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One way the Thief gets hosed is in the saving throw tables: for Thieves, Poison should be broken out from Paralyzation and Death into...

I dont disagree that the thief is underpowered. But, I also played the heck out of them. Not sure i like weapon proficiency by...

To me, the words "move away" fairly clearly mean using your move to get as far away from the caster as you can. Your interpretation is...

Indeed, but in this case they all mean pretty much about the same thing.

If the viewer believes the illusion is real - say, of a wall where no wall really exists - then they'd react accordingly, I think. If...

Rulings not rules would beg to differ, and there seems to be a whole lot of gray area in those "specific mechanical requirements".

Yes, i had this too. Double funny if they are once per encounter abilities and then the walk of shame to come back starts...

Sure. Situationally dependent, I think, on what exactly makes the terrain "difficult". If it's something like bushes or rough rocks...

I'd say anything that improves move rate would have to be used, but things that don't affect movement would not. In my game once, I hit...

Yes it is: you're to move away from the caster as best you can, and "as best you can" includes moving directly away rather than at an...

I want players to find secrets too, but I want them to do so through exploring the setting with their PCs. If they turn out not to find...

You don't just let them have it because that doesn't meet setting logic. Why would they know about it if they didn't see it? And your...

The bolded is a false premise. Something that the PCs may or may not find or know - i.e., it's optional - can be critical to the story...

If we get a handful more we could publish those in an adventure anthology! I start with the title. How about "Rejected and Reborn -...

My favorite is actually the typewritten letter signed by Roger Moore rejecting the adventure I submitted to Dragon Magazine when I was 15.