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I like this idea. One of the PCs in my group is hunted by a drow family. So if she helps free some chitines, they'll give her spiderweb armor roughly comparable to elven chain. Gives her a bit of boost in AC and will definitely tick off the drow who are hunting her.

That's a valid interpretation (and probably the one intended). The phrase "The first time it enters a creature's space during this move..." can be read as the first time it enters each creature's space, or as only the first space that has a creature. I chose to use the more limited...

My reading: The FGD has three options for actions: 1) Multiattack (2 fireshield attacks), 2) Rock, 3) Shield Charge. Under Shield Charge, it says the FGD performs one fireshield attack against the first creature in its path. -If the attack hits, the target takes damage from a fireshield...

A quick note: you don't need more than one caster on each side for this to happen. Caster 1: Cast fireball (uses his action) Caster 2: Counterspell the fireball (uses his reaction) Caster 1: Counterspell the counterspell (uses his reaction) Some GMs don't allow a caster to both cast a spell...

One of the problems with "gain a level of exhaustion" is that it can indirectly contribute to the "5 minute workday" issue. The only way to remove levels of exhaustion is a long rest. So as soon as a character gains one, he'll want to (long) rest. It's taken me a year to convince my players that...

You've described a slightly less troublesome aspect of my main pet peeve: players who, intentionally or not, ruin other players' fun. Whether it's the guy who insists on playing an evil thief assassin in a party with a lawful good paladin, or who plays comedy when the GM is trying to run a...

Like: The rules are simple and a breeze to tweak, aka, house-rule. Dislike: I don't want a return to splat-of-the-month, but the current release schedule is a tad too slow for me. I'd love to have more official options for backgrounds, subclasses, etc.

Hardcover setting books can work, but only with an extensive index. I've run LMoP and PotA, both of which are part setting and part adventure. I've lost track of the number of times a name comes up during a session and I can't quickly find the info in the book. I'd happily give up four to six...

What about player-owned keeps, wizard libraries, thieves' guilds, temples and the like? Are such PC goals beyond the intent of your campaign? If not, are they outside the requisition system you're setting up?

For morale checks, I still roll a d12 to see if the bad guys stay or run. I think there's an optional rule in the DMG about making a Wisdom save, but I've used d12 since 1E days, so I kept it. We recently had a battle with some goblins. The leader was down. All but one of his followers were...

Tome of Beasts also has quite a bit of fluff and flavor, but it's in small chunks - several paragraphs for each creature, vs. Volo's in-depth info on a limited number. Don't dismiss the value of ToB's flavor text - reading through the book, I've picked out quite a few creatures that inspired...

Hmm, CR 8 with just 32 hit points and no resistances to magic or damage, except advantage on saves? Granted it imposes disadvantage on attacks, but with AC 14, this thing is toast in one round if it goes up against an 8th level party. If it wins initiative, it might cause some problems, but I...

Incapacitating the nilbog (sleep spell) would also deny it reactions, as would shocking grasp. Chill touch would prevent the healing. So it appears there are multiple ways to take out a nilbog. Still, a nilbog in a group of normal goblins will be a pain in the neck for lower level parties.

Well, -4 Con means -2 hp per level and -2 Con saves vs. a Medium race. The Tough feat would make up for the loss of hit points (but not the -2 to Con saves), so perhaps you should offer the small races a free feat at 1st level. If you don't use feats, then something comparable, though I'm not...

I run three types of NPCs: 1) Party NPCs, whom I create to fill a niche, such as healer. I intentionally design them to be secondary characters, so generic NPCs wouldn't help here. 2) Opponents, for which I use the MM design template. In other words, stripped down, with just a couple class...

I can understand the malus to Strength, but Con? Just because something is small, that doesn't mean it's fragile. Also, 5E uses hit points in place of high AC and/or large save bonuses to keep characters alive (bounded accuracy and all that). Reducing their hit points by 2 per level is a pretty...

One concern I would have is NPCs with these abilities. Generally when the PCs drop someone, the target is dead. However, when PCs are dropped, they get to make death saves. Zone damage could quickly kill a downed PC, as each time the downed PC takes the auto damage, they instead receive a failed...

Oops. You're right. This belongs in the thread about rules that trip us up - I always forget that range normally doesn't matter after casting. Oh well... :)

As others have said, faerie fire has some noticeable limitations: range, area of effect can include party members, has a save, requires concentration. I have one player running a drow and she uses this roughly every other session. Sometimes it's very useful, most of the time it's meh. Not...

I believe you're thinking of druidic wild shape. The polymorph spell does change mental stats. Edit: Ninja'd...