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Aaah... I stand corrected, then. I wasn't aware that you were talking about a Transmuter class feature. I thought you were talking about the actual polymorph spell. In that case, I guess I'm with Fanaelialae's and Sword of Spirit's comments above, then. There are some options which have a...

Actually, it does. From the Basic Rules (which I'm sure is the same as the PH), a stunned creature in incapacitated, can't move, and can only speak falteringly. I guess it's a DM's call whether you can manipulate objects or not, but the "can't move" bit is going to be problematic. Still, I love...

I think, thematically, the idea is to go all "Hulk Smash!". Turn into a giant ape and go... ape... on the enemy. Turn into a T-rex, and re-enact Jurassic Park from the perspective of the "good guys" (i.e. the dinosaurs). You retain enough of your intelligence to know that you're maintaining...

Make a variant troll. How 'bout one of the following: 1) It's a rock troll. Instead of rubbery green skin, it has a stoney grey hide that looks like miniature boulders. Acid and fire have no special effect on it, but effects that break rocks (e.g. thunder, force) stop its regeneration. If the...

B4 - The Lost City. It's a 10-level pyramid crawl with connected underground cavern/city. It's old-school, but there are four basic factions, plenty of tricks and traps, some surprising new monsters (for the age). For additional back-story, the 3e supplement Elder Evils has a lot more on the...

I want classics. [Some] people complain about the lack of new releases for 5e. This doesn't bother me at all, because I have hundreds... thousands... of adventures from previous editions of D&D that can be adapted to the new rules. Mine are hard copy, but increasingly you can get these gems as...

I have three categories: consumables, boring permanent items, and special permanent items. I allow characters to identify consumables with a short rest and a successful Arcana roll, based on the rarity of the item. Potion of Healing? DC 10. Potion of Something Very Rare? DC 20 or 25. Otherwise...

Pro's: It's a noticeable different mechanic (I hated 3e's magic-psionics equivalence; psionics should feel different). It makes Intelligence more useful for all classes. I'm genuinely amused by the "flexible saving throw" ability - I can see that as being a FUN option for players. I like the...

If I was doing this personally, I'd make myself a fighter. Champion subclass... or battle master if I'd like some more tactical complexity. I'd take the Criminal background: this gives me the flavor. I'll take Stealth and Sleight of Hand (or Intimidate) as the trained skills. Negotiate with the...

I'd be okay with it. In an ideal world, I'd like to see a few additional books: MM2 (...because they're aren't enough monster options, especially at higher levels), a Magic Item / Spell Compendium with more options for both, a psionics treatments, and a Manual of the Planes that focuses on...

I enjoy the classics: "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) "I'll explain and I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon." (The Princess Bride) ...or anything from Gunnery Sergeant...

As a quick suggestion, I'd typically start with the following objective in mind: Assuming you're going to permit all the standard PH and DMG cleric domains, what's the minimum number of deities you can implement in your converted mythos which provides the players with sufficient options to play...

I'd have appreciated a "both" answer as well. I honestly can't tell which is the majority for me. Probably minis, so I'll go with that option. But that shouldn't take away from the fact that my TotM usage has increased enormously. I can't recall a D&D 4e combat that played out in TotM, and it...

This is the one that I most identify with. Sometimes, for thematic reasons, you can't just shake up the types of creatures in the adventure. There may not be a logical opportunity to add a wizard with counterspell, or some undead, or whatever. However, even humble bandits or goblins can get...

I guess it must be working, because you still ended up spending money on WotC products (booster box of Magic Cards). :-) To be honest, I don't think WotC can be faulted for giving out free stuff. They conducted the most extensive playtest in RPG history for free, including releasing a number of...

Add me to the camp of those who would rule it as "no class abilities come across". There are many reasons for doing this, and here are only some of them: 1) Simplicity. Put your character sheet to one side. Pick up the monster stat block. Simple. Any spell complex enough to start applying...

[SPOILERS] ... ... ... I did something really weird on my last DM run of GDQ. I ran D1 and D2 first, as a follow-up to the Slavers (A1-4) series. Why? Because fundamentally, D1 and D2 are a whole lot easier than G1-3. Think about it: a bunch of trogolodytes, some bugbears, a warren of...

After scanning through the errata, the only change to my game is a couple of spells (e.g. phantasmal killer) make saves at end of turn, instead of start of turn. That's it. Everything else (in my game) was basically just clarification of things we kind of knew anyway. A monk's fists aren't...

Played it. Three times. It's good, but it's not really Epic-scale (3 complete run-throughs... all quests... took me 75 hours, which is what I've spent on a single play-through of Baldur's Gate 2) and the NPCs are fairly bland (excepting a certain midwife and a crazed cleric...). Good story and...

I agree that bestow curse is pretty weak for a 3rd level slot for some of its abilities, but there are two I wouldn't want to see buffed any further. As DM, I've been on the receiving end of it more than a few times. Having a creature hexed is no big deal. The warlock gets his version of "sneak...