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I think that there are a couple of different ways to approach it. You could start with something more bespoke in terms of spells, like @Undrave alludes to, but have it be 'simpler'. Your Arcane Blast spell can be a cone (15'), blast (60'), line (90'), does d6 damage per level, and you select...

Not related to 12th level spells, but the Ruins of Myth Drannor Box Set, and/or The Fall of Myth Drannor, both in FR, both Ad&d era, included rules and spells for 10th level spells, many of which were used in the creation of Myth Drannor and the Mythals. Those are the only references and spells...

I either award XP, or do milestone leveling, after that particular adventure, when the party returns to "civilization" where they can train, re-equip, find a/their mentor, etc. I try not to do it in the middle of an adventure.

Yup. In 5e - My players - "We cast Leomund's here in the dungeon, and we eat our goodberries. We poke our heads out in the morning." Now, you might say "well, what about wandering monsters". Sure. That can happen, but unless I'm specifically trying to counter the party's abilities, the...

I don't feel like that's the case for me, and I've been playing for 40+ years. For me, magic seems less special because in 5e everyone can cast some type of spell - between class/subclass/feat/race/background, etc. Everyone has magic, unless you decide specifically not to (i.e. Champion, and...

I don't think it works particularly well with how DnD handles weapons and monster attacks. They'll "balance" monster attacks by giving more lower damage attacks, or less higher damage attacks, etc., which doesn't work well with a DR system. I tried several different iterations of DR, and...

Yup. Player: "Good day sir, I am Sir PC, and I wish to lodge here tonight, as I am a Noble." NPC guard: "You're who? Hold on." Closes door. NPC Castellan: "Good day. You are who?" Player: "I'm Sir PC, and I'd like to ask lodging here with your Lord." NPC Castellan: "What is your family...

I find this to be a huge problem for me nowadays. Background benefits, the "ribbon" type stuff, which impacts narrative and story more than the crunch gets lost (for me) on the character sheet, buried beneath skills, feats, class abilities, subclass abilities, spells (so many spells), spell...

I could be wrong here, and someone else probably has better knowledge at hand, but I think around this time most warriors are still using spear, axe and shield. In Roman times, the Spatha developed over time as a cavalry sword, long enough to be used from horseback. The Gladius remained the...

This is the tricky part. Players have to want to be integrated into the world, want to have connections that are meaningful, etc. Every. single. player. in every single campaign I have run has done the opposite: loner, no family, no home, no connections to anyone. Just adventuring and the...

Anyone know if these are just new/more spells, or are they going to actually change the spell system in 5e to make it more “Lankhmar”, which has always been more S&S and less blasty/magic all the time for everything?

I and my group have the same problem (friend, playing for 40 years-ish), over VTT, but the problem is different - he’s not creative, is a spotlight hog, gets bored when the action ebbs a little then starts a fight wherever in game, drinks whiskey during the game which leads to late game...

As mentioned above, and IME, not everyone understands this. A lot of the complaints about the UA are "Why do farmers speak Halfling?" Or "That's stupid, why do Gladiators speak Orc? Is WOTC saying all gladiators are orcs?", etc. Its reviewers, "influencers", etc. as well. People don't get...

I don't think it was in the rules, but we used to have it take 1 round to reach in and feel around to grab whatever specific thing you were looking for. If you wanted an "object interaction" or quick grab of something, we usually kept a running tally of what was in the bag, and randomized on...

Krull didn't make the list? Gasp! But, my glaive! No, not that glaive, the spinning whirly one that returns like a boomerang! Its got it all. A hero, a princess, a ragtag band of bandits turned heroes, a cyclops, and a dungeon, I mean castle, with cool enemies!

Definitely. This is a prime example of where digital renders do not look anything like the final product.

I've played DnD for 40 years or so, and played MTG back in the Mirage and Ice Age eras. I haven't played Magic since then. So my answer would be "I play DnD, but played magic a long time ago". I like the Magic Crossovers, and have been eyeing some sort of Innistrad game for awhile now.

In my games, I've tried something slightly different: removed all mention of "good" and "evil" from characters, monsters, gods, and spells. So, Protection from Evil is just "protection" and protects against things attempting to harm you. Detect Evil doesn't work. If the PC's continually...

I think a lot of it comes down to mistaking quantity for quality. There is so much material out there for the Realms, it must be awesome! The Realms can be good, but it takes a solid and creative DM to manage it. Do you use all the existing Lore? Do you retcon stuff? Do you change...

As a grognard, it takes me a very long time to realize that things aren't aimed at me anymore (games, TV, music, movies, technology, even DnD). Once I finally realize I'm not the target audience, everything makes sense and then I can settle into what I want to do/enjoy doing, rather than...