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Is a response required to define consciousness? Because no response is given doesn't necessarily mean a person is unconscious. There have been many reports of people appearing unconscious and unable to provide reactions or responses to stimuli but later, when obviously conscious, being able...

I have found some definitions in a cursory online search that have used the word "unconscious" or "loss of consciousness" or "suspension of consciousness" at least partially to describe the state of sleep. So it would seem that textbook definitions are implying that there is at least some level...

To me it would depend on whether the PC was prone by choice and possibly with intent beforehand to use a weapon in this manner. If the PC simply found itself prone due to the action of some creature(s) or other occurrence, I would likely stay with the rules as written.

I have to agree with Lylandra. In general it's going to depend more on your group than it is the game system. If you want to see a good example of extensive role playing in 5E, watch an episode or two of Critical Role http://geekandsundry.com/shows/critical-role/ if you haven't previously.

I can only comment on two from experience as a DM. Having finished Lost Mine of Phandelver my group wanted to keep going and playing off of that theme with the current characters. Glasstaff did escape in the main adventure so we ran Glasstaff's Revenge almost immediately afterwards. It was...

Have you tried door-to-door in your new neighborhood? :) More seriously, I had issues finding players or groups to play with even online. I've had DMs quit after 1 session ending the game. I had another group with a new DM that came to session zero admitting he was in over his head and felt...

It's going to depend on how exposed you have already been to the genre. If you are newly exposed to it then everything will look new and wonderful to a point depending on your personal tastes. More experience with the genre may cause some or all of the "standard settings" to become stale and...

I think it depends on how much time the DM and players want to spend on haggling. If your party is heavy into the role playing aspect of the game, wheel and deal until their hearts content. As a player, I like holding onto gems until the coins have been depleted. They weigh less at equal...

This is one way to look at it but both Bless and Guiding Bolt depend on an attack roll that could miss and amount to nothing for the spell cast. Less so with Bless since it lasts up to a minute and can be cast on up to 3 creatures at once but the benefits are still not a forgone conclusion...

I feel it's always a choice whether to heal or attack but it seems this assumes there is no other way to heal those in need other than the cleric becoming a "healbot" which I find rarely to be the case. Regardless, some players may want their Clerics to be healbots. Some may also take...

I am pretty easy-going with the encumbrance rules in games I run. Where I start to cast a narrower gaze is when I see characters trying to loot 3 sets of plate mail off of some Hobgoblins they killed, or other ridiculously cumbersome items, and think they can go trudging through the wilderness...

We were continuing after Lost Mine of Phandelver with Glasstaff's Revenge from the DM's Guild. The party did several ill advised things that night but two in particular led to one's demise and nearly another's. After entering the town already under siege and partially burning, they had just...

It is interesting to me that this is only 1 page so far as I type this and there is already a wide range of responses to the OP. This is why I like the game. Though it's mechanics won't please everyone, the rules are open to being adapted to different tastes. As for the topic at hand, I...

I wasn't speaking to the actual wording of the description. I was speaking of my own personal impression based on the overall description provided. To clarify, yes, I believe threaten could be used instead of the word "strike" but it doesn't really capture the essence of what I was trying to...

This proposition essentially looks like everyone is a variant human without the feats. I feel this would take away some of the meaning behind being this race or that race. It's not just about where a race doesn't have an increase but it's also about where they do have it. Half Orcs are...

It seems like the hang up with a 20 Ability Score for some is with what that score represents (the max natural ability score) rather than what it actually does for a character which is no more than add +1 to hit/damage/save/check to what you already had. When you look at it that way, it really...

I actually think this is a narrow view of the game in general. If it is a mirror of civilized society then we are all in trouble.

I am a fairly new DM myself having become one by default about 6 months ago. Either no one else wanted to do it or the ones that did were probably not going to do so long term for one reason or another. Some say the best man for the job is often the one that does not want it. Why? Because...

I don't know. It seems like most of the opinions in this thread consider only extremes. The fact is that the rules as written give characters (and DMs) a choice in the matter. You can have an ASI or you can take a Feat when you reach certain level milestones. The reality I have witnessed is...

Do not overlook the Gate spell. Even though you may have no means of controlling what comes through it, you can summon powerful creatures with this spell.