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Since that hint at asking for feedback about DM Guild content before including it in other products it would be a de facto playtest to see if it should be included at all and if it should be changed first.

Yes, you should talk to your players. Do they have a problem with losing characters, failing missions etc? Do they want your help? What kind of help do they want if they want it? And yes, would they like a retcon or second attempt at last session? Also tell them why you help them and that you...

The novels that tie in to the Rage of Demons storyline are set in 1486 (before the novel "The Herald" from the Sundering), so mixing AL and novels does not work well. At the same time the novels explain some of the things in SCAG, such as the changes to Tymanther between 4e setting and the 5e...

I'm not sure events and years all sync up if you include the novels. But after 1491 or similar I would expect the material in SCAG to be correct. Parts of the Rage of Demons storyline in the novels take place in 1486, but the order of AL games might not work with that. I think either asking in...

If "official campaign"=Adventurer's league then it is very specific about what is and isn't allowed.

Checking out the rules should make it possible to describe more in detail what the rolls represent and figure out if they are truly needed.

Three Dragon Ante is something I think you can buy, and the rules for dragonchess can be found on Wikipedia I think. Those are the clear D&D games I can think of from the 5e list of games to have proficiency in. The rest might be the same you might find if you Google for dice games etc (I...

If you have the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide for updated information that's great for combining. And the 4e material is supposed to be set no more than 10 years before the 5e martial, so if you go a lot with "canon" the 4e material should still be in fresh memory for lots of NPCs.

I'm not sure I like these reviews to have the UA tag, I think I would have prefered a new tag. However, I think it is good that they do these reviews (in particular if they consider including the material in the surveys) and I don't really mind having the playtest style UA material less often...

That is one thing I like about the Starter Set adventure. In several places where encountered could be linked there are explicit reasons given why they will not (e.g. waterfall drowning out the sound, some monsters always making a lot of noise so others ignore fighting in that area etc) or...

Haven't read the thread closely, but my advice would be this: If you only want to do it to prove that you can or similar (and you also won't try to use your party for the plan) then I would suggest that you talk to your DM, try to set up a one-on-one session for this thing and see if you can...

Not doing it in writing could be a good idea. If doing it face to face so it is possible to see body language, all the better. These suggestions are obviously to late for this case. In a situation where one first realises what you dislike and then start the discussion (rather than the other way...

I guess that trailer was what I thought about when I wrote "promotional material". So yes, I think you're right.

From hints in another novel and the promotional material I think it relates to Orcus setting up a domain with undead mindflayers in the underdark.

Having some clothes seems like a fairly basic thing for a starting character I think, so lacking that in the background equipment seems bad. And the proficiencies can typically be replaced according to the rules if I recall correctly, so it just seems like weird way to show that those things are...

While Warlock obviously works well with the Haunted One (in particular the non-fey patrons) I could also easily see a Vengeance Paladin for some of the events (some monster killed those I care about etc) or a Cleric (I look to the gods to help me with what I can't do alone). The favoured enemy...

Check out http://mikeschley.zenfolio.com/ That should contain lots of relevant maps. Or check the WotC 2015 Extra Life page and see if you can find the maps there. Otherwise just Google it if you prefer older maps. Edit: The one that was posted as reward for Extra Life is found at...

I am currently running Lost Mines of Phandelver, and something I've noticed is that the adventure often states that monsters can't hear fighting or has a reason to ignore fighting in the adjacent room. If you want to simply change the "monster runs for reinforcement" think you could do a similar...

From my impression of Barovia in general I would expect the risk of TPK in the introduction to be a feature, not a bug. The entire setting should be a near-constant risk of a TPK from what I've understood (might be wrong). Making the players paranoid and start coming to terms with the thought...

For framing the events in a slightly heroic manner I would look to The Empire Strikes Back (rebel escape), Dunkerque and similar events about running away to fight another day. I think there was a Spanish Knight with a Paladin style story about him named Roland. If I recall correctly his story...