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On a lark I recently bought myself the Book of Many Things. It's weird, wonderful, and utterly unlike any other book in 5E. Does anyone else here have it? What do you think of it?

Many people have noted that the descriptions in the 2024 MM are shorter than the 2014 MM. The general feeling seems to be that less lore = worse lore. But I'm finding the random tables added to most entries are great inspiration -- inspiration for roleplaying monsters and kickstarting...

The conventional wisdom emerging among YouTubers and the like is that Rangers work just fine in Tier 1 and 2, but their damage output fails to keep pace above 10th level. The emphasis on Hunter's Mark also creates friction with Concentration spells and bonus actions. I have what I believe to is...

When 5E came out in 2014, some people bemoaned that the best parts of 4E hadn't been brought forward. Well, it's now ten years later. And guess what? Bloodied is back. Martials have weapon masteries that give them at-will powers. Many monsters impose conditions on a hit. My hot take is that...

I'm not claiming the 2024 rules are the best version of Dungeon & Dragons ever. Although I believe they probably are, it's a matter of personal taste. Reasonable people can disagree. But there is no doubt the 2024 PHB is the best Player's Handbook ever published. Introducing the game: The...

Last week I ended a campaign. It was the second long term 5E campaign that I've ended. The first campaign was 122 sessions and took the PCs to 20th level and 7 epic boons. The end was satisfying in that none of us had actually completed a 20th level campaign. The climax was a rather turgid fight...

I'm nearing the end of my first 1-20 5E campaign. The player characters are about 10 sessions away from facing off with Tiamat in the (hopefully) epic finale. The PCs are 20th level with multiple epic boons and a robust set of magic items. When it comes to tactics, they are middle of the...

My players will be facing a horde of 50 zombies. I don't want to slow down combat by rolling each individual attack, tracking hit points, and so forth for each zombie. What's the best way to handle a situation like this? I have five 7th level players: vengeance paladin, lore bard, four elements...

I'm starting a campaign and one player has a wood elf monk, likely going Way of Four Elements. We're going to flavor the elemental abilities as derived from dragons, so he's channeling raw draconic power. In any case, it feels like there are very few magic items suitable for monks. Does anyone...

I'm starting up a campaign in the next couple weeks and one of my players wants to play a Beast Master Ranger. Obviously, that's one of the most problematic subclasses in 5E, at least according to the internet. So I've been thinking about the revised UA Beast Master as an alternative. Does...

I'm working on a campaign about a dungeon that is contested by five dragons--young dragons. They are striving against each other--and the PCs--for control of the dungeon. As stated in the Monster Manual, these are the challenging ratings of each chromatic dragon: CR 6 - Young White Dragon CR 7...

First post! Count me among those who would like to see a 5E version of the warlord. So here goes. This warlord has a limited number of features, but those features create a large number of choices each round. I think it’s ideal for the player with an interest in tactical combat while remaining...