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The way Nystul's (or is it Arcanist's?) Magic Aura works, is that it hides the magical aura produced by the object or effect. The interactions between the Magic Aura spell and Identify had been asked before and it seems that Identify​ could show the caster the false aura. But would Detect Magic...

Excellent, I'll try this.

I'm planning on running an evil campaign where the players start as Demons. Because there is a large variety of demons ranging from CR 1 to 20 (Balor), I'd like to select a few demon types, that are close to CR 5 and adjust them slightly so that they're either Advanced to CR 5 or Regressed from...

5e noob here. My DM house ruled the Magic Initiate Feat from the PHB. It does all the same things as the original feat plus it gives you an additional 2+Int Mod spell points (we use spell points instead of slots). I'd have the ability to cast four additional cantrips or two additional level 1...

My PCs just hit level 2 and I'm running a campaign based in Elsir Vale with a lead up to the Red Hand of Doom at level 5. During their first level, they have become established in the town of Brindol by taking over an old tavern and making it their own. I'm thinking that as they get settled in...

I have not used a DM PC in many years, and I'd like to keep it that way. Your 5th point might be best used in my situation. Having the PCs enter a chamber, where the mini-boss is in conversation with a projected image of the actual BBEG, a cloaked individual. The scene in Star Wars where Vader...

The Illithid rust monster idea is great. I think I know what this BBEG will look like. However, if and when he gets away, I'd like to have him re-engage the party somehow; to make him persistent in some way. Any idea how to make this BBEG a reoccurring character? This is what I'm struggling with...

So the party is currently in the middle of a dungeon crawl. Illithids are using the dungeon of this ruined castle to conduct experiments on creatures, both local and extra planar. Their experiments have resulted in some peculiar aberrations being formed. The dungeon itself has many rooms that...

Go on... I'm quite interested in the society of the Slaadi. So far, to me, they sound like a planar version of a stereotypical Orcish horde.

I consolidated this information from the Manual of the Planes and TSR 2603 - Planes of Chaos. So, the city in itself is a lawful place, as are all other Githzerai cities. Anarchs impose order over the forces of the plane in order to create a place to live. I was thinking since the city is so...

I'll definitely look into that adventure. I also am reading into the planescape box set about limbo. Well, the idea is not as far fetched as you might think. Limbo has a great githzerai city called Shra'kt'lor, where chaos yields to the order imposed by the anarchs. Since there isn't any...

The plane of Limbo isn't as rich as the material plane in terms of adventures and settings. What I'd like to do is adapt some adventures or adventure paths into Limbo, targeting level 7-12 (I don't mind jumping part-way into an adventure path). What I'm looking for is a setting that has a good...

Thanks for the all the suggestions! I had an idea that I would like to run by you. I was thinking of expanding Countersong to be a bit more useful. It could be used in place of a Counterspell, but instead of negating the spell, it would force a Concentration check on the caster. The Bard will...

As a standalone class, I agree with you. However, I gave the player a free level in this class when he picked his race. I'm also considering, through DM handwaving magic, that he gains the bonuses of his Paragon in tandem to his Bard levels; probably at a nerfed progression, such as every 4...

I have a player whose playing a Bard. He is new to D&D and I would like to design one or more encounters/situations to help him explore his Bardly skills. He is: - Level 3 Bard. - Has ranks in Craft(Alchemy). - Has ranks in Perform. - Is a Gnome Paragon. - Has a ton of arcane scrolls (but no...

This is a great idea. I'm going to incorporate this into the next dungeon. Currently running 'The Forge of Fury' with a slight alteration. Fits well. I've been thinking about this. What I might do, is slowly start springing traps or consequences after providing enough description to warrant the...

Perhaps paranoia was a bad word. But I do want them to be vigilant enough to know that if there is a charred body in the corner, that there is a fire hazard around or if they hear something, that they should be aware that it may be danger, and take precautions. In this contrived case, they would...

So, I'm finding that my players are not experienced enough with playing D&D to be paranoid and mistrustful of everything. They tend to walk into a cave or ruined fortress without making any checks. They are new, so for the first few sessions, I reminded them. But now it's dozens of sessions...

Excellent detail, I'm definitely going to implement this.

So, what if there is a good 'ol fashioned train heist where the players are victorious. But to their demise, the train has not stopped and the engineer is missing/dead. How could the players avoid disaster, what would you do? I'm looking for ideas on how players could take control of the train...