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DMs shouldn't plan outcomes according to some story line...They should set up the dominoes and it is up to the players to decide how to knock them down. If the situation is that there is some raging battle with the BBEG hiding out in his lair and the PCs don't have the resources to make it...

What adventureshave you run? I ran Sunless Citadel out of Tales from the Yawning Portal...they got a +1 Longsword and a wand of entangle. Now they are in Forge of Fury and are about to find a couple more similar items. I guess some adventures have more than others? I know in Out of the Abyss...

And Aid says for the Duration specifically. So I would find that pesuasive that since no duration is specified for bear totem it must be all day...But just comparing the Bear totem to the unicorn...the unicorn also allows an increase in hp and it does last all day (since it is healing). But...

So I guess this is my biggest question...do the temp hp expire with the totem or not? Nine temp hp for the whole 4th level party (and familiars!) is a pretty big deal. Having it last for 1 minute vs all day is pretty important. So I don't want to set a precedent where the druid is just...

The druid in our group used this tonight and we weren't sure exactly how it works. Here is the relevant text: Bear Spirit: Each creature of your choice in the aura when the spirit appears gains temporary hit points equal to 5 + your druid level. In addition, you and your allies gain advantage...

Don't you think that igniting unattended objects counts as damaging them? I do. If you need to know how much damage they take, the rules in the DMG apply, IMO.

Our druid has one. She is a human so no dark vision. In our game this week there were two orcs throwing javelins at the party from about 45' away (so beyond torch range). Soooo....she threw the drift globe over near them and spoke the command word for light and now the rest of the party (one...

Well...I would say rules as written, any spell that targets a creature and not an object can't be used to target an object. Xanthar's Guide says that if you have an invalid target the spell simply fails. So Firebolt could be used to damage an object. Ray of Frost or Magic Missile could not...

Needless to say... SPOILERS!!!! My party stormed the Mountain Door in our game last night. They felled one of the guards in the first round but the other managed to flee and raise the alarm. The party ran the gauntlet of arrows and got inside the Dwarf Door befor it could be closed. They...

I lived through it. I am also a parent of a 7, 17 and 20 year old. I definitely wouldnt let my 7yo flip through the 1e MM. I didn't allow my oldest to watch R rated movies until he was 14 even though his friends were allowed because he lacked a filter and would talk about inappropriate...

I have a 3rd level party. They have just finished exploring the upper level of a ruined keep (I used the Hommlet Moathouse map). The place had be ransacked a century ago by a marauding horde. While scouting the place the night before they heard a faint mournful singing of a female voice...

One of my high school buddies (of 28 years ago) is in my group. We use Roll20 so he can play. We play about 2 hours ever week or so. I use 10 min short rests but they only get 2 per day (so short rest powers get at most 3 uses per day) and long rests are just 1/2 hit die and class feature...

Yes...In a fantasy setting, we can come up with all manner of rp justifications for the DM having the monsters doing just about anything...we get it. But could != should. Having the monster act on knowledge he shouldn't have just because he can and then retroactively coming up with an RP...

It _can_ be an edge. Group init means several NPCs go at once and with only one roll there is a reasonable chance they will go early in the round (and a reasonable chance they will go late....both of which can really effect the difficulty), while the PCs have a greater chance of splitting up...

Probably makes it a CR 3

Yes. The DM has to provide a reason why the PCs can't rest. Resting invites more danger or loss of precious time or some such. It also, IMO, requires a bit of player buy-in. In a game I am playing in currently, we have sneaked into a fortification to steal something while our allies attack...

Can you give us an idea of the levels of the PCs and the adjusted encounter difficulty? I don't necessarily plan out adventures to be 6-8 encounters within the daily XP budget. But what I do is use it as a guide for what I can expect the PCs to cover in the upcoming adventure, especially if it...

Can I ask you something? I'm not trying to be snarky or rude. Just honestly wondering... What was the point of your OP? I was operating under the assumption that you felt the result of group initiative and sleep was a bit quirky or odd and you wanted to see how other DMs would have handled...

Did the goblins act in the same order they had been acting in the entire combat or did you let them change their order to take advantage of the fact that they were using group init? If they changed their order or if you made up the order just to give them the biggest possible advantage, do you...

Absent magical healing (or healing kits + medicine feat) killing a dying foe is a detriment. It wastes your own action and it precludes your enemy from wasting an action to stablize your dying enemy...just like in real life...grievously wounding a foe is better than killing. A dead foe is one...