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I use roll20 minis with dynamic lighting. I'm finding it's quite a bit of work. I've been watching Mike Mearls run Temple of Elemental Evil ThoM and it's very fast for him to run.

Again that is a description of shyness and not being an introvert. Your approach may be fine for a shy player who has had a bad experience in D&D, but would just annoy an introvert. An introvert doesn't speak purely because they don't enjoy it, not because there are any barriers involved. As I...

That's all well and dandy, but is different from this statement: No. Wrong wrong wrong. This is not a blanket statement like it is fact. Players who are 'too quiet' presumably based on your own criteria are a "problem" in the version of D&D you like to play, which the more I hear about the...

What you're describing is a shy player, not an introverted player. Introverted players may get energy from observing, thinking, contemplating, and the occasional in depth conversation that's meaningful. Treating them as a form of problem is wrong. D&D is whatever the players at the table...

By leaving them alone and not forcing them. If they're enjoying themselves they'll speak up. It's meant to be a relaxing event, not a job interview. As an introvert (not someone who is shy - there is a difference) I challenge the notion that being engaged = talking.

We have a player who doesn't say much and it doesn't bother anyone. He doesn't really like roleplaying and enjoys combat more. Nothing wrong with that. When he does chime in it's usually good stuff. There's only so many people who can really do the talking anyway, too many people yabbering away...

Lol, yes that's very true indeed! Don't get me wrong, I think it can be a great module, it just needs a bit of polishing. I think because it's an AP our DM thought he could pick it up and run with it as written. With groups with a lot of "buy in" that would be fine, for other groups like ours...

I've skipped most of this thread, but I thought I'd post some of my impressions so far as a player: Chapter 1. There was good and bad things about this chapter. It was fun, but I did feel like it did strain the suspension of disbelief at times. The whole Dragon thing felt very contrived, and I...

Yeah Adult Green Dragons aren't going to scare 18th level party members. Your DM should be using at least Ancient Green Dragons - and spell caster ones with dispel magic, shield, counter-spell, misty step, and haste (and potentially True Sight and Freedom of Movement if they have the slots -...

It's a hell of a lot of work converting stuff at high level. I've spent 8 months converting 41 pages of NPCs and creatures from City of the Spider Queen - usually spending a few hours a week. But the results have been satisfactory. Your DM may be just reskin things which IMO will result in a...

You wouldn't catch me dead playing a Bard, but I have a player who is fond them. He plays "Sebastian" the half-elf Bard, and "Ronaldo" the half-elf vengeance Paladin is his brother. They make quite the pair. He plans on taking a level of Life Cleric next (currently Lore Bard 17). Same guy who...

When you look at the damage by CR table monsters start doing 100+ DPR. On a crit that can be enough to take out a player if you have a smaller number of attacks. Stuff in the MM tends to do many more attacks on lower number of dice. I've used a range of things like a CR15 Banshee that did 15d10...

The melee Fighter is weak-ish. The ranged Fighter is not. Sharpshooter is a different kettle of fish to GWM. Sharpshooter + XBE is a different kettle of fish to Sharpshooter. This is also why my preferred house rule option is to not actually take away this massive damage nova, but add the...

No. It's Fighter + Feats > Sorcerer || Evoker || Barbarian + Feats. Fighter + Feats > Paladin + Feats over the course of a day. Fighter + Feats >> Fighter. Fighter + Feats >> Rogue. Fighter + Feats + Bless (insert other effect here) >> Sorcerer + Fighter. And Fighter + Feats + Bless (insert...

I am currently now 17th level (yes, 9th level spells are scary for the DM). My campaign will end at level 19.5 - however I plan to do a few things to take them to level 20+ so they get to experience level 20 play. I am not 100% sure what I will do yet, but it will probably involve a planar...

Except that most feats are reasonably well balanced - the designers do have an balance intent with each feat - and offer interesting choices to players. The only issue with feats I have are Polearm Master + Warcaster OA + EB silliness, which the designers have confirmed is not RAI. I also 'house...

An 8th level CBE + SS can do this too though. He can divide his attacks up against 3 creatures at level 8, or 5 on an action surge, and +1 if he also expends a 3rd level spell (or has one cast on him). Or the Wizard can soften everyone up with a Fireball and the SS +XBE finishes them all off...

And that's what the action surge mechanic is there for. Fighters also aren't completely hopeless out of combat like previous editions. A dex based fighter can make a reasonable scout. Have you seen how pathetic most passive perceptions are in the MM? I doubt its RAI to have fighters out damage...

Yeah. I was mistakenly thinking of Conjure Woodland Beings. But as I DM I wouldn't be too keen on adding 16 creatures to combat, all with potentially different tokens, hitpoints, etc, and then presumably having them act as one big borg on their turn - since rolling individual initiative for...