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I think this is totally intended; you go to Hell (literally), so you either survive on your own, or thanks to those sweet and helpful devils who offer you nice goodies. When I DMed the Descent, I totally loved tempting my players with Infernal Contracts. When you face a grim doom, maybe that...

I'm on the same boat here, haha Voted Dwarf, Half-Elf and Elf.

Yes, I have. But not tied to the gods. In my campaings I always give my players a free racial feat (from Xanathar's) at 1st-level. If their race is not in Xanathar's, or they don't like them, we create new ones. I usually don't allow other feats to choose from unless the player makes a good...

I like your idea very much, but I think -- as you also pointed out -- this steps on other mechanics too much. For example, the Oath of Conquest's and Oath of Vengeance's Fear (Aura of Conquest and Abjure Enemy, respectively) are special because they freeze the enemy in place. If you could...

I do agree here that if the rationale behind making the spell more costly/limiting its uses is to avoid/cut down the whack-a-mole issue, you are not addressing it by this modification: sure, they will use it less, but they still will use it. And maybe Healing Word is not the only problematic...

That is what I would call 'Assassinate' :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Sorry for the rogue joke.

Very slow indeed. But I think the quandary remains: even if the attacker took its time, how can you be not surprised if you didn't even hear the missile flying to you? I just want to know your opinions; as DMs of course we can always come up with some narrative explanation.

RAW, the only thing that has always bugged me is that is someone is surprising others with an opening surprise attack while hidden (like Krusher in your example, who throws a javelin from the shadows) he/she may in fact be the last one taking his/her turn due to a bad roll. Because in that case...

If my adventure/campaign has enemies able to inflict the lycanthropy curse, I tell that straight to my players (preferably on Session Zero). Then we decided how it will be handled if it comes to pass (failing the saving throw): If the players don't want to be cursed at all, I simply omit...

Thanks! +1 is OK, in line with +2/+1 from Tasha's. No problem though with +2/+2 like the Mountain Dwarf. Great idea!

As a Gnome subrace, how about: QUICKLING Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity Score increases by 2. Live Fast. Your base walking speed increases to 35-40 feet, and you can take the Dash action as a bonus action on each of your turns. Blurred Movement. When you take the Dash action (as an...

I don't know if linking to a Reddit post about this website will be against the forum rules (5e[dot]tools is considered piracy), so I won't do it, but I can tell you that if you do a quick Google search and find the post, there is an unofficial mirror online there. There is also an invite link...

Clearly, this is upsetting you in some degree, or at least is not fun to you. But this is a problem you can only solve talking with the players, not with the characters, or taking actions in-game. So when it happens, stop the game and present your concerns. This kind of issues can be avoided...

Then my foremost advice is: don't focus too much on the mechanics of the class, by the book, but on the role it tries to fulfill. Let your player do what he feels like fun with the ranger he envisions. You could give the player a list with the tasks/actions the ranger is specialised in (i.e...

As Benjamin wrote, no 5e specific lore on Ambush Drakes. But the Guard Drakes made an appearance in Volo's Guide to Monsters, coming in all the chromatic varieties. Given how similar the Ambush and Guard Drakes seem to be, I'll just go with the same lore for both of them, but each one being...