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My next campaign starts in a harsh desert region (SoCal) so water will be important. And by that I primarily mean that I will make sure to establish where the various cities and towns get their water supply. The PCs will probably just manage somehow. (The Outlander background is too powerful...

I don't think this should be required to play 5e. But I do think it is to be admired. If the DM has true rules mastery, and the trust of the players, the game goes much more smoothly.

Whenever this thread comes up: Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward. A somewhat obscure book that addresses the question of why evil characters would adventure together in the first place.

Yeah, in 5e doing the one-hit-kill routine is the rogue's job. Specifically the assassin. So, if you want to be Joe Sniper, you put three levels of assassin on your ranger and go to town.

Yes, that's what it means. Doesn't make it an invalid play style. Some people find it to be a boost to creativity.

Now I'm picturing E.T. but with an illithid.

Also the source for the iconic D&D troll.

Well, since the gods don't actually have influence in Ravenloft, and it's the Dark Powers who grant clerics their spells - I'd have them grant the drow her heart's desire. But in a way that will lead her down a path most dark, if she's not careful. (What is it with Ed Greenwood and naked...

I just assumed that THEY assumed that anyone that the other group was mad at, must ipso facto be on their side.

I don't mind the elven god being any of these things. I just think the name "Corellon" sounds awfully male. And I don't think it fits to have "her" use a slightly different name when in a female aspect. I'd rather have a more "either/both" sort of name.

I suspect that, if a DM were to rewrite or rebalance the Mirror Image spell, he would have to start by describing, exactly, what the spell does in the fiction, and then attempt to model that.

I didn't crunch the numbers, but the spells listed seem to me a little potent for CR 1/4. CR 1/2 is probably fine though. What level of PCs is this adventure intended for?

Dwarf! Everyone forgets dwarf just because they don't have a CHA bonus. Good Str and Con for melee, and medium armor proficiency.

There's already too much naval-gazing going on in this thread for me.

I think the rules should encourage PC wizards to be seeking out scrolls and spell-trades for story reasons. I'd give them fewer spells per level if I didn't think it might create game issues or hurt feelings. What I'd like to see is a broader variety of wizard load-outs, but that's just...

I voted with "not unless you've seen one" - but I was concerned about that the first time I had a PC take the spell. (She preferred using it to turn trolls into turtles, though.) My concern was always whether the spell really seems correctly powered for a 4th level buff spell - that's an...

For the sandbox-ish game I'm designing, most of the hazards are contained in mini-dungeons, not wandering the countryside. So my means of avoiding the problem under discussion is this: each dungeon has a "threshold monster" at the entrance. This particular monster is of a CR that defines the...

Enough people on this forum have defended the feat that I think it's probably OK, just not at low levels. I personally plan on waiting to take it until at least 8th level to avoid giving my DM headaches.

I am confused by the discrepancies between the manufacturing and purchasing costs of magic items.

Assuming your party is trying to stop Ogremoch... I like the Womford idea because you do want him to take something out before the PCs can do anything. After that, you want to figure out which location would make for the best showdown, and have him draw a line in that direction...