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While I don't really focus on the world demographics in my Greyhawk campaign, I do generally break things down for the Flanaess where the action takes place. Humans make up 40% Orcs, Goblinoids, and Kobolds make up 40% Dwarves, Elves, Halflings, and Gnomes make up 15% The remaining 5% is...

I've always considered the campaign setting book to be the "fourth core" book for any given campaign. However, with the modular nature of 5E, I could see a book designed to tweak different options to generate specific themes. Honor and Horror rules, for example, would be found there, instead of...

I miss those. It made a variety of similar types of monsters by having different morale levels. It also made certain types of monsters more likely to run than others, such as beasts who just want a meal vs those defending their lair. I've been houseruling those into 5E for years. While there...

Disease is now handled as a form of poison, IIRC. They wanted to move away from it being its own type.

I would probably suggest the following. It adds Incapacitation to the mix, but with the ability to bypass it with successful death saves. While at 0 HP you have the Prone and Incapacitated conditions, which cannot be removed. If you start your turn with 0 HP, or take damage while at 0 HP, you...

I try to have each creature act as appropriate for their motivations and morale. This means enemies run away quite a bit, because unlike suicidal adventurers, they actually want to live. Tactics is based on a mixture of Int and Wis, since smart/wise creatures should act appropriately.

I personally like the idea because it doesn't immediately force unconsciousness every time a character goes down, which bugs me. I like the idea of a downed character trying to crawl their way out of danger.

Personally, I'm old school. I remember there being a generic warrior type for humans, elves, dwarves, etc in the MM, and would prefer that. This allows DMs a quick reference without having to pick a specific NPC stat block.

The 4E/D&D Next adventure Murder in Baldur's Gate has an excellent city guide as part of it.

It does. The problem with the RAW morale check is that IME the swinginess of the d20 makes it much more likely for enemies to flee than they should. With a bell-curve, and automatically rolling when first damaged and bloodied, you have a generally better average result.

The Feat provides you with a bonus action you can use for an attack. If the character wasn't a monk, you could use your attack action for 2 attacks (action, plus nick) then make the Dual-Wielder Feat bonus action for a third attack. Martial Arts and Flurry of Blows take up the same spot in your...

I think using Morale checks is a simpler method. If you don't like the swinginess of the d20, replace it with a 2d10 roll instead (as was done in 2E). Social skills can be used to force a Morale check as an action.

I would go the opposite way of this DM: either I wouldn't allow it, or I'd have it be an actual curse that afflicts the character periodically/monthly. While I understand the lack of "lupine" options for PCs in 5E, lycantropy is supposed to be a serious curse that can forever change a character.

That sounds about right, but I'm hardly an expert on 2024 yet.

As someone from the old days of MUDs, I was the same. We used to refer to it as EverCrack due to the addictive nature it had. Dragonlance was key for me as well. I didn't get into the Realms until college, because that was the setting the DM there used.

In theory, there's a portal to anywhere in the City of Doors. Finding the right one and the right time, however... good luck! Toril is a more common place to return to, so you might be able to find one. The guilds and factions are your best bet, but everything has a price. Also note, there are...

Yes, but it's from the Realms, which is a monster for lore. The DM was familiar with the setting, but one of the players had read most of the novels and every sourcebook for every edition. He knew the puzzle answer without having to do the associated quest, leaving the DM without anything else...

I want it to be there, not because I like it (I generally don't), but because new players and DM need something as a baseline to work from. I'm still into the old AD&D lore, and I know that I wouldn't be if it wasn't in the core books. While I may have a different frame of reference, people new...

I'm neutral on the layout. We had a standard style in the 2014 book, and while it made understanding the rules a bit easier (with the logical reading order), it made finding specific rules difficult. Learning the rules for 2024 is a bit harder, but I imagine they're going to be much easier to...

Since I DM more than play, I voted as a DM. Monsters generally don't have a lot of options, so I usually go with the best choice each round. This means I typically do the same stuff over and over again, but occasionally an ability will recharge or things will line up to use a non-standard...