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Yeah, I always thought it was kind of a weird way of thinking. I'd rather the game be designed under the assumption that the person running it will not be unfair to the others. Just let the bad DMs learn to be better. I mean, some general rules to help them know what they're allowed to do is...

Enlarge/reduce is probably one of my favorite transmutations. It leads to great stories. Like the time I used it to get a ride from my familiar. Or the time we were on a riverboat, and some kobolds tried to block our way by narrowing the passageway, and we all would've died a hilariously...

What we should really be worried about is the enlarge/reduce spell. That changes your weight along with your volume, so you're actually losing matter when you shrink. The first time my wizard used it on himself and returned to normal, he started nervously asking people if he looked more...

This is kind of a weird idea, but... 1) Disguise yourself as a member of the enemy, preferably someone important. 1.5) If feasible, convey to your "allies" knowledge of the spell crown of madness, and hint that some of your "enemies" know mind-control spells like that. 2) Cast the spell on...

Yeah, that too! Also, I'm pretty sure there's some new-age-y thing about harnessing the vibrations of crystals for energy or whatever. Pseudoscience is even on my side! Yes, I'm aware this reasoning makes little sense.

Oh! That setting where the world is covered in clouds and humanity is forced to live in the mountains and there are airships! I just heard about it a day ago! Stormfront, I think it was called? It sounds cool. Also: Kohlcamm, the collaborated campaign setting...

Like this?

Well, you have four elements, you have powers that draw energy from them, you want every power to have a unique way of damaging targets, I can sort of see the thought process. And I can see how corrosive chemicals can be tied to the least-energetic element, earth. But, I mean, oxidation requires...

Maybe, if it was REALLY bad. But while I've had encounters that were longer or shorter than I expected, I don't think I've ever felt the need to do this sort of thing since the playtest. If a monster is too tough, I can just give the players a chance to escape. If a monster is too wimpy, I'll...

Wouldn't they make an Intelligence (History) check or something to see if they knew where tattoos like that came from? I've tried to get Investigation to work in a way that feels consistant, but it always just feels like "the knowledge skill for all the other stuff not covered by the rest of the...

Blarr, I dislike that. Ever since I saw the playtest version of the elemental monk that had the power to infuse their strikes with fire, cold, thunder, or lightning, I've always thought thunder damage was the perfect energy to link earth to. It's damage caused by pure, concussive force! Like the...

I dunno, they also considered wall of sand and wall of water evocations, even though tidal wave is a conjuration. it's weird.

The DMG has pricing guides for magic items, including spell scrolls, based off the level of spell they produce. Remember, you actually cut those prices in half since scrolls are single-use items. So according to that, level 1 spells are 50 gp, and levels 2 and 3 are both 250 gp. I didn't really...

The difference, as I understand it, was supposed to be something along the lines of "Conjuration creates or transports matter, evocation creates or transports energy." But there seem to be tons of evocations that sound like they'd be conjurations, and vice versa. Like, wall of fire is an...

You could change the wording of the feat to enable you to grapple creatures two sizes larger than you, which is normally impossible.

Here's my logic on underwater verbal components: -The PHB says the magic words themselves aren't the source of the spell's power; rather, the particular combination of sounds, with specific pitch and resonance, sets the threads of magic in motion. -Therefore, to correctly pronounce verbal...

See, this is the sort of thing where I feel Investigation would be better-replaced by an Architecture and Engineering check. Your knowledge of how mechanical things work would determine whether you notice and figure out the hidden mechanism, 'cause you know what to look for.

So you treat Perception as more of a saving throw than a skill? Something you only do in response to something else?

We already have those!

Not gust of wind, gust! The new air-based prestidigitation in the elemental suppliment!