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My party (Roll20) did some research before leaving Port and so I read them the story of Man and Crocodile there. Later, once they arrived, I had one of their hired guards repeat the story as a reminder. But like your group they didn't pick up on the hints. They spotted the pit trap and blades...

It's hard to give examples for this because it's more of a philosophy. If all of the players trust each other not to put forth ideas in bad faith, then they have no reason to try and stop someone's suggestion. The idea is that you should first be looking for what is good about an idea, before...

There's a lot of discussion of "Yes, and..." being used to make the BIG campaign direction decisions. But I'd like to point out that where I see it used the most, and have the most positive change, is in small decisions. eg. When presented with a suspicious door, reckless Character A says...

As Player B in this situation, I didn't even realise that we were performing "yes, and..." until it was framed so obviously here. I think our group has been playing together long enough now that we do it naturally.

I have a player who is thinking of making a Way of Four Elements monk and I've seen discourse here and there that suggests they're a little underpowered when compared to the other subclasses. The common complaint seems to be that they run out of Ki too quickly. Has anyone played a Four Elements...

Otto's Irresistible Dance + Wall of Fire = Disco Inferno It's the same kinda concept, but with a dumb name :D

"Kensei Weapons. Choose two types of weapons to be your kensei weapons: one melee weapon and one ranged weapon. Each of these weapons can be any simple or martial weapon that lacks the heavy and special properties. The longbow is also a valid choice. You gain proficiency with these weapons if...

Hey everyone, my first published adventure has just gone up on the DMs Guild. It's a one-shot adventure, complete with pre-gen gobin characters, intended as a break for your hardcore players or a great easy-entry game for anyone you might want to host over the holidays. As it's my first piece...

1) lvl 20 Cleric readies an action to cast Antimagic Field when they see the villain. 2) lvl 20 Wizard teleports the party to the Villain's location. This triggers the Cleric's Antimagic Field. Villain's AC is now 14. 3) Barb19/Rogue1 rages and uses their two attacks to grapple then shove prone...

so... You have the villain's build? Fight fire with fire and make 6 of them. Then get your PCs back and carry on with the campaign. :P

That would be awesome. I'd buy it. Neverwinter Nights was my main source of D&D for years when I couldn't find any other players. (rural New Zealand problems)

Has anyone translated the text on the lecturn?

They talked about Xanathar's spells in one of the D&D Beyond Videos and it was mentioned that some of the options in there are geared more towards NPC use. I think Ceremony is definitely one of those spells. It's not necessarily going to be chosen by many PCs, but it makes sense that a local...

For investigations, I like to give lots of half-clues, that require some effort to understand. So perhaps, the murder victim has traces of poison on them. Which gives some clue as to how they died, but doesn't point towards any suspect. But if the PCs can find someone to identify the ingredients...

Session 3 As the Wayfarers approached Camp Vengeance a pair of guards called down from the gatehouse. Undril stepped forward and answered their questions, stating her name and rank, and the reason for her arrival. The guards quickly moved to unbar the gate and as it swung outwards a pair of...

My group had to take canoes there and back, although once they arrived they stole a small boat from a rival exploring party. So the trip back was a bit faster. I used it as an opportunity to start easing them into the exploration rules. Tracking supplies and checking the weather and encounters...

This is how I would approach the mechanic as well. Have a set of cards or card-tents with the different stances (and their effects) spelled out on them, and let a combatant shift stances at the end of their turn. It would give you your buffs/debuffs, which would be readily apparent on the card...

The Barbarian PC in my campaign killed a Fire Myrmidon and had the elemental spirit of an Efreeti trapped in her greataxe. This turned it into a +1 weapon. Fast-forward 6-months of in-game time and she's having firey visions, speaking Ignan in her sleep, etc. Through the visions she realises...

Session 2 Before setting off on their first real trek, the party stopped in Port Nyanzaru for some more preparation. Some more information was gleaned from the locals, who said that Camp Righteous has actually been attacked by undead a few weeks back and that the remainder of the Order of the...

I like the direction, but I think this is a little underpowered as it stands. Natural weapons should probably trigger automatically when you rage. At the moment it costs your bonus action to enter rage (round 1), then another to create the weapons (round 2), and only after that can you benefit...