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I'd like to see Warlord and Swordmage. Not into psionics personally but would make sense to have a Psion class for those who like it.

Dragon Heist is definitely busted. But I took inspiration from the Alexandrian's Remix and am now running a version of it that has turned into one of my best campaigns ever.

5E campaign with three players, all newly 7th level. 5E campaign with three players, all about to turn 8th level. Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign with five players, probably two sessions away from reaching 3rd level.

The first thing I would do is differentiate between adventures and campaigns. It's possible to have non-linear adventures within a linear campaign. Wild Beyond the Witchlight is a good example of this -- players progress from Chapter 1, to Chapter 2, to Chapter 3. In linear order. But within...

I like the approach taken by Level Up, where the emphasis isn't so much on lore as how to evoke a mood and support it with mechanics to create memorable encounters.

34th session in my Dragon Heist/Deck of Many Things mashup. 7th level half-orc fighter, halfling rogue, and half-elf evoker wizard/grave cleric. Two sessions ago they were knocked out and captured by the Xanathar Guild. They were shrunk down to 1" tall and fed to Xanathar's pet fish, Sylgar. In...

I have a soft spot for aberrations. And urban adventures. So I'd love something that combines them. The Xanathar chapter from Dragon Heist was almost what I want -- an appetizer, if you will.

Beautiful covers.

Bodak. That's it. That's the tweet. Bodak.

Roper on the ceiling, Trapper on the floor. Brutal for Tier 2.

I found the Pit Fiend to hold up well in Tier 4 play. Bel from Descent Into Avernus is a sort of Pit Fiend miniboss and he was unexpectedly challenging for my 5 players.

Interesting idea. Thing is, I have no idea what intense combat looks like in the game! I don't really understand the monster math, which character levels are interesting and capable, etc. It took me a full 1-20 level campaign to truly understand the above about 5E, and I suspect it's going to...

I am running a Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign that I anticipate will last through the end of this year. Probably 50 sessions. We just finished our 10th session yesterday. The campaign has unexpectedly been roleplaying heavy because the players are afraid their characters will die if they...

I seem to be an outlier because I don't think the elimination of racial attribute modifiers equals the destruction of the hobby.

These look like smart changes, for the most part. I like the implication that half-orcs will be replaced by orcs and that the short rest will be eliminated. I'm not a fan of making goblinoids fey. I understand the rationale behind it, but it's not to my personal taste. Somewhat annoyed by the...

10th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 2: Dwarf Warrior. Heir to a lost kingdom -- in this case, Dwarvenhearth, deep beneath Ptolus. His trinket is half of a treasure map. Elf Magician. Outcast...

I agree with your player -- Tier 1 is training wheels. When I'm concepting a campaign I think of Tier 1 as the origin story that explains how the characters became the heroes they are. It's like kicking off a Marvel franchise. The players in my main campaign have said they like starting at...

Some fun ideas here. For a higher level experience, I'd recommend any of the giant lairs from Storm King's Thunder. They're all awesome. For a lower level experience, here's how I introduced a group of noobs...I had both the Starter Set and Essentials Kit, and I mashed them together. I gave...

In middle school I ran a Dragonlance game and right in front of me one player legitimately rolled 18/90something Strength. His name was Matt.

So what happens if they fail? Do they die? Or are they captured and implanted with mindflayer tadpoles? I know which I would choose...