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I will admit, I am still unsure of how to treat magic items in 5E. In the game I am currently running I have been very liberal about giving out magic items. In fact I have been handing out 1-2 (hand picked items, not rolling) per adventure including some rare items that I think help fill in some...

Well...when you have Raise Dead cast on you then you lose a level right? But at least the board is back! =)

Chain Shirt has always been my "go to" armor for Adventurer style characters. It provides solid protection, can be worn under clothes, doesn't restrict movement, and isn't heavy enough to cause fatigue. Its not suited for pure warfare, but is a staple for anyone just meandering around the...

It wasn't 5th Edition, but 3.5. I played a character in a 1940's "Pulp" game based off the D20 Modern book. It worked out surprisingly well. We didn't have any "Wizards", but one of the players was a Mad Scientist who created gadgets that mimic'd spell effects. Combat was a backseat to story...

Very first character I played (which I think the guy was using 1st Edition rules, maybe 2nd) was a pregen character the DM gave me, a Thief/Rogue. In 2nd Edition I mainly DM'd, but in the few times I got to play I remember playing a Blade-Bard. In 3rd/3.5 Edition I played a...

Part of the problem is that the Gish is a spectrum of Might vs. Magic with a wandering sweet spot. I was in the process of writing up a synopsis of the various Gish-type characters I could make for my next character, and listing their Pro's and Con's. Its *REALLY* tough because they all look...

I *briefly* did this with a character. We did it just the way it read, I rolled 2 sets of damage dice and rerolled any 1's or 2's on either set. If my memory serves me correctly, the majority of the rolls were pretty close to begin with and Style + Feat didn't make as big of a damage impact as...

We do it a lot at our current table, but not in an aggressive fashion. Usually its the player spitballing ideas with the table, with the rest providing feedback. Ultimately its the individual's decision on how they want to play their character. I think at some point we've provided suggestions as...

I can completely relate to your situation DormanII. When I was running games in High School I had absolutely ZERO reservations about TPK'ing my players when they made bad decisions. Now, I would rather find ways to keep the story going despite a failure on the player side of things. Firstly...

I was playing a Barbarian/Cleric in 3.0 / 3.5 (can't remember) and our party had just encounter an advanced scouting party of Goblinoids in an abandoned tower. The fight started turning in our favor, so the lead Hobgoblin went to flee through the door across the room. I was dual wielding hand...

I may be wrong, but I likened it to 3rd Edition where Spot+Listen = Perception, and Search = Investigation. So you might roll Perception and notice a discolored section of the wall, but you would need an Investigation check to determine its a secret door.

My character is a Fighter 3/Cleric 1, and early on in the campaign we found Half-Plate +1 which I got (group is a Rogue, Warlock, Sorcerer, and Druid). We rolled for stats and although I rolled well, my stats allowed to have 16 Str, 15 Dex, and 15 Con. He's a Human Variant, so I took Shield...

You can check out the Forgotten Realms Wiki (just search for it in Google). It has maps under Portals - Geography. If nothing else that should give you a good place to start and get a "lay of the land".

This is totally at the DM discretion, but if I had a player who stated repeatedly that they were practicing the Lute or Studying relgious texts, then I might give them Advantage on rolls for a little while on whatever task that they are showing a focus on. But I do agree, it would be nice to...

Outside of a few Bards performing in Taverns or on the street for coppers, I've never been in a group where the adventure warranted any sort of outside job. Most players, if they want/need coin, basically just look for job postings and end up taking on the role of Bodyguards or Mercenaries. I...