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If you can overcome a boss monster at any level with sheer brute damage in one round and it's not a fluke, it's bad encounter design IMHO.

When it comes to the MM I just don't see the big deal. There were only a few drow entries in the 2014 MM and they have been replaced by the more generic humanoids that are far more flexible. Except now I have 1 entry, the tough, for low level fighter types whether they are drow, dwarf or...

You forgot the myriad of choices for other species like Guard(dwarf) and umm Guard(still just a dwarf) or Guard(halfling) and Guard ...wait a minute ... why is it that only elves can have dozens of variations for no reason? :mad: EDIT: just kidding, just comparing the number of subspecies...

In my campaign Drow are like Romulans and those that reject Lollth are like Vulcans. So I did what all DMs do and "borrowed" an idea from existing fiction, in this case Star Trek and Greyhawk, to come up with a solution. So my Grey elves still have to resist the pull of Lollth so they focus on...

A fair number of people insist that if you want to add a new species to your game that you can always come up with justification for them, that it should never be a big deal to introduce any species under the sun. A splinter group of drow should therefore be no problem! On the other hand, it's...

I've given up reading ... well a lot of threads. But on topic I do think it will be interesting to see what they come up with, especially if they start branching into other worlds and attempt to make them truly unique. We've had cannibal halfling dino riders, maybe it's time for...

It makes sense to me that cultural specific tendencies (even if it's primarily for a specific species) belongs to setting specific books. I have my own lore for drow which outside of some superficial things is likely completely different from the lore for drow in every other campaign even if...

Now I want to know where I can find that dice bag of holding.

It's up to the DM, but this is an old argument. Just because someone can know where an invisible creature based on noise, to me, does not mean that they automatically do it depends on the environment and other factors. In any case, you can always make a stealth check to hide while invisible...

The rules that I know of are Chapter 7 > Using Each Ability > Dexterity > Hiding You can’t hide from a creature that can see you clearly, and you give away your position if you make noise, such as shouting a warning or knocking over a vase. An invisible creature can always try to hide. Signs of...

Published campaigns seem to be allergic to any environmental factors that favor the enemy as far as I can tell. Meanwhile I will mix it up on a regular basis, limiting sight lines, stopping teleportation, providing plenty of cover along with nooks, crannies, side passages and connected rooms...

Not sure how it is easier to be invisible than hidden than invisible but I guess it's going to depend on the game. I've just never seen nor heard of only being unheard requiring an action.

I've never seen taking an action to not be heard in real life or online so I'm not sure where that's coming from. Depending on environment and whether the DM believes there is a chance to hide a rogue can hide every round as a bonus action.

For my campaign it depends on their origin, but CN certainly fits their depiction in FR better.

The PCs had 10 rare rings of resistance each. Then again the guideline from the DMG doesn't specify whether or not any of the items are consumable and, if we're talking permanent only, far too many items in my opinion.

In my experience if you added all the possibilities it might, but to me it's really dependent on what kind of result you want. So I may add to attack and damage but decrease AC and HP to make it a bit of a glass cannon. Of course I also just kind of throw this guidance out the window and if...

I've always thought it was odd that the modules I looked at never talk about adjusting difficulty level. I don't use modules so as far as I know they don't.

Adjust the encounters using the new budget rules if you're using new PCs. If your mod calls for 4 monsters of type X you may want to add a 5th. That's what my wife has been doing for her campaign. It's still compatible. For that matter, she had to adjust difficulty before we went to the new...

Ah ... since cantrips can be taken in place of an attack for a valor. I see said the blind man. 😎 I'd probably rule that you can only do that for one attack per round but I can see it both ways. The bonus action attack still doesn't get the extra radiant so I still don't get to 100. But even if...