Search results

Ok, how many folks agreeing with the OP are 20+ year veteran DMs who have been to the rodeo a few times? How many are new to DMing with 5th edition? You might want to keep those folks in mind before complaining too loudly about clarifications. You are always free to ignore them. I'd at least...

I think this may be superfluous? PHB Page 195 says movement only provokes when the attacker can see you. There may be other actions that trigger OA that I'm unaware of, I haven't fully read the combat rules yet. Do you want this to work any time the gnome is invisible (say, from other...

I think one of the playtests had a spell that dazed the target, preventing them from taking reactions. It was a pseudo-condition imparted by the spell, rather than a full-fledged condition. Can't remember which spell it was however.

It's a two-handed weapon, so scimitar wouldn't work.

What if it was something more akin to the LotR elven glaive? I could see the case for this being a finesse weapon, especially considering how they tend to spin it around.

I haven't examined the existing origins in detail but I don't see anything controversial here. I might move the charm resistance to 6th level. Since invisibility always seemed to me to be a key trait of fey I might add in something like the following: Fey Trickery: Starting at 6th level, if...

I picked the blue because 4e's adult red hasn't been updated for post-Monster Vault math, unfortunately. If I had looked harder I would've picked this elder red, from the Monster Vault. Its 4e level of 22 is pretty close to equivalent for 5e's CR 17 adult red. In this case the 5e adult red with...

I think (and I have been known to be wrong before) that most of the people expressing dissatisfaction with 5e monster simplicity are advocating for an approach closer to the 4e versions than the 3e versions. And those 4e versions are darn near identical to the 5e versions in substance except...

A little disappointed that the big bads (dragons, bone devil, umber hulk, etc) we've seen previewed so far don't have one or two additional exception-based tactical options available. One thing I did for my 4e Fallout game was create every NPC as a simple Type X (brute, soldier, leader, or...

You could always require a Religion check for divine scrolls, or Nature for druid scrolls.

(haven't read the thread yet) I don't have my PHB in front of me so some of the language may be wonky, but what about: Melee Opportunist Each round you can make a number of extra opportunity attacks equal to the number of attacks you are allowed when you use your action to attack, but only...

I guess I'd just lower their speed by 5 feet and use them as-is? Is anybody going to know there's a difference? They use a shortsword and shortbow already, so they're goblin-compatible. You could always lower damage by 1 and raise AC by 1. Remember, Rulings not Rules.

All these reversions sound just as ham-fisted as every other Realms-shattering event. I suppose I at least get to pick and choose which events I'm going to incorporate. I wait with bated breath to see how Halruaa gets resurrected. :erm:

Both.

Hmmmmm. At the risk of being on the opposite end of the edition spectrum from Lanefan: possibly a Second Wind type mechanic for all, depending on whether the DMG has it as an option or not. "Bloodied" Disease tracks Possibly Charge attacks Additional viable healing classes "Spells" that act...

I would probably role-play that as telling a joke so funny the target has a heart attack.

I will probably be giving a set of 5 or 6 different arrays to choose from. Rolling is just too much potential for sturm und drang for me.

I wouldn't even think of restricting either, and probably wouldn't be interested in playing in a game where they were.