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I agree with Iserith that leaving the encounters as they are is the way to go: if you're concerned about the smaller group running into problems, then make each PC more powerful. Not only does it save you time (because you don't have to rewrite every encounter in the book), but if your players...

I always thought the action was required due to the time required to put it away... I tend to rule that if you're holding something in your hands, you can always drop it with no action required. The downside is that you can't always retrieve a dropped item (it fell into a pit, you had to leave...

The party consisted of a Paladin, Druid, Ranger, and Rogue (with another Ranger who got called in to work mid-session, so he was taking a short rest while all this went down). Instead of having the Redbrand Ruffians a group of troublemakers in the town like in the book, I decided that I'd make...

Looking through the MM (for the sake of completeness), you missed: * Trap Soul (Demilich optional action, MM pg. 49) * Devil Summoning (MM pg. 68) * Bone Devil Polearm (MM pg. 71) * Ice Devil Spear (MM pg. 75) * Rogue Modrons (MM pg. 224) * Revenants with Spells and Weapons (MM pg. 259) *...

There are lots of ways to get advantage or increase your hit bonus... But those come at the cost of resources. If you're a paladin with the choice of spending a first-level spell slot on bless near the beginning of a long day (and being able to reliably hit for +10 damage for one fight) or...

My intuition is also completely backwards: my players just fought Glasstaff in LMoP, and they got completely wrecked. Sure I made him an actual 4th-level wizard (having 7 spells to choose from instead of 4 also bumped his CR to 2), but he DEMOLISHED the party. After the dust settled, a "medium"...

If you're looking for something that can help out a longsword wielder, this is it. If you're using a sword and shield, you're still able to use this part of the feat (although it's admittedly the weaker part of the feat). It also allows shenanigans like throwing your sword to kill a kobold at 60...

The only noble I ever made, and played 2 sessions before I left the game, was a half-orc rogue: he was the son of a count who grew up in, and eventually became chieftain of, a tribe of orcs. The tribe of orcs was nearly wiped out and his parents were killed, so he went to find his estate. The...

If you're the DM, nothing is "overpowered" compared to what you can throw at the party, and you can change the game drastically to make it easier (or more difficult) for your players. If your party isn't tactically minded, they could have a party with every character having "overpowered" builds...

Before that episode, Doctor Who introduced the scariest monsters I've ever seen in any media: the Weeping Angels. They're stone statues of angels... While you look at them. If you look away, or blink, they animate and are lightning fast. And they don't just kill you, they zap you back in time...

I think the only place it talks about adamantine weapons being used is in the section for Drow (MM pg. 127): So if you kill a Drow raiding party or trade in the Underdark you might be able to get adamantine weapons; other than that I don't think their use is mentioned anywhere.

If a player asked me to come up with a warlock backstory for them, I'd veto the character and make them play something else. Warlocks have awesome backstories built into their class, and the extent of their pact (how much service they have to give their patron, how they fit into their patron's...

This is one thing that bugs me: If the rogue finds a certain amount of wealth in a chest, how much is considered "bad form" or "impolite" to skim off the top? 10%? 20%? 10gp? Enough to make the remainder divide evenly? If the rogue finds a hidden treasure, like a ring buried in muck, is he...

Having played PF exactly once (with the encumbrance rules as mandatory), I've decided that I'll avoid Encumbrance rules entirely. I play D&D to explore ancient ruins, have epic battles, and interact with the world in a meaningful way (and collect loot at the same time); not to micromanage my...

I'm currently playing a moon Druid (from 1st to almost 6th level), and I'm finding that I'm using Wild Shape in more of a utility than combat capacity. Giant Spider form is one of the better forms that I have, because I can use it to ferry my party up and down vertical cliffs without having to...

I think that both active and passive skills have a place, so you shouldn't completely replace one with the other... But I am in the camp that prefers to use passive skills where possible. Rolls (active skills) are used for situations when you're actively trying to do something (sneak past a...

I know that at 7th level Barbarians get advantage on initiative checks with Feral Instinct, so Alert would be a bit redundant if it was changed to give advantage instead of the bonus. Enhance Ability (Cat's Grace) also gives advantage on Dexterity checks (including initiative). Effects that give...

If your players want to invest in the area around Phandalin, let them! Maybe have an adventure deep in the Neverwinter Woods, in Leilon, in the Starmetal Hills... There are plenty of areas around Never winter, and if you want to take them elsewhere (for HotDQ or otherwise) then come up with...

Where open carry isn't permitted, it's easy to spot spellcasters! They're the ones wearing government-issued mittens! :lol:

I'm bemused by your interpretation of the improvised weapons rules, and this example is the reason why. It seems to me you're interpreting the rules as "If I use a weapon as another weapon, it becomes an improvised weapon" where personally I see it as "If there's a nonweapon object that I use as...