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Little of column A, little of column B...and C-Z. Sometimes their just outright adventurers looking to adventure on adventures -riches, fame, power, glory and honor, etc.. etc... etc.. Sometimes, they're just competent people in the right place at the right time...or right place at the wrong...

I'll preface by saying, I'm a good ole east coast American mostly-Irish/some German/bit of English/drop o' French mutt gay guy who is NOT at all an expert with the ages/history, cultures or religions of the various nations of the Indian subcontinent. So, grains of the proverbial salt all around...

Ok, I'll take a stab at a formalized "5e spell description" for what I would see as a 1st level spell version of Animate Dead. Goals: Give a necromancer a 1st level spell that allows them to do what necromancers are supposed to be known (and generally feared) for, a "minor/beginner's" version...

Donated. Well done getting a campaign going/doing more than platitudes.

Well, yes. But I suppose I would argue that that isn't so much "creating" something as summoning something that exists on its own. The Find Familiar simply (depending on the flavor you prefer) either place said magical spirit into a small/tiny animal (which is also, already existing), or it...

There are a whole group of plants known to be "invasive species." ...Just sayin'.

There seems to be a lot of folks that take "Animate Dead" to be the same as "Create Undead." I understand that 5e's wording of the 3rd level spell is so and all...but they aren't the same thing. One way to let a 1st level necromancer have an "animate pet skeleton/zombie" thing -especially if...

Must have Paper, pencil, eraser, d4-6-8-10-12-20 dice. Like to have Prewritten adventure and notes, PHB, MM, DMG (and/or appropriate/needed reference materials), laptop (for access to SRDs), gaming table with suitable space for everyone's papers/notebooks/dice/and computers, plus room for food...

hmmm....interesting. Like to come up with one's "dream space?" I've been somewhat spoiled of late as a member in our group has a finished basement full of materials, gaming table complete with cushy chairs and and six individual pull out dice trays and drink holders. Every manual and module for...

As per the myths of the mortal species is all we can say. However, some corroboration from elves, dragons, or other immortal (or nearly so) beings that can/have noted things through the ages is possible. It is a well known fact by the majority of humans on Orea that Desri, the Grey Lady, elder...

Again (thank you @jgsugden ), just as point of order, the "C" of BECMI stands for "Companion." Not "Champion." I understand (and agree) that Champion would have probably made more sense...but that isn't what it is called.

Question is, as they are incorporeal, how are you thinking they can "grab/take/move" tangible/corporeal objects in the first place? No, they can't take anything with them through a wall. Similarly, no, they can not grab/hold/carry physical objects. They could...I suppose I would rule, "take"...

Absolutely not. A 1st level mage starts with their "starting spellbook." What I always picture/imagine is, like,...I dunno, a "primer." Like your most filled apprenticeship notebook...just a kind of plain leatherbound journal. Your cantrips and starting 3 first level spells are in there...

Desecration of a corpse -interfering with a spirit's "peaceful rest," conjuring negative energy (i.e. undead, an abomination that is not "alive," but not allowed to be/stay "dead" either, are Evil), or "consorting" with wicked disembodied spirits, and all of that- is kind of a big deal and "bad...

As soon as you say "Frog People" in D&D, my mind goes to "Bullywug." When you say "but MAGIC Frog People who are bigger," my mind says "Slaadi." That is not to say this is a bad idea. It's your race. If you like/want frog guys, make frog guys. Their "differing" psychology doesn't really scan...

When the battle is too much to handle, it is up to the players to figure out their way out of it. If they are too stubborn or proud to flee when things aren't going their way, that is on them. If they didn't bother to take any time or bread crumbs for allies or assistance along the way, that...

My system goes into/adds to social interactions through a couple of avenues. 1) Certain classes have a given feature that assists their interactions in situational circumstances. Ex. 1: Thieves get "Rogue's Guile" (early, I want to say at 2nd or 3rd?) that lends a bonus to skill rolls to...

Both. Just depends on where you are. Closer to the surface, generally, things are darker. The luminescent fungi and glowing crystals and such like one might encounter in the deeper depths and more magical areas of the underworld tend to be some miles down, through the unlit bits. But closer to...

Not to get bogged down here...I have to get moving...but a few things that just jumped to the top of my head... it's a Mind Flayer big bad...so presumably its collection is going to be an assemblage of acquired rarities of evil and wickedness that few others would know of or could even begin to...

I think, in many ways, D&D is a reflection of the larger/broader culture from which it spawned and has been continually reiterated by/within. At its dawning, the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movies of the day gave us a Monk class. A resurrgent interest in Tolkien's work -thanks to a few different...