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Because not everyone and everything in the game world is expected to be defeated in combat? This is more of a case where the PCs could potentially win a skirmish against a few members of this faction; but not a full assault...or accidental full alert of those guarding an entire stronghold. The...

Anyway: You can have bears average any size you want in your own game, really. Brown bears IRL can likely reach size large. Plenty of already built game options that would work as far as stats: Ranger with beast companion, paladin with called mount, even just plain fighter (cavalier or...

It's not exactly clear as to what sort of input you are seeking. How to stat them up? Random bear-riding ideas?

I expect that my games regularly feature a bit of soap-opera level melodrama. I try my best, but....

So in an upcoming session in the campaign I'm presently running, the PCs are approaching the hidden stronghold of a heretofore unknown faction. This group is generally hostile and unfriendly to outsiders, but not to the point of being murderous or attack-on-sight. First and foremost they wish...

In my present campaign we've had: One full character death from a Deck of Many Things Another effective death from a Deck of Many Things (Character's soul imprisoned by a powerful enemy the party has yet to locate) One close call after a character got knocked unconscious and then picked up by a...

Hmm. The combination of high speed, intelligence, high-damage ranged attack, and extreme terrain makes dragons fun for me to run, tactically. I like running aboleths as well...I remember using their phantasmal force lair ability last time I ran an aboleth fight to trick the PCs into wasting...

I would tend to think that a highly intelligent creature with a penchant for valuable, stealable hoards and for sleeping long periods of time would tend to either choose a lair where it IS possible to maneuver and use their strengths; or one that is nearly impossible to reach (and/or carry loot...

I frequently include a few dragons in each campaign - both as foes and storyline elements; though rarely as big bads. I think dragon-hunting arcs are fun, and my PCs often choose to focus on them. In my present campaign: One of my PCs is aligned with a kobold tribe that is raising a wyrmling...

Sure looks...strange to me?

I hate the 7e release schedule. I mean, it's only been six months since 6.85e first came out. Seriously, six months, WotC?

That sounds great for a particular campaign or "adventure path". But not so great for a campaign setting. Settings need to be more broad and expansive - to let DMs carve their own plotlines and find their own personal niche in. Maybe one DM wants wants to run a game where the PCs are members...

Another option: Good and Evil are objective forces in the universe, but unnamed and unrecognized by the universe's inhabitants. EVERYbody believes that their personal ethos is the most beneficial. Spells and other abilities exist that interact with alignment - but users and subjects can't...

I really don't see that as a break down. To function properly, an alignment system needs to be a broad framework that can encompass many possible beliefs. One society might be altruistic because of a deeply engrained sense of duty to their people or some sort of religion; another because they...

I don't personally see Evil as necessary. Nor do I see Good as any sort of monolithic nor homogenous. In fact, I kind of have a penchant in my games for pitting different Good-aligned forces in violent conflict with each other over (valid) philosophical differences. I don't personally see...

Depends what one means by "intolerant" I think. Societies in the real world are and have often been flawed; possessing widely different moral standards. For example, there are places where people are desperately poor and regularly engage in a variety of behaviors that are harmful to others...

Really, there's a wide (perhaps nearly infinite?) number of ways a "muscular neutral" might not want Good to be triumphant: Might have issues with Divine forces of Good being intolerant. Or not respecting / rewarding personal effort sufficiently Or just annoying Or perhaps trying to stifle...

Whenever a PC does something sufficiently stupid.

I agree that Luthic shouldn't be evil. As for the rest: Maybe most other "civilized" races view orcs as raiders and murderers, where orcs see themselves as marginalized and forced into barren areas where they need to steal to survive. They likely see their gods as good and virtuous. As for...

You find non-immunes regularly in the 2014 rules... Though yes, it IS among the more common immunities. Because it isn't? Spike Growth is a great spell (or at the very least fun), but it accomplishes different things than Web. Spike Growth won't keep that giant from squishing your friends...