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Thanks. I was curious how you would handle it. Especially after reading: This is a very 4th edition take on the rules with "rules first, narrative second" that was emphasised so strongly in the rules (with the presumption being that even oozes could be tripped and a DM must override that...

Adventurer's League operates in a seasonal model. It's most likely what he meant by season. I reckon we'll get a connective adventure using one of the connective settings that lets people take their Forgotten Realms character's (and their Forgotten Realms knowledge) and allows them to utilise...

The company with the biggest success in tabletop roleplaying games went bankrupt trying to make the game. The other biggest company was sold off to a large corporation with D&D not being the primary reason for the sale. I really don't think it's too much of a stretch to say most people in the...

I've told my players ahead of time as to what options are legal in my current campaign. This list will not be added to for the duration of this campaign. The list might be expanded for the next campaign, but there is no guarantee. If you set expectations from the beginning then your players will...

From the words of Ed Greenwood from yesterday's twitch game: Up to people if they want to require the Wall of the Faithless to be the fate of all who fail to worship a patron deity. However the original creator of the Realms clearly doesn't think anyone who fails to acknowledge a patron deity or...

One of Pathfinder's APs establishes that Earth 1918 AD is roughly contemporaneous to Golarion 4713 AR (I say roughly because there is no canon as to when most of the Golarion AP's occur. I've selected 4713 AR because this was the "current" Golarion year when the AP was released). So if you...

The rules in the PHB are silent on when surprise ends. My interpretation is not unreasonable. You don't get the full benefit. Well I am. I could sit here and endlessly repeat the same points. I understand what you are saying, you understand what I am saying. I do not see further discussion...

4th edition: When you surprise an enemy you gain a full round where you get to act and the enemy does not. Pathfinder: You get a standard action that you can use and the enemy cannot use any action. 5th edition: You don't get the full benefits of surprise unless you ALSO beat them on initiative...

What's the difference between rolling a 20 on a surprise round and rolling a 1 on the normal combat? Absolutely nothing. As you note, surprise is hard to get. Often it's not worthwhile to bother trying. This is the first edition that I've played that doubles how difficult it is to get one that...

Sure. Sure. But then one really good roll on the DM's part and the whole efforts of the party on trying to get surprise are significantly reduced. The key is the assassin must: Win a Dexterity check vs DC Win an opposed Dexterity check. Win a Dexterity check vs DC Depending on the type of...

Unfortunately no-one but WotC can officially update prior campaign material. However I hear EN5ider certainly isn't worried about including experimental concepts ;)

I'm pretty sure I'm the only one, so here's how I've been handling it. One group is trying to stealth and the other group is unaware of them (from memory it was the NPCs who succeeded). The players were going up to an obvious ambush spot so the players actively rolled. The NPCs succeeded on...

Seriously. It's a good example. But how would you adjudicate this scenario: Bob: I swoop in. I've got my ring of invisibility on and my ring of silence. DM: Alright. The guard doesn't see you. He goes back to reading his magazine. Bob: I watch him for an hour DM: He just sits around. He dozes...

Has anyone Mathed it out and posted the results? I was expecting a class that could stealth around, scout ahead, and when it's flavourful, get off a really decent sneak attack (likely against a lone enemy to try to help the assassin not raise an alarm). It looks like that's what you get when you...

You seem to be taking this as an attack. I'm not intending it as such. Here's what I meant to say: In your enforcement of the rules of D&D 5th edition as supported by the text in the PHB and the Sage Advice document, do you require the assassin to pre-declare their action before initiative is...

Got the whole "What if the shoe was on the other foot" scenario, how many monster manual creatures require 2 ability score checks plus an attack roll to use any of their standard abilities? How many classes have to succeed in 2 opposed ability score checks plus an attack roll or saving throw? I...

Uncanny Dodge was a...<double checks> an exceptional ability. In your narrative you have transformed it from an exceptional ability to a common day ability. I can buy uncanny dodge as something that requires a lot of training and something that makes you badass. Bob the baker down the street...

You might like a subclass in an upcoming EN5ider article I wrote. It's not a Ranger subclass but does take a lot of inspiration from the Warden's ability to be a weapon warrior that assumes certain aspects (particularly the daily powers that allowed them to assume a "form" of certain parts of...

As much as I've enjoyed this thread (and I certainly have) what was the point? You certainly know (or at least now do) what the canon is for Forgotten Realms. 19 pages into the thread you have the same options now you did at the start: 1) Tweak the canon 2) Ignore the canon 3) Put up with the...

How is a battlemaster going to parry if he doesn't have a weapon in hand? Will the sword teleport into his hand just or does parry function exactly like deflect arrows. So you're saying it's not two Dexterity checks. People have been saying "the NPC hears or sees something that causes them to...