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The kobolds could pull back and be ready to harass the PCs in force should they continue into the lair. Meanwhile they've called on their Orc buddies to back them up. A bunch of worg-riding orcs howling down the tunnels from multiple directions right after an irritant kobold ambush to soften...

Not much of a fan of the CR system beyond 7th level or so. One quick thing to do is give it Legendary Actions in line with the number of players involved. So if we an assume 3 Legendaries are good for a baseline group of 4 players, then perhaps 5 for a group of 7? Also dragons have boring...

On the occasion. Many spell casters in my game use a spell focus so non-consumable components are generally okay. I like to use a light touch because it adds yet another aspect to the game, competing for play-minutes with the rest of the story and characters. Also as a DM I have to find ways...

One GOOD thing about high-level play as a DM is you really don't need to worry much about pulling your punches. Keep it reasonable but don't worry about the players being able to defeat the obstacles you put in front of them. They have a huge toolbox to work with and will often succeed. But...

The term was always meant to be used facetiously. Players in RPGs tend to kill a lot of things as they wander the countryside. Murderhobo was a sarcastic descriptor of this core RPG trope. The further we get away from the origin of the term the easier it is to re-ascribe it to actions it did...

Perhaps change it up and have him transform in front of the other PCs. His first time might be long and traumatic (see American Werewolf in London). Insinuate that the player has been possessed during the early stage and it becomes clear right at the end what has happened. If the other...

See if this is the kind of game the players enjoy. If they like being 'off the leash' in their play, portraying villainous miscreants, then that's what they like to play. If you're not into it you can let them know it's not working for you or let them know that their actions will have...

If the players are that spread out they can be easily isolated and eliminated. You can only spread out so far. Dragons have high flying speed so they can pick and choose how to attack. They'll usually start with the ranged combatants to take that threat off the board first, then go after the...

The worst situation is facing the dragon in the open with no cover, doubly so if it counts as their lair. There is no reason it would descend into melee to attack anyone, and use its' breath & reach weapons (tail, wing buffet) unless goaded to do so. That CAN happen but be aware once it gets...

Oh, it's written into the spells, too. These are not loyal followers unless you can somehow make them be so, attempting to pervert the meaning of their instructions where possible.

Of course then everyone would be complaining of power creep. So WotC is damned if they do and damned if they don't. I'm fine with spells that don't stack up to fireball in every way. Fire resistance is common and the area of effect for fireball can make deploying it a problem for non-Evokers.

Someday. I've been involved with computerized tools since the mid-80s on a Mac Classic. Now we've got networked availability for simultaneous multiplayer, which is much more in line with the D&D experience. The big thing to consider is how much prep will be required by a DM to run a game. I...

I think the RAW and RAI line up pretty well here. First you have the intent that the bound creature can be summoned by another spell. Then you have the duration of the summoning spell becomes the duration of the this spell. Those two together makes it very likely that Planar Binding is...

These spells take on an entirely different aspect when combined with Planar Binding & Magic Circle. A caster can summon and bind very powerful devils and demons to serve them for up to a year for 1000gp each. No limit to how many can be bound this way other than $$$, so for those of you...

Play what you want. Looks like you've got a good set of front-line fighters, scouts, and only one true caster. I'd consider a wizard or another cleric depending on what you want to do. Now that you've played the mod a bit, what kind of character do you want to bring into it?

That's what I think, too. With the caveat of Chris Lindsay's comment on treasure for them...

I was 12 once... :D

To the best of my knowledge the only way to act outside your turn is with a reaction, which you get one a round in nearly every case as reactions 'renew' at the start of your turn. Nearly all reactions occur on another entity's turn during a given round.

I've got a love/hate relationship with 5e concentration. I think it is one of the best things about 5e and yet now, with a few years of play under my belt, I think there should be more ways to 'harden' and expand concentration options for casters. Warcaster and Resilience (Con) [or Con as a...

Training never sat well with me as a mechanic. What do you think adventuring is? Assume necessary training is already occurring behind the curtain during downtime, etc and that 'field promotions' (ie leveling on an adventure) is just the various facets of the underlying training finally taking...