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Good idea, I'll work on adding that. Yeah, I had Undersigil, at least as it was portrayed in the Planescape: Torment video game, as Squalid or Wretched, as The Trash Warrens did have houses of sorts. I also picture a lot of undersigil residents squatting in buildings that have been built over...

As long the player consistently plays in character and is not just making out of game jokes, I'm fun with almost any character. It's the ones that break immersion or make it impossible for the rest of us to have and make interesting decisions that ruin my fun.

Kips in the Cage: Custom Lifestyle Expenses for Planescape’s Sigil I hope this article I posted on my blog, www.theplanardm.com, will be helpful for anyone planning a Planescape campaign, or those wanting a template to modify lifestyle expenses for another setting. Kips in the Cage: Custom...

Anyone else used the Molydeus in your game? What kind of political intrigue would your Molydeus get wrapped up in?

Adventure: The Demon’s Axe (Starring the Molydeus) Here's a homebrew adventure featuring political intrigue, a Molydeus, and a Pleasure Palace in the 313th layer of the Abyss. I published this on my blog www.theplanardm.com, which also has 3 pictures of the Molydeus (sadly missing from...

Maybe the group finds out about her immunity and has to go on a quest to find some MacGuffin that can reduce or eliminate it?

Yeenogu can do the following each round if he puts all his energy into attacking: Attack action: 3 flail attacks, each 1d12+9. One of those 3 is likely to deal an extra 2d12 damage. 3 Legendary Actions: 3 more flail attacks, no possibility for extra damage. If he's in his lair, he can create...

Here's my homebrew version of the outer Plane of Acheron from my blog www.theplanardm.com. The blog's about adding Planescape into your 5e games, but I thought this article was of general enough interest to share more broadly. Acheron Re-Imagined: The Endless Tournament You wake up with a...

How about your allies help by being crushed to death in the Glabrezu's claws? The Glabrezu grabs and is crushing them, but then the allies refuse to let go, holding on tight despite the pain and not letting him use his claws. Maybe they tie metal bands around his claws that have the heat metal...

Backgrounds are especially important if you haven't read a lot of fantasy books or played much DND lately. They really get you thinking about role-playing your character. I let my more experienced players make up their own backgrounds and just pick 2 more skills + 2 language/kits, but...

There are mechanical rewards and such as gold, reputation points, experience, and then there are not quantifiable story "rewards," such as achieving a goal from a player's backstory or saving a town. Usually the story awards are more fun and rewarding, but don't give the same feeling of...

When the DM says "The Noble does not seem inclined to be believe you." An experienced player will ….. "Well you see, Mr. Nobleman, the reason that you must do this is..." Whilst a new player will ….. "Can I roll a persuasion check?"

They just don't do enough damage solo. If they devote all legendary actions to extra attacks and hit on every attack, you're looking at a range of 100 - 140 damage. That would be exhausting all of their resources. That's just not enough damage compared to what high level heroes can do and how...

I have found that when I DM I ask for a lot of investigation checks, but when I watch others GM, the players and GM will often ask for perception checks during similar circumstances. My sense is that perception is being used as a catch-all for interacting with the world around you, when really...

I really need to read the text better--you said no feats! I agree with knocking down instead of grappling. Or go the route of maximizing HP and damage, and minimizing AC. Then always using reckless attacks. The enemy will want to attack you because you'll be easy to hit, but you'll have a...

I've checked the site many times in the past for rules/mechanics questions, but, not sure what I would myself contribute, I never signed up. Now I've started a blog to encourage people people to add more Planescape into their campaigns, so I hope to share that passion with others.

Why the focus only on verbal components and not somatic? A wizard in breastplate out to have full use of her hands, no? Why would one need training to cast magic wearing one if one doesn't need training to speak using one? Originally, there were probably fluff reasons why wizards couldn't use...

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TIP: Don't houserule THACO back into the game. :D TIP: Old materials are very easy to convert into 5e, as 5e is very simple on the rules level. Since 2e published materials have tons of fluff (my favorite being Planescape), once you have a feel for how 5e works, you can just make up...