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Pale Night is famous for her children, but as a Demon Lord and an Obyrith she is the furthest thing from any standard.

She even shows up in a few comic book issues!

In the novel, we find out the boob window is heavily enchanted to protect her from attacks. It's even more enchanted than the rest of her armor, as a literal trap for people who try to aim for that as her weak spot. Except for the weapon of her creator (a dagger I believe) that can pass through...

I don't think anyone is imagining a bunch of dretch walking in lockstep and executing a Roman shield wall. But it's well within the capacity of an intelligent demon to plot "We'll bog them down in a tar pit while we set up the demonic artillery, then drop fear-laced toxin bombs into their midst...

I always liked the lore of them being the tacticians, trying to herd other demons like a pile of cats towards any given objective. Demons certainly have far fewer needs than mortal armies, but logistics are a necessary thing when it comes to transporting the ammunition, weapons, gold for 'loth...

I had to pull up my physical book to get a higher quality look at the 3E Marilith, and it really doesn't look fully scaled to me except whatever is happening with its hair, which is some curious combination of scale and tendril. As for mischaracterizing me, I think it comes down to not being...

Both the 3E and the 4E Mariliths only have a few patches of scales, and were mostly smooth skinned along the upper torso. The 3E is notable for having some kind of pseudo-scale hair going on. It's hard to tell what exactly is going on there. Yes, I got some sense of dissonance from the 3E...

Lack of smooth skin really causes the dissonance for me. A demon can look like anything, but I would be dramatically more accepting of a smooth skinned male elf on top of the snake tail, than this fully scaled thing. As a default representation of Mariliths everywhere, I would want the...

Xanathar replacing Xanathar us utterly canon, too!

Or at least a modal within the condition, like: "If you are magically hidden you cannot be found by sight." And then use the term magically hidden in spells like Invisibility.

While I agree with your interpretation, there must be a better way to parse it than a logical fallacy like 'common sense'. :P

While I acknowledge that 5E can be played without magic items, I think the bare minimum is a magic weapon somewhere around Tier 2 to deal with all those enemies resistant to nonmagical weapons. And that usually comes in the form of a +1. It can also be a little self-fulfilling. The mere...

It might be Crawfords most contested ruling. Personally (as the DM), I use Passive Perception when nothing really exciting is happening and active perception when there is something important going on. Just wandering around the city not expecting anything immediately? Travelling down a road on...

I saw a table that tossed out Protection, and simply gave Spirit Shield instead. "If another creature you can see within 10 feet of you takes damage, you can use your reaction to reduce that damage by 2d6. When you reach certain levels in this class, you can reduce the damage by more: by 3d6 at...

At least you're not Vecna Healthcare. "Staffing Shortages? Automate Patient Intake with Vecna." Digital Patient Intake Solutions INDEED. 💀

Yeah, Tasha Ranger is a nice 1 level dip for Expertise in a single skill, Favored Foe, Medium Armor, Shields, an extra skill trained. And then either Scout or Soulknife until you get Reliable Talent.

I do not believe you are supposed to limit it. That is to say, the expectation is full HP (but not full spell slots or necessarily full focus points) for each encounter.

Matt Colville is running a 4E game. It's a decent way to mine 4E for good ideas and steal them for yourself, if you are into watching D&D streams.

That's fair. I don't think D&D will ever get away from the 5MWD if it keeps the long rest mechanic. It might be able to scoot over to something like regaining your strong abilities after 4-5 encounters. I know there are a few 5E third party products that use a system like that to great success...