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I have three campaigns currently running. Two of them should wrap up within the next 3 - 6 months. One is a a 5E D&D campaign that should finish around 10th level. The other is a Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign that will reach 10th level (and beyond). 10th is the level cap for SotDL. Not long...

I like what I'm seeing so far with feats.

This is every campaign I've run in 5th edition: Group 1 (a modified Dragon of Icespire Peak): Human Druid (Moon) 5 Dragonborn Sorcerer (Dragon) 5 Dwarf Cleric (Tempest) 5 Elf Ranger (Beast Master and then Hunter) 5 Human Warlock (Genie/Djinn) 5 Half-Orc Paladin (Vengeance) 5 Group 2 (all of...

37th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, rumored to be in the Banewarrens. Elf Librarian/Wizard/Magician. Outcast...

I believe it's safe to say that the vast majority of players do not know that rogues can get an off turn sneak attack. It's a niche playstyle for optimizers.

Overall, I like the way feats are headed. A few thoughts: Some of these should probably scale better. For example, rather than granting 2d4 temporary hit points, Inspiring Leader could grant THP equal to d4 x Proficiency Bonus. Protection should scale with your proficiency bonus. I would also...

I'm glad to see the hiding rules cleaned up, but they still seem a little wonky. How about something more like this? HIDING To hide, you must roll a Dexterity (Stealth) check, which varies depending upon the conditions: DC 10: Total cover or total darkness DC 15: ¾ cover or heavy obscurement...

36th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, rumored to be in the Banewarrens. Elf Librarian/Wizard/Magician. Outcast...

35th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. Heir to a lost kingdom. His trinket is half of a treasure map. Elf Librarian/Wizard/Magician. Outcast from elven...

I remixed the Alexandrian Remix of Dragon Heist and am close to finishing it. Characters are approaching 10th level after 100 hours of play. It's gone way off the rails. Lots of fun.

I watched this video a few years ago. It's good stuff. At minimum, it shows the team went into this project with seriousness of purpose, in good faith, striving to craft a game that serves the needs of fans.

That's kind of what I ended up doing. I ran a group of total D&D noobs through a mashup of Dragon of Icespire Peak and Lost Mine of Phandelver. It went reasonably well and I'd recommend it as a solid sandbox. My total playtime was about 20 two hour sessions. Once that was complete, about half...

34th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 6: Dwarf Berserker/Warrior. Elf Wizard/Magician. Goblin Oracle/Magician. Changeling Spellbinder/Rogue. Human Paladin/Priest. Aiding them was Meegus, a tricksy...

33rd session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 6: Dwarf Berserker/Warrior. Elf Wizard/Magician. Goblin Oracle/Magician. Changeling Spellbinder/Rogue. Human Paladin/Priest. Aiding them was Meegus, a tricksy...

Wow.

Regarding 5E monsters, I find their offensive output underpowered. I have a campaign with 3 players. The monsters work well out of the book for that group, which can quickly collapse if one PC goes down. I have another campaign with 5 players. For them, I need to power up monsters significantly...

When a character thwarts the villain multiple times, the villain targets them. For example, the last kill I had was a wizard. He'd been dropped to 0 hit points. The fighter administered a healing potion. He got back up. Then he was hit again and dropped to zero. This happened three times in a...

Basically, I like everything I see. My only concern is around scaling. For example, if an infernal tiefling gets firebolt at level 1, will that firebolt still be a viable cantrip for them at higher tiers?

SHOCKED that there's no tie in book to the movie. You know, like a Neverwinter adventure. An obvious miss.

I'm not a VTT player but if it turns out great I'll give it a spin. I think it's obvious that the VTT won't be robust in 2024, but maybe in 5 years it could be awesome.