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This is the #1 reason I'm even buying a DMG, so I'm glad to hear you think they did it right!

In all my years, I've never seen a good one. I think maybe they are so tiny no one wants to bother. A friend of mine uses tiny butterfly-wing shaped hair clips.

It would be more trouble than it's worth to try to adapt a published adventure for a single PC. But obviously it's no problem at all to create your own adventure where the encounters are tailored for a single player. I believe the DMG even has a random dungeon generation algorithm if you truly...

Nope, celestials are one type, and fiends are another. Fiends include demons, devils, yugoloths, succubi/incubi, hags, nightmares, and maybe a couple of others. Celestials include empyreans, angels, couatl, pegasi ... stuff like that. "Outsider" is not an actual 5e classification, but people...

It may be intentional that planar ally is a cleric spell. I like the idea of a wizard and cleric having to cooperate to pull off the one-two punch of planar ally and planar binding. That's how cults get started in the real world, isn't it? :confused: But if you (and your DM) disagree, and you...

Since it's a one-off, why not just go with the Monster Manual stat block? You can allow some small variation in attributes, but for the most part what's written there does not seem over- or underpowered to me. I might restrict the innate spells to those that could normally be cast at the...

Mage Hand Legerdemain as a Universal Remote Control -- a little box with buttons and dials that can lift and manipulate small objects at a distance by teleki-gnome-sis.

This has not been my experience in 5e at all. I've found that healers are always welcome, but seldom necessary. (This is less true at level 1, but level 1 is exceptional in many, many ways.) People like having the assurance that someone will be able to get them back in the fight if they go...

There have been actual beheadings in NFL football? I had no idea! :eek:

You only need one ranged cantrip, but take two (at most) if you like having control options. You may prefer to attack at range, but unfortunately, it's not always your decision to make. You need something that works in melee because you will find yourself in melee range at some point, whether...

If I, as DM, ever allow a player to pull off a "perfect kite," please take away my dice and shoot me in the head (not necessarily in that order).

Anyone stupid enough to provoke opportunity attacks from a rogue -- even without this option -- is not likely to live long anyway.

For reference, with the level 10 party I examined earlier: From 10 to 11 = 21,000 XP x 2 = 42,000 XP, which will take you from level 1 to mid-level 8. Then 11 to 12 = 15,000 XP x 2 = 30,000 XP, for a total of 72,000 on the start-over character, halfway through level 10. Then 12 to 13 = 20,000...

Some rules are about things that should always require DM adjudication anyway (such as stealth), but there are instances in the PH of spells that could be worded much better without taking up more space (barkskin). In general, there is a line between vague and overly-granular, but that line...

There are zero FLGSs in the city proper; you'll have to venture into the suburbs. I know Pulp Fiction in Lee's Summit MO will have it early, but I also know that they encourage pre-orders. You might want to see how far out of your way that is, and call them beforehand to reserve a copy. You...

If he'd made a berserker barbarian who likes to frenzy every battle but doesn't want to deal with exhaustion, would you handwave that? The only "workaround" I think you should give as a DM would be to allow more of the party's adventures to happen indoors or at night. This is something the DM...

I haven't voted yet! It's way too harsh, and completely uncalled for. If I hadn't bothered to read the thread, I would repeat everything Mouseferatu already said. There is nothing in the current edition's rules to indicate that disadvantage is intended or warranted. If you need additional...

Everyone feels that way at 1st level, whether they are with higher level friends or not. But it's only going to last one session. Don't get me wrong -- the other options you gave were also quite reasonable. It all depends on the campaign, and perhaps even the circumstances of the character's...

First, I'll point out that, regardless of the class's true origins, there are plenty of players who may not be big readers and are coming to D&D with a whole different set of preconceptions about what a ranger should be. The Everquest ranger, for example, was defined very much as a hybrid...

In general, I find it's better to figure out my character concept first, and then choose the class that will do the best job of expressing that concept mechanically. You can completely ignore the fluff of any class if you must. It's safer to rewrite the fluff as needed to fit your concept. A...