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Just chiming in to say thanks to The Firebird for posting that link; it looks like an amazing resource and I've already grabbed a few maps to use in the adventure I'm currently building (I especially like the village map generator). I've been doing the same thing with the maps in Dyson Logos's...

The change to the conjure spells was identical to my house rule, so I'm glad to see that. Also glad that they clarified that temp HP granted by certain spells like polymorph expire when those spells do, that was another house rule at my table.

Here is my list from my current 2024 campaign. We're also keeping the flanking rule and the optional diagonal movement rule. Most of these are just clarifications to preempt some of the arguments/exploits I've seen discussed on this board. A creature can lose the Invisible condition granted by...

Others have provided more examples, including in the post directly above yours. I have no problem with people who prefer to lean more on DM rulings than clear rules; over the years I have made thousands of those rulings in-game, and have no doubt that I will continue to do so. All I'm suggesting...

It's all about the edge cases. If it said, "It takes an Action to tie a knot," what happens when the party rogue asks if they can do it with their Fast Hands trait? Now the game has to stop while the DM adjudicates the situation. My 5e 2024 game is still too new for me to make a definitive...

Pretty much every session. I do appreciate that the 2024 MM tried to include more higher-CR threats, such as tougher versions of the low-level humanoid foes, but there are just too many times where what I'm looking for is something just a bit different. Even on the rare occasion where I'm...

In my last high-level campaign (we wrapped up at 17th), I had a player who ran a rogue who'd taken a few levels of wizard to access bladesinger. He was extremely difficult to lay a hand on and could zip around the battlefield almost at will. With the Elvish Accuracy feat he also got a lot of...

I put a 6, though I learn new stuff nearly every week. I've run about half a dozen 5e campaigns, some of which have lasted for years, and my players are constantly throwing new situations at me. I have a separate thread dedicated to DM rulings in my Discord and it's got hundreds of posts in it...

Picking up 8 six-sided dice and dropping them into a tray is still one of the most satisfying moments of D&D. It might not do massive damage every time, but those times when the party's wizard blasted away an entire rank of enemies with this spell (or a lightning bolt) are the ones that linger...

Both. I have two weekly online games in Fantasy Grounds, and one biweekly game in person at a local game store.

I have used elements from Tales of the Yawning Portal (Forge of Fury, Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan) and Storm King's Thunder (Den of the Hill Giants, Canyon of the Stone Giants) in multiple games. I also used four of the adventures from Ghosts of Saltmarsh in a single island archipelago campaign...

In terms of character building for new players in 2024, I noticed that they removed the "Quick Build" sections from the class descriptions, but there are still recommendations for many of the choices that a new player will need to make (e.g., a caster's spell selections, a fighting style feat...

I wonder if they'll do a simultaneous release in Sigil. Could be a good way to introduce newcomers to their 3D VTT as well as the basics of the rules.

Another vote for Lost Mines of Phandelver (not the Shattered Obelisk version). I would say that Storm King's Thunder and Curse of Strahd are on the bubble. I've never run CoS myself but I've read the book and seen how people have reacted to it over the years. SKT has issues but it changed the...

I like all of these rules, except for the one that ignores armor. While guns of that era could theoretically pierce plate armor, it seems unrealistic that an unarmored human and one in heavy armor and shield would be affected exactly the same way by a gunshot, especially from a flintlock pistol...

You could prepare a short list of Uncommon and Rare items and let them pick? The old tournament module Ghost Tower of Inverness used a system like this and it was pretty cool, really gave players a sense of ownership over the pre-generated tournament characters. Plus a curated list allows you as...

It looks pretty, and I may give it a try, but for me Sigil would need to at least get close to the functionality of the current available VTTs (I use Fantasy Grounds) in order for me to consider it as a possible replacement. I do like the idea of having spell effects and other visual animations...

This is sounding more and more like the 3e FRCS hardcover, which is a good thing, as that was one of my favorite D&D books of that era.

Many low-level foes got a boost. For example, the hobgoblin warrior still does an average of 12 damage when an ally is adjacent, but now it has advantage on that attack. May not seem like much, but against low-level opponents a couple of them are now a much more dangerous threat. And if they are...

Agreed. Monsters in the 2024 MM don't use spell slots, so by RAW they are not bound by the rules in the Player's Handbook that prevent casting multiple spells that use spell slots in a single turn. However, the example provided by the OP wouldn't work since hold person and spiritual weapon are...