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I had a more direct conversion of the 4e avenger, built as a rogue archetype. You're free to check it out if you like, but it's in pre-playtest alpha form currently. I may get a chance to playtest it this summer: Avenger conversion (google doc)

The real problem with flight is when the entire party has easy access to it. One PC with a fly speed is no big deal to me. Also, that is literally their only racial trait aside from a weak 1d4 claw attack, and they have 25' ground speed on top of that. Giving them further limitations would be...

Arrange for a TPK? of course not. Arrange for a complication or unforseen consequence from a failed (or successful) objective? Certainly.

True group nirvana occurs when the players know you sometimes fudge things and they trust that you do it to make the game even more interesting/exciting.

This is an idea that I've been mulling for a while, and a couple of quick searches here didn't turn up any matches. I really like the 5e bard, but I also wish there was a nonmagical option. To that end, I've put together this rough draft. It combines most aspects of the college of lore and...

I'm not too concerned at the release schedule at the moment. The DMG just came out, for cryin' out loud. Eventually I would like to see 1-2 expansion books per year, with things of interest for both DMs and players. Sort of like 4e's various Heroes of X books, although a central theme to each...

Indiana Stones?

We quickly stopped tracking xp with the introduction of 4e, since item crafting no longer required it. Haven't looked back and don't intend to. To me it's just useless drudgery and I haven't had a single player complain or even mention it.

In 4e I make custom items that are more useful/powerful than the default to distribute to the party. From the looks of things, in 5e I will likely be making custom items that are less useful/powerful than the default to distribute to the party. Most of the well-known items are very rare or...

I developed a faction of the church of Oghma for use in my Neverwinter campaign in 4e. Although the Sundering has changed things a bit, you may find it useful as either a protagonist or antagonist faction. It is composed mostly of avengers (divine assassins). The Curators: With the demise of...

At the risk of venturing into material more appropriate for the house rules forum, I did a little back-of-the-envelope math a few months ago and came up with this attempt to lessen the fightery aspect of the 5e battlemaster fighter and boost the warlordy aspect. It has undergone zero...

This kind of thing comes with the (FR) territory. The PCs always have to handle the big threat because the major movers and shakers are too busy handling the Even Bigger Threat Nobody Knows About (tm). Hindsight 20/20 but that was an opportunity for the party to help find out why her powers...

I guess it depends on how much work you want to put into converting. If it were me, I'd leave the pocket of spellplague in Neverwinter so I could continue to run the campaign as-is, perhaps culminating in the elimination of the plague at the end of the campaign. Dead and wild magic zones...

I am in the same boat as a lot of the folks here. I'm in the process of wrapping up the Icewind Dale sundering adventure and will be starting up Dragon Queen soon. I don't have time to read all the novels, but it would be nice to have a synopsis of what's actually happening in the world to help...

As others have mentioned, create situations where the non-combat resolution might end up being more rewarding. Perhaps instead of wiping out an enemy it can be turned into an ally against an even greater foe? This came up in my game recently. A random encounter with a lone, angry stone giant...

It's a little rough around the edges, but it exists: http://cheezedoodle96.deviantart.com/art/MLP45E-Dungeons-and-Dragons-With-Ponies-490872927

Saw the ghost of an ancestor, aged 40 years. Their hearts couldn't take it, unfortunately.

Many of these "make weapons/shields better" feats also granted proficiency in the playtest rules. I'm a little annoyed with how stingy the final rules are with weapon proficiencies.

As others have mentioned, Nagpa are probably the closest. I got a lot of mileage out of 4e Nagpa Corruptors reskinned as generic enemy spellcasters: Withering Staff (necrotic, weapon) At-Will Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +13 vs. Reflex Hit: 2d6 + 10 necrotic damage, and the nagpa pushes the...

I like organizations, too. All the players in my Neverwinter campaign are tied to the various factions. My PC (for those times I get to play) is an avenger of Oghma, a secret member of this group: The Curators With the demise of Helm, Mystra, and Tyr and the scattering of their respective...