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Sure, but there is a lot within those tropes. For example, Telepathy. Does that include: Communcation? Non-humanoid communication...

Just cover the basic tropes. Telepathy. Telekinesis. This can also be energy (elemental) manipulation. Teleportation. Body...

Sadly it’s still magic. (Sub)Classes can’t not have some magic somewhere in WotC D&D.

D&D has often struggled to balance the competing demands of fiction and game, and all the Artificer "spontaneously generate your minions...

The question isn't "how often are they using base Spare the Dying". When PCs are down we see a lot of healing word, which is a bonus...

I HATE that the reanimator can create their undead companion without requiring a corpse to be handy! Way to miss the grave robbing point...

People would surely use it a ton more often if it actually revived the ally. I think this looks great, actually.

Grimlock Chieftain CR 5 Humanoid, Savvy Pack Defender AC 18 (plate scraps and shield) HP 68 (8d8 + 32) Speed 30 ft. Saving Throws...

My party of level 9ish PCs are headed into some long-abandoned dwarven tunnels next session, which intersect an area of...

Thanks! Yeah, my party is five level 9ish PCs, so I can really bring it on without any real worry for their safety. The encounter I'm...

It looks like the fire ate my post, so maybe too late, but here's how I do it: Normal grimlocks are 1/4 CR. Decide what you want the...

My go-to transformation for "Elite" creatures is: - double hit points - double attacks or double damage dice (or some combination...

Thanks CapnZapp those are awesome and I will hold onto them for any future encounters they may have with Grimlocks but I think they are...

Here are three variants I whipped up for an encounter - Grimlock "cannibals", "brutes" and "warriors". I'd peg them at CR 2 (or CR 3 if...

For me, fumble equals failure plus complication, nothing more. "Incompetence on parade" isn't fun for most players.