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In one of my games, the PCs are about to encounter a character who is under an enchantment (a custom spell effect, not something in the standard books). They have access to some books on magic, and they have the notes of the wizard who cast the enchantment in the first place. I have ideas for...

A warlock player in one of my games wants to take the "Kiss of Mephistopheles" invocation from Unearthed Arcana. The character's pact is Great Old One rather than Fiend, but we've reflavored GOO to fit the setting, and the character meets all the other prerequisites. However, I'm concerned that...

One thing I wish D&D 5E had is a (better) formal system for morale checks, to see when enemies run away. I usually do a wisdom check for the enemy and just kind of eyeball it: if they roll high, they realize it's time to run, and if they roll low, they stay and fight. But this seems...

I have a session coming up this weekend where the PCs (level 6) will be fighting a construct--a portrait of a mage that has come to life. I could homebrew this from the ground up, but I feel like there is probably something like it out there already. Can anyone suggest an existing monster...

TL;DR: I want to give one of my players the opportunity to make a few magical teas with mechanical effects, but I don't want to make the teas or the character too powerful. For context, I am currently running a campaign in the Koryo Hall of Adventures setting (based on Korean folklore), in...

I want to be sure I have a complete collection of 5E's Unearthed Arcana, but WotC's website makes it difficult to find. All I can get to is the 2024 playtest material. I know the older UA pdfs are still available because I found some with random Google searches. Does anyone have a list of the...

So my party has three aasimar (out of seven PCs) in it. Their angelic guides have not featured yet in the game, but the group is due to arrive at Candlekeep in the next session and that seems like a good time to bring the guides into the story. I'd like to hear what any other players have done...

I've had a request to do a suprise game for a player's birthday, which coincides with the upcoming solar eclipse. Does anyone know of any published adventures featuring an eclipse? If not, I can try to come up with something on my own, but I thought I'd see if there's something out there I can...

I've got a paladin in my game who took Great Weapon Master the Great Weapon fighting style and wanted to know whether the damage bonus applies to smites. Apparently, there are conflicting rulings about it online. I tend to think that a strict reading of the feature implies that it applies to...

Everyone needs something to look forward to in February, right? Halfway around the calendar from GenCon itself, lousy weather... everyone needs a boost. So Games on Demand Online is running Winter Games on February 16-18. Totally free! No registration lines, no hotel and travel costs, no...

(The game is 5E, but since this is a story related question, I'm using the "D&D General" tag.) A couple of PCs in my game have sworn service to an archfey known as the Queen of the Dark River. She looks like a reverse freshwater version of Blipdoolpoolp, having the body of an enormous pure...

This was brought to my attention by a friend who is a disabled gamer. Accessible Gaming Quarterly is in the midst of a Kickstarter to fund its fourth year of publication. They have only four days left in the campaign and still need over $1,000 to reach their (modest) funding goal. I'm...

Everyone needs something to look forward to in February, right? Halfway around the calendar from GenCon itself, lousy weather... everyone needs a boost. So Games on Demand Online is running Winter Games on Feb. 24-26. Totally free! No registration lines, no hotel and travel costs, no worries...

Which forum should I use to post information about an upcoming online con?

Hi, folks! Games on Demand Online is running a small online con this weekend. (Not sure whether this is the right forum, but this seemed like the closest match.) If there’s anything you want to register for, here’s the Warhorn link...

I've been patiently waiting for season 2 of Carnival Row to come out for a long time now. Best guess at this point is January 2023 for a release date, and this is mostly based on the fact that Amazon has announced a tie-in graphic novel that is due to come out at that time. But I just found...

The PCs have come into the presence of some being of great power--good, evil, or neutral, anything from a local noble to an actual deity. It's a serious situation where, realistically, there would be severe consequences for inappropriate behavior. But players are players, and they're going to...

This thread is intended to be a resource for DMs who want to run The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. Feel free to post your questions, experiences, and ideas for tweaking the adventure here!

My group has expressed interest in these two adventures, but I'm not sure which one would be a better fit for them. I'm planning to look through both, but I'd also like to get the perspective of others who have run, played, or at least thoroughly read them. So, what are people's thoughts on...

I was startled to have a rules argument tonight with a group that I've been playing with since the start of 5E. For context, we were in the lair of Xipe, the oni, in Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan. Three of the party were in melee with the oni, while two others (human warlock and halfling rogue)...