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I am a big fan of the most recent Forgotten Realms books! They do an excellent job of exploring the various realms of Faerûn, and I'm thrilled to see places like Turmish and Unther back in 5e! However, even such a broad examination of Faerûn will inevitably have to leave some places out, as my...

I've noticed that some of the 2025 monsters in the new Adventures in Faerûn books have "Create Undead" as spells they can cast, including Sammaster, who can cast it at 8th level. Reading the spell, if I were to run one of these monsters, would I include the Undead (ghouls, mostly) that the spell...

Today marks 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald went down in Lake Superior, claiming all 29 souls aboard. This tragedy was immortalized by Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, in his iconic classic, "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". With this anniversary coming up, and with the new...

There's new Extra Life Charity items for sale! The D&D offerings this year are centred around a map of Faerûn by Andrew Kolb, who had art appear in Dragon Delves earlier this year!! Kolb's distinctive style is very cute, and I've noticed a few possible hints for the upcoming Forgotten Realms...

Saurials, those dinosaur folk from the Lost Vale in the Forgotten Realms, are one of my favourite concepts from that setting. I ADORE them, and I really hope they appear fully fleshed out in 5e someday (hope springs eternal!). In the meantime, I ponder one of their most unique features: their...

With D&D entering its 51st year of existence, there's lots of old monsters that have yet to make it to 5e. I was heartened to see the return of the animal lords in the new Monster Manual, and it made me wonder: what other oldies are likely to make it back to 5e? And which ones aren't likely, but...

Oddly short? Also, I'm surprised oni didn't get a mention!

I haven't seen any posts about it yet, but the Griffon's Saddlebag - Book Two was released on D&D Beyond this morning! What do you all think?

I'm not the most familiar with M:TG, but I have done some research into the most recent setting they've done, Duskmourn: House of Horror. There's a lot of cool ideas that I think could make it an intriguing horror setting for D&D! As far as I can tell, Duskmourn takes place entirely within a...

As a GM, I tend to put a lot of thought into the motivations of my NPCs, especially villains! I love creating nuance and reasoning to their actions, which makes them more than just a stat block. Unfortunately (?), villainous NPCs tend to die fighting. I'm still fairly new to running my games...

I recall reading that every monster in the 2014 Monster Manual will have a counterpart in the 2025 book, which got me to wondering, what form will orogs take? The 2014 Orog fits the niche of "an orc, but smarter", which I can't imagine will continue with the new books, but how else will they be...

Of the 2024 Core Rulebooks, I'm personally most excited for the Monster Manual! There's a few monster categories I hope are expanded upon or improved in it, as we move to a new edition. Personally, I'd love to see creatures like the cyclops and the oni fleshed out more! I was sure we'd get...

More info about the upcoming free preview adventure! Apologies if I'm doing this wrong, this is my first thread that I've made!