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A couple ways to handle the situation. Have the second room of bandits roll for initiative and join the battle the round after they are alerted. Now with them in the turn order it makes perfect sense for them to ready actions. Play it as just a normal initiative triggered when the door is...

I like most of his work. His thoughts on things like fewer absolutes are very good IMO. http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/misc/variantfewerabsolutes1.html http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/misc/variantfewerabsolutes2.html Now those blog posts are from back in the 3.0 era of D&D so...

The harvesting rules in the DMG are not designed with a willing companion or familiar in mind. It also doesn't cover frequency, can you harvest poison from the same creature multiple times? if so how often? How long does the poison last in a container? How long does it last if applied to...

This. The best option should be the only option. One handed non-light weapon d8 damage. Light one handed weapon d6 damage. Light thrown weapon d4 damage. Two handed weapon d12. (I dislike 2d6 being used for weapon damage) Two handed with reach d10 damage. Break ranged weapons and a few...

Could you point to anything that even suggests you need 2 hands to load the hand crossbow? I can point to the facts that the hand crossbow doesn't have the 2-handed quality, and the ammunition property says reloading is a part of making an attack with the weapon which since it isn't 2-handed...

Just don't forget those squares are difficult terrain and cost double movement to go through.

RAW You can use your hand crossbow(s) to fire fire and then as a bonus action fire again. Yes hex would apply to each hit if the target is hexed. Yes each attack would apply dex modifier damage. The not so RAW part, poison. You should be able to milk your imp for venom, how much, how...

I think letting people take more than 1 reaction is a bad idea. I wouldn't alter disengage myself but what if you changed it to. Disengage: As your action you focus your attention on one enemy and and do not provoke attacks of opportunity from that creature, in addition you gain the benefits...

Is there any new crunch material? Like feats, subclasses, races, spells, stuff like that. I care nothing at all for a bunch of fluff about the forgotten realms or wherever.

I absolutely dislike this idea is every way, so can't contribute advice but have a question. What do you expect wizards and sorcerers to do during their turn in initiative if they are worried about resource management? When you answer that with "shoot a crossbow or sling a stone", I ask are...

Very common tactic in my games from rogues and monks to get where they want to be. Remember Disengage is just a name, you don't have to be adjacent to an enemy to use it, and it works rather well to run into and past large groups of minions to get to say bosses or enemy spellcasters in the back...

The ability only lasts for your current turn, and includes all of your movement even if you attack mid way through, open a door, fall prone and stand up afterwards. Your turn. Your movement. Simple.

I think it doesn't make a difference much anyway, alignment has only the slightest mechanical effect in the game and only then it is when interacting with a few magic items. Paladins like most characters in my games don't even write an alignment down. I could totally see a LE paladin like...

Well Geek & Sundry also does Critical Role w/Matt Mercer as DM http://www.twitch.tv/geekandsundry/v/3893803 It happens every Thursday night so there is a new one tonight. One of the players in that game will be in Wheaton's Titansgrave game.

Rampant speculation, he is helping with the adventure book project Perkins has mentioned he is doing, the one rumored to be inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

Didn't we have this news and the same video like a week ago?

I do agree a lone guard on watch shouldn't get advantage just because the DM thinks they are alert, being alert is part of the job. But lots of things can give advantage, and advantage does apply to passive scores. Working together in groups gives advantage, keen senses gives advantage...

What? Where is any of this coming from?

Sure. It just seems to me many people seem to think Passive Perception or other passive scores are like you said always on radar, when in fact both uses of the passive checks are tools for use by the DM. The DM decides if a passive score applies while moving through a dungeon looking for...