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Personally, I'd run The Vault of Larin Karr - haven't run it myself, but skim-read bits of it. It's like a dungeon crawl without bogging players down inside the dungeon - although they can roam the local Underdark, getting out into the light isn't so difficult (compare with some other big...

What I'd like is a larger variety of NPC's covering a range of CR values. The MM has CR 1/2 Bandits, etc, a couple of mid-level casters, and Arch-mage and... that's it. Swapping spells or weapons out doesn't make for much variety in opposition, I'm afraid, chaps.

Do you want something to populate a dungeon randomly, or a random map generator? If the latter, search for Dyson's Dodecahedron - I can't link to it right now, our firewalls have blocked it. There are details of a random map generator on there which might be of use, using dice to determine...

I sort of look at what the DM Guidelines tell me, look at what the encounter opponents can do, see if there's wiggle room, then ignore the Guidelines and throw the number of monsters I first thought at at them. They've mainly treated Deadly/ TPK encounters as Hard, with a couple of exceptions...

I've got my "DM's d20" - it's white, with white numbers embossed on it. Even I have to pick it up to read what it's come up on, so heaven help anyone else. I think it came with a boxed set of Runequest rules from the mid-90's.

Building on this, one censer could replicate the effect of a Fog Cloud spell, becoming a Stinking Cloud at higher levels. Ideal for obscuring an approach, an escape, or putting off chasing humanoids, I'd suggest.

Pencil and paper for keeping track of initiative and hit points. A chart with the players' AC's, spell save DC's and CON saves. Saves time in combat, I don't have to keep asking them for their own stats, I have them in front of me.

Sorry for the delay in replying, I haven't been on the internet much at the weekend. I think that the Gnolls combat was while the party was at Third Level. I'd need to check me combat notes, but I suspect that there were only five in the party that night (we have six regular players, but it...

I'm converting T1-4 (a bit ahead of the players) from the 1E compilation to 5E. Monsters are being replaced with the 5E versions. Even numbers of monsters are being kept the same, though 9 Gnolls in the Moathouse Dungeon level was close to TPK. Other than that, the balance seems to be about...

How about a nearby village requesting the help of "the noble lords in the castle" - their water supply has dried up and their crops are failing. Backtracking along the course of the river reveals it has been dammed up by a tribe of lizardfolk, the PC's have to either negotiate a fragile peace...

The next adventure will be The Isle of Dread, previously undiscovered in the Sea of Swords. There'll be kopru, dinosaurs, pirates in service to the Zhentarim and possibly a giant ape or two.

One interesting point (and there was a note about it, I think in the Read Me attachment) was that the Dwarf Fighter had a different damage dice for his weapon than noted in the Equipment section, due to racial affiliation with the thing. It was an interesting mechanical bonus to encourage a...

I created a Diplomacy Domain for Mrs meomwt's 5E cleric. Though she can kick butt when required (usually from range, with a crossbow). http://www.enworld.org/forum/5earchetypes/browsecategory.php?do=member&entryuserid=47885

Bear traps and the like are a great way of taking some of the battlefield control away from the Wizard PC. I'm just glad my group haven't thought of them. What I might suggest is that when the bugbears (or whatever is clamped in one) is struggling to get free, they should make DEX saving...

Now there's an interesting comparison: Tyranny of Dragons vs Steading of the Hill Giant Chief... Whilst the oldest modules produced lack a little something, they encourage intelligent play from both DM and the PC group. And yes, the DM had to bring a lot to the table: for G1, it's reactions to...

OK, I'll pitch in while it's quiet. Good day, Wolfgang, how are you? What were the difficulties of designing Tyranny of Dragons at the time that the Fifth Edition ruleset was being finalised? Which adventure - of the many excellent adventures you have designed - is the one which you are...

The Mad God's Key is in Dungeon 114 (I have an index file on my laptop, not a good memory!). Another good starter adventure is The Whispering Cairn in Dungeon 124. It's for 3.5E, so you would need to convert it, but that shouldn't be a big problem. If you can find a copy second-hand, or...

In the mid-1990's, I started DM'ing in Greyhawk. That first 2E campaign lasted a long, long time, and the group achieved several notable things. When I ran 3E in Greyhawk for a different group, it was in a different part of the world. The first group's actions had occurred, but it was unlikely...

Thanks. You are doing a brilliant job, improving and de-bugging the sheet all the time.

There also seems to be a problem with the Fighter. On Character Sheet 2, the Level 6 Ability Increase/ Feat seems to appear on the same line as the Level 4 Ability Increase/ Feat, making it difficult to differentiate between the two.