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Bit late to the party, but... Construction crew repairing a recent fire a level up. Possibility to steal IDs and clothes. Elevator is Out of Order. Enter elevator shaft to repair or scale to top - elevator comes back on line! Another party is pursuing a similar goal - could be used as a...

I'm similar to Maxperson in that I voted all, but may not ever address some of the issues - mostly the sexual ones - just because my games rarely operate in that space. I am mildly surprised, though, that many gamers draw such lines in the sand when history, theatre, and fiction is drenched in...

Heh, I'm also a teacher setting up child-run games using Basic Rules. Here are some "pay what you want" (you can pay $0 if you want) adventures from DMs Guild. There are more for minimal outlay - including a bundle for $2 NZ. Just do a search for "Basic Rules". A Most Potent Brew Horror at...

I loved playing a grapple monk. I was Str 10 and way of shadow, and I only took up the challenge when no one in the party wanted the gauntlets of ogre power we found. Luckily I'd taken athletics proficiency at the start. Dragging enemies around at high speed was super useful. Track down some...

Aranea Being a recovering arachnophobe, spiders have always been one of my monster go-tos. They are perfect amoral predators and come with aeons of cultural emotional baggage, for good or ill. My first exposure to the Aranea was through Module X1: Isle of Dread, but it wasn’t until 3.5e that I...

This really appeals. Just thinking of literary psionic characters, they have a talent or two, not a vast range of powers. Why not hyper-specialised always available powers? As they level, their specialty improves manyfold. Azzy's idea about invocations makes more sense than spell/power points...

Is that him at around 0:59 on the youtube link?

Just for a different, unbidden, perspective, I've been running multiple games for years at school (I'm a teacher). We have played 5e since 2015 . Children tend to go for things that trigger their imaginations and are largely ignorant of the mechanics of class powers or weaknesses, so... Most...

You might be thinking of the Harmonium "re-education" camps on one layer of Arcadia that were borderline Lawful Neutral (Evil), thus shifting the entire layer of Arcadia to Mechanus. An embarrassing time for the Hardheads. OP, can you clarify? The "LN someone" killed themselves and they are now...

It'd have to be players who don't know what's on their Character Sheet, or who don't mark things off, like spell slots, or who "forget" that they are suffering from a debilitating Condition, like poisoned or unconscious, or are already Concentrating on several spells at once. Grrrr! I sometimes...

I like the idea of various tools being used in place of Thieves' Tools to disarm traps. Pit trap, or stone block trap? Mason's Tools can help. Needle trap or complex mechanical traps? Tinker's Tools. Wood-based traps, such as log cascade? Carpenter's Tools. Simple metal mechanical traps such...

As much as I liked Icewind Dale and its cousins, it didn't feel like "D&D", somehow. I enjoyed the old SSR games at the time, but they haven't aged well. First person doesn't feel great - I like having a diverse party to manage. The only game that has come anywhere close to the feel of D&D...

As a player, I'd like the choice. I might be over it and want to try a new concept, or I might still be eager to continue with my "ol' faithful". I'd hate to play two characters. As a DM, they'd have to choose one and the other retires or the dead one's soul refuses and wants eternal rest. I...

If a non-roleplayer stumbled upon this forum, they'd think we're all fluent in Gobbledegook.

Just to clarify: * are the PCs besieging the castle? Or defending? I'm guessing the former because you mention "dungeon crawl". * is "Castle Siege" a different game or something? Or just a genre? I ask because you capitalised it. For defending a castle siege, B10: Night's Dark Terror (basic...

You, sir, are a gem. If you have time and inclination, I'd love a pic of "The Whittler": wood elf monk (shadow) male. Urchin, grew up in Waterdeep. Creates fine woodcarvings to express his appreciation or fraternity where words fail him. Very skinny, eyes sparkle with mirth, but never smiles or...

You have reached Nirvana, Grasshopper. I've always loved the monk since 1e. Won't talk about 2e's "Fighting Monk". Current PC: Shadow Monk Lvl 8. So many options each round. Just lovin' it, especially Shadow Step. Only problem is I have to ask the DM each battle: "So, what's the, er... ambient...

Hmm. I've been thinking about languages and how many of us know some snippets of many languages - I can't speak Spanish, French or German, but it is sometimes possible to get a general "gist" of what is being said or at least to know a few words or phrases. You touched on illiteracy. Maybe...

I'd use suffocation and vision rules. This gives some time pressure to save all the kids, grannies, cats, and possessions. Hold your breath, go on in, don't take too long, and make sure you can backtrack in time! Though the image of a tiefling emerging from a cloud of smoke and fire, taking a...