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Moderately Armored does also give proficiency with shields, which is nice. Also, both feats increase a stat by +1, so if your character concept involves wearing armor that your chosen class and race don't grant proficiency in, and you either can't or don't want to multi-class, they aren't...

While all avenues of AC can be close to comparable, it's not quite the same investment. With Heavy Armor, all a character needs is some coin and they can have AC 18 at any level, 20 with a shield. Best if you also have Str 15+, but it's not required if you're fine with losing 10 speed (or...

I like this version of the rule much better than giving rogues the Extra Attack feature. It's thematic and contains an interesting decision for rogue players to make.

And here I thought someone was just trying to be funny by opening an account for Ed Greenwood a mere 2 weeks ago. You're a legend, man. Good luck with your surgery!

I always try to aim for at least 14 in both Con AND Dex... :D

I think they wanted to keep the monster stat blocks to a minimum to make the game run faster, rather than go back to 3e style stat blocks that had everything. The downside is monsters suck at everything except fighting, and they're even expected to lose at that. At low level, expertise is good...

Or what if the caster moves to a different plane of existence? Which direction is 'away' now? I've never considered whether a caster could maintain concentration on an effect in a different plane... my instinct would be to say no, but then again, why not? I could see ruling yes if they were in...

Definitely - the primary stat (or a game-changing feat) is usually the focus at level 4, as it should be. That said, 16-14-14 is very doable both with the standard array and point buy, so if having a high AC is important to your character and they have medium armor proficiency, chances are they...

Oh yes, how could I forget about that?! I kept it in my Planescape campaign setting boxed set and eventually they just kind of blended together, but this is definitely a must-have.

I have very fond memories of the AD&D Planescape Campaign Setting boxed set - if you can find it for a reasonable price, it's totally worth it. Lots of cool maps, lore, spells, races, monsters - it had it all. If you're up for converting a few things to 5e, I'd highly recommend it. If that's...

If a wizard is really willing to expend enough effort to maneuver around a chaotic battlefield in such a way that having their cloudkill move 10 ft in one direction versus another actually makes a difference, then hats off to them for their amazing tactical acumen. I'll just imagine it as a...

And you'd be right. I made my imaginary ruling before re-reading the spell description. It's counter-intuitive to me, but it's right there in the PHB.

Currently, rogues usually give up their bonus action to make an off-hand attack if they need an extra chance at landing their sneak attack. Granting them an extra attack would free up the bonus action for Cunning Action or whatever else, as well as allow ranged rogues that additional...

Could you be thinking of Astral Dreadnoughts? EDIT: Never mind, I just looked up a koosh ball. No idea, sorry.

Barring a strong wind or other such circumstances, I would rule that once in motion its direction does not change. But you're right, the way it is written it would seem it should move away from wherever you currently are.

From an ability score / max AC evaluation, those are indeed sub-optimal choices, yes. Luckily, 5e is pretty forgiving of non-min-maxed choices. Many cleric subclasses have Heavy Armor proficiency, so Dex is usually a moot point. Druids benefit from high Dex since the only medium armor they are...

Looking at Dex-boosting half-feats: Athlete - great if climbing and jumping are a big part of your play style, otherwise not so great Lightly Armored - a hard "NO" assuming you already have Medium Armor proficiency Moderately Armored - maybe useful for proficiency with shields, but otherwise a...

Depending how far back you go, many metal items would have been made of bronze instead of steel. Bronze is softer, so you may want to consider some sort of equipment degradation / repair mechanic. A quick web search for "Arms and Armor of Ancient Rome" provides some interesting information, and...

One thing I only noticed recently is that diplacer beasts lose their Displacement property until the end of their next turn whenever they are hit by an attack, become incapacitated or their speed is 0. But yeah, 2 displacer beasts at 85 HP each vs a 3rd level party (i.e. generally only 1 attack...

In one of our games, we don't roll death saves until after either someone checks on the character (including trying to heal them) or 5 death saves have accumulated. While this removes the chance to roll a 20 and come right back up in combat, we've found it adds a lot to the tension and...