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Again, 8 intelligence is slightly below average, not mentally handicapped barely able to string sentences together or something. People here seem to think Grog is a good example of dumping int, but he was 6 Int which is not typically a legal Int score in standard Point Buy. I don't see how...

Hehe yeah too true, you could argue that elaborately complex schemes that don't stand a chance of working are both the norm for most DnD parties, and would be spot on for accurately roleplaying PCs with 8 Intelligence

Standard "dump stat" means 8, and the OP specifically did say they all had -1 Int modifier so 8 or 9 as their Int stat. That's just a below average intelligence person, not some moron who can't make decisions. At an 8-9 intelligence you shouldn't be roleplaying your PC as coming up with...

I wouldn't go that far. The difference between dumping INT and bumping it to something above average like 12 is a difference of TWO on the skillcheck, where the Die roll randomness swings from 1 to 20. No matter what the roll is mostly based on random luck. Dumping Int to put more points that...

Everyone dumping Int to 8 is pretty standard in my experience if you don't have an Artificer or Wizard. It's just such a completely useless stat for everyone else

Wisdom (Perception) seems like the most obvious workaround here but sticking to the actual question: I can't think of any rationalization for charisma that I would accept as a DM, unless there are sentient denizens of the dungeon that you could capture and interrogate. Charisma would actually...

I've been saying over and over, Animal Handling is an S-tier skillcheck in Modern 5e DnD at every table I've played or DM'd at.

My advice is to let go of insisting on "what makes sense" whenever it gets in the way of the logistics of playing a fun game. Always strive for verisimilitude but don't be a slave to it. I always imagine it like in a TV show where sometimes a character just doesn't appear on the screen for...

Most of my 5e DnD experience has been this type of "open table" FLGS environment, with single DMs running long (multiple year) campaigns with rotating players. I have seen great success with this model. My advice on what I think works well / doesn't work well is below We've always used...

Yeah I was wondering what that was as well, I'll vote for it to find out

Ah this makes sense you were referring to the restrictions against using two spell slots per turn, rather than the Action Surge restriction against using a Magic Action. The OP's situation still works RAW since it was a magic item and no spell slots were used, but this would prevent most cases...

There's no change to the Ready Action itself, what changed was Action Surge specifically excluding taking the Magic Action but not being worded broadly enough to prevent using the Ready Action to cast a spell with your Reaction.

Yeah I was definitely thinking the same thing, but who knows sometimes you just want to award someone for teaching you something new so I could maybe see myself doing the same if I was in a generous mood

According to the rules they are different. Action Surge allows any action except the Magic Action. Casting the spell on your turn uses the Magic Action, thus is prevented. Taking the Ready Action to concentrate on a spell, then using your Reaction to cast the spell does not the Magic Action...

Depends what you think of when you envision the world of Tolkien. Modern DnD heroic fantasy has every character being Legolas, Gandalf, Galadriel, etc. Ridiculously powerful characters are certainly part of Tolkien's world, although the story mostly focuses on the less powerful characters, so...

I have had success making food matter in my campaigns by allowing the players describe what meals they are cooking, and giving Temporary HP based on what they are eating (and Con saving throws), plus even some magical buffs when cooking harvested meats from powerful creatures (with Temp HP from...

Top 3 in terms of what? Favorite to play? Strongest abilities? Most iconic if you only allowed 3 in your universe? I'm going to say Goliath, then Dragonborn, then Orc, because standing side by side, those races are the tallest so they stand out on top

Warlocks are MUCH different mechanically, with major advantages (invocations, auto-upcasting, recharging on short rests) and disadvantages (almost no spellslots). Also they have great roleplay potential and personal sidequest potential with their Patron roleplay baked into their game mechanics...

My default is starting at Level 2. I've seen other DMs generally start higher like 3 or 4. I've literally never played a 5e game at Level 1, never seen a single DM do it

That opinion might be unpopular for brand new players mesmerized by a giant pile of dice falling on the table, but anyone who's ever actually looked at the math knows that Fireball has always been extremely overrated in DnD 5e.