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It might be good to point out that nobody is going to force you to use any VTT or other online tools, libraries, wikis, or whatever. Playing D&D is actually entirely voluntary, and you are free to use whatever tools you like. :sneaky: In our group we play at a table, use the PHB, MM and DMG...

"1d10 x 1d10 percent of the distance that was to be teleported" is not rocket science, and is well within the mathematical skills of most tables. The main reason why D&D had to be simplified (imho) was for the flow of the game. At my table, teleportation mishaps and off-targets happen once per...

My experience is that the easiest way to draw new players in is to let them write the first page of the adventure (including of course their characters!), and guide them through that process as a DM with questions, suggestions and ideas. Then build the story line and dungeons on top of that...

From experience I can say that getting lost can be fun, but the whole table (i.e. the players) must be on board with it. If you have players who expect that the "getting lost" is a puzzle that will be solved within one session, while in reality you will be lost for a long time, those players...

Anything with an intelligence high enough to allow me to roleplay first before the fight. Nothing motivates a party more to attack and kill than some good in-game insults. :devilish:

Everything that does not require a d20 roll is level independent. Everything else is.

My response would be: "For this time, I will rule we will play it as follows: You move on, not knowing of the poison that you have on your gloves. About 6 seconds later, it seeps through the seams of the gloves and touches your skin. Make a constitution saving throw." "Also, out of character...

I proposed to play a campaign. People said yes. I proposed to be the DM. People said yes. Done. I enjoy DMing and the rest are all newbies who did not know the difference between a class and a race at the start of the campaign, so everybody wins. Also, Session Zero promo team says: Don't...

We don't have to argue whether the characters get a LOT more powerful. Everybody will agree. But I don't see a fundamental difference between a wizard casting Tasha's Hideous Laughter and taking out an enemy from combat at level 1, and a wizard casting Otto's Irresistible Dance doing...

Level 1: 3 lucky kobolds can achieve a TPK Level 20: 3 kingdoms cannot achieve a TPK Combat does not change because the basic mechanics still work at all levels. But throughout the game other mechanics get introduced such as managing a mansion or keep, (navigating with) ships and ruling lands...

Can't have a thread like this without the chaotic stupid memes.

You'd almost think that it shouldn't work in real life. :oops:

Haha. It's a running gag in the group. They eat almost everything they kill, and it all (even spores and an aboleth) tastes like chicken according to the druid. Thanks for fixing that on behalf of all biologists, archeologists and chefs. Hope nobody copied my incorrect information into a...

That's because air enters/escapes form all sides of the lungs, and not just past the neck! Not sure if the artist of this picture meant to have the pipes stick out from the lungs directly, or from an actual bagpipe. Both should work imho.

I voted for the table that I am the DM at: We use PHB / MM / DMG (and not even all content from those). If I would have answered for a different table where I am the player: We use everything. We can happily delay any game for 15 minutes while we look up some details in any of the one million...

Slightly off topic If they've been down for a long time, fish will eat the flesh and you get barnacle-covered skeletons, with an anemone-armor (you take poison damage if you touch it or hit with melee attack). On topic Any airpockets that a zombie has (e.g. whatever is left of the lungs) will...

Carts in our campaigns have a weight limit of "a lot", which is good because I am not sure what the weight is of the corpse of the triceratops that they decided to bring along because "it tastes just like chicken". p.s. Awesome pictures in this thread. May use some as inspiration in upcoming...

I usually build my maps so that the melee fighter/barbarian have a possibility to be useful. And I will sacrifice a little immersion / realism to achieve this if needed, but that is often not necessary. Mansions or lairs often have a few entrances and a system of hallways and rooms that give...

In open field you have a good point, and smart bad guys go around the tanks and kill the casters first - or use ranged weapons at the casters. But in windy dungeons (i.e. with narrow hallways) that is not so easy and one or a few tanks can effectively block access to the casters in the back...