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It's going to depend on your criteria for "iconic". Then it's going to depend on who you ask. Assuming you are going by the general definition "a thing regarded as a representative symbol of something", and assuming the "something" is 5E D&D, what exactly qualifies a spell to be iconic? As...

That's a good point but what if it is disabled by depressing a switch that is several feet away from the apparent location of the trap mechanism. In that situation if one were to tell me "I attempt to disable the trap with my thieves tools", I am going to declare that more detail is needed in...

I think it depends a lot on what it is you are shooting/throwing and what your intent is for getting it into the general area you want. If we use the example in the OP for throwing an object that has been enchanted with the Light spell into a 5' square or hex area, I am thinking I would call...

What it's saying to me is that you need to be clear at what you are doing to attempt to disable the trap and the die roll tells you whether you were successful in that attempt. The article even provides the example, “I use my thieves’ tools to examine the lock and attempt to disable the poison...

Every WOTC D&D 5E item I have currently (Starter Set, PHB. DMG, MM, Volo's, Abyss) I have purchased through Amazon. I get it at my door in two days with Prime and I get it at a low price. My locally-owned and operated hobby store isn't exclusively a hobby store. They have things like lazer...

Each of the points you bring up should be assumed along with the questions in the OP. The OP is meant to ask if there is "good cause" and, if so, what are some examples.

Thanks or all of the responses so far. I have read and pondered all of them to this point. A couple of points of clarification of a few of your questions: 1. All players would be starting at level 1. 2. The current campaign being run is LMOP with all single-class players currently at level...

Admittedly, I am new at being a DM. I played a lot of AD&D rules when I was younger and picked up again with 5E rules in the last 6 months. Since I began playing again, out of necessity I had to become the DM. Either no one else in the group wanted to do it or they didn't have the means to...

But.....it's a voodoo doll.......and it looks like me.

The best way I know to survive being alone in a room with a foe is not be in that situation. The 2nd best way I know to survive it is to be properly equipped to handle such a situation and a Bard, in my opinion is not the best choice. If I were a Bard in that situation, I would use what should...

If it were me, I would have had the Fighter (PC) roll a perception check against the Redbrands Stealth roll after he opened the door and before he stepped into the room. If the Fighter's roll is lower, then the Redbrands can take a surprise attack after his first step into the room. To me...

In my games they don't ever know unless something in game happens to reveal whether they did or not. Another creature's perception may trump your stealth role but that doesn't mean that creature will always react (or even want to react) in a way that will let you know it knows. This is but one...

I would have to pass as a player and a DM. As a player I have to rely on the DM's description in order for me to estimate my HP level. His interpretation of the extent of injury may differ from mine which means I may not be able to make as informed a decision on my turn as I would like...

I've seen the rare occurrence where there were no lower spell slots available and a spell had to be cast at a higher level or not at all.

I am thinking the Arcane Brotherhood would want more than a few days to assess the sword before even deciding if they could attempt realigning such a legendary artifact and then perhaps several weeks to decide on the best approach to take. So I am thinking initial roll(s) to see if it's...

It doesn't. If your the DM I don't suppose you have to do anything in a way that you don't like.

I am not saying you aren't correct about the scale but I am wondering how you were able to tell the scale as they relate to the SKT minis? Were they shown in the "video" side-by-side or was there some other scale reference provided that led you to believe they aren't the same scale?

I will remind players often when they need to record something like the use of a spell slot or one of their capped special abilities. I might even ask them to double check if they still have the use of certain items when it seems like they are using it more often than usual but I won't track...

My interpretation is that the game character has no idea what a "level" or "experience points (XP)" are. This is just something outside of game play to keep track of when PCs have gained enough experience doing what they do until that experience translates to making them more efficient and...

I think allowing PCs to make separate attacks to individuals within a unit is the right approach. Overall at first glance it seems like it would keep things moving along but I would need to playtest it before deciding whether any aspect of the system needs tweaking or not.