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Paladin's may be overpowered but let's be real here. You are the DM, you can't figure out how to challenge the party in combat? In my current campaign one of the characters threads is to collect followers (I set the goal, not the player). It was initially meant to be sort of comic relief...

Haven't dealt with it in 5th edition but you can basically go one of two ways... 1) Keep it simple. No attempts to short change wisher, they basically get what they want. A good rule of thumb is that a wish can recreate any spell in terms of power/effects. Feel free to scale down their wish...

You seem to be making a logical fallacy. Just because 8 of 12 character classes use magic does not mean all classes are equally represented in the campaign world. Two factors make 5th edition low magic: Attunement limits each character to 3 'powerful' magic items. The inability to buy and...

I run in Greyhawk, post Greyhawk wars, and find it nice for the reasons already mentioned above. There is tons of material available online, either free or for a nominal fee. The post-war setting doesn't have that many changes and I tweak when it suits me anyway. Greyhawk has a rich history...

There is more than one way to play D&D. That may seem obvious, but many people tend to view things from the 'I' perspective. I did much of the same in my younger days. I was a real number cruncher and viewed any other play style as inferior by varying degrees. As I have gotten older, I have...

Using argument by analogy... Comic books had a golden age. There are probably far more comics sold, and read, today than there were back then. I doubt anyone would call the current age of comics the 'new golden age'. Late 70's/early 80's will always be my 'Golden Age' for D&D, simply based...

I went to a local gaming convention this year (FOGCon, Pekin IL). I think it cost a total of $6 to get in, no game fees. I played 2 4 hour RPG's with good GM's and a session of Artemis. I enjoy going to Gen Con for the 'big con experience' but I am beginning to wonder whether it is worth...

I had to explain to our DM how to pronounce most monster names and explain what they were, he was not familiar with the adventure he was running. He stated he had only played 5th edition, had only been playing D&D for about a year, and didn't DM much.

As a long time gamer, Gen Con and D&D were near synonymous in my mind. D&D is the reason Gen Con is what it is. I am extremely disappointed that WoTC has decided to abandon Gen Con in favor of PAX. From a straight marketing/money perspective, it makes sense, but it is probably also good...

I run in Greyhawk homebrewed and most of my politics have centered around the parties involved in the Greyhawk Wars. Furyondy tries to keep Iuz in check, Shield Landers are refugees, Greyhawk tries to play diplomat and Dyvers wants to make money. Other factions also include: groups living...

Another way of reading that would be to that it CAN'T include 4 spells of 1st or 2nd level (or 1, or 2, or 3, etc). The "can" refers to the fact that there are multiple combinations of 6 1st or 2nd level spells that you can choose to prepare. I tend toward the idea that allowing partial...

I gave out a home made artifact, a divination based short sword, to a character in my current campaign at level 3. It is central to the campaign arc. It is only +1 so any balance issues are only related to various divination spells it can cast, which are easily dealt in most cases. I would be...

Do both dragons claim the space as their lair? That would be very uncommon. If so, they both get lair actions. Re: 11 creatures with lair actions...exactly what creature, that is legendary and has lair actions, would live in groups of 11? Let's say you run across a vampire convention. Only...

Taking a river barge through rapids could be quite a challenge. If I were to do it... Characters would have to take a set of positions to help navigate the rapids: forward lookout, someone on the rudder, and a couple with poles/paddles. I would map out a set of hazards for a section of rapids...

In my Greyhawk campaign, I tweaked the world such that the Sea of Dust/Dry Steppes area is Middle Eastern/Arabian in flavor and The Scarlet Brotherhood is similar to Late Germanic culture. Personally, I think starting with a published setting and then tweaking is the way to go. But, if you...

I think you are conflating campaign settings with adventures. A campaign setting is different than an adventure arc. I never use published adventures, but my campaign takes place in Greyhawk. It is far from linear. The advantage is that there is tons of material regarding the setting which I...

I run Greyhawk but let my players know that just because it is published some book somewhere doesn't make it true. I tend to keep the majority of canon, but change things as needed. In most cases, the character would not have the knowledge anyway, so making changes shouldn't be a problem...

Very excited for this. My Greyhawk campaign arc has Graz'zt pulling many of the strings, but the players's don't know it yet. Hopefully this will be out in time for me to use that stats.

I am pretty sure they are keeping it within legal limits. More and more companies are doing so lately since there is no OGL for 5th edition. They usually only mention 5th edition in a "Compatible with D&D 5th Edition" blurb and the rest is generic (but easily compatible).

Not sure where you are going with this. Some of the distinctions seem to be rather arbitrary, you could just as easily use 'Weight' as a way to categorize weapons. Others seem iffy...'Safe Distance' is really only an advantage if your opponent is limited in their ability to get in your face...