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Looking over the new Monster Manual, I have noticed that a lot of monsters have both spellcasting as an action and some spellcasting options as a bonus action. Given that monsters don't use spell slots, is the intent that a (f'rexample) cultist fanatic is able to cast spiritual weapon (as a...

I'm sure many of us have spent time working on our own perfect version of D&D- perfect, in this case, being perfect for the person doing the thinking. I know that I have done so for, well, decades now, with my design evolving alongside the published versions of the game and my own sensibilities...

Got the new DMG today and I looked at the Making a Creature section. Let's just say that if the rules for monster creation aren't in the MM instead of this extremely deficient garbage, I am probably giving up on the 2024 rule set. I haven't been real happy about the direction of the game in...

In the history of D&D, have half-elves ever had a good combat-focused racial/species feature? I can't think of one, but for my custom bespoke perfect dnd system, I would like to have one, and I vastly prefer that it echo something from past editions or lore. Any suggestions?

I haven't seen any chatter about this book since it released a few days ago. Does anyone have it yet? How is it?

A long-running back burner project of mine is building the perfect D&D. This thread is about a concept I have for the fighter: the battle die. I'd like some feedback on it, if anyone has some to give. The idea is that every round, a fighter gets a die that they can use in various ways. It...

Oh man, we had this issue where I (a paladin) would charge ahead of the group and nobody would get the benefits of my aura. Last session, I figured out (and we executed) a fantastic exploit. I have a bracelet of spell storing. After a couple of days of passing it around, now EVERYONE has a...

So I have been reading Vecna: Eve of Ruin, and it has made me wonder whether my standards are too high, or whether it (and other 5e adventures) just really has major fundamental flaws. So specifically for Eve of Ruin, I have a number of issues with it. Do these bug other people, or am I just...

Hey, can anyone who has the 1e version of U2 and Ghosts of Saltmarsh tell me if how the treasure values compare between the two versions? I have GoS but haven't had U2 for a million years. Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, I am running a group that is basically playing a variety of canned adventures that I am converting to 5e. I would love suggestions for future adventures to use from any edition. The pcs have played and/or are playing the following: (level 1) the Whispering Cairn (Dungeon Mag) (level...

The jerren are an evil halfling subrace from the 3e Book of Vile Darkness. Have they ever been developed further? Is there any lore for them outside of the BoVD?

I love pulling resources from old editions- monsters, spells, adventures, etc. I convert old kits from the 2e brown books into subclasses; I update old feats; etc. What are some old edition things you brought into your game (or for that matter, for those playing older editions, what are some new...

Hey guys! The dromite is a race in the 3.5e XPH, basically a little humanoid insect dude that is genderless except for their Grand Queen and Elected Consort. They live in hives underground and form life bonds that kinda-sorta resemble human families. Has there ever been an adventure that...

So yeah, as the title says- there is a chance a pc in my game will receive a boon from a deity whose portfolio involves maintaining cultural norms and resistance to change. I have some ideas, but they aren't that closely tied to the portfolio. For context, a rough equivalent from a god of...

What are some changes to the game that you think would improve it that we WON'T see in the new 2024 releases? And why won't we see them? I'll start with a couple of things. In general, I think that one of my personal complaints about the upcoming revision is "power creep is creepin'". We've...

Has there been any word on when the next playtest packet will be out? Has it been derailed by the recent raft of personnel being fired/laid off? Anyone have any info?

I got to play D&D Trivial Pursuit on New Year's Eve. The other players were other decades-long, deep-lore-loving D&D geeks. That game is MUCH HARDER than I expected. Much harder. The questions range from easy ("what iconic monster fills a 10' x 10' x 10' space") to absurdly difficult- I think...

I tried my first tejocote yesterday! I'm a fan of weird fruit- weird being relative to what you're used to, of course- and have been on a quest to try as many different types as I can for the last few years, inspired by a Youtuber called Weird Fruit Explorer. My girlfriend and I went on a road...

The 1e DMG is famous for including a list of government types, including introducing the word "Magocracy". But it lacks a term for "rule by the bearded, or by the person with the biggest beard". Is there such a term? I doubt it. There should be. What would it be?

In the Guide to Planescape Monsters video from WotC, they talk about demons being made of Chaotic Evil, and it made me wonder: Is 5e PS where the game finally leans in to alignment? Can anyone who has read or seen it comment?