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What a cool idea! I would let the vampire hide among the bats, but once it attacked or attempted to charm I would reveal it. Later it can try and hide among the swarms. I would probably not give damage to the vampire that was meant for the swarm unless it were an area of effect and vice versa...

No, I can build 5e encounters as a DM just fine and sometimes they are even fun, but sometimes they do not work how I want them to work.

I plan to buy Dragonlance.

To be clear a mix-and-match-three-classes-of-features system would be an option for grizzled veterans, and novices would be discouraged from using it. I like the idea of a hierarchy of systems with maybe half a dozen classes for new players, an optional mix and match system for people who want...

Yes and no. When I say "a few" I mean 3 (warriors, mages, and experts). And when I say subclasses I mean classes. I may be interested in a system where warrior, mage, and expert are three different classes of features that can be mixed and matched instead of picking a class and/or subclass. In...

I think I would like to see a few broad classes with many focused subclasses. I think I would also like it if choosing a subclass were optional.

Yes! Van Richten's guide is a good model for this in my opinion. Then I could tell my players I'm running a Conan-esque adventure, check page 125 of the Dungeon Master's Guide to see what that entails.

I think 5th Edition actively supports Theatre of the Mind with careful wording of the rules that avoids interfering with gridded play. I found the approach to be successful and I hope they continue in the future.

I use theatre of the mind at my table (not exclusively) and I am very happy with the way 5th Edition has handled wording the rules in order to support both gridded play and theatre of the mind. I hope they continue with this in the future.

In previous editions (1st, 3rd, pathfinder, 4th) the animals disappear after 5 or 10 minutes, and you can only have one out at a time. Oh well, I'll report back on how it goes.

Thank you all for the feedback. It's nice to see things from other points of view. Helps me to see myself. Also, I think the dawn duration of the animals' existence must have been later errata, because the first printing of the Dungeon Master's Guide doesn't seem to have it.

Thanks Jgsugden!

From the description for Bag of Tricks: "The creature is friendly to you and your companions, and it acts on your turn. You can use a bonus action to command how the creature moves and what action it takes on its next turn, or to give it general orders, such as to attack your enemies. In the...

I've been experimenting with calling for stealth checks when the possibility of detection occurs, as opposed to when hiding or sneaking is initially declared. This I feel preserves the tension of stealth (if only for a moment) but still allowes the Player to roll the dice.

Likewise, my apologies. But, I have another theory. I don't think it is mutually exclusive to the We Really Want to be Playing Star Wars theory. I think we* as players sit in front of the Dungeon Master's screen and watch him roleplay monsters, evil badasses, every other kind of creature and...

Ouch, Ezekiel that kind of hurt.

My theory is that many of us players don't really want to be playing Dungeons and Dragons at all. Instead we want to be playing Star Wars. So, through the choices we make, we shape Dungeons and Dragons into something that resembles Star Wars.

That ain't juice.

1) What is your favorite DND class? Rogue. 2) What is your favorite race? Halfing. 3) What is your favorite setting (if own setting such as a homebrewed one, just write homebrew)? Homebrew. 4) What is your favorite alignment? Chaotic Neutral. 5) How many hours per session do you typically...

That's good. I like the flavor. Consider it stolen. 🙃