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A common situation. The players encounter something that requires a skill check to gain more knowledge of. Lets take the simplest example I can think of they find a holy symbol and want to know if they recognise it. Assuming it is an uncommon evil symbol which they may have come across and...

I was wanting to run these two old lfr modules together but I can't find the combined mission document anywhere. I may have to make up my own final encounter where the two groups come together if not.

Are there any rules on this? In our games 20 years ago we used to rule that to cast a touch spell on an ally while they were in combat and actively trying to doge an enemy required a roll. I had a look at the spell casting section of the 5th ed PHB and it doesn't seem to suggest anything. Is...

How do you run monster healing. e.g the players are beaten off after a tough fight, monsters get a long or even a short rest before the players return, do they regain HP. Currently I am ruling they full heal on a long rest as the players do, are there any rules? What do you do? This assumes...

Given harpers in the stories seem to insanely wear their pins or Harper signs semi openly and often get spotted as a result, I thought it would be a good idea to give them some advantage for doing this, maybe a small piece of magic somewhat similar to how the pins work in 4th edition. Possibly...

For example PCs cast Faerie Fire on a bunch of Drow. Drow cast Darkness, does this dispel the Faerie Fire?

Just checking I understand the rules for bards and musical instruments. At level one a bard has proficiency in 3 instruments from the class. They can use an instrument as a spell casting focus but as far as I can see they don't have to be proficient in that instrument to do so. They add their...

I know in much older editions if an hobbit tried to wear a suit of man sized armour that was magic it would change size to fit them. Are there any guidelines for this in 5th edition or does the new greater realism less powerful magic mean you have to have it altered by a wizard and a smith or...