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I don't think I've played a character I didn't enjoy - we invest a lot of time into our choices, right? I have a nostalgic draw towards monks because of 1e. 5e does not disappoint. I'm currently playing a Shadow monk and feel like I use almost everything I've got - except, ironically maybe...

I agree, Arial Black, that , technically, Hex is not an "attack", nor are you "casting a spell" by shifting an existing Hex. It would seem that this is a loophole for invisibility. By that definition, PCs with ongoing effects (that have already been cast) can be turned invisible, then continue...

Thanks for the replies! For the record, we went with 1. Invisibility ends (reason: we thought it was in the spirit of the invisibility spell that a hostile act ends the effect), and 2. Can't cast the fog cloud (reason: a spell is a spell and fog cloud is not a cantrip, thus it would violate the...

Hi, community. A couple of situations came up which caused us to scratch our heads. What would your table do? 1. PC invisible (via dust of disappearance). Moves hex spell to a new target. Lose invisibility? 2. Bonus action spell already cast. Activate magic item to cast fog cloud (magical...

For a different perspective, I voted for classes chosen most by primary (elementary) students, aged 7-11, as I run games as a teacher. By far the most popular with the kids is Moon Druid, followed by Monks of all kinds. Half-elves, Half-orcs and Elves top the races, with Dragonborn following...

I think it would be food for thought to have enchantments and illusions be a bit more subtle in their components. These are sometimes face-to-face but trying-to-keep-the-peace spells. Imagine an enchanter speaking honeyed words like "We are all friends here. There will be no need for your...

Thanks for the input. Nice idea and very tidy. :D I'm not sold on Observant in my current campaign. As a DM, I use Passive Perception all the time, but my current DM has never asked for it in 4 levels. Always active Perception checks. I really like the suite of features for Athlete (even if...

Yeah, we are playing Out of the Abyss. I don't know what's coming (and don't want to, thanks!), but I'm pretty sure there'll be lots of magic being thrown around by the usual Underdark denizens (drow, duergar, derro, etc.)

Wow, thanks for all the excellent responses! :D I want to be a back-line mole with high mobility who locks down specific threats. Being just where the enemy doesn't want me - it is why I chose monk! After much consideration of the advice given, I will take... 4th: Athlete. I like the "drop...

Okay, I'm usually quite happy to "go my own way", but I'm playing my first 5e character (usually DM) and have encountered a minor quandary that I'd love some advice on. I see a lot of talk on here about "must do ASIs before feats" and such. I don't really have the long term perspective of why...

I quite enjoy, as a DM, a bit of (justified) monster zoo. In 3.5e, I was guilty of way too many humanoid NPCs with class levels - it was kind of my way of road-testing classes when I wasn't a player. Over the years, I've probably had one too many gnoll hunter/ranger/merc types. There is...

I used to dread DMing city adventures because I thought I needed to have every shop and street mapped out and keyed, like a dungeon. Not so. Things tend to be more event-based, or very specific location based. Having played from 1st to 15th level in Shackled City, I kind of like the city-based...

Great advice all round here! I would especially like to support the idea of using the easy/medium/hard DC scale, not just re-calculating existing DCs. I would only add that tiers of play seem to be significant jumps in party power. I've only played low-levels so far (up to 6th), but the...

Sounds like those orcs are sitting pretty on the only route to the surface. Maybe an orog among them can figure out how to gouge surface merchants heavily for passage. These gangster orcs would probably get quite wealthy and be able to fortify/staff their position with more and more elite...

I'm surprised how often the druids I DM for (about 5 across 4 groups) opt for little things, most popularly the spider. I actually find it refreshing that they are choosing a vulnerable little critter that really no one would pay any attention to in a dungeon or wilderness setting. I think it's...

Well, what will predate on them? Normal sized (to us) owls, hawks, eagles, foxes, weasels, snakes, cats, spiders, even hedgehogs. Luckily, D&D has all sorts of giant versions of some of these things and 5e monsters are super easy to reskin if you need something special! So Giant spiders, Giant...

As to "how they breed"... DWARFS: Dwarf women lay dwarfspawn egg-froth in a beer mug (indistinguishable from normal head of a beer) and the males drink it and fertilise it throughout the night via genital apertures in their leathery gut. The resulting union is then incubated for 8 hours. In the...

Okay, so what if you just halved everything in a race's features (as much as possible)? Then combine the halves, including with each other to get a full breed. There might be two options for a half and the player chooses their option. Note that I might be using biological terms like "genome"...

8) Hmm. Superb pocket aperture, my good man. Best I've seen. May I have the name of your tailor? 9) Easy! Don't move. You have a mimic in your pocket. Don't move, or you'll lose your left cheek. I'm an expert, trust me. 10) Congratulations! You passed the test. Have you considered joining the...

Spark up a new 5e game with a new group, using converted Night Below. Begin developing a D&D for Education model.