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I didn't see anything in the DMG to suggest that magic item crafting is an optional rule. Ultimately it's another one of those things that's up to the DM. An average party earning book-standard treasure based on the tables in the DMG should have no trouble manufacturing whatever they want...

1. If a character with a Passive Perception equal to or higher than the DC approached close enough to the door to notice any signs (e.g., scrape marks on the floor, a slight gap in the blocks of the wall), I would give them a hint. Otherwise they have to make an active check to find secret...

I was more worried about the armors that let you cast shield or other super-useful spells 6/day, but thanks for the heads-up on the rings of resistance and the vicious weapons. I would probably add a house rule limiting rings to 2/person, but it probably won't be an issue in my campaign, as I...

The grell and fire snake are in the book (the latter is classified as a type of salamander).

The adventure anthologies w/conversions of older content seem to be a popular choice; I imagine they're easier to make than creating something from scratch. I'm not complaining; I've used content from Ghosts of Saltmarsh and Yawning Portal in multiple campaigns. If I had to guess, I'd say that...

I would suspect that 95%+ of the time that orcs have appeared in a D&D game since the game was first released in 1974 it was in the role of villain that the player characters were supposed to fight and kill. Half-orcs have existed since the 1e PH; I don't remember the exact language from that...

I wonder how much of this debate is baggage from past editions that some of us are carrying over. Certainly our society has changed a great deal since D&D was first introduced. Many of my players are decades younger than I am and have different cultural references that I do. I wonder if the...

I can kind of see the logic of splitting up the demons and devils--after all, if a new DM sees a reference to a "vrock" in an adventure, how are they supposed to know it's a demon? In the 2014 MM you'd have to go to the index, since the monsters within each category aren't mentioned in the table...

Most of my criticisms so far are issues of convenience (like the lack of customization instructions or custom stat blocks for NPCs of various Humanoid species), but overall I'm enjoying the book and am looking forward to getting a copy in my VTT of choice in two weeks so I can start finalizing...

I agree with what's been posted about the uncertainty involved with making species-related changes to the NPC stat blocks. The campaign I'm working on has orcs and various other Humanoid species as both potential adversaries and allies. I haven't decided whether I'm going to convert all of the...

My initial reaction to this thread (I had to go back and double-check the stat block, as I missed it in my first read) was the same as most here: it's weird, it's overpowered, it doesn't make sense. I almost submitted a post saying what others have, that I would tone down the weapon damage for...

Not entirely. While some spells like EB have been expanded to target both creatures and objects, others (e.g., ray of frost) remain creature-only.

It does seem like they've nerfed silver weapons a lot now that lycanthropes don't have any resistances. Werewolves are prominently featured in the campaign I'm currently working on, so I might create a "greater silvered weapon" that does the extra damage on every hit, not just crits, maybe make...

Right, to me I just wonder if they are still considered a "cursed" PC after the transformation, or if they are now just a monster. The text doesn't say anything about being able to neutralize a lycanthrope by casting remove curse on it; if your interpretation of the rule is correct, then could...

It seems like minotaurs may also be getting the monstrosity/humanoid treatment in a future supplement, as the only one provided in the 2025 MM is the "Minotaur of Baphomet," and the text states that "While most minotaurs live free of the demon lord's bonds, those that serve him become minotaurs...

The question is whether the change is permanent, or if the remove curse spell would still work after the cursed player character is reduced to zero hit points and makes the change. If not, and if revivify or other magic won't undo it after the changed character is killed, then it's a very nasty...

When I first came into 5e after having not played for a decade or so (I skipped 4e entirely), I was confused that the monsters didn't seem to follow the same rules as player characters in terms of how the math behind them worked. In 3e, monster design was codified to the extent that you could...

I'll all for diversity in the marketplace, but D&D is popular, and WotC products sell. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a WotC apologist, but I enjoy D&D, and it's far and away the most popular TTRPG in my area. I can always find people to join a D&D game, which I can't say for many of its...

Kudos to the Critical Role team for popularizing 5e D&D and maintaining control over their own content. I haven't been watching C3 as much as I had C1 and C2, but their content has consistently been high-quality, including the animated show (with a second one on the way). I have a few Critical...

As others have said above, it depends on the campaign and the DM/players. Personally I enjoy the lower levels and the sense of fragility present there. Many characters can have life-defining moments in those initial clashes with giant rats or skeletons or what have you. I am running an online...