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Assuming the ones I currently play on a regular basis, that's only D&D. I play or run with more than one group and quite simply I don't have the motivation, time, energy or players to play TTRPG of the week. I think those that answer 5 or more likely want very different things out of their...

If I were to use this, I would make that true for all the options. But I misread it - I thought it applied to all. That's what I get for reading it on my phone.

Aargh ... read that as applying to everything. So yeah ... not going to allow it.

If you do a 1 level dip, you can still only contribute to a level 1 spell. It helps to read the actual text of the book and not rely on someone's interpretation.

I just quoted the text. The contributing caster must "...expend a spell slot of a level greater than or equal to the spell’s level". You can't contribute to a fireball unless you have a 3rd level spell slot or higher to contribute.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not convinced this is a good option and I don't plan on allowing it (I have access because one of my players got the book), its just not as broken as some people seem to think.

Nope. "Each secondary caster contributing to the spell must expend a spell slot of a level greater than or equal to the spell’s level (no action required). If the spell fails, these spell slots aren’t expended."

I can't provide a specific response without knowing the details of the specific scenario. But it goes back to the players decide and I don't guarantee success or safety.

Up to the players. Maybe they need to regroup and try a different approach. Maybe they can't achieve the particular goal they had in mind. Maybe they push on and hope for the best. Maybe they do the hut thing and hope they aren't discovered or if they are that they can come up with some kind...

I've explained what I do and why. Taking a long rest when the enemy is aware that some dangerous group is in the area is going to be risky.

If I have an issue with any spell I have a discussion with the group and talk about why it's a problem. In my campaign, sometimes the hut will be beneficial, sometimes it won't. But it won't be automatically guaranteed to be successful. The example of the hobgoblin mercenary army was from a...

Radical concept. I've done this with a few spells - counterspell comes to mind. Had a chat with the group that it was a boring spell and that if the party uses it the NPCs will start doing so as well. We chose not to use it.

The whole purpose of patrols is to identify dangerous enemies. Eliminate them if you can, report back if you can't. But ... there's nothing new here. Sometimes the hut will be useful, other times it won't in my game. If you run it so that works out well for the PCs every time no matter what...

What are the options? Ignore it? Spend hours investigating? Stand around while the characters wipe out the entire patrol? There are so many variables and different scenarios. The enemy may not find the hut, they may find it 2 minutes before it expires, they may be mindless undead. I'm just...

PCs tend to be a different breed than just about anything else wandering around. They are typically the SWAT team and special forces which conditions people to act assuming that whatever the GM puts in front of them is a reasonable challenge. But if I were in the military and spot what I...

I think it can work sometimes but I would reserve this for special or unique monsters, the ones you want to stand out. Having 9 subparts might also be a bit much for me but that doesn't change the concept. On the other hand I almost never use solo monsters (they've never worked well under most...

They don't know exact numbers they just know to be on alert. It's not an issue if the hut is not noticed, but then the hut wasn't needed for defense in the first place. Even if the enemy had no clue they were under attack, if they're on patrol in the back 40 and notice this magical dome what...

It doesn't take a hive mind for the patrol to be told "There have been reports of a small invading force, keep an eye out for anything weird. Whoever it is took out several of our patrols already so don't try to deal with it yourself." Even if it's not anything that formal, news of an enemy...

There was a storyline? ;)

Even better have an NPC cast it when the PCs are defending a location.