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Number 2 seems smoother, number 1 is both a big change in the overall probability but also players are going to hate the constant disadv. let the boss be scary sure, but don't nerf the players I say. Also a simplier form of this that is already in the rules....inspiration. Gives the boss like 3...

Don't mess with the S!

shrug, imo if the relationship had not been a thing, or had just been a quick lip service, I would have the exact same perspective on the characters. We already saw the two characters as work a holics that were utterly committed to their jobs, the relationship did nothing to push that in either...

The BBEG doesn't have a lot of options. He wasn't built as a combat character (he was more the masterful manipulator type), so his battle spells are limited and they aren't doing much to the paladin so far. He basically has greater invis and mirror image for general defense, as I already have...

Having thought about it more, I think the A5e legendary resistance mechanic is the right approach here. Effectively LRs work the same in A5e as 5e but the monster is normally weakened after a use of LR. And so what this does is create a "lesser spell effect" without a lot of bookkeeping. We...

So just had to share this one. Last night's session culminated in a crazy combat and here are the details! The Background Action Hero Rules The Fight The Paladin after a brief cinematic discussion with this god and realizes that if doesn't hurt the BBEG's forces now that the rest of the...

Honestly even if Larian had committed to making a BG4 I would be skeptical. As you said, its lightning in a bottle....BG3 was a masterpiece, you are unlikely to generate even one of those. Expecting anyone to churn out continuous ground breaking works is just asking for disappointment.

Also it might help to compare the more productive relationship in the form of Cassian and Bix. What is interesting about the relationship is that Bix pulls Cassian in two very different directions. On the one hand, it is the trauma she goes through that serves as one of Cassian's principal...

so to be clear, I do agree that Dedra's ultimate arc and ending was perfectly fine and poetic, no problem with it. I am just saying that the Syril's involvement and all the time spent on their relationship had 0 to do with it...and so the payoff wasn't worth the time investment. You could have...

The problem wasn’t that they didn’t go that direction…it’s they went no direction. If Dedra had started to hate her imperial workers after his death, that would have been interesting. If Dedra had become crazed, so dogged in her pursuit of axis that her fellows were terrified of her, but she...

I think grapple is a reasonable way to go, though I would argue carrying a willing party member (who might even hold on to you and ease the weight distribution) is a lot easier than moving a person actively trying to free themselves from your grasp and who probably also is trying to harm you...

I would argue that there was no real character Development for Dedra. At the end of the day she was what she was...its just that her house of cards ultimately came crashing around her at the end. I mean she was still the same arrogant relentless "I have to do it myself" individual in the second...

Just finished it up myself. Overall, pretty happy with Andor overall and season 2, but it had its flows my quick take. The Good 1) We saw a "real" rebellion that was complex and interesting and messy. Just like in real rebellions, there are divergent factions that often fight with each other...

Risk of damage, risk of death....sure that's exciting! Risk of leaving the table for an hour because I have nothing to contribute...not so great. Part of this is simply the length of dnd combat. A round of combat can take 30 min or even an hour if its an involved one. Even an effect that takes...

I will note that the suggestion spell in the OP didn't impact the dragon, just his associate. I mean...its that where we want the save or sucks to actually work? We are focusing a lot on boss protections...but in this case it wasn't the boss, but the minion of the boss that got the whammy. If...

By the book, encumbrance works the same whether you are walking or flying. A character normally carry 15 x strength score, so for a basic 10 strength I would say that could carry most standard PC races IF they basically have no gear. For a more general "hey pick me up and take...

Yeah I think its fitting for the rakshasa who is in dnd lore a highly notable magic resistant creature. I could also see it on some golems, as again historically golems were immune to the vast majority of spells. But I wouldn't make it a thing you just give to a number of bosses.

I will say no mechanic will save you from bad dice at the end of the day. I mean if the dragon hadn't been stalled out by a spell but whiffed on every attack due to cold dice, it still would have been a lackluster experience. I will say I am not a fan of young dragons. I mean I'm not a huge fan...

My current campaign the PCs are a mercenary group, hired to do everything from assassination to body guard duty. As a DM I am a big fan of "mission" type campaigns (aka where the PCs are assigned missions as the basis of their adventurers), as it allows you to include a wide range of adventure...

There are two reasons for this: Thematically: In lore, modrons only communicate with modrons one rank higher or lower than themselves. So this mechanic reinforces that flavor. Mechanically: It creates a pyramid structure of power, where 3 tiers of modron in a fight can't all just make the one...