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I would as well. The party tempest cleric, who's been playing the same character for 40 sessions (2-3 hours) since level 1, has NEVER used his "deal damage to someone who hit me" ability without being reminded of it. Most of the times he's used his CD to maximize lightning damage, it's been...

Local(ish) store didn't have a lot of info, and aren't sure if they have a DM or not. I didn't volunteer this time :) I have signed up. I haven't ever participated in trying to set a world record before. I'll show up with a Tortle Deep One Warlock (salt-encrusted emissary of the seas)...

There's one about an hour from me. I've never heard of this before, and the info page is really short on details. Anyone have more info? It would be interesting to actually play instead of just DMing in person.

The Alexandrian has a short series on it.

Bookends are just a sign that you don't have enough books on your bookshelf :)

Having run a campaign to epic and a couple of higher-level modules and adventurers, I'd say 5e also does high levels well. It's certainly more balanced (between classes) and easier to write fo and DM than 3.5's epic calculus.

I think the OP list is very good. I would also add flexibility and simplicity in monster creation. In 3.5, everything had to have skills, feats, and ASIs calculated to add up. When I DM'd 3.5 PBP, there were a number of enemies that I spent more than 30 minutes writing up. In 5e, all but the...

Here you go.

How tough do you want them to be? I once did an adamantium golem. In-lore, it had stood defending an ancient grave mound for thousands of years. Nobody remembers who is buried there, and any markers have long-since been obliterated. CR 23ish and a decent solo encounter on its own. The party...

How about a limit that you have to have been to the destination spot within the last week? That's a hard cap on the viability of long-distance transport. You can bypass it by Teleporting somewhere and then Portaling back, but at that point you're expending some higher level resources to make...

Congrats! That sounds like a lot of fun. I like the Mario 3 reference.

WOTC held a DM competition a few years ago, and I made a Beholder-themed trap for it. Perhaps you can use it! It is not for low level groups.

Eldritch Knight, especially if you allow school-swapping (Transmutation gets you Haste, Conjuration gets you teleports, etc.). Hexblade, or Fighter X/Warlock. Artificer Armorer or Battlesmith. Arcane spells, self-buffing, and using magic weapons. Bard, Valor or Swords. 4/13 base classes have...

I don't particularly care for it but from a "managing data" perspective it makes sense. Bets on whether or not they'll get Barbarian Rage damage bonuses in there correctly?

Oh, did they move Epic Boons from the DMG to the PHB?

That's up to you. Play with the action economy, too. Give them multiattack or two bonus actions or extra reactions (don't forget Uncanny Dodge!). A 20th level Arcane Trickster with pretty good gear is only CR 15.

I would add some epic boons on, like being immune to divination spells, +10 to Stealth, +30' speed, etc. It makes them a lot harder to pin down. An array of poisons to apply to weapons? Also, blindsight. The rogue 10' blindsense in 5.14 doesn't give blindsight, so fog cloud or an eversmoking...

Use the following: -a 5e adventuring day (5-8 encounters between long rest) -Terrain, cover, distant foes, and 3D movement (ledges, cliffs, fliers, etc.) -Reinforcements -2-3 enemy types per encounter -Enemies that hit harder (to drain hit point resources) but are also squishier. One of my more...

Ah, with only 4 ASIs you're probably using them all for CHA and can't bump your DEX up or take Moderately Armored for half plate + Shield (AC 19). Drums, Mantle of Spell Resistance, and Tome? Mirror Image will eat 3 attacks, but with an AC of 13 on the images, it won't last too long. Greater...

Sorry, Mantle of Spell Resistance.