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I really don’t understand this. Sure statistically, nat 1 should show up 5% of rolls (when rolled 1,000s of times), but in reality? Some days your dice are hot, some days cold, but most of the time somewhere in the middle. The high level monk in my old table very rarely missed their attacks in...

And yet no one here is arguing for this straw man surprisingly!

Ok but not sure why you felt the need to be an instant killjoy on this thread. For myself I also very much enjoy using nat 1s and nat 20s to inject some interesting narrative developments into the story when the players attempt ability checks. I treat them like triumph and despair from Star...

I'm quite in love with GiffyGlyph's Monster Maker and the various roles that you can apply to give each kind of monster a unique presence in battle (perhaps not what you're specifically needing...): Anyway, it's highly recommended and quite different from the nuts and bolts approach you'll find...

For example here's how I abbreviate Contagion: Edit: underscore indicates concentration, (5) is the spell level, R Touch is the range, +9 is the attack bonus, Dur is the duration.

Yep - the spell lists really change the capabilities of the monster/NPC (even monsters with innate spellcasting). I do something similar to Quickleaf, though not quite so abbreviated. But I have tended to focus on the offensive spell options rather than thinking about a better mix of defensive...

I have the book and really appreciate his approach to interpreting the monster stats in order to reveal appropriate strategy when running the monster at the table, but that’s not enough to actually deal with the nuts and bolts of a monster as the combat churns on. While the OPs approach might be...

Ha I voted 16th level and thought I’d be smack in the middle, boy was I wrong! I guess when most campaigns don't make it to 15, 16 is legendary.

It seems like an opportunity for a ship that just follows their ship, no matter what they do it just keeps getting closer and then their ship becomes becalmed thanks the otherworldly nature of the ghost ship. Perhaps there is some treasure on their ship the ghost captain wants returned to lift...

Sadly I had to put 0 as I’m between games, trying to get a solo game started but it hasn’t yet. Not wanting to try and get a bigger table going until after covid, as I already spend all day in front of a computer.

There’s basic guidance in Essentials set for sidekicks but it’s nothing special. I’d definitely suggest having a couple of player companions to just provide more options for the player. The sidekicks can be helping out while the PC attempts things for example, offering more chances for...

Is there some location where a cross-reference of all the subclasses is collected? My ranger player would like some options. The drakewarden is cool as she has a pseudo dragon as a companion, but I think I’d prefer to keep the companions separate as it’s going to be a solo game. Edit: found...

Yeah - that window is closing for me to as I start to branch out into making the game my own rather than rely on WotC to world build for me. And even if they did start over they'd probably not produce something to my taste. Having said that I'm quite intrigued by the new Theria setting, does...

I kind of wish we could leave the FR behind and have WotC create a fresh new adventuring world full of new things to explore and encounter. So "reboot" should really be "fresh start". I never played the video games or read the books or really played the game before 5e so I have no nostalgic...

To my mind trying build this as a 1-20? campaign all in one is asking for trouble. This is a 10+ - 20 campaign at the most. I would say let your players start out in this town and have some minor adventures, get them connected to the place (up to level 5) then call them away on some grand...

@HobbitFan lot’s of great points there, though disagree on the M:tG settings. I’m not a Magic player, but I’m appreciating the injection of new life into a game that otherwise seems satisfied to keep churning over old ground. I think this is a reason why people feel the exploration tier is...

Also funny, none of these reviewers have actually run the adventure.

This video is a fascinating discussion about adventure writing and covers a lot of the ideas discussed in this thread. The idea of giving the “intent” of each part of the story in order to free DMs from the minutia of a given plot seems quite powerful. And makes me more eager to see how ‘Nazi...

The official Theros map is the dessicated corpse of a good map.

I’ve noted elsewhere that I think the sandbox-railroad spectrum marks the extremes of the exploration pillar. A setting book seems like perfect format for presenting a sandbox. Give information on all the locations, monsters, major npcs and villains that populate the setting and let the DM and...