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That's where I got the idea, Dragon Magazine #111.

In my game I've run wands as "magic focusing" items. Wands do not have charges. The spellcaster uses their own spell slots to power the wand, but they don't have to have the spell memorized, known, or even on their spell list to cast the spell thru the wand. While the wand is in your...

I stand totally behind this idea, and have used it for not just weapons, but other magic items as well. I've also given out "+0" magic weapons, but with a special ability or cantrip like effect. Say a chill touch longsword. No bonus to hit, and instead of slashing deals necrotic damage and...

This simplified spell system takes the damage types out of it for the most part, and lets the player describe the spell as they see fit. http://joelesko.com/dnd-5e-story-mode/spell-point-system

It has more to do with the relative power of the item than actual rarity. Note that the magic items in the DMG to swing the power range of each power wildly. In my games, I like magic to be a little more special. Therefore each magic item is indeed the only one of it's kind. You don't find a...

Speaking of the "group loot" mentioned above, my group of three players divide cash loot into four shares. Each character gets a share, and the last share stays as group loot. They use it to buy healing potions, pay for inns, rations, ammo, and most other consumables. It's been also been used...

I swapped in bullywugs for the lizardfolk in my run thru of the Saltmarsh series. Also, this is also the way they appear in my games: http://dice-and-doubloons.blogspot.com/2014/11/gnolls-are-new-orc-or-monstrous.html

Bugs would just dress up like a girl bunny and seduce the vorpal bunny. Once the vorpal bunny was in his grasp, Bugs would just pull out the giant hammer, WHAM!

Fixed!

Update 9/27/17. Fixed some typos (attack range on slam attack and added Con bonus to hp calculation). Added skittering host ability. Thanks Satyrn! Raised CR to 3 based on skittering host and failure to calculate damage resistance in initial CR. Croesus, I left the line as is, considering it...

Now that is an awesome idea!

Cobweb Golem The Cobweb Golem is a magically created automaton given the semblance of life by a particularly powerful spellcaster. The Cobweb Golem appears to be spun from spiderwebs. Twigs, brambles, and other flotsam cling to its sticky surface, and small spiders can be seen scurrying about on...

I voted GammaWorld, but Star Frontiers is a close second.

We have a thread about this very thing! http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?560591-Magic-armor-and-harvesting-creatures

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but here's a School of Shadow for wizards. http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.com/2015/06/on-5th-edition-shadow-wizard.html

I've never liked the pseudo-medieval type world for D&D, unless it's low magic. As Arthur C. Clarke said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". You pick your level of magic available in your world and find a similar technology level you want it to simulate. I...

I've actually done this. I had 3 players, so each rolled two ability scores. This was the groups array that they could assign. Luckily, no 6 was rolled!

Very nice. Looking forward to more.

I've recently started watching the show Supernatural. I've just started season 5. The demon-hunting main characters are butting heads with angels that have helped them in the past, and have even fought against them. Just another variation on the same side looking at problems with different...

At the very least you should have a couple sessions for the party to get to the barbarian stronghold. That will give you some time to lay some groundwork and throw out some hooks. Use rumors and such. They hear that there could be fiends behind it all, or undead, or celestials, or the thing...