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I wouldn't worry about the gold award in that adventure. You can adjust if you want, but 5e does not seem to be majorly impacted by monetary awards unless the DM wants it to be. Also, adventuring is hazardous, so why not?!

I just want to add how great 5e is. It runs smoothly, is very easy to adapt older material for, and the game just runs really well. For your Silver Marches/Realms question, you should be just fine. Run the Realms and just make it your own. I will echo the advice to download the basic rules. Note...

I've been toying with the idea of dropping feats, and allowing more options for all characters. I'm not sure how to balance it yet though, and the same goes for your idea.

You can limit treasure by rolling on the treasure tables in the DMG. Or you can just pick and choose from suggestions in the original adventures. The monsters are probably the hardest to convert, so you shouldn't have any major issues really. I've been converting D&D Next and 4ed adventures with...

I track monster HP, AC, and other notes on a Gamemastery flip mat using dry erase. I also organize notes and other things I dont want players privy to before me. Add a MM open to the next monster, etc. and there are just too many things i dont want my players seeing. so I use a DM screen to...

I've had terrible luck with Guiding Bolt; it's only ever hit once and I no longer prepare it.

There are three excellent D&D boardgames like you have described. I own all three and have played them with my kids aged 3, 5, an 8. Castle Ravenloft Wrath of Ashardalon Legend of Drizzt And WOTC is publishing a fourth one around March or so...

yep! great stuff as usual.

Thanks! I've been anticipating this post and checking your blog the past couple of weeks. I'll go have a look now.

I try to accurately role play the monsters and NPCs. In combat they use all tactics at their disposal. I have only on 1 or 2 occasions (in 3.5 ed) specifically targeted a downed PC in order to finish them off; instead of an active PC target. For 5ed I have resorted to dice rolls to select...

Thanks! Picked up a 2nd copy of the PHB for my table.

Thanks! Picked up a 2nd copy of the PHB for my table.

As soon as we finish the last two locales in the Starter Set I'll be kicking off my 5ed campaign in Baldur's Gate. I bought Murder In Baldur's Gate and will be using it to help me get things started. I am curious where the Horde of the Dragon Queen adventures will take place. It seems like some...

I think the Lucky feat has three lucky points per long rest. So maybe some of the optional stuff will use the mechanics you are referring to. I really like the 5ed is borrowing from the best of many systems and streamlining them all. I had been trying to find different systems that clicked with...

Conversion tables for previous editions will be in the DMG.

In combat I found myself preferring to do more damage to enemies instead of the low hp recover from a heal potion. My initial impression is that I will use them between fights to save on healing or if resting is too risky. Their most important use will be to heal a downed PC who is unconscious...