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Agreed. 5e design is closer to 3e overall than 4e, so conversions are a little more straightforward. If you have both versions, though, it's worth looking at the 4e monsters to see if there are any cool special abilities worth converting.

My last two bags have been Wenger SwissGear messenger bags, something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Wenger-68360201-Sensor-MacBook-Notebook/dp/B00HD9CBRG/ Lots of pockets, including a padded compartment for a laptop (and my current one has another padded sleeve for a tablet), but still...

It doesn't. "Ranged attack" doesn't imply the use of Dexterity, unless you're attacking with a weapon.

I think the point Obryn was making is that marking is not an abstraction in the context of a soccer/football game. When someone is told to mark an opposing player, that person knows what to do and is aware of the fact that he or she has marked someone else, in real life. Perhaps it's the general...

Oh, well, too late to take that bet. I guess The Sage is part of the 1% of us that doesn't clearly understand how this works and found another way to interpret the rule. ;)

Ah, good point. I hadn't thought of the necromancer, and construct allies; niche usage, but it gives the spell more of a purpose.

No, you're not the only one. "Bothered" might be too strong; "slightly irked", maybe.

Speaking of power creep, I'm wondering if we're not seeing some in reverse. A few spells seem a little weak to me. The one that stands out is the highest-level new spell, Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting. An 8th-level AoE spell that does 10d8 (45 avg.) necrotic, and doesn't affect constructs or...

Did you do the illustration for the whirlwind spell, with the gnoll? I was wondering if that was you. I love it! The gnoll looks fantastic, and I appreciate the Egyptian trappings flying around; it really tells a story.

Well, they had slower release frequencies if you only count system-focused products. But they produced a lot of adventure material (modules, and some campaign setting items). There weren't many 1e products that expanded the game system (Unearthed Arcana, the Survival Guides, Oriental...

Well, there was the comment from WotC's announcement about the cancellation of DungeonScape: I think we also heard from other venues that they're looking into alternatives, but it's going to take them a while to turn things around.

The Infuse Potions ability of the artificer seems like fun. However... I don't have my DMG with me, so can someone confirm if a potion of superior healing provides 8d4+8 (avg. 28) hit points of healing? If so, a 5th-level artificer starts to become a very powerful healing resource (considering...

I did the same as you, and mentally inserted a "not" before "preclude" when I read Jeremy's response, which confused me about the OP's question. But I think Shadowdweller00 is right, according to RAW. The OA as you move away is still on your turn, as would be your reaction to cast shield. Since...

Agreed, I just noticed this the other day, and it is awkward. I intend to be more relaxed about it. My group is generally in the habit of announcing the modified roll; I don't see a problem with letting the declaration of use come after that, even if it's a little better than what RAW says. The...

No one has claimed that invisibility works against blindsight. We can dispense with that strawman. And plenty of people have given examples where they would impose a Perception check on a creature with blindsight.

Do you have a source for that statistic, perhaps from a broad survey of DMs?

In lieu of getting into a point-by-point discussion about it, I'll just say that I don't view the rule as absolutely as you do.

By being very quiet? The skill is called Stealth, after all, not Hide in Shadows. The rule for blindsight, which you quoted, doesn't say anything about perceiving "as though seeing", or "like sight", or "as well as sight". It just says the creature perceives "without relying on sight". In many...

By the book, a young white dragon isn't a legendary creature, and an adult is a Challenge 13 creature. Did your group of 8th-level PCs take on an adult white dragon in its lair? If so, they should rightly have been turned into bloody smears on its ice-cavern floor, or have been added to its...

I enjoyed the recap and your observations. Thanks! BTW, what kind of dragon was it? I don't understand this, though. The rogue could just stand back and make ranged attacks with sneak attack damage (+4d6 at 8th level) every round. Stealth would be nice for the advantage, but not necessary. It...