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It's much worse. Fiends and undead are subtle and good at hiding; most dragons are the size of a barn and roar. By the time you detect one, it's eaten you. EDIT: instead of swapping out all the normal creatures (fiends, divine creatures, undead), ask your DM if you can just swap out one of...

In the old, old days gold pieces were 10 to a lb, weren't they? What are they in 5e?

Whoo hoo! I'll be there running TimeWatch. Can't wait.

Fun memory from 1e, roughly 1989: our one sort of irritating player is counting fireball squares. "Are you sure you can do that so accurately?" I ask him. "Of COURSE!" he answers snottily. "I'm a master wizard!" He picks the exact square to center the spell on, the square that hits almost every...

Monsters, not PC races: if I want something that's effectively a humanoid carrion-eating buzzard, what's the closest monster (from this or previous editions) to adapt? I'm considering aarakockra and harpies, but I'm sure I'm missing something obvious. Thanks for any ideas!

And written by at least two EN Worlders, too!

The only thing that I'll really object to as a DM is the lone wolf character who then looks to me for a reason that his hero is adventuring with the rest of the group. That's not my problem! I now tell players that it's their responsibility to have a reason to be a hero, or to be with the party...

Both of my campaigns have the PCs attached to larger organizations or political factions, and the game is vastly more fun as a result. I'll pretty much always prefer connections that anchor them firmly to the world.

I'm flattered, thanks! But you're a better man than I if you can glean any usefulness from Gargoyles. Man, was that adventure a steaming horse turd.

We've never found it to be so. It only ever rears its head when whatever is attempted strains everyone's suspension of disbelief AND it gives a mechanical combat advantage. If the player or one of my NPCs is trying to cinematically weasel out of a clever loophole, I'm most comfortable having...

Thanks, Paraxis!

I like the "skill checks decide border cases" model, with the DC rising as the player's goal becomes more improbable. Fireball the storm giant's head but not the heroes'? Pretty easy. Get the ogre instead? Tougher.

I'd say "of course he is." In reality, "Elminster" is a warlock charlatan who plans to pin a crime on the PC. Or he's a clone. Or a simulacrum. Or a doppelgänger.

We handle tricky shots like that with an arcana check.

I'm with Lerysh here, although I'm not near my books. Does it state anywhere that forced movement doesn't trigger opportunity attacks? I'd feel best being sure -- especially with the quantity of push attacks in the game.

I am SO having the PCs meet the rich commoner who found and actually sold a staff of the magi, and who has been bathing in gold pieces ever since. He's running out, though, so he's looking for his next big opportunity. Then I'm going to have a bunch of evil adventurers seeking said staff to...

Frying kobolds, absolutely. I can go pick up a spear and stab someone right now; I sure can't fling magic fire at someone. For me, weapons seem suboptimal and unneeded for sorcerers. It's like telling a monk to use a longsword, even if it doesn't mesh well with her abilities. I don't see the...

Bad example, I think, but I might just be annoyed by the condescending tone. As soon as you show me the neighborhood Ferrari stores that (a) aren't backed by a vast multinational corporation, (b) aren't supported with marketing, (c) don't have insurance to handle theft, and (d) buy and resell...

That really relies on called shots and accurate aiming! And everyone knows that eunuch sorcerers are more dangerous than regular wizards. Think this through. Expect spells like "Mordenkainen's Competent Codpiece" if the tactic becomes common.

I think there's definitely a place for "focused blaster with really cool flavor/schtick." That said, I think forthcoming subclasses will be more interesting than the draconic sorcerer; that's not my preferred archetype.