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Let's say the Druid 2 goes for the big guns and turns into a Brown Bear (AC 11, 34 hp). A Minotaur Skeleton (a CR 2 monster) needs 5+ to hit, and deals an average of 17 hp with its greataxe (max 28 hp). It is pretty much guaranteed that the Druid will turn back to humanoid form by the end of...

It's not a straight up dungeon crawl, and it gives the PCs a lot of freedom in the exploration of the ruined city. There's at least one monster that is way out of their league, and the combats that are there have some neat, inventive angles. Plus, it gives the DM tools to add more roleplaying...

I've found that it is better to just create new encounters based on the PCs you have, than to try and force the adventure to fit. A 1st-level 4e adventure calls for 3rd-level (or so) 5e PCs (based on the CRs of orcs, etc). So I just built several 1st-level encounters and threw then into the...

This past weekend I introduced my 10-year-old son to D&D by adapting the 4e adventure The Slaying Stone, by Logan Bonner. It's one of my favorites, and I used it in a playtest two years ago. But first, the characters: - Sparks. Dragonborn (Bronze) Ranger 1 Outlander. My son made up the concept...

Just a quick clarification: Red Hand of Doom is set in the Elsir Vale. The Nentir Vale is the basic sandbox of D&D 4e, and the setting of *another* Rich Baker-written adventure where Victory Points are used (Reavers of Harkenwold, which came with the Essentials DM's Kit).

Ditto. Plus art!

Studded Leather and Ring Mail don't specifically mention "metal", but are reinforced with "rivets or spikes" and "rings". I'd certainly allow nonmetal versions of several armors to be available, possibly as uncommon items. After all, the DMG already has "Dragon Scale Armor", which is a nonmetal...

Rich Baker (one of the Sasquatches) co-wrote Red Hand of Doom, wrote Reavers of Harkenwold, and co-wrote Lost Mine of Phandelver, some of the best D&D adventures of the past 10 years.

The melee druid *can* be a shapeshifter, or he can be a Land druid with Shillelagh and Barkskin.

Don't overlook the fact that it allows a spellcaster to make melee attacks (including opportunity attacks) with his primary spellcasting ability. The fact that the druid is likely to maximize his/her Wis is a small built-in scaling (from d8+2 or +3 at 1st level to d8+5 around 8th level). In...

Change the short rest to 5 minutes (keep the long rest the same). This means Battlemaster Fighters can use their superiority dice in every fight, among other things. Start each character at 3rd level. More HD, more hp, more spell slots, etc. Wizards, Land Druids and other "neo Vancian" classes...

Some thing to keep in mind: illusions can mask a city's walls, dirt and stench, but illusions don't protect you from cold, disease or malnutrution. So I think an illusion-based city will probably have sturdy, warm, possibly pre-fabricated buildings (masked to looks like something else); clean...

Architecture would be as sturdy as possible, with disregard for appearance, because everything can be masked with illusions: buildings change colors easily, balconies could be curtained from outside view, windows could be simulated, floating gloves of light would illuminate the streets. A...

By the guidelines on page 38 of the DMG (Creating Higher Level Characters), you'd only be able to afford Plate around 11th level. Of course, through playing there's a chance a suit of plate might show up earlier, depending on the rolls in the treasure tables and the DM's campaign.

IIRC, the Isle of Dread was placed in the Feywild in 4e, making it a Neverland-ish locale.

Hey, there's my Tome of Horrors flumph, right there! :D

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"Poisoned" is a condition. For the specified ammount of time, you have disadvantaged on attack rolls and ability checks.

Being credited at the beginning of the book is the standard practice for most books (apart from art books).