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I thought this spell was now useless given that RAW gives players a free identify with a short rest. I have banned that rule in my campaign because I want my magic items to have a bit of mystery to them.

I thought this spell was now useless given that RAW says that players get a free identify with a short rest. I have house-ruled against that because I want my magic items to have a bit of mystery to them.

I forgot to mention imp familiars. I REALLY hate those. I ended up giving our parties imp an obnoxious personality just to tone it down. That thing is super powerful at low levels. In the hands of a tiefling it can see in magical darkness. Sheesh!

I agree with most your points. I think what some of the DMs are talking about here is restricting narrative options. D&D is an exercise in collective story-telling with extra emphasis on the DM contribution to the story. I love it when players burst out a novel way to use a spell or ability...

It’s very Harry Potter..

I think for me it’s a tossup between Moon Circle wild-shape which not only is super OP but can also get players around many obstacles. The other one is Locate Object which makes it hard to steal from the players or have them quest for a unique object.

Have any of you ever had to deal with players settling an argument by one party member casting Suggestion on another? Inter-party charm spells in general feel like they would require a lot of maturity on the part of the players to go with it.

All the more reason to encourage them to scout. Sent from my iPad using EN World mobile app

Thanks to everyone who contributed responses. The situation I was concerned about is 10 tribesmen stalking and ambushing the party. I’m not going to roll 10 stealth checks—that just seems dumb. I really like the Angry DM suggestion above of one dice roll, either best or worst depending. It...

When a gang of mobs is stalking my players, I usually roll one stealth check for all of them (if they’re all the same type.). But I just realized that when my party sneaks up on mobs, they each roll. This gives an advantage to the mobs. How do you handle this? Sent from my iPad using EN...

I've read quite a few threads about the new Unearthed Arcana Ranger Revised Primeval Awareness. But I have a question about how this ability works underground. Things that are clear from the forums: 1) You only get types (e.g. humanoids). You don't get subtype information (e.g. orcs). 2) The...

My 6th level characters have started up some businesses in and around Phandalyn (including operating the Phandelver Mine.). I’m looking for a decent article on how tax collection works in the region. Any good sources out there? I’m guessing the Lord’s Alliance are involved?

There is an error in the description of the Elf Trance trait: PHB 2014 edition states: Trance. Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a...

Playing through Princes of the Apocalypse which adds new spells to the game. The party finds a scroll of one of the new spells, Dust Devil, that can be cast by both Druids and Wizards. I understand the mechanism for the Wizard to copy this spell into his spellbook. But what about the Druid...

Got the cards and the players loved them! Sent from my iPad using EN World mobile app

What are your favourite fumble tables for 5e? a.k.a. critical fail, "natural 1."

@cooperjer Can you link to the Mike Coville commentary about this? It sounds helpful.

Thanks to everyone for the very helpful replies. I'd like to broaden my question now. The RAW only refer to surprise in the case where the attacker is hidden. Can surprise EVER happen without the attacker hiding?

In your assassin example, the 5e surprise rules apply because he is hidden. My question concerns scenarios where the surprise attacker is not hidden. Sent from my iPad using EN World mobile app