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Great list for op. One thing I really like is that each player realize he/she isn't the only one playing. Be conscious that others want spot light time too and help to make that happen (or at least allow for it to happen by not trying to monopolize the DMs attention). In a way, I want players...

Some people like to require a training period that takes place during down time, but it is basically just a matter of preference.

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What I find interesting is how the entire concept of "Bounded Accuracy" keeps most numbers lower (like AC, to hit modifiers, saves, etc.) so Hit Points are really the only number that for determining overall might and survive-ability. It actually makes it easier to modify encounters at the most...

I agree with Mercule. I have always liked levels 1-10 (and mostly 1-5), but on rare occasions I play higher level games mostly just for shorter campaigns or one-offs. Most of it depends on the DM, honestly. It is much easier to run games at lower levels because there are less moving parts and...

Session 12 – Exploring Thundertree – Ash Zombies and Twig Blights After preparing ourselves for the day (studying my spells and casting mage armor), we followed Rasputin to the smithy building he had found. Heinrick, sensed the desecration around us, and pushed open the door. Inside, two...

Session 11 – Into Thundertree – Dragon Cultists not Zombies We all decided to scout into Thundertree to see what it was like. The town itself seemed abandoned, many of the buildings left in ruin. We saw a sign of warning flapping in the wind, “Danger, Zombies,” and then we saw a few buildings...

Everything I needed to learn, I learned from D&D. (Well...almost everything).

I'm very satisfied. Wizard has always been one of my favorite classes to play. So far, I've played an evoker and a bladesinger (only up through 6th level for them), and I've enjoyed both. I agree with others about some spells needing a tweak here or there, or more rituals, but overall very...

Session 27 – "Exploring the Eye – Search for Aerisi" The party had just decended the stairway that led down through the skeleton of a purple worm at the other end, they could take a short rest, but then they decided to scout. The adventurers could hear wind howling to the northwest, but saw a...

I find that any time I run a pre-written adventure, my players will play up between 2-3 levels especially if there are 4 or 5 in the party. So far, we are 26 sessions into Princes of the Apocalypse and the party is 6th level. They can basically hold their own in areas meant for 8th or 9th...

Oh...also, the last game I played in we started as 0 level pcs. We had to scrounge and earn 1st level. By the end of the 3 sessions we completed the adventure and leveled up to 2nd. That's old school! Lucky for us nobody died. It was touch and go toward the end though...after our Ranger...

Cool observations. jaelis I definitely think levels 1 & 2 are for the old timers. My group and I love the vulnerable, survival mode levels and we are old (ouch...). One thing I noticed when I introduced classes of 9th graders to the game is that for most of them, the story and narrative of...

I played a Tempest Cleric for levels 1-4, and although I felt tough, I would often be in the front ranks taking attacks so I was exposed more often. Yes, the powers work well, but forcing the cleric into the front lines can be dangerous for the party if the cleric goes down. I was knocked...

I like using re-roll instead of advantage for when players chose to use inspiration. This way, the player doesn't need to waste the inspiration if he/she knows that he's already rolled high enough to succeed. My players like that too. I even remember hearing Chris Perkins, Mike Mearls or...

5e cleric is one of the most interesting and fun PCs to play in my opinion. I never really liked playing a cleric until now. So far, I've played a Tempest Cleric, a War Cleric and a Sun Cleric. I've enjoyed each immensely, and they each feel so different in play. I really think the designers...

I agree. It is so refreshing and much easier to modify because monsters don't follow PC rules. In my last Princes of the Apocalypse campaign session, I gave a wyvern and rider maximum hit points along with the granting the wyvern the ability to make a grab and a tail sting in a single round...

Here's my cheat sheet to help me modify monsters. A special ability or two surprises my players and makes combat interesting. http://www.enworld.org/forum/rpgdownloads.php?do=download&downloadid=1375

Session 26 – Jerris and the Worm Skeleton Stairway This was a 2 hour session - The party tensed as the Skyweaver riding a wyvern dove down from atop the pyramid in the center of the Howling Hatred occupied are of Tyar-Besil. Hundar braced himself for an attack as Turytopple stepped up next...

Session 25 – Back Down the Stairs into The Temple of the Howling Hatred (Still 6th level) It has been a long time since our last game. The end of the school year and summer vacations kept me away from Dming. This was a short session just to knock the rust off and get us back into our...