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I only allow MC if it suits the character. By which I mean, I have a new group who are L3 and have a fighter (BM), Tomelock, and Arcane Trickster. Zero healing. Major NPC just sniffed it and the Arcane Trickster’s player was properly shocked. Wants to vow to find out as much as they can about...

I’m going to be doing something very similar myself quite soon. I think the absolute simplest thing would be pregen L3 with them choosing their archetypes. Honestly though I’m thinking of using Basic Red Box to more accurately emulate an older version of the game but use 5e’s to hit and AC...

Red Box Basic - first characters. Our DM told us to roll d20 for stats and just make 1-2 a 3 and 19/20 an 18. Cue one Fighter with 18 Strength, 18 Constitution and nothing less than a 14! Happy days. Edit: he realised his mistake but let us keep our rolls anyway. Game eventually fizzled out...

Having played a 4 Elements monk I’ll say that it isn’t the most powerful subclass but has a hell of a lot of flavour. Ki burn is an issue but all the regular monk stuff on its own made me the absolute tank. Honestly, so long as you’re ok with a human, I’d say take magic Initiate to get Presti...

Mate, my lot picked up a Deck of Many Things from a 5e conversion (pre-CoS) of Ravenloft. I made a big deal about this strange set of cards wrapped in some sort of pale skin. They stuck it in their Bag of Holding and despite a couple of subtle and one not at all subtle hints, never even opened...

Ok... I saw this article ( https://www.ft.com/content/6c272954-1ebf-11e7-b7d3-163f5a7f229c ) which talks about a ‘fortress’ in Texas housing cryogenics (‘immortality’), also referred to as a ‘timeship’... could be a planescape reference? Can anyone tell me what the ‘code names’ for each release...

Opening up different planes, collecting seven parts of a legendary artifact in seven different planes - Castle Amber for one, Mystara, Dark Sun, Eberron, others... be a way to litmus Test fan reactions to different settings maybe?

Castle Amber!

Meh. From my xp as DM, I’ve run a game for a group of up to 6 players. They were all suboptimal in some way (they all wanted to roll), either stats or spell choices or just plain silly choices made. And they were FAB. Apart from the youngest player who optimised everything and was basically...

I’m mildly upset that Pelinore didn’t make the shortlist. #Imagine #OldSchool

(Yeah I know the quote is wrong, don’t judge me, I am old and forgetful)

I think this is a great post to read. I feel the same. I didn’t play editions Between AD&D and 5e, so my frame of reference is simply what I knew then and what I experience now, and I, too, love this edition. I barely have time to play so checking out previous editions isn’t on my radar - it’s...

While minis can help in many ways, I prefer TOTM. Reason being that in describing how the fight is going, I try to make it seem visceral and real, and to channel the movie fights we love. So I might describe a monster being shoved into the wall of the cavern to illustrate 1HP of damage being...

This mace is a Lupine Mace. The wolf’s head is alive, sorcerously attached to the haft of the weapon. Instead of bludgeoning damage it deals piercing damage from the wolf’s bite. Twice a day when the wielder spends an Action swinging it around his head before attacking on the next turn, the mace...

Spitballing - but thinking of the classic film Ladyhawke - could your Druid be an Awakened Beast whose ability to Shape Change to human form is limited daily? If dm allows, grant Message Cantrip so he can communicate and let him walk upright? Limits his spellcasting but cool character...

Lass Polymorph: Instant drag act. Earthwind: Produces 70s music. Material component: Fire. Danke Macabre: Creates a thank you letter written in German. In blood.

I did make one before but couldn’t find it - if you have more luck/patience than me, link to it here!

Thank you!

Sorry for being dumb - what is a heartbreaker rule?

Access at 2nd level to a new spell, Magic Minnows - up to 3 fish that are unerringly launched at the target(s). 1d4+1 slap damage.