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Am I? The Hide action says: "Make note of your check’s total, which is the DC for a creature to find you with a Wisdom (Perception) check." All I did was apply that in both cases. Page 19 also says: "The Dungeon Master decides when circumstances are appropriate for hiding", which gives DMs the...

There are players out there that think that playing the game means absolutely winning against the big "bad" DM by any means. There's one in one of the tables I play, and it's kinda become a running gag at this point seeing him trying to outsmart the DM despite warnings and failing miserably

This is represented by Active (Search) or Passive Perception Checks in combat. Outside combat, the DM still uses stealth checks or can make the call to determine if circumstances allow for hiding based on narrative. That's how I would interpret this using Line of Sight rules in page 45 of the DMG

Removed comment since it was for another post; my bad

Exactly. In a case like this, they can hide and hold the roll until enemies approach their location, I would then have the PC do the stealth check to see if they're successfully hidden or not. I really do not understand the issue; it's not rocket science

Yep, there are all sorts of ways you could skin this cat. All you need is some creativity and flexibility with the guidelines already provided

Well, the FRAG UA was for setting specific subclasses, and FRAG is split into a player guide and DM guide, so there will definitely be Backgrounds in the player book. How distinct they are from the core books is debatable. Also, by having two setting books there is a higher chance of including...

There is also the fact that by 2024 standards, most of the fights presented by the OP were severely under the low XP budget for the party size. That just made it worse

Still, you should use the custom monster rules as the MM indicates on its first page. So, taking the previously mentioned Adrenaline Rush, you can add it to the monster and remove the THP component; after all, thats what the old Aggressive trait was.

Honestly, that thread needs to be closed; it long stopped being about Orcs

The video kinda implies that there are other settings books planned. Whether they are for existing or new settings is unknown

Obviously; that's what some are complaining about. That doesn't change that you can compare the old 2014 version when it's available in the free rules. Yes he said so, but I am specifically referencing the blocks in the conversion table. The DMG rules do provide enough advice to be able to...

Does it? A Drow is a CR 1/4 creature, and the conversion is the Priest Acolyte, a CR 1/4 creature. Adding Dancing Lights and Darkness makes absolutely no change when it can already cast Bless, except give it more options. Do the same for the Orc vs Tough and you get similar results if you add...

I mean, JC straight-out says in the video to use the PHB species traits to make them fit the fantasy. IMO, none of the PHB species traits alter the statblocks significantly enough to change CR in a bad way, so what if that makes it a bit more challenging? I say that's good

Yeah, except for the 5th encounter, the rest were either under budget or on the low end of the 2024 XP budget from what I see, which you're supposed to maximize per the DMG24. I have to agree with @Oofta that these were too easy and led to the result the OP experienced. Looks to me like the MCDM...

I think this is the first time I've seen someone put the new GOOlock as the lowest Warlock subclass for 2024 when every other analysis it's been a toss-up with the Archfey for the best subclass for Warlockso_O

Like I said, that merely compounded the problem. I have played at 4 tables with different DMs and I have never seen anything like the OP posted. Even my current campaign which the DM is more liberal with magic items, we've had multiple dead PCs because the DM adjusted. Quite honestly, the OP...

This is a red herring; we all knew 2024 was going to give a bump in power to PCs. Switching to 2024 rules merely compounded a problem that was already present in this group If they hadn't changed rules the results would've been the same

After reading the entire thread, I have to agree with this. The fact that the similar results have happened in the OPs other campaigns with the same group and DM is telling that there's a problem and PCs are steamrolling the DM. Also, the OP keeps bringing up MCDM monsters and how 2024 monsters...

Not official, but Alphastream's video has a spreadsheet of averages for 2024 MM in the link below: The Math of the 2024 Monster Manual