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Once I get my hands on it, it will be very useful, just like every previous DMG I've ever owned. It will be something I can read over again and again, stirring the imagination and giving me ideas for upcoming adventures or campaigns.

On the equator sits the tropical continent of Xandahaal. A lush rainforest covers most of this land mass, inhabited by giant reptiles found nowhere else on the planet. Strangely, it is believed by many scholars and loremasters, that Xandahaal is actually an artificial continent and is not native...

1920s. Missing professor. Insane student.

This! 100%. People do seem to forget that role-playing isn't amateur dramatics. As a DM and as a player, I want to get on with the story not sit there while players talk in-character to every NPC.

As a regular and very long time DM, absolutely! I find that it often down to a lack of control over things. I'm not a control freak DM but I do have control over the game and the world, when in that role. I find it discomforting as a player because of that lack. I really enjoying playing when I...

Personally I don't like fumble tables. They tend to be too harsh to the characters and often just feel unnecessary.

Quest into Feywild. Strangeness ensued.

I'm not one for system mastery. Optimisation isn't always the way to go. There are discussions on these very forums from twenty years ago when one of my friends in our D&D3 campaign started to cause issues because he optimised and the rest of us didn't play that way. I much prefer a simpler...

As a DM for many decades, my view has always been that I want the characters (and likewise, their players during game) to have a fear that death is just a dice roll away. I don't however, want to kill their characters. I just want the players to have that feeling that it could happen. I don't...

Evil villain defeated. Campaign won.

Salient. That is what I do as a DM and all I expect from a prospective DM.

Agreed. Early 3rd edition my experience was everyone toe dipped into Rogue for one level just to get D6 sneak attack and evasion. Once evasion was moved to 3rd level, players stopped doing it.

The classic fighter, rogue, cleric and wizard/sorcerer party is a classic trope for a reason. It covers all your bases. It's what I would recommend for most new players and even some experienced groups. Fighter - good but can easily be replaced by barbarian, paladin or even melee focused ranger...

Thanks. I'll take a look. :)

Next I want Curse of Strahd to collect some updated classic D&D. I take it Temple of Elemental Evil hasn't been updated since 3rd edition?

I got it for £55 GBP so about $70 US. That still felt rather excessive to me but frequently I was seeing it online for nearly double that. No idea why.

Just managed to get a copy of Ghosts of Saltmarsh on eBay (Ye gods! How much does that book go for? Crazy prices!) ready for when I start a new 5.5 campaign in a couple months.

I buy adventures occasionally because they are usually something easy too pick up, read and run when I need something. Or they are great sources for ideas or maps that I can use in my own games. These days I don't have a lot of time to write my own things and a published adventure or campaign...

I'm not a fan of the idea of consent forms or what have you. I've had grief before because on certain social media pages, I have said that are we not all adults and can we not handle such within the confines of a game? If someone, a new person coming into the group or at a convention... etc...

I plan on letting the players create their own by letting them choose where their stat boosts go, and what origin feat, skills and tools. Something we can work on together to create what they want.