Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
What's New?
Latest activity
Register
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Rocket your D&D 5E and Level Up: Advanced 5E games into space! Alpha Star Magazine Is Launching... Right Now!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
AnotherGuy's latest activity
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
pemerton's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
Only Fea-bella emptied hers - because she'd refilled them from the rivulet flowing out from the pool with the corpse in it. But the...
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
pemerton's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
Here's an example of how I managed this sort of thing in my most recent Torchbearer session:
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
replied to the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
.
@pemerton thanks for this. A few questions. 1. Did the second evil water spirit taint the water that was already on them? I ask you...
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
replied to the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
.
Goodness! - I meant repository ofc. Ah well! Let's leave it for the laughs :ROFLMAO:
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
overgeeked's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Haha
.
Speaking of malapropisms...
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
M_Natas's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
I was toying with the Idea of switching to seconds. A round for a character is 6 seconds. Actions as normal are 4 seconds, bonus actions...
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
Maxperson's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
The games I ran all went to between 15th and 20th level and I had no issues with 2 short rests per day. The same with the games I...
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
replied to the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
.
I'm always amazed at the amount of innovative fixes that exist for the system and creative narrative behind it. Enworld is a great...
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
replied to the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
.
I struggle a little with that sometimes. I know SC in 4e are explicit with the stakes declared upfront but in this retaliation...
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
AbdulAlhazred's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
I would never keep the stakes from being explicit, but the use of the SC is cool. I've very rarely seen anyone use them in 5e. I really...
Oct 21, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
replied to the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
.
So, this actually happened in our last session. I offered the PC (through the fiction, via an NPC) the opportunity to Short Rest since...
Oct 20, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
pemerton's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
If there is going to be a more systematic approach to consequences for resting - to reduce the "fuzziness" that @Campbell described -...
Oct 20, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
Staffan's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
Earthdawn has threads used for spellcasting, but that's the opposite effect. In Eon, it's an explanation for why you can't just take...
Oct 20, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
BenjaminPey's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
And that's why, in the context of DnD, as to me, I'd rather avoid linking rests to mechanical or procedural results at the rules level...
Oct 20, 2025
A
AnotherGuy
reacted to
James Gasik's post
in the thread
D&D 5E (2024)
Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily
with
Like
.
Earthdawn uses a similar system for some spells, which require you to weave one or more Threads to them.
Oct 20, 2025
Top