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That is WOTC's sin. They're the one that actually put those ill-conceived spells out there, readily accessible to every class.

Generally speaking, the contents of a class' spell list is a ribbon; their spell lists are curated based on thematics and niche protection rather than power level. Granted, there are a handful of spells that are notably more powerful than others of their level, but spells are by-in-large...

If it helps paint a better picture, I kinda imagine the Gloams here like the wraith Celebrimbor that bonds with Talion in Shadow of Mordor, or perhaps a Shinigami from the Death Note universe. What do y'all think?

Path of the Gloambound Gloams are ghosts that have lost their moorings to the physical world and have slipped into the Shadowfell. There, they gradually transform into hideous incarnations of their own death: one savaged by wolves might appear as a skinless floating torso with a bull skull for...

I've been using Ambient Mixer for my Curse of Strahd campaign and it works well. The trick is to stick with sound effects, drones, and pads so it isn't too obtrusive. It was really effective for creating atmosphere at the Vistani camp and the rain-soaked winery.

Easy. I envision Polymorph causing a target to dissappear with a "BAMF" and instantly reappear in its new form, much like how stage magicians might transmute eggs into doves. Others might imagine the target melting into protoplasmic goop and reforming into the new shape, or even transitioning...

The UA classes are not built with multiclassing in mind, so a Hexblade generally wouldn't have any levels in Paladin. If you're going to let your players multiclass with UA classes, you could just go ahead and let them stack powers, too. Why not simply wait one month for the official Hexblade...

In both situations, I would have the purple worm appear in the nearest available space.

It sounds more like a Jackie Chan style monk.

I think that was more a function of the 3E modifier arms race than it was of their point-buy methods.

Yeah, actors are listed as one of the eight sample entertainers in the PHB.

Good lord, I'd be spamming Anti-hostility every single turn in combat. Also, the ability to cast 9th level spells at 5th level slots is absolutely insane. I also don't get the theme at all. Based on the following posts, it seems based on puns.

The rest rules do not really incorporate "explicitly allow/deny" language. Instead, they give a test and call upon the DM to determine if the circumstances fit the test or not. For whether you benefit from a short rest, the test is whether the activity is no more strenuous than "eating...

It's a light hammer. Done.

Light isn't a divination spell, but it doesn't need to be as mind blank also protects from all magic that reveals information. Light doesn't directly reveal anything about a mind blanked person, but neither does true seeing's grant of truesight. If it helps, compare true seeing to darkvision...

Casting light in order to see a Mind Blanked figure in a dark room is also an effect to "gain information about the target." This particular interpretation here is a black hole I do not wish to traverse. That's why I'm swayed by the alternative interpretation that Mind Blank does not nullify...

This is a bad idea. Spells and smites use the same pool of resources; taking away those spells decreases a paladin's flexibility without a drop in power while enhancing those smites is a direct increase to a paladin's power level. Losses in flexibility rarely, if ever, balance increases...

You could just abstract the hell out of the whip and make it a non-reach weapon with a d8 damage die. That let's PCs with a thing for whips use a whip, and deletes any issue of balance. Otherwise, you could just bump the damage die of the current whip to d6. I'm really not sure adding a bunch...

If you took the Batman: Arkham Asylum mechanics and reskinned them with DnD lore, I'd be a happy camper. If I want to play a game that uses the exact ruleset of DnD with turns and everything, I'll just play DnD.

Is there a dungeon filled with nefarious death traps?