
I am trying to plan training resources for the year, so if you can DM me or email me at jsmith@hyperionic.co (not .com) if you're interested in presenting for approximately 45 minutes.
We are open to any topic related to investigative skills, fields, expert work, monetization, etc. For example, last year I gave a training to the PPIAC on the intersection of TV piracy and organized crime investigations.
This is a great opportunity to establish yourself as an expert on a specific topic, beef up your CV, and make connections with a strong investigative network here in Colorado.
With the release of Strixhaven School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, much ado has been made about the new spell Silvery Barbs. This is a first level Enchantment spell with a casting time of 1 reaction available to Bards, Sorcerers, Wizards, and of course, Fey Touched. The spell reads as follows:
You magically distract the triggering creature and turn its momentary uncertainty into encouragement for another creature. The triggering creature must reroll the d20 and use the lower roll.
You can then choose a different creature you can see within range (you can choose yourself). The chosen creature has advantage on the next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw it makes within 1 minute. A creature can be empowered by only one use of this spell at a time.
Before getting into the power of the spell, something else that has been noted about it is the poor wording: βreroll the d20 and use the lower roll.β No, this doesnβt get around legendary resistance. But, if you reroll the d20, thereβs just one d20 still. Thereβs no lower roll, just a new roll. The spell should have either said to roll an additional die and use the lower roll, or to reroll the die and use the new roll.
There is no clear Rule as Written.
Absent clarification from the developers, itβs unclear which direction this spell was meant to go in β was the mistake in writing βrerollβ or in writing βlowerβ?
[The importance of this distinction will be obvious the first time you use Silvery Barbs and the new roll is a critical hit.]
On to the Spell Analysis
The obvious comparison that has been made is to the spell Shield, another first level defensive buff spell with a casting time of 1 reaction. Shield gives the caster a temporary +5 bonus to their AC. The back of the envelope math says that imposing disadvantage on an attack is roughly equivalent to a -5 penalty to the roll. So, -5 penalty vs +5 AC, six of one, half dozen of the other.
But wait, Silvery Barbs does more. The trigger for the reaction is βwhen a creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself succeeds on an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw.β While Shield can only protect the caster, Silvery Barbs can be used to help anyone in the party. Whatβs more, it can be used when an enemy succeeds on a saving throw to try to force a failure. That is far more utility than Shield, and the penalty to saving throws is twice as strong as that delivered by a successful Mind Sliver (which first requires the target to fail an int
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