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The biggest question is what is the ultimate goal. If you're looking for a way to hand wave away random encounters, there's better options. If you want to have a mystical desert that drains away memories, I'd have it require the occasional save to take away actual memories the characters have...

I really hate the fact that all elves became tall in 5E. That was a realms specific thing that bled into the core rules.

Depends on your timeline, really, since everywhere has had strife at some time since the Twin Cataclysms. Additionally, banditry and monsters are semi-common, even in "civilized" nations. Major cities are going to have thieves guilds and assassins guilds, so they have their own dangers. If I...

If I had to guess, I would say the majority of games are humanocentric, even if not called out as such. Almost every campaign I've ever played in had humans as the "default" race in the world, even if it was filled with all manner of other races. In addition, it's been rare for a DM feel the...

Nah, that's the Bazaar of the Bizarre

If a monster is immune to a condition, it would be listed in the stat block. Since it is not, then yes you can in fact charm undead.

That was the assumptions of the default multiverse until the 5E Spelljammer book radically changed the way spelljamming worked. Each world was in a crystal sphere, which limited how much you could impact "being on the same plane," but all the worlds were on the same prime material plane...

My biggest issue with this is that IIRC, the 1980 Folio didn't include anything about deities. Given that the deity list has been cut from the PHB, I would hope they at least include the GH one in this chapter.

I think the best way is to assume that the new races simply don't exist in "significant" numbers. There's only 1 elven nation, Celene, plus the demi-human Ulek states, all of which have more humans living in them than demi-humans (according to the original boxed set). I would guess that...

The 1983 World of Greyhawk Boxed Set (not to be confused with the 1980 World of Greyhawk Folio) is probably the best source, as others have stated. It should be based in the same timeline as the DMG. It provides information on a lot of aspects of the world, but it leaves much more open for the...

Honestly, I've never found 2E's adventures to be particularly good. Ravenloft adventures in particular tend to be very railroady, with the players just along for the ride.

Something to consider is what the party is running away from. Most beasts/monsters aren't likely to give chase, unless they're particularly hungry or have some other motivation to do so. Intelligent monsters might give chase if the party is deep within their lair, but otherwise most will just be...

5E provides a wonderful opportunity for variety, without forcing it. I tend to prepare 1-2 spells that will be used for each spell level, since those are the ones I need and/or are optimal. The rest are "utility" spells that seldom get used, but are amazing when it comes up. For example, my...

I think it's an issue of RAW vs. RAI. As I see it, by RAW they can't use scrolls, which sucks. However, I doubt this was the intent, so I suspect most DMs will allow it.

I've only purchased two adventures since 5E came out, and I've probably only purchased half a dozen since 3E. I already own hundreds of adventures from BECMI and AD&D (including many issues of Dungeon Magazine), so I feel very little need to purchase new ones. Despite the fact that I've largely...

The number of berries and HP/ berry is fine. I could see an argument allowing for more berries with an upcast, but that's it.

I've boosted Int by having it modify your number of languages. It worked well for 5E, so it should work just as well in 5.5E. Bad idea. I did this when 5E first came out, and all it did was encourage the Cha based characters. We had a paladin, bard, and sorcerer with tons of magic toys, while...

What's really nice is that the chassis is simple, but easily modified. A5E is a great example of how you can add more complicated subsystems into 5E.

I will honestly wait and see how it plays out. Despite the potential for shenanigans, I just don't see most groups actually doing anything like this. If I had a player discuss it as a tactic, I will politely ask them not to. If it becomes abused, then a houserule might be in order (such as...

It depends on the campaign and level. IME, the number of combat encounters the PCs can handle increases significantly with level. In the apprentice tier, more than 4 combats was pretty rare, since there's not that much in the way of resource recovery from short rests (baring monk and warlock)...