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The real issue with the ranger is that "what is a ranger" has changed so often, it's hard to make everyone happy. I think they need to dilute it down to a base core and give more options with subclasses. Somewhere between this version, the PHB version and the "Ranger with No Spells" from the...

Forgot I did a wall of bones conversion. Wall of Bones 4th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 action Range: 120 feet Components: V, S, M (a withered peach branch taken from a cemetary) Duration: Concentration, up to 10 minutes A nonmagical wall of bones springs into existence at a point you...

Here's some play reports from when I ran my boys through the series. Conversion was pretty easy and did on the fly. Mostly just by using the various NPC stats in the MM. http://5egrognard.blogspot.com/search/label/Saltmarsh

Here's some necromancy spells I converted from AD&D era Dragon Magazine. Grimwald’s Greymantle 5th level necromancy Casting Time: 1 action Range: Touch Components: V, S, M (a bone or small animal skeleton) Duration: 1 round/level When you casts this spell, a silvery-grey radiance is produced...

The dwarves of Eska came a bit easier this time around. I felt like the elves were a bit of a roadblock, being as they are a "keystone" on Eska. The dwarves also had a chance to percolate a bit more in my head and finally come together. Since I've been trying to give each race a unique weapon...

Those have become a couple of my favorite pages as well.

I wanted to finish of the three elven races of Eska, but struggled a bit with my non evil dark elves. I was stuck on them, and then one morning in my half-sleep/half awake came up with about half of what is written. I'm still not 100% happy with this version. I feel it's still...missing...

What this boils down to for me is that if I had a player that wanted to do this multiclass combo (or any of the other tricks mentioned) that were specifically to use a loophole or to exploit a rule, I would explain to them that as a result I would have to adjust the encounter guidelines in some...

I'll also put my vote in for starting at level 3. My second group I started the whole party at level 3. This took away their squishyness and they were able to hit the ground running. Should be a bit better mixed with your 6-7th level characters. On the flip side, 3rd level characters may...

I don't think this is the OP's issue. The druid is not going to cast goodberry instead of some other spell when healing is needed. At the end of the adventuring day, the druid can use any unused spell slots to cast goodberry before taking a long rest. With the goodberries lasting 24 hours...

I'm going through the same thing myself right now, and I'm just allowing the reskin without batting an eye, like that's what the character has always been. I can see the fun in doing in-game reasons for the change as well. For my group it was a combination of brand new players, (new to RPG's)...

By "default" 5e rules, magic items are pretty rare. I've been using older modules and adventures too, and have cut back on magic items, but still have given out more than recommended. Still, everyone is having fun, so it doesn't really matter. Give out however much loot you want to give your...

I know what you mean. I convert items, monsters, and spells from AD&D era Dragon Magazines and I only do about half of them.

Was it http://worldbuilderblog.me/ ?

I'm running Age of Worms and for Encounter at Blackwell Keep I replaced the lizardfolk lair with Tomb of the Lizard King. I used the travel sections from Tomb for the journey to Blackwell Keep. After the party broke the lizardfolk siege, they followed them into the swamps to rescue the...

HA HA! Guilty as charged! True they are cliche, like an 80's metal band with umlauts in their name. I did use them with reason, though. They actually separate the individual english words that are translated into elvish. Taur’edhel is literally "wood elf", while Forenya’taur is "north...

I've had a few enemy spellcasters use this. After the first one chewed up the party with it, the players all groaned audibly the next time a caster used it.

My group plays with just feats, but the only ones that have taken them so far are the variant humans at creation. When they hit 4th level, everyone chose ability score increases. I'm willing to allow multiclassing, but none of my players are interested. I feel with backgrounds and feats that...

I like this idea and it's how I'm going to treat exotic weapon proficiencies. I too would like to see more tool kits and more in depth descriptions. More mundane and specialty adventuring equipment would be cool, but nothing too fiddly or rules heavy. I like the simplified armor and weapon...

Eska is still very much fluid...general ideas I have in my mind and some notes I have typed out that change and mutate as I write them out in a more "final" form. This is very much a work in progres. Everything that I've finished has been posted. You've given me some great feedback. I'll...