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Hey everyone, I'm planning a series of adventures/dungeons that involve my party of 6 attuning to a series of shrines, each dedicated to a dragon of a different color. This is part of a larger narrative, but that's not necessary to get into for this post. Essentially, each player will attune to...

Hey all, Necromancing this thread as my party is finally approaching the dungeon I've designed these golems for. I've decided to leave the CR as it stands, but will report back "soon" (probably at least a month still till they hit the chambers with these guys in them, considering our rate of...

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Hey all, Just updating to let you know I've decided to give the Wizard the (modified) Sea Sorcerer option as I listed above. He's welcome to still take Metamagic as a feat, but I'd rather give him something more directly tied to water atm. @tetrasodium - you brought up a really good point I...

Thanks all, You're right @Bayushi_seikuro - I don't think I need to worry about rarity. I've been trying to use DMG guidelines for magic item loot, but I'll just tack this on there. And yes, I definitely don't want to step on any toes giving away cool class abilities they're already using. Our...

Hey all, My party's wizard has ended up with a mark connecting him to the Elemental Plane of Water due to a magical experiment. I'm hoping to treat it as a magic item, and have been looking at what kind of bonuses make sense. With the new caster items in Tasha's I feel like using one of those as...

Yeah, I'm thinking 2-3 of these things plus a trap/hazard room (titling floor with lava running to the low point/the area with the most creatures). Simpler probably is better... especially since I'll also be managing the lava hazard. I'll toy with the two ideas, you may have well convinced me...

Thanks for the replies all. @Quickleaf - Honored you remember me! Appreciate all the work you put into your response. This level of thought in monster design is still pretty new to me, but you've made it super easy to see how you reverse-engineered how traits like Spell Reflection change CR...

Hey all, I'm still fairly fresh at making homebrew creatures, and don't have all the tips and tricks down to as CR guidelines etc. For an adventure that leads my players to the depths of a volcano, I've created a new golem for them to face - Obsidian Glass. I know there are some Obsidian golem...

Loving the idea of upping him a few levels and giving him Foresight. Certainly would make him more of a threat. I've been planning on using the Diviner stat block from Volvo's guide. I love Portent, but wish it recharged more/divination spells had more combat uses. I might tweak it a little and...

Hey all, I'm about to introduce a new antagonist for my players to hate, and could use some help coming up with ways besides combat for them to clash with him. A local Lord's attempts to muster his armies have been thwarted at every turn. No matter what he tries, messengers are intercepted...

Hi all, Finally had a little time to whip together the new stat block. It's very similar to the old, but I changed the math a bit (bringing it more in line to the new CR 8), and changed the spell list based on advice given above. It feels a lot more focused now, even if it's not too greatly...

Hey all, My session got pushed back 2 weeks so I've been lax in responding. Thank you all for the very helpful responses! Some additional context for those who were asking: An ancient dragon has been beneath this city for generations, kept in a magical slumber by an enchantment. Its very...

Meant to add party make-up to the original post. My bad! Edited above. Definitely forgot to give it saving throw proficiencies as well, also edited above! Trit

Hey all, My players are reaching a big chapter-conclusion fight next session, and I've been building a special monster for the occasion. This is my first time building my own monsters in 5th Ed, and in many ways the first time running a big single-boss monster fight. As such I'd love some...

Just an update for those interested: Welp! After doing some prison prep, I found out that all my players were actually able to make it after all. So after a short scramble, I pulled together a largely improvised session that didn't end with the party going to prison. They actually managed to...

Thanks everyone for the input. Since I need to play the focus no the party members outside the prison, some of the fun of the break-down tactics will have to wait till the group manages their way in to the captured members. I think it makes sense to have the prison outside the city, but not...

Hey everyone, My group had a fantastic last session that ended with a great cliff hanger. While exploring a drow city in disguise, the group's barbarian (an escaped slave) was recognized by her previous owner. After a brief chat, the very last moment of the session was the barbarian rolling a...

Hey everyone, Just wanted to say thanks again for help plotting out my Drow occupation. Ran this session just before the holidays, and my players definitely had a good time. After quickly determining who the threat was (I gave them some easy information, since they're pretty irritated with...

Go for it! I'm loving these ideas. I think my party is pretty tired of punching at shadows (just wrapped up a chapter of political intrigue and unmasking the true villain behind it all) so I may not draw out the reveal quite as long as I'd normally like, but this has certainly gotten my wheels...