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This is a really good idea! The guy's soul could be trapped by a Magic Jar type of spell, or his conciousness could be trapped on the Astral Plane... Definitely like the idea of sending a retrieval team to reacquire the prisoner, they could even grab the prisoner after the PCs leave to go back...

Yeah, a big +1 to this idea... Kobolds should not be confronting threats directly, that's just mass suicide for them, it's not logical. Barricade the PCs in and collapse the tunnels leading to the room they are in... then the Kobolds can find some new furniture, dig out a new room for whichever...

Basically, they can't skip the dungeon unless you want them to skip the dungeon... There is tons of stuff in the D&D Lore that addresses this issue, from Dead Magic Zones, to Building Materials that prevent Teleportation or Portals, to things that redirect Teleportation or Portals, even the...

Thank you, Satyrn... I've considered myself a part of the D&D community for more than 20 years, so I'm definitely not passing judgment on anyone's use of the term; I fully understand the original sarcastic meaning of the term whenever I read it... It is our community's in-joke, poking fun at...

I'll reiterate something I mentioned in another thread... Murder is Evil... if killing is Justified, it's not Murder... So, in my mind "Murderhobo" = Chaotic Evil & Homeless Terminology is important, and one should expect the next generation of those who read a given term to interpret it...

Regarding the term "Murderhobo", it has always held a negative connotation to me... because Murder is decidedly Evil... when killing is justified, it's not Murder... It isn't too surprising to me that the connotation and interpretation of the term has perhaps shifted from its original intent, to...

Such a great topic! Murderhobos have always had a special place in Cyric's heart... It amuses him to watch their pride and ego deceive them into thinking they are nigh invincible gods, as does the senseless slaughter they unleash upon the world... but his true pleasure is seeing them ground to...

On point #1, you are certainly correct about the "At higher levels" phrasing of spells... But, like I said, I simply don't have any cheating non-sense at my table... cheaters are going to cheat, no matter what the rules are... don't play games with cheaters. On point #2, I simply don't buy into...

Everyone finds value in different things. I have 10 people between 2 campaigns that are casual players. The spell cards have been really helpful for the casual players at my table, and sped up play... ...and I am glad that the rules have added value to the Familiar.

Well, the optional disarm rules are considerably less powerful than the Battle Master's "Disarming Attack"... The optional "Disarm" is a contested Attack Roll versus a Target's Athletics or Acrobatics skill check, which has Disadvantage if the Target is holding the Item with both hands, and the...

A couple of things on this (and perhaps unsurprisingly going to defend the Spell Identification rule)... 1. I know that not every table uses these, but my table has Spell Cards... So, when a Spell-caster declares that they are casting a Spell, they simply place the Spell Card face-down in front...

Even if the optional disarm rules are not used, this question could certainly come up at a table if someone is playing a Fighter, because "Disarming Attack" is one the Maneuvers that can be chosen as a Battle Master. So, I think it is worth looking at the wording of the Maneuver when considering...

Yay. Traps, traps, and more traps... A DM should be ready, willing, and able to use every tool in the tool-box.

Ah, now I see... My perspective on utility is from behind the DM-Screen, and things that may not seem useful to PCs are actually very useful to NPCs. Scrying to look on locations that you've already seen is tremendously powerful from the BBEG perspective... So, it's been useful to me in every...

Well... I double-checked just to make sure, but the Scrying spell doesn't let you spy on faraway locations you've never been to before... just the opposite, it can only be somewhere you've seen... and that's the secondary purpose of the spell. It's primarily an invisible remote surveillance...

Hmmm...:hmm: The only reason? Weird, I could have sworn Scrying was useful in far more circumstances other than that...

Ummm... yeah, that checks out... Point, Set, Match. Well played.:D

...although, wouldn't a stat boost to dexterity represent exactly what you're describing? Lots of practice running around for an extra 100 years in 25 year old body?

That has not generally been my experience in the real world, but everyone has different life experiences... and I imagine Waterdeep functioning a bit like fantasy-version of New York City, so plenty of trouble to be found for the fool-hardy, much less of a murderous mob mentality from the Elves...