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After 2 years of playing the campaign, the players finally reach the big bad guy that they have been working to square off against. Tensions are high, stakes are high, and initiative is being rolled. Yay, the players go first. Hold Person on the big bad aaaaaaaaaaaaand he failed. Massive attacks...

I am stunned as well. It sort of makes sense that maybe an attack was so devastating that the construct energy flow was disrupted or it was staggered...and maybe the ghost's grip on this plane was disrupted for a moment.

The earliest I've introduced a Dragon encounter in my game is level 3. I had a group who were mostly new to the game and after doing some general adventures I introduced them to their first dungeon. Since this was their first dungeon I had to include some Dragons, so I had 2 Black Wyrmlings at...

https://thesageadvice.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/versatile-monk/ Re-asking for @JeremyECrawford @mikemearls : Can a monk use a versatile weapon 2-handed as a monk weapon? #dnd5e Per Jeremy Crawford, "@bjrecio @mikemearls Yep! The prohibition is against a weapon with the two-handed property, not...

Yup, kicks, knees, shoulders, headbutts, elbows, ect...plenty of appendages to kung fu fight with! =) As for the OP, no I don't feel that the class is OP. What I see from the information listed is a character who is playing to their strengths. I'm not sure why the 2H Fighter is being...

That's kind of where I stand. Its basically adding a 1d4 or 1d6 + STR which, ultimately, isn't going to make or break anything. And at the cost of 2 Feats and a Fighting Style to get, I think its more flavor than Meta-PowerGamey. And arguably, depending on your party, simply having Shield...

The underlined part is wholely incorrect. Martial Arts styles do not have on and off switches, and when you begin learning more than one they all start blending into one. For instance, I practiced Goju Ryu Karate for over a decade and then began learning others styles such as Jujitsu, Judo...

According to Jeremy Crawford, "@mackenzie884 An improvised weapon is, indeed, a weapon, but only the moment it's used as such. A chair/shield/etc isn't a weapon otherwise." But he also say, "@YetiMoose Dual Wielder is meant to work (RAI) with a melee weapon or an equivalent, not something like...

A lot of an encounter also depends on how the DM is playing the enemies. If a DM wanted to, he could kill the party with virtually any enemy by relying on cheesy tactics. In keeping with the theme of the thread, take for instance...24 Priests (54k Adjusted XP). Depending on the circumstances...

Each missile will hit, so no attack roll. However, the Wizard will roll to see if the missile hits an image or the real person. Magic Missile was always a good answer to Mirror Image. =) Edit: Also, I think if you cast Shield that should protect the Images as well.

My current character is a Fighter/Cleric and has been using a Shield about 90% of the time. The only times I've used a 2-Hander is when we were attacked in the middle of the night at an Inn and I ran out (buck-naked of course) and used the Greatsword, and when I was jumped by Thugs in the street...

As the DM, you are right no matter which way you rule so long as its consistent. However, having just had a Wraith and Wight both Life Drain several players in my own campaign this past weekend (one being a crit by the Wraith for 27 damage), the players regained the Drained HP with the Long Rest...

I'd love a chance to tackle Undermountain. I had a boxed set for Undermountain back in the day and NEVER got a chance to play it or run it for anyone. It was one of those big missed chances. I only spoiled a little bit of it for myself, mainly by reading a bit about Halaster and flipping through...

And that doesn't come online until you are a 3rd level caster. =( EDIT: Meant until you're a caster with 3rd level slots. Damn my Friday-Brain! Its mashed-potatoes!

I don't think you can use damage as a determining factor when talking about summoned creatures. Like you mentioned, there are a lot of other factors such as having an extra actor on the battlefield, not to mention any special features that a summoned creature brings with it. Honestly, in 5E, I...

You mentioned a Raid/Siege. A siege could be really interesting, and building on what lolzero said about the Lovecraftian twist, you could have the players confined with the villagers for some unknown reason. The RP session could be figuring out why the Raiders aren't leaving and why they aren't...

Personally, I REALLY like the Living Greyhawk 3rd Edition method for handling magic items. You had basic items that were available to anyone (assuming you had earned enough coin to buy them), and by running different modules you had access to favors that could give you limited access to the...

You could also use this to create a weapon for a melee player at your table to use. This would only be helpful if you are facing something with resistances to normal weapons, and did not possess any yourself, but if so then you can create anything for them to use. According the text, even if the...

I will disagree with the OP and say that Warlock is indeed the simplest caster option, moreso than Sorcerer. While there is no big sign saying what spells to pick, the Warlock at our table naturally chose Eldritch Blast without knowing it was "required" simply by virtue of it having the biggest...

My players have received a journal from one of the bad guy's acolytes except, oh no, its written in code they can't decipher. I know that Comprehend Languages does not translate code, but are there any other spells that might accomplish this? Also, if my players wanted to take a crack at it...