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I'm not sure. It landed in my inbox, I refreshed the forum, saw it wasn't up yet, and figured I'd share. I should have figured you would post it right away. Looks great! Can't wait to see what Xenophobic Rage is all about.

Here's a preview of Necromancer Games Book of Lost Spells, from their 5E Kickstarter project: Project Update #8: Spell Sneak Peek and Ed Greenwood Interview

I have had a pre-order in with Amazon.com since June 14. When I look at my order status, I see "Delivery estimate: We need a little more time to provide you with a good estimate. We'll notify you by email as soon as we have an estimated delivery date. You can cancel at any time." Now I have to...

I like your advice about thinking through the impact of ritual casting and resting. I will do that. Also, the idea of dropping to 0 hp instead of death might be better. I'm not sure yet, but this is great food for thought. Thank you for the thoughtful response.

Thanks, I will take a look at the death threshold. I'm going to start with this version.

As it turns out, a cool guy I just met was kind enough to gift me a copy of Dungeon 213. I will try that, with minor tuning to support the final version of 5E. I have the AD&D module too, for comparison.

Right there with you. Actually, the whole food thing is killing me. I love the presentation of the hand with the eyes between the fingers. I hope all the art has a similar element of humor.

We were discussing Tomb of Horrors the other day, and came upon the idea of running it with our new 5E group, maybe in October, as a Halloween experience. I really haven't had exposure to the module since the 80s. Upon cursory review, there appear to be several possible starting points for...

Good thoughts on spell handling: I would think he would avoid using Finger of Death unless pressed. Maybe he wouldn't open with it in the first round. I agree that a loose network might be in order. You would need one to handle farming/procurement of "ingredients". There would need to be one...

Yes, he will need the proper supporting monsters to make his entrepreneurial venture in fine dining a success. The more I think about it, the more inclined I am to write an adventure around this guy. If I do, I'll share it here.

It's a great idea for a monster. I can imagine creating an adventure with one of these guys at the heart of it. Imagine a restaurant for monsters that eat human flesh. This guy is the owner and executive chef. Maybe he has a bunch of apprentice chefs and undead underlings. It could be like one...

My interpretation is that the benefit from hiding is predicated on the fact that the creature doesn't know you're there. If it does, it seems like you shouldn't get the benefit of hiding. I can even imagine a scenario in which the creature anticipates the actions of a character who tries to hide...

I've handled it the same way. He gets to do it on the first turn, and then the monsters know about him. Even if he ducks out of sight, the monsters can still surmise his whereabouts if he tries to hide someplace obvious (behind a tree they just saw him running toward).

B!tches be cray.

So, as our new group works through the Starter Set, I'm planning for Hoard of the Dragon Queen. As part of the process, I'm thinking about how to help my players hit the trail with a balanced party that will allow everyone to play the way they want while contributing to the overall success of...

Could the adventurer's Handbook be about weapons, armor, equipment, and vehicles? I imagine it might expand upon the PH(B), but in ways that are purely optional.

Thanks for the great write-up. Our playing experience with the Starter Set was similar, in that we focused on having fun and handled the rules mostly as written, but a little loose as needed to keep things going. How could I not let the Wizard use Mage Hand to throw hot coals in Klarge's area at...

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it would have to be a large pizza to take more than 30 minutes to eat.

This is close to my sentiment upon coming back to the hobby. When I mentioned the idea of starting a D&D 5E group to some younger colleagues, they suggested we look at Pathfinder. My response was (and still is) that I'm not interested in what I've come to understand as the Pathfinder play style...

So many good ideas. I like the concept of adding NPCs that have characteristics and attributes that cause them not to talk or limit their cognitive capacity in some way. I also appreciate the great insights. Now I'm thinking along the lines of how to have the right NPCs ready for when key...