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I'm playing in a homebrew world that includes a lot of elements of Nentir Vale; it use bits of Darksun, Eberron and Realms. My races draw influenced from Darksun and Eberron. Nentir Vale, Greyhawk & The Realms are mostly resources for coming up with names, so cities, NPCs, gods, dragons, etc. (I...

4 out of 5 rating for D&D 5th Edition Player's Handbook The book has some of the best artwork I've seen coming from a WoTC product. The information is well organized, formatted in a way to make finding information easier. I'm sure the use of colors to delineate sections is useful for most, but...

I've played in the Realms mostly because I get less negativity from people over it. Any time I've tried to start an Eberron game, I attracted more people interested in bashing it and suggesting that it is for "Monte Hall" GMs. I've had games interrupted because of kobolds being lizards. Darksun...

I hope that's not the case.

I gave up on trying to run an Eberron game where I live; for everyone one person that was interested there where two people that just wanted an opportunity to bash the setting and me for wanting to play it.

I haven't read every post, but I get my guess for Cloak and Dagger could be White Plume Mountain and Eberron.

During the playtest before the Bard became full casters (which made me sad), I took two levels of Bard for the inspiration feature. I wasn't using it as magic just me rooting them on my cheering for a previous action. Like if they hit them I would shout something like You have them right where...

Despite not having much interest in Tolkien's world, I think I would very much enjoy him as a DM. I feel like I can't make a character without having some idea of what the world looks like, I would ask if I could play a weird race or class, but that is because I don't know that those things...

I'll Steal a classic to clarify my point, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." I say destiny only in reference to the former and later. In any world I create, heroes will be self made not pre-made.

I don't setup campaigns to have the party as destined for greatness, or uniquely special. There are many adventures in my worlds. Adventurers face challenges and seize opportunities; that is what makes them special. I suppose that It be more accurate to say that the party is not an...

I go with how someone would describe the character to someone else. Their appearance, how they carry themselves and their most impressive feats in battle. It would either be she is a wizard that seems pretty handy with a weapon or she is a fighter that looked to have a fair amount of magical...

Yes and no. Classes that are generic exists, but the flavor based classes--Ranger, Paladin,Barbarian--get blended down into something generic or setting appropriate.

There use to be subforums on the wizard site before it went away. I couldn't find one on ENWorld, but if one does/doesn't exist, I would be interested in it.

I don't reward or punish players that are absent; I reward/punish players mostly cause I'm lazy. In regards to treasure, I give the loot to the PCs that are present. I treat treasure distribution as an in-game decision and not a DM decision. I don't give XP at all which makes it, in part, a...

I usually don't have resurrection spell in my games either. If it happens, it is going to be done for story related reasons not by expending resources. Usually, I would have the player make a new character, but if they don't have one ready. I'd just make them DM assistant and give them a monster...

I don't use table, but I do occasionally use the pathfinder chase and social deck. Draw a few cards from either, flavor it to the situation, and let the PC work though the challenge. IMO the goal of tables are to speed up processes to create/present unique challenges. Edit: (So that they're...

In my experience, PC usually us some form of buddy/accomplice system unless they're multiple lone wolf characters. I try to avoid restricting PC because when PC go off on their own. I get a better idea of their interest and what to incorporate into the game. Additionally, it is easy enough to...

I don't value the don't split the party mantra. I figure out what the other characters are doing in town while the rogue is trying to commit a burglary. Then I go around the table the same way I would if the party had of been together. I will favor some of the scene descriptions if something...

My opinion is when the creature is called a troll the character is seeing something familiar; they know its name. Thus, the player should decide how much their character knows about a "troll". With a description like, "A large mossy green humanoid with poor posture and an awkward gait," then I...

I let the player switch with no XP penalty. We work together to come up with a reason for the character's departure. After that their treat like any other NPC. The Player has to come up with a reason the new character would want to join the party, and must work with the other players on a...