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I may borrow these examples to help transition a player or two of mine who started in 4E and for who the variety of spell casting methods in 5e have been difficult to fully understand. Heck, thinking about it this way is helping me as well. Trit

My current reasoning is that this initial mission will be something seemingly small, but still important. The tougher/real heroes are off handling the urgent missions and keeping the edges of the realm together, while this seems like a simple errand. Essentially, a noble family has yet to...

As much as I've loved 4th edition, the few games of 5th my group has played has taken us all back to our respective D&D roots. So now I've been tasked with figuring out how to seamlessly transition us from one edition to the next. Here's the catch: I don't like starting new editions at higher...

Yes, races with subraces get the primary or "main" racial bonuses and then something different based on their subrace. So for example, all dwarves get the +2 Con, Darkvision, Dwarven Resilience and Combat Training etc. Hill dwarves pick up the +1 Wis and extra hit points. Mountain dwarves on...

Hey everyone, I'm going to be back with my old gaming group for the holidays, and we're eager to get the old group together and try 5E. I've played a few sessions and it's been great. Since we don't have a ton of time all together, I'm looking for a fun, quick (and preferably free)...

I use Masterplan to keep track of details and quick design encounters. Mostly it's my playing aid, not as an online tabletop. I know it has capabilities to run sessions, but haven't tried it yet. I love the Encyclopedia feature. Maptool worked for a long time, but recently I've been having -a...

My mistake. I stand with you on all your reasoning. Trit

I'm of the opinion that any time you give everyone a bonus that comes as a class ability, it cheats that class out of what makes them special. As a Rogue, knowing that everyone got advantage on surprise rounds would either make me not want to choose the Assassin archetype, or be disappointed if...

I like the way you think, D'karr. That being said, I'm probably going to leave the defenses where they are, and start it bloodied. The issue with combat dragging on, imo, is the high hp value. By starting the Gorgon bloodied, it'll mean the players know that when they hit it, it's making a...

Rethinking the use of the Umber Hulk after all the comments saying it'll be too easy a challenge for the party. I'm hoping to do very little tweaking to the monster I use as this is more an encounter for flavor and narrative than for a satisfying combat encounter. Looking to use a higher level...

Getting the ol' campaign gang back together, and doing a little prep for when we finish the module we're wrapping up. My party will soon be exploring the Feywild. They're set to cross paths with an Eladrin lord and huntmaster. He's bred he own race of hunting beasts, which I want to introduce...

Our online group missed a session because of that. Ah, the perils of technology dependance. We've all now learned to download/print a copy of our character sheets and any other material (adventures etc) that are essential. Trit

Our online group missed a session because of that. Ah, the perils of technology dependance. We've all now learned to download/print a copy of our character sheets and any other material (adventures etc) that are essential. Trit

This is some solid advice. If I were starting a game from scratch, I would probably do more of what steenan and Quickleaf are suggesting. We've luckily played together on and off for a year now, so we have a decent idea of how we like to play together (or at least, I hope we do). That being...

Evening all, As I launch into writing the next stage of my ongoing campaign (running 4E if it matters), I'm met with a desire to improve. We started our campaign somewhat hurriedly, and I had already written most of what elements would be involved. We had fun, but I want to get more input from...

For those interested, here's a quick recap of the Boss fight from a few weeks ago. Things were very successful, and all involved had a lto of fun. Depite a high amount of damage being dished out, I really got a good view of how durable the players now are. I think I'll be stepping up my game in...

The ending to me sounds like it has potential to be dynamic... but is very specific. It's one of those "do these exact acts to achieve the narrative goal" puzzles that I've found usually only frustrate. I've played with some of these before, so I feel like I can run them with some flexibility...

To buy myself a little prep time without derailing our campaign, I'm adapting the DDI adventure Force of Nature (found here for those interested). It fits really well into where the campaign looks like it's heading next (introduces the Feywild and some important characters). I was wondering if...

Hey all, Just wanted to let everyone know I started a cleaner, new post about my final design for this fight! Check it out over at http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?348768-Succubus-Boss-Fight-Finished%28-%29-Product!&p=6222948#post6222948 to see the fruits of our labors! Thanks again...

Stage 3 As the last Portal begins to close, the Succubus sees her escape route closing. Leaping through before it vanishes, both she and the players are shocked when she is expelled in a erruption of fire. A soft but firm female voice echoes from within "No, Elspeth, you are not welcome to...