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Perhaps a Charisma (Persuasion) check to replace any "remember information" check?

I'm still really hoping for a new Great Modron March. Modrons are back in the MM, with a description of the March, and it's referenced in Out of the Abyss. Plus with the description of the Great Wheel cosmology in the PHB, they wouldn't even have to do a full-on Planescape setting, rather doing...

The Tome of Beasts is definitely pretty cool, but I think it could have done with some more editing, and a slightly better understanding of the 5e rule set. It's usually not a problem, like when some of the Clockwork monsters have "on death" abilities that are listed as actions, or when they say...

Thanks! This is all very good feedback! So, one at a time: If it's a big thing that they'd want to always have, I think a new asset would be in order. For smaller stuff, I think your idea of miscellaneous items would be good to add to Basic Equipment. For something consumable or that they'd...

1. Few or no characters can begin with a healer's kit, which makes Basic Equipment pretty nice, if you don't want a second kit. An extra tool, rope, or hunter's trap isn't bad either. Really, it's an asset intended to be granted to the players after their first level 1 mission, in addition to or...

A good question! I think what I'd say is, these would generally function as assets. Want to set up a thieves' guild? Maybe that nets you some Spare Jink. That Wizard Library could get you Ink or Alchemy. Running a temple is a good excuse for Health Insurance. A Keep might come with Hirelings or...

You couldn't via the Arms asset alone, but remember that characters have access to their starting equipment as well. Anything from assets is extra.

I've been putting this together for my upcoming Planescape campaign, and am looking for some ideas. The basic concept is, players choose their equipment from the options in their class/background, and can swap/refill their choices between "missions," which should be 1-3 sessions/adventuring...

I didn't know about those. DMs Guild sounds right. :) (The original thread was more about the beta version, so it made more sense here.)

Now that we're back online, here's a new thread to discuss the Planar Bestiary, which is up now on the DMs Guild. So far there have been two updates, each with their own Excerpt: Gehenna with 7 new Yugoloths, and Mechanus with 2 new Inevitables. The main book of course gets all of the new...

My players are headed for Neverlight Grove next, and I really like the setup here, but I feel like there could be more for the players to actually do, besides "kill a monster." I'd like to have it take just a little longer for the place to start to feel really dangerous. From there, I love the...

So far I've run the Silken Paths and a toned down Lost Tomb of Khaem, and have made some modifications to both to make them more interesting. I'm considering how I want to handle the other two. I plan to run Hook Horror Hunt fairly soon, and the Oozing Temple a bit later when the players are...

A neat plot hook. I like it, though I'd avoid DMPCs in general. In most D&D setting, Forgotten Realms included, a person's soul is a very real thing. If the clone has the original's soul, it's no different from a Reincarnation or True Resurrection. In that case, divine power, warlock pacts...

Next session, my players should reach Sloobludop, and while I like a lot of the basic setup of the place, I feel like I can do better in terms of what the players are actually doing. The given "quest" here is to fake being sacrifices for the Deep Father in order to infiltrate the enemy, but I'm...

I posted a downloadable version of this generator before, but now it's available in your browser! https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/526357/SpellsGenerator.html This is a tool for producing a list of spells known or prepared for a spellcaster. For instance, say you have a 10th level NPC...

I put together a little app in Lua that will randomly generate a set of spells know/prepared (or in a spellbook), given some parameters like class, subclass, and favored keywords, pulled from a piece of my random monster generator, since I figure it could be useful to a lot of people on its own...

I put some rules together for lycanthropy during the playtest, and have just recently adapted them for the full version of the game, based more on the current rules. The main changes are: The character doesn't change at all until the next full moon, even voluntarily. The character doesn't...

I created D&D in Space, which includes a variant for firearms that keep them on par with other weapons (which are assumed to be futuristic in some way), and an urban druid subclass my friend created.

Not worrying about all that is exactly what "simple" means though. The second we care about who's movement speed is higher, we're tracking more values. The second we start tracking leads or separate groups, we're adding complexity. Say what you will about realism and choices, but what I have...