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Version 6.0m on the first page has the NPC and monster from the In Scarlet Flames adventure.

I think it is a matter of who has political power. Chaotic societies invest political power in the strongest (or smartest or most magically gifted or most skillful) person. Whether it is the strongest orc or ogre or the mightiest elf sorceress in the forest, that is what keeps the society...

As a DM I have always found the over the top characters and dialogue to be useful for NPC's (and shy players). Back in 4e, watching any of the Rock's matches solved any difficulties with Come and Get It (seriously, I think he used that every match for 5 years, and no magic involved) and any of...

Version 6.0l on the front page has everything from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. I know they aren't putting alignment on monsters anymore, but I like it, so I put my best guesses on them.

Arkhan's Arcane Archives. Because dragon's don't write books (look at there claws), they have dragonborn write books.

Given that we are in a game where many players expect their PC's to engage in aggravated robbery and murder and still be "good" on the character sheets, I generally avoid overly deep views of good and evil. Premise: you will do terrible things to someone or something (probably often). When...

Version 6.0k on the front page includes class options from the Mages of Strixhaven UA and the players' options and all monsters of CR 1/2 or less (and any other monsters on the same page) from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.

The Durgar only listen to old school, twangy, "my wife left me, my dog died, and my truck is broke" country music, and that is why they feud with the rest of the dwarves who have bought into pop country music.

I just want to point out that the reason other than power that 6th level spells are 6th level so they won't show up on bonus spell lists. Why keep this one off bonus spell lists? Who knows, maybe the warlock's patron or whoever the paladin swore an oath to doesn't want them to take the direct...

Slaad tadpole is tiny and seems like a good fit for the "ask your DM if you can make a deal with a tiny monster to be your familiar" optional rule. Of course, you know it will eventually infect some NPC and the adult Slaad is not going to be your familiar, but it might be your friend (be kind to...

Nice. I would add poison and the poisoned condition to his immunities, and maybe think about giving him a Theros-style transformation (since that setting Greek mythology-inspired).

Problems about separation are only problems if the petitioner can remember his/her past life. Alternatively, you could borrow from Tad William's Bobby Dollar series and say that being in "heaven" makes you so happy that you don't think about anything that would make you unhappy.

If I am feeling dark, all souls get chopped up into 9 pieces (based on what you did in life) and distributed to the 9 main afterlives (Mt. Celestia, Elysium, Arborea, Limbo, the Abyss, the Grey Waste, 9 Hells, Mechanus, and the Outlands). Really big pieces become powerful outsiders, but most...

I am a big fan of the ranger using something similar to warlock invocations. I suspect if I were to build the ranger from scratch, it wouldn't even have casting as a class feature (maybe a subclass would have it), but rangers could pick up bundles of once per long rest spells that don't require...

Version 6.0j on the first page has everything from Candlekeep Mysteries and the Draconic Options UA.

I tend to think of reds as very competitive. A red wants to be the best and (more importantly) most well-known of dragons of its age in its geographical area. Reds always make sure there is at least one survivor (who knows the red's name) for any carnage they cause. In fact survivors seem to...

For holy rending you might want to have it inflict some kind of divine revelation that stuns the target unless a wisdom saving throw.

I would probably power up fighting styles, make a lot more of them, but have them take concentration. Fighter's big gimmick would be Martial Secrets (they have access to all fighting styles) and they get a few more than other classes. Versatility becomes the fighter's gig. I always figured...

If you are going to change alignment, give everyone one strong attachment and one weak one. The strong one doesn't change, but the character might have a good/bad/anal/disorganized day without really changing anything. So the LN with evil tendencies hobgoblin will always chose respectability...

Version 6.0i on the first page includes the folk of the feywild race options from the March 2021 UA.