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I have also created encounters where staying and fighting was simply not an option. For example, I had one where the party was trying to...

Fair. I think you probably don't want TOO many recurring villains. Sometimes bad guys do escape though and it's perfectly reasonable for...

You make a really good point, which is that a continuing villain is a luxury of consistency, and that usually means on DM throughout...

Yeah this is a tough one, because the expectations of "success" are built in at low levels (you fight stuff and hopefully win), and...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. It's hard. As Dungeon Masters, we meticulously craft encounters, balancing challenge ratings, hit points...

These are scans of old magazines, so it's possible that's a crease in the cover.

I ran an entire D&D 3.5E campaign that was King in Yellow (good gods, TWO DECADES AGO): Arcanis: Gonnes, Sons, and Treasure Runs...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. What Do You Mean You've Never Heard of Me? As Dungeon Masters, we invest heavily in our bad guys. We craft...

I love this!

Portable Pole melee weapon (simple, quarterstaff), rare, (requires attunement) While the staff is a common choice of implement and...

I told my DM that I was applying continuous attention to my staff, but then my PC got the blindness condition.

Ahh right, this is basically a more practical bag of holding: Roll20 - Compendium and Rule Set Directory

Gandalf's argument is "old man needs his staff to hobble around" so of all the potential stave weapons, I imagine "walking staff" is the...

Not to mention what to do with a staff while in one of the most important places in many adventurers lives, the tavern. Lay it across...

The Quiver of Ehlonna/Efficient Quiver has been the key to carrying such things since 1e Unearthed Arcana, and more so in the 3e era...