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Thanks! I’m still getting familiar with Shadowdark standards. Yes, there’s always fun ways to think of hordes/swarms that break the mold. I incorporated most of your advice, but decided to keep the AC low because their average damage begins at 21 (instead of Level 6 monster being around 15...

HORDE OF KOBOLDS A wet dog-smelling mass of yapping tricksy kobolds. AC 13, HP 26, ATK 6 spears (melee/ranged) +0 (1d6) / when reduced to 13 hit points or less, reduce to 3 spear attacks, MV near, S -2, D +2, C +0, I -1, W 0, Ch -1, AL C, LV 6 Scatter. When an attack misses the Horde of Kobolds...

It’s a good idea that has been executed in different ways in past D&D editions and other RPGs. The challenge is that the non-combat design space in conventional/mainstream 5e is realllllly thing. You ca do cool moves in that narrow design space, but it’s hard to do a lot of cool moves with a...

Yeah. When I ran gladiators in Tomb of Annihilation, I always had them do 2 spears + 1 shield bash. I did that reflexively cause it was more interesting, but reflecting on what you said I think I was unconsciously balking at the idea of three spears attacks in the case of an unnamed NPC...

Your group’s reaction to the NPC’s number of attacks is odd - making two attacks plus an offhand shield attack is totally within the realm of what many characters do. The Hit Point bloat for some NPCs definitely created narrative dissonance when I was playing lots of 5e. The Champion roughly...

GM POST Snow flurries kick up under the dog's paws as they leap to follow "Snowfang", harnesses slipping off in a flurry of yapping and jostling. Immediately, the Reghedman takes off running after the hounds, as the fairy Jack ("Wimbly Snowpatter") cavorts about in the air. This is enough to...

Sorry for the delay. I've had a brutal week / month. This temporarily split-party scene makes sense to me too - I'll get on posting in the IC right now. Hey MetaVoid, I appreciate your interest. Definitely would be happy to have you, though it will probably need to happen at the end of this...

I was waiting on @Steve Gorak for Aric’s next step following Jack’s (@Aethmud’s ) setup. If Steve doesn’t wish to post, yes, I can always advance a scene. Asking like you did - “can we push to the next story point?” - is 100% the kind of feedback that helps and I encourage it always.

Revolutionary League… posing as Fraternity of Order… then converting to Transcendent Order

Quick update to say we are open to 1 new player joining the party

Zombies in Dumathoin's Temple, Level 3 party of 6+

Speaking for my N of 1 nephew, they use mostly online video clips or wild imagination. Oh, there's this cool monster that's like a shark but on land, I saw it on YouTube. I want to do the monster from the Back Rooms. In Minecraft, zombies are like this... can you do that in D&D? What if a dragon...

Wand of Gulthias wand, uncommon Appearing as a cluster of tightly bound dark vines that ever so slowly writhe when touched by a living creature, this wand grants its wielder the ability to cast thorn whip at will, using their character level as the level of the cantrip. However, a DC 15 Wisdom...

Easy. We all know who wears the tights in the party.

Yes, I did a small version of that back in AD&D Planescape. I had two players (very rarely a third or fourth around holidays), one running a Sensate, the other wasn't faction aligned. I focused on a little adventure to run some faction possibilities by the unaligned PC's player... What is...