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It seems apparent that the party was surprised by the nature and/or power of the summoned monster. They may also have been surprised that it was summoned at all if they were unaware of the nature of the ritual they attempted to interrupt. To me it seems folly to engage such a monster further...

If it were me, and I found that my apparent expectations for the adventure I created didn't appear to be in line with the players, I would call a session dedicated to hashing this out. It seems likely that the players didn't understand the direction you planned for the campaign and maybe if it...

Generally speaking I cannot disagree but I have also found that it depends on how well an individual can visualize things from a verbal description. I admit that I am terrible at it myself but have had some people visualize far better than I thought I described it. Then I've seen others be...

:) Sorry, for the confusion. I don't have PH with me at the moment.

I am fine with either scenario with the stipulation you noted. It really doesn't matter. Run your game the way you wish.

The above is simply how I choose to deal with the scenario provided by the OP. As a DM it is up to you to decide what works best for you and your campaign so my way is not necessarily the right or best way for you. You either missed this part of my post or chose to ignore it. For the record...

Regardless of how far you can fall in a round, I see where at least two Save Throws would be required in most cases. The first would be to resist the grapple of the net. The second would be to resist the fall outright or resist damage from the fall depending on whether the grapple save throw...

My outside impression of the OP situation is that you have a DM who is apprehensive to run a campaign with a party comprised of character races that have never before been experienced. I think that apprehension is only natural. How you approach it will determine how goes your campaign. If you...

After reading the OP I feel it is important to consider we are only getting one side of the story. This is not to say the OP isn't being truthful about anything but I feel that the chances are relatively high that the other players and the DM may have at least a partial difference of opinion...

To me an illusion effects the senses, namely vision in this case. An alarm spell is magical in nature and my interpretation is that its detection method is beyond the 5 senses. I would have ruled the same as you. The alarm sounds! However, I could see an argument for taking a perception roll...

All problems are self created since you have the power to choose whether something is a problem, or not. If feats are viewed as something that breaks balance, it will. Feats are not a problem in my games because I have not chosen to view them as a problem. This is not to say that something...

My apologies.

I have not considered dropping feats or multi-classing for what some may perceive as a character power imbalance because it hasn't been an issue in my games yet. If it were, as a DM, I suppose I would single out the weakness(es) of the alleged over-powered character and try to design...

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As long a you are roleplaying and keeping it true to your character, I don't ever give players a beef about how they chose to do so. Other players being irked by the way you role play a character sounds like their problem to me. Within the game itself, you can bet that some characters would...

Hello all! I am a former AD&D player in my youth who in the last 5 months began playing heavily with the 5E rules. I am basically a PC who has become a DM out of necessity and in doing so have come to appreciate being a DM.