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I work in the video game industry. My suspicion is that in recent years WotC's compensation model has shifted from publishing (which pays poorly) to gaming (which pays well). This makes sense as the D&D team's talent is most likely to be poached by video game developers. So WotC needs to pay...

42nd session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, rumored to be in the Banewarrens. Elf Librarian/Wizard/Magician. Outcast from...

This year I DM'd three campaigns totaling about 55 sessions. Two are 5E and in both the PCs just reached 9th level and have played about 45 sessions each since starting in 2019. The third is a Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign that started in 2021. Players are 7th level after about 40 sessions...

This is a recap of sessions 42, 43, and 44 of my Neverwinter campaign. Apparently I forgot to recap those! We haven't played much in the last 3 months of the year as I've had a lot of real life conflicts. Three 8th level characters: half-orc vengeance paladin, human genie warlock, drow evoker...

41st session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Another short session, which seems to be common with us during the Holidays. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan...

40th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, rumored to be in the Banewarrens. Elf Librarian/Wizard/Magician. Outcast...

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Changes that I would implement for the monk if a player at my table selected the class: If you are unarmed, your martial arts die increases by one step. Flurry of Blows, Patient Defense, and Step of the Wind do not require ki points, just your bonus action. Stunning Strike is replaced by...

Arcane Archer FTW!

39th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. We haven't played in nearly a month as real life as put some unexpected demands on my time. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of...

43rd session of my Neverwinter campaign. Three 8th level characters: half-orc vengeance paladin, human genie warlock, drow evoker wizard. We're playing online and sessions are about 2 hours long. Here's the situation: Characters are up against a guild of drow rogues commanded by a mind flayer...

There are aspects that I like from every edition of Forgotten Realms. There are also aspects that I dislike. So I include what I like and exclude what I dislike. That said, the original Gray Box has a special charm. FR is often criticized as a "kitchen sink" setting (which is true) but what...

42nd session of my Neverwinter campaign. Three 8th level characters: half-orc vengeance paladin, human genie warlock, drow evoker wizard. We're playing online and sessions are about 2 hours long. We've not played in nearly 2 months due to one player moving across the country, so much of the time...

The first character death in our 38th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, rumored to be in the Banewarrens. Elf...

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I have three campaigns currently running. Two of them should wrap up within the next 3 - 6 months. One is a a 5E D&D campaign that should finish around 10th level. The other is a Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign that will reach 10th level (and beyond). 10th is the level cap for SotDL. Not long...

I like what I'm seeing so far with feats.

This is every campaign I've run in 5th edition: Group 1 (a modified Dragon of Icespire Peak): Human Druid (Moon) 5 Dragonborn Sorcerer (Dragon) 5 Dwarf Cleric (Tempest) 5 Elf Ranger (Beast Master and then Hunter) 5 Human Warlock (Genie/Djinn) 5 Half-Orc Paladin (Vengeance) 5 Group 2 (all of...

37th session of Monte Cook's 3E Banewarrens campaign run with Shadow of the Demon Lord on Owlbear Rodeo. Five player characters at Level 7: Dwarf Executioner/Berserker/Warrior. He seeks the Axehammer of the Lost Clan, rumored to be in the Banewarrens. Elf Librarian/Wizard/Magician. Outcast...

I believe it's safe to say that the vast majority of players do not know that rogues can get an off turn sneak attack. It's a niche playstyle for optimizers.