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I wonder if the scale of the north knife pass map is different from the other maps. Is it possible one hex is not five miles on that map?

So I’m preparing to DM Desert of Desolation (adapted for 5e) but I’m confused by the exploration random encounters. Chapter 5 p. 19 says: “While the PCs are in this area, roll 1d6 every turn. On a roll of 1, there will be a random encounter.” My understanding is that in the edition this...

No. The phb clearly states that what grants you advantage on your attacks is being unseen.

What’s the difference between being hidden (e.g.succeeding on a hide check) and not being seen (which grants advantage on attacks)? I notice they changed the wording of the Alert feat recently from hidden to unseen. What is the difference between the two?

My 6th level party is going to get hit with a quicksand trap shortly and I want to rule fairly on spell counters. First off, here is how it works: DC 15 athletics escapes. Fail = sink 1’ deeper into the quicksand and next save the DC is one higher. Usual aid, guidance etc rules apply and if...

It’s a bit like a non-flying manticore

In my experience, it’s pretty much always on if the rogue is a halfling.

Love it! Need a description of what it looks like. I am using this in my next encounter with poison needles to up the CR.

In the campaign I DM, the class that’s broken is the Druid. 6th level Druid effectively has 160 HP due to two shape changes into giant constrictor. Grapples, does mean damage. She never ever goes down in battle. I really don’t like the Moon Druid class.

I listed healing spirit as broken as well. I houserule that the caster needs to use their reaction to trigger the healing. It’s an easy resolution to an incredibly poorly written spell. How did that wording make it past QA???

Thanks for the help everyone! I’m going to go with Sage Advice.

That’s not clear in the description of the spell in the phb. Is that rule clarified elsewhere?

Thanks for the thoughtful replies! I’m not so concerned about combat. For me it’s more about skipping all the encounters on the way up to the mountaintop fortress.

So my 5th level Druid wants to use her summon animals spell to summon giant vultures to carry the party wherever they want to go. Party flight changes a campaign a lot. And 5th level seems low level for party flight to me. How do you recommend I handle this?

I've been generally playing with the rule that if a player misses a session, they get no XP. But I now find myself in a situation where one player was away for the summer and missed a number of sessions and I need to level them up a bit. Do any of you award partial XP for missed sessions? I...