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My first thought when I saw this thread was of this guy but I doubt it would be CR 7. What's the inspiration here? The creature seems fine, but nothing stands out as especially interesting without context. It's just a big beatstick.

DOWNVOTES ARE 2 Aberration 20+1=201 (jk, 21 :p) Cthulhu ftagn Beast 18 Celestial 20 Construct 20 Dragon 26 Elemental 20 Fey 21 Fiend 18 Giant 21-2=19 big dopes are bigly dopey Humanoid 18 Monstrosity 22 Ooze 18 Plant 8 Swarm 17 Undead 14

Obviously there’s huge variety available, so do whatever sounds fun. I think the greatest determining factor will be what storm god they worship. Followers of Kord from the Forgotten Realms are very different from followers of the Stormfather from the Stormlight Archives.

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In my game I’m actually rolling Champion and Battle Master together for my brother’s character. So far he’s been the hero in combat, but that’s really thanks to Combat Superiority and Action Surge. He’s only rolled a 19 once or twice in about 7 sessions with ample combat. I made this decision by...

Got a few ideas for magic items to give my players, would appreciate feedback on balance and fun! One of my players is playing a Tiefling Rogue with a custom subclass, the Luchador! At level 3, you can use your Cunning Action to make a melee attack against a creature you have grappled, and you...

‘Tis the season to be spooky! What sort of Halloween themed dungeons, encounters or story arcs have you run or participated in in the past, or have planned for this Halloween? I expect my players to clear Wave Echo Cave next session, and afterwards they will be traveling through the Underdark to...

Good stuff! I would add more out of combat communication methods too, something like: Conference X-level divination Casting time: 10 minutes Range: ? Components: bonfire and some magic dust or some :):):):). Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour. For the duration of the spell, you project an...

I misread this the first time, I thought you were talking about the Plague Priest. Pestilent is there to be true to the lore. Clan Pestilens is all about spreading disease, and devotees like the Monks and Priests are at all times riddled with diseases, which inures them to pain. I represent...

Thanks for the feedback! I originally intended for the Night Runner to have a pounce attack for exactly that reason, but when I saw the Doppelgänger stat block it just fit so nicely I couldn’t resist. I’m definitely open to change it though. I also wanted to give them Nimble Escape, but...

I ran two games like this. The first was a survival horror adventure where Demogorgon was terrorizing a small town and the adventurers had to chase him to his home plane, which they foolishly called the "Upside Down." The other was a grim dark medieval fantasy adventure where the players are all...

I'm running a campaign for some friends who are new to D&D and I've decided to make an entire homebrew setting that takes inspiration from (read: totally rips off) several fantasy sources. I'm using the map of Westeros as the setting and cramming in every D&D playable race onto that single...

The issue with this is all the baggage that comes with multiclassing. If my Wizard wants to gain Expertise in Arcana, they are forced to give up the possibility of ever mastering their Signature Spells, delay spellcasting progression by a level, learn how to effectively fight in light armor...

The bigger issue I find with Expertise is it being exclusive to Bard and Rogue. It seems silly to me that a Rogue can be a greater expert in the scholarly understanding of Arcana than a Wizard can ever hope to be. Thankfully they’ve introduced feats to fix this, but I just don’t like it in general.

In past editions this was a Composite Bow that allowed you to add a portion of your STR to rolls, depending on weapon quality. Essentially a magic weapon, but not technically magical. In my games I make bows finesse, allowing STR or DEX for rolls, but crossbows are DEX only. I also make...

One of my players is a Luchador Rogue. Homebrew Wrestler subclass that grants at level 3 the option to use Cunning Action to attack a foe you have grappled. Works pretty well, if not 100% optimized.

I’ve been having similar issues in my games. D&D is pretty rocket-tag as it’s normally balanced, so I skew my monsters to have higher Defensive CR and lower Offensive CR to mitigate this. Also, your players are 10th level. They ought to be well known heroes by now with a few bards singing their...