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Wave. If that is too powerful an item, a Trident of Fish Command. Fits a bit less with rogue and more with the triton / seafaring setup. Also see if the DM would be willing to allow a finessable one so you can sneak attack (the trident is frankly a sub poor weapon so this isn't as big a deal as...

I do point out that the d&d 5e necromancer wizard and the death cleric have kind of swapped places in this edition. In editions past the cleric was more of the minion builder while the wizard necromancer was more about debuff and withering spells. I say withering rather than damage because...

More data is needed, as the subclasses and build for druids and bards can be radically different from each other in play. Did the paladin, druid, and bard *want* to heal any? Are the latter two caster/ranged build or melee? What sort of character ideas did you have in mind (not builds...

My immediate concerns with hiding health from the players are three things. The first is a mechanics thing, it's a lot more work on your part as a DM to keep track of player health. Second, these rules really only work if the players are comfortable giving up the agency of knowing how much...

There is another elephant in the room that you shall consider, concerning not how the checks are determined, but their frequency. In situations of extreme cold or extreme heat, for example, you have players making checks every hour. Were they to travel half a day (a typical "montage" for...

I had something two similar things occur in my group with the same player. The first was with a Tiefling Warlock, whom started as pact of the old ones and very quickly descended into madness/power hungry with the hags of old Bone grinder. She met the mother hag first in Barovia and ended up...

It is certainly a reasonable houserule, but still a houserule none-the-less. If the OP feels as strongly about the realism of throat slitting then certainly another viable option would be to let him succeed once or twice, then have the sorcerer king show up and slit this warlock's throat while...

As mentioned, having guard dogs and guards posted in/outside of rooms is standard fair for nobles. An invisible pc is not automatically hidden, and still must make stealth checks. Likewise, I assume he would have locks on his doors/windows, and any sensible lord would keep the walls of his...

The default rules in the DM are actually pretty decent for a spur of the moment type chase. I find the complications thing to be quite enjoyable for both sides and it keeps things interesting. If you have more time, rather than rolling the dice randomly and narrating the results, you could...

Interesting comparison, and about what I figured. A larger pet peeve I have with looking at it from the beast master perspective isn't even the damage, but the fact that they can have a large pet in the first place. Here is this new artificer strolling up on his mechanical bear while the human...

Overall it's a great idea conceptually. However, it comes with a few issues. First and foremost. The blindsight, while a fitting concept, is WAY too powerful. Rogues get blindsight for 10ft...at level 14. And it's their only ability for that level. You just gave this cleric better at level 1...

Honestly? If you are viewing Ravenloft as just a "few levels side plot" I wouldn't even bother running it as part of a different domain. I would take the castle and put it into your world in a random valley. Make Strahd just a random lord that is a vampire. Play him ruthless and calculating, but...

It's a fun premise, and there is no actual rule on it as written. Similarly, the "forbiddance" is likewise completely up to DM ruling as a weakness. After all, who according to rules can "invite" a Vampire in and what constitutes a residence vs a public building? For myself, I take reference to...

What I wish to know, is how people manage to do combats so quickly. The concept of 4 combats in a 3 hour session is crazy to me. Perhaps it's just my group, but even smaller scale battles seem to take forever. I've done about everything I can think of to speed things up, requiring players to...

There are probably a number of things. A few though... 1) When players are habitually late/not prepared. I get being busy, but consistently is frustrating. 2) Electronics while gaming. I get that spell apps and useful tools exist. I even understand that things come up, or the desire to...

It should be noted that my houserules are just that, houserules. :) Definitely interesting math there, and taking a look at it, it is worth contemplating if I shall continue using a -prof /+2 x proficiency model. My thoughts regarding the feats are mixed, hence why I'm trying to avoid a knee...

I like the idea of the time being a linked object, and may pilfer it for my game. :) In addition to that, I suggest that the pretty obvious choice is to go with them trying to recover the Lich's phylactory in the Amber Temple. He's the primary guardian, and is as powerful (when cured) as...

My suggested change, if any, to the -5 attack / +10 damage options in both feats is to make it scale equal to proficiency bonus. Start at -2 / +4 and scale up at a rate of -proficiency / +2 x proficiency. It makes it actually usable at lower levels with the player overshadowing all others in...

This is exactly what happened in my game a few sessions back in Curse of Strahd. The cleric had a well placed silence spell in a certain windmill to help make a hard encounter easier. Also let me as the DM have a fun roleplaying moment with a hag "sniffing" out the magics source from the cleric...

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