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Interesting that you get to dictate the terms of this conversation. It's even more interesting to me the way you interpret a few things. It's why I didn't originally want to play with what I perceived to be a manipulative line of questioning from you to begin with. Disagreement doesn't mean I...

Of course I can't because it didn't happen. I admit that you think it's a lame way to represent that. I simply offered a story related to the OP and provided my own personal observation of it so I'm not sure why you continue to bash it. You don't agree and I get that. What I don't get is...

Why would I do that when it's not what happened? I offered a personal point-of-view of actual events. Projecting what might have happened had I done something else is a black hole I don't travel and I am not very good at creating a straw man.

In your game perhaps but it's not what happened in mine. I'm not surprised you can't think of a reason why since you weren't there and don't know my players.

Use the abilities given to the Monk to survive. Assuming you are using Unarmored Defense, you will have a decent starting AC for level 1 if you made Dexterity and Wisdom your two highest ability scores. Making Constitution your 3rd highest, will give you additional hit points. You could...

If the side quests are really that big of a thorn in the momentum of your adventure, you may simply have to skip some of them. Having run Lost Mine of Phandelver myself, I completely agree that they are not all necessary to complete the adventure. To offset the lack of leveling up by skipping...

I have not had the opportunity to play one but it is on my D&D Bucket List. Interestingly, as often as I play, I have also not seen one played. Perhaps some are apprehensive about playing a unique race such as this one or they are put-off by linking the race to the common house cat when they...

How would I know since that's not what I did? I can only speak for what I actually did and experienced. I will say that we don't all learn the same way so my previous example certainly would not apply to everyone.

The question for me becomes whether or not sidelining a player should be a legitimate consequence of the player's actions within the game. Often the blame in such instances is placed solely on the DM which I feel is rarely with the exception being competitive DMs looking to kill PCs. A...

My opinion based both on the situation you will be entering and the fact that the Wizard is from the school of Divination, is that you should concentrate less on doing damage and more on spell that will buff your allies while debuffing the enemy. The party already has plenty of damage output...

When you start a thread, it is my opinion that you open the door to responses that you may not agree with. It seems inappropriate to me to invalidate current and future posts that certainly seem to answer the question as titled. You merely implied it was not a "preferred method" not that it...

I am not very creative and I am not very improvisational. Conversely, I am very task-oriented and a solid planner. Generally, I do not create my own homebrew but beg, borrow, and steal all content that I put into the campaigns for my players. I simply adjust the content when and if it is...

As a DM, you know they have a high Passive Perception so you can plan accordingly when appropriate. I am sure there are a few ways you could even use that against them in the right situation.

I incorporate a "special effect" on 20's and 1's only occasionally when I feel it is appropriate to the situation. I try to be careful with using it too often and, likewise try to be careful that whatever effect I add does not adversely effect the outcome of combat or campaign goal. I largely...

My experience both as a player and a DM has been that most campaigns incorporate a balance of both sandbox and railroad. How far the scale is balanced to one or the other will depend on the style of the DM and players. The game I regularly DM has been pretty evenly split down the middle. As...

Conjuration is not limited solely to creatures. Other than multi-classing with other spellcasting classes with access to other conjuration spells, the Wizard only has access to the Wizard Spell List. Short of that you could Homebrew your own.

I think it depends on the style of play of the DM and group. I can see campaign scenarios where Animal Handling, Performance, and Acrobatics could be used quite frequently in the right setting. Also, I can see where a Barbarian would be proficient in Animal Handling but have a hard time seeing...

Maybe an elaborate heist of the party loot stores while they are out adventuring? You could then design a campaign around finding out who, how, and why as a precursor to attempting to recover the stolen loot. Perhaps even add a twist like being an inside job involving one or more hirelings.

I do not have to have psionics in my games but this does not mean I would not allow them if they became available.

I played 5E D&D all day on RPG day at mine. They also had Numenera and Star Wars going that I noticed. All tables were full from 11:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. I was in a game that ran after 11:30 p.m.