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Another thought I had. Making the BBEG a fallen devil seems a bit cliche. What if the BBEG was an adventurer. A simple man or woman from a humble beginning who just had the force of personality to shape the multiverse once they learnt enough about it. A prime so disgusted by the grand and lofty...

The issue I have with hex-ploration is the amount of dead space. I found this particularly when running Tomb of Annihilation. It’s basically a pretty map with hex overlay because folks aren’t exploring hex by hex. I compare this to Kingmaker Adventure path which made sure pretty much every hex...

I think a question that potentially isn’t address enough is how to manage the glitch itself. I feel like it should be worked into the difficulty and tactics of the game. I kind of feel if characters don’t glitch at least once then they are missing out on a big part of the game. However it’s how...

Probably the best sandbox I’ve seen and ran is Dungeons of Drakkenheim. Very well done. Very evocative setting and location that has a clear incentive to stay and explore. Excellent factions set up and roles which naturally drive rumours and exploration. Great NPCs. Well detailed, motivated...

Wow, just read that remix you linked. It sounds awesome. That is just a straight up upgrade. I’d probably add some more random city elements but it’s hard to think of a better base for the campaign.

Hey, our groups other DM @GuyBoy said he was interested in running Vecna for our group so I’ve stayed away from it. I’m a player instead about 3 sessions in and enjoying it a great deal. I personally think Sigil is the jewel in the crown of the Planescape setting and when I run it I think I...

Call of Cthulhu 7th has a similar abstract system I believe but it’s less abstract than Dark Heresy which is basically if you need it your patron gives it to you. I think nice gear replaces that desire to gather wealth. With wargear taken from notable foes or acquired as part of missions. For...

Just to chime in… The first mission is to set the gritty tone of the city and to bring disparate PCs together into a group. It is very much assumed by the end that the existential threat to the city is motivation enough. If you need more will depend on your players. If they are more heroic...

Good luck with that. Pretty sure Ordanance Survey uses squares… just big ones.

There are some controversies in there this week. Loial being a big one. Battle was done well. Smaller than I expected but well done. Getting a bit tired of Alana going down again. I almost expect her to say in a cockney accent “can everyone stop getting shot.”

Wow. The two Grandaddies of 5E both going. Colour me shocked. I suspect this will be a herald of great change. Whether you like that or not will depend on the person. When multiple senior people go it usually means they didn’t like the future direction (or they were caught up to no good -...

@doctorbadwolf called it the Tyranny of Novelty. That overwhelming need to innovate at the cost of continuity and quality. We’ve seen time and time again that new stories can be found in old material and existing tropes. Particularly when some tropes are leant into and subverted. I’d love to...

Most magic items now require a Magic action not utilize and Magic isn’t a Haste option. I mean a lot will depend on how you do set up. If you have a lot of combats that are in huge open areas then that will have an impact. If they’re using all their actions and bonus actions to avoid combat...

Worth noting that the table now says that Dispel Magic can end the effect if the DM wants so the permanency element isn’t really relevant.

it’s only +3 to attack and damage if the monk has Dex 20 a unlikely at level 20 considering how MAD the class is. It’s more likely to be +4 or +5. That’s going to be adding 20-25+ more damage every round and making every hit pretty much guaranteed. Monk is not a high AC class. +2 AC is likely...

In the same way a God dies and moves to the Astral plane when it has no more followers, a roleplaying game dies when it has no more active players. Whether the rules for that game are available for a reasonable price will have a big impact on this but I don’t think it has to be the current...

Read this https://alliworthington.com/manage-expectations-so-they-dont-manage-you/ Then make a decision to either: take a break from gaming moderate your expectations of yourself and your players. split your group into two to cater differently to the two different styles This is not an...

Read simplest as the one that is least likely to break your game! That would be the potion of speed for a monk that is already getting many light attacks and is already pretty fast. The AC boost will be very nice for the monk but nothing as bad as adding an extra +5 above the maximum to every...

Curse of the Crimson Throne would be my recommendation. It’s an excellent campaign for starters with some really interesting elements and a great premise Great adventure locations A very strong theme Cool long term NPCs A good balance of mystery/investigation and combat. I’ve been a player...