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Bargle the Infamous. Probably hated by more young players than any of the rest.

Volo, as featured in the recent Waterdeep adventure could fit the bill. Well connected, irresponsible with money, always looking for the topic of his next book, and a magnet for trouble.

Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but in this case the beholder is participating in a battle-royale and will be controlled by a player (PvP style) and not me as an objective DM. So I'm trying to be as RAW as possible. So basically: 1) rotate the beholder into the direction you want the AM...

The PCs will likely be battling a beholder this week, and I want to understand how its anti-magic cone works. The MM states that "at the start of each of its turns, the beholder decides which way the cone faces and whether the cone is active. The area works against the beholder's own eye rays"...

I think it's a bit of a director's cheat because there are six adventurers, but that car looks like it can only seat five.

Completely disagree. Admittedly, there is an increase in complexity from 1E/2E, but the rules changes solve many of the problems from past editions (career dead-ends, lack of things to spend experience on, endless wiffing in combat). The book is drop-dead gorgeous and a fantastic visualization...

My group has just rescued Hekaton and is ready to take down Imyrith. They've fought him twice before. The first time, the PCs (around level 8) figured that the blue dragon died at the Temple of the All Father. So they went to find and loot his lair. They managed to destroy the gargoyle guards...

But what is that using Library of Congress cataloging...

I'm putting together a sandbox FR campaign loosely based around SKT, but am drawing upon some of the other DnD Next/5E material as well. In the Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle and Scourage of the Sword Coasts, a group of Red Wizards is plotting out of a hidden base called Bloodgate Keep...

For the purpose of this thread, can we simply focus on how the rules work, rather than the DM's ruling? In game, the DM made a ruling and we proceeded. That was fine, but I think both of us would like to know what the RAW-correct answer would be. Also, there's been some really good analysis...

We had a scenario come up yesterday and the group didn't really come to an agreement on the answer, nor could we find an answer online. The PC wizard cast Banishment on a demon and successfully banished it to the Abyss. Then, knowing that 10 rounds of concentration were required to make it...

For people with a smaller tablet - how do they do with gaming PDFs versus full-size tablets? I definitely can see the appeal of small, lighter devices when reading novels and the like, but I'd be concerned that they would be less than optimal when dealing with RPGs formatted in three columns...

There's a simple answer to why Purple Knights are included: "All hail the glory of Imperial Cormyr and its august Emperor, Azoun IX, the Great and Terrible Scourge of the West!" Who's to say that borders and nations don't change...

Since I think the party's Plan A will fail, let's look at plans B and C... Since I think the party's initial plan will go very bad for them, I expect they will need to flee. They probably can escape the main army effectively (especially if they have an elemental to fight a rearguard action)...

Actually, I don't think it should be too hard for the army to challenge the PCs if they are using this plan. Like most PC plans, it's pretty terrible :) 1) The army will probably have scouts that the PCs will need to deal with before the main army arrives. Just one mounted scout who escapes can...

I've just started a 5E Reign of Winter campaign. So far so good (though we've only played one session so far).

I like the idea of the farmer mini, but the actual production mini seems out of scale with the other DnD minis - he's huge! I like the drunken bar patron better.

And to finish up our 5E backgrounds... Technologist Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion Tool Proficiencies: Two proficiencies of your choice Equipment: A set of artisan’s tools (of your choice), a set of travellers clothes, a small bag of loose parts, and a bag containing 15 gp Feature...

Thanks for the feedback re. prestige classes, which I'm still mulling over. As for themes/backgrounds, I'm still leaning towards the simplicity of just using backgrounds. If someone wants to be a hermit martial scientist, they can simply swap out one skill for survival. My group doesn't really...