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I rarely play higher levels in any edition. I typically enjoy up to around 10th or so the most. My current campaign just got to 13th and we plan to take it to 20.

This is an issue I deal with, but I am getting better. i don’t really find DMing that much work. But I am a minimalist as far as DM prep goes. I use published adventures for the basic framework of adventures. I will read through the material (or at least the highlights) and then think about the...

To answer the OP’s question, what about 4e Essentials material? It’s pretty simple and tactical. Does it have enough options for you?

Or is it like SW Saga that had stuff from 3.5 and 4e but wasn’t truly compatible with either one?

That could be done. I just like the way P2 does it.

The backgrounds give you one free boost so the background choose shouldn’t limit your class choice.

Those were just my initial thoughts. You could allow someone to drop one 10 to an 8 to get an extra boost.

I would like to implement the ability score system for character creation. That is a neat way to create characters. I am thinking something like this: Step 1) Start with 10 in each stat Step 2) Background - two boosts (will probably lift the P2 backgrounds) Step 3) Race - As normal 5e rules...

Okay here are the basics. This is based on my home brew monster creation system based on monster level. I use it to covert materials from previous edition. The proficiency bonus for each monster is based in the level/HD and not the CR. This is the way I do 4e (4e is more a direct conversion...

Sure. I don’t have time now but will post about them later.

When I say converted, I mean I ran them as is and just tweaked the stat blocks to work with 5e. But for me running an adventure as-is means I make on the fly adjustments to fit the campaign story. So I don’t have any thing written to share, unless you are interested in my monster conversions.

I have converted several 4e adventures for 5e (such as Demon Queen’s Enclave and Madness at Gardmore Abbey) and they have worked great. We are going through the 4e Dungeon Mag version of Baba Yaga’s hut currently. I even tweak the 4e stat blocks on the fly and just run the monsters from that.

I guess it is time for Wizards of the Coast to finish and release 6e now. 😁

If I wanted to do mass combat with D&D minis, does anyone have any movement tray recommendations that will work with the D&D minis?

Any thoughts? The rules look nice and simple, the sculpts look great, no mini assembly required, and I am a huge ASOIAF fan.