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Hey all, I'm finally putting together the details for a big boss fight as the end to a murder mystery my players have been sorting out. Part of the "twist" is that a tiny group of mind flayers are responsible for murder as well as several other mysterious happenings in the local town. The...

Hey all, My heroes are making their way towards my latest dungeon, and boy do I have a fun concept for this one. The dungeon is fairly run down, and initially involves a series of seemingly simple challenges, all of which feel pretty underwhelming. The heroes arrive at the McGuffin they're...

Hey folks, My party has begun a island-hopping nautical chapter in our adventures, and in prep I've been planning additional/circumstantial rules that I may not have regularly used before. One such rule/rule set is Underwater Combat. I've reread the relevant sections in the PHB, and done some...

Hey readers, I'd love some thoughts/reactions/insight to this plot I'm creating as the next adventure for my long-form campaign. It's a bit long, so thank you in advance for anyone who's interested enough to read the whole thing! Now that I'm writing it all out, it sounds like... a lot of things...

Hey everyone, I'm planning a series of adventures/dungeons that involve my party of 6 attuning to a series of shrines, each dedicated to a dragon of a different color. This is part of a larger narrative, but that's not necessary to get into for this post. Essentially, each player will attune to...

Hey all, My party's wizard has ended up with a mark connecting him to the Elemental Plane of Water due to a magical experiment. I'm hoping to treat it as a magic item, and have been looking at what kind of bonuses make sense. With the new caster items in Tasha's I feel like using one of those as...

Hey all, I'm still fairly fresh at making homebrew creatures, and don't have all the tips and tricks down to as CR guidelines etc. For an adventure that leads my players to the depths of a volcano, I've created a new golem for them to face - Obsidian Glass. I know there are some Obsidian golem...

Hey all, I'm about to introduce a new antagonist for my players to hate, and could use some help coming up with ways besides combat for them to clash with him. A local Lord's attempts to muster his armies have been thwarted at every turn. No matter what he tries, messengers are intercepted...

Hey all, My players are reaching a big chapter-conclusion fight next session, and I've been building a special monster for the occasion. This is my first time building my own monsters in 5th Ed, and in many ways the first time running a big single-boss monster fight. As such I'd love some...

Hey everyone, My group had a fantastic last session that ended with a great cliff hanger. While exploring a drow city in disguise, the group's barbarian (an escaped slave) was recognized by her previous owner. After a brief chat, the very last moment of the session was the barbarian rolling a...

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Hey all, I'm looking for any ideas or insight into helping me flesh out the next "chapter" of my campaign. Super open to hear any cool ideas you all come up with! The heroes are currently en route to a major city which has mysteriously closed it's gates and cut off all communication. One of...

Hey friends, Been ages since I posted anything, but I'm launching the next "chapter" of my campaign this weekend, and wanted to run some thoughts by folks. The party is currently en route to a city in which, for mysterious reasons, magic has always been heightened and strengthened. Recently...

Hey all, My players are likely to meet up with a few if not all of the members of the King's Council in a session or two. Up to now, I've specifically left them vague and undefined, but figure it's time to lock these characters down! So... what positions should the council have? Stealing...

I'm about to toss my heroes into a town with a secret thieves' guild of wererats (potentially with some other lycanthropes for flavor). We're pretty new to 5th edition still (but have played a ton of 3rd and 4th), and I'm adjusting my expectations of combat in particular; namely, I feel the CR...

Hey all, In a few weeks I'll be running the D&D NEXT playtest version of Tomb of Horrors for some old friends, and can't freaking wait. I've played it as a player before and had a fantastic time being turned into a nervous wreck. My question is: With such loose rules regarding magic items in...

Hey all, Just wanted to share something I've been working on for a while now that's finally, well if not finished, ready for the public. I must give credit to Ymenk over on Reddit for his example, and the collection of links which he (and then I) used to make our maps...

Hey all, So I'm getting obnoxiously into world building for my home-brew campaign. Most of it is based off preexisting D&D mythos (Gods, races, monsters etc. generally follow Grayhawk/Eberron roles/relationships with some minor tweaks), but has a unique history and geography. I've decided I...

Hey all, Brainstorming a motto/secret saying for a theives' guild I'm introducing into my world via one character's background. The Unseen Hand and The Nighthawks have been rival organizations for years, vying for control over the nation's black markets and underworld. One of the characters...

Hey all, Time to post the basic outline for my group's next adventure, looking for plot holes, areas to develop, or anything I may have forgotten. Positive comments are obviously welcome too. So as part of transitioning to 5th, my group is going to roll up a new group of 1st level characters...