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Speaking of creating custom magical items, I agree that 5th edition is good for that. I also like to create items wherein the power level of them is tied to the player's bracket (ie 1st to 4th, 5th to 10th, 11th to 16th, 17th to 20th) and instead of simply being +1, +2, +3 etc having a weapon...

My hatred of Magical items is probably limited to +1 weapons. I mean, if the game never had magical +1 weapons it never would've had the stupid +1/5 damage reduction system, or the requirement to have magical weapons to hit things. I much prefer 5th edition's take on it wherein they prefer...

When it comes to getting the party involved, consider having a team event at the festival wherein the PCs must compete in different challenges to have their team crowned Festival Champions. Each section allows some flexibility but ultimately provides them with "points" towards a final score...

I think you're confusing bits here Seebs: I mean, to start with my original interpretation was to go with the spirit of the ruling, but nobody seemed to think that was okay they needed a definition that was clearly shown in the rules. Then I put the rules together using a coherent argument, but...

For the most part I see backgrounds as "2 free skills, maybe a tool proficiency" in terms of power, hence why I would water this down to what I stated. Now, I don't mean I only see them as that in terms of creating characters but I had a player who wanted to be a Spin Doctor of sorts, none of...

If Great Weapon Master reduced a shapeshifted druid to 0 hp I would grant them the bonus attack, since the spirit of the rule would be covered (the poor druid is smacked, falls, and reverts to their druid self) I see no reason not to apply it as such, since the spirit of the attack would let you...

I like the idea of being raised by animals and would definitely use this with a couple of changes. 1. Remove kit use. Kits are a more civilised way of achieving things. 2. Change the Feature to - Feature: Another kind of family. You were raised by an animal to be their child, adopting several...

I do love Half Elves in 5th edition (nothing says skills like a Half-Elven Lore Bard Criminal!) but I don't think taking from Half Elves is fair if you don't take from Half Orcs as well. As for power levels, it all depends on what you're doing. Lucky is one of the most powerful abilities and...

If you don't know what is the right dice, ask yourself one question: 1) Is this a roll for damage? If the answer is no, you're almost certainly rolling a D20. And for Attacks, Checks and Saves (which cover pretty much all the rolls) you add 2 numbers. A) Firstly, add your proficiency modifier...

I would expect you to play a Paladin. If you have healing magic available, heal by all means. But don't save a spell slot "because you think someone will go down" imagine how your paladin would act... if he is naive he'll probably be charging in wielding his one handed melee weapon that he has...

I would say you are a Dwarf player who hates Elves from your initial choice. I would also guess you like Half-Orcs for a bit of variety. If you'd simply said "Elves need penalising for being too strong" that would be one thing but you're basically saying Elves having Darkvision makes them...

An alternate to downtime training is to consider pairing it with character level advancement. 1) Offer each character 1 training point per level gained (so 2nd level is the first point) 2) Set a cost for every language, tool, weapon (specific), armour (specific, not category) or skill...

I fully agree with you Seebs, if you chomp a Goodberry down in bear form then revert, if Goodberry applies a single effect it would not carry over. Only if it was a continuous feeling, like a bowl of porridge, would you be free to believe the satiation was for 24 hours due to it consistently...

Well here's where you cannot. Either you apply the dust effect to Snuggles, then you revert to your normal form as a result of the wild shape ending; Or you revert to your normal form as a result of the wild shape ending, then you check the condition "was target reduced to 0 hit points" and the...

I agree, can of worms are definitely opened up with this spell, however, let's work things through on the assumption that the Disintegration spell goes off. Using Amrien, the Wood Elf Druid as an example, shape changed into Snuggles the Bear. 1) Snuggles, with 48 hit points, is hit by a...

Since this topic is still up and running I thought I would mention the specifics of the Disintegrate spell is that it says "if the target is reduced to 0 hit points, it is disintegrated." Now, Wild Shape states the druid reverts back to their normal form at 0 hp. Since the target of the spell...

When I was growing up, I preferred it when people stuck to the rules. Losing as a kid was fine, but being cheated out of victory was not, it drove me mad. Translating that from spot into DnD and I was okay if my character died, but not if it was because somebody thought of the rules as different...

As has been mentioned already, one of the key mistakes I feel in the examination is going by the assumption "I enforce the law, therefore I am lawful." Lawful is an adherence to a code, belief system or tradition that you maintain. You do not have one of these from your description, you simply...

One way to approach it is to break it down from days to hours, and keep track of the hours achieved over the course of his adventuring time. I would insist that the first 50 hours of every quarter be spent with a tutor, while the remainder can be done on the road, alone time study or simply...

In the real world, lawyers use precedents to determine whether or not something is likely to be applied, for example when Napster was sued it set a precedent over Digital Music Rights which was not really dealt with until then. In this instance we understand the ruling is that the only time we...