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I get it. But sometimes players aren't sure what to do, or want to see what someone else does first, and doing that is a risk for a...

I had been considering updating this thread, so thanks to @Richards for the reminder! In my Primordial Evil Campaign, we have had 8...

While, as i said, this has (perhaps miraculously) not come up in 6 years, we have an understanding that if you have a standing...

I got real tired of this exchange: Me: Player, it's your turn Player: oh. Uh.... ::Grabs PHB and begins rapidly flipping through...

I suspect they might have done away with delaying to avoid exploits with durations of temporary effects like conditions. But if your...

And now we have five more completed in the same campaign: 11. Looking Down at You (PCs are scried upon from afar, and then a team is...

I tend toward the slightly baroque and obscure when named afterward - like In Which Our Heroes Devour a Goblin Pie. I name session...

The very first house rule I made to 5e was grandfathering delayed and readied actions from 3e because I find it makes combat more...

We give rogues advantage on the first round of combat if they attack someone who has not gone yet. Not sure where that came from...

That and playing 3e for 16 years were probably the culprits in my initial confusion.

It is kind of attractive as a general rule applied to reactions... kind of like "partial surprise." :unsure:

You can’t take a reaction before the first time you act in the first round of combat and attacks against a surprised opponent are made...

Not a hard-coded rule, but I could see how DM discretion regarding advantage/disadvantage could turn high ground advantage into a de...

I hate spines.....

"Roarwater Caves" (Dungeon #15) - I ran this back in 2E days and more recently early on in a 5E campaign. "Tallow's Deep" (Dungeon #18)...