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It's already common knowledge around here that higher levels don't get much use. Instead of asking if we need those higher levels, I'd rather ask what it is about those higher levels than is making them less utilized to see if these are problems that can be remedied to make higher level play...

Goblins and kobolds are staples of low-level D&D games, but there are plenty of other creatures with similarly low CRs like fire newts, vegepygmies, and xvarts. Òf these others, which are your favorites, and do you have any fond memories of them?

Video Highlights Aberrations are now consistently tied to the Far Realm as creatures from or transformed by it, including the flumph. Githyanki and githzerai are now aberrations instead of humanoids. There's an implication that even now the gith might still have some part to play in the mind...

I'm a big fan of the recent monster type lore books, Bigby's Glory of the Giants in particular. I really enjoy how the books go into detail on the type of creature and offer a lot of DM tools and inspiration. That said, which monster type that hasn't had a dedicated book would you like to see...

Now that we are ten years into 5E, how are you feeling about the amount of content that has been published by WotC for use by DMs? Is there enough, too much, or too little?

When I first got into running D&D around 2007 one of my favorite things to do was to collect the new issues of Dragon Magazine and Dungeon Magazine, and even when they went fully digital with 4E I still loved looking at each issue for inspiration and resources. Some of my favorites were the...

5E has been around for a decade. Of the booms published in this edition, which ones resonate the most with you as a DM? Personally, despite not being a big Ravenloft fan I have to say that it seems to me like the best book overall. You've got dark gifts to tempt players, guidelines for creating...

Question: Could you use Sending to speak with the soul of a dead person? Sending says you send a message to a creature with which you are familiar, even if they are on another plane of existence. I'm brainstorming for a session and thought I'd have a villain know one of their allies is dead...

I personally would like a new Spelljammer book that focused on notable factions, a handful of Wildspace systems, and new creatures unique to the setting. The Spelljammer boxed set didn't really tell us much about the setting other than Bral, so it would be nice to get a greater variety of alien...

I was checking out the new monster statblocks for Vecna: Eve of Ruin last night and, to my surprise, discovered that my favorite new monster was a chandelier. I was initially looking for the hertilod, a new monster of the Astral Plane that I'd seen interesting artwork for. Upon looking at the...

I just listened to an interview with Rob Heinsoo, lead designer on 4E and 13th Age, on episode 191 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast, which included his thoughts on 4E itself. I thought some of you may find it interesting: Dave Noonan identified problems with D&D that 4E should be designed to...

In light of Pathfinder 2E putting out a playtest for a Warlord-like class, the Commander, I can't help but wonder why such a wildly popular class concept has not been introduced to 5E. A number of abilities in the spirit of the Warlord are available throughout 5E, including the Battle Master...

I've been a DM for years now, but a feeling I have fairly consistently is that I never have enough time to prep, even when I'm only running a game every other week. I know part of this is because I am pretty much incapable of running an adventure as written, but I'd like to figure out what I can...

Since 5E doesn't really have extensive magic item crafting rules, what approaches have you used or seen used, and which are your favorites? Some sample implementations I've seen: From the Bastion UA: A Masterwork weapon retains the effects of a Magic Weapon spell permanently. Building off the...

I'm working on expanding a minor planar location called Mutas. As presented in the 4E source book Secrets of the Astral Sea, Mutas is a colossal goblet once belonging to Moradin that he tossed away, somehow growing to proportions large enough to hold a small city's worth of buildings in the...

I'm trying to put together a list of what I'm calling "magical science resources" for D&D. By this I mean that an attempt is made to try and explain aspects of D&D in a way that mirrors scientific literature. I'm especially interested in Dragon and Dungeon magazine content and content from 2E...

A player in my current 5E Spelljammer game has a pirate background. To try and flesh out my take on the setting more I am working on creating content related to piracy, such as perpetrators, targets, potential adventure hooks, etc. I thought it may be fun to share ideas related to this. To...

I've started a Spelljammer campaign and pretty soon the players will be leaving the Rock of Bral. I've looked online for impressions on ship combat and would like to see how it's played out for others here, as well as whether the rules for ship combat in Ghosts of Saltmarsh and Spelljammer were...

I'm planning to run Light of Xaryxis. I'm already aware of several issues with the adventure and have been planning modifications (which I would have done anyway), but I'm curious to see others' experiences either playing in or running the adventure.

I've never used 3rd-party material and honestly have always thought the OGL was absurdly generous on WotC's part to the point of foolishness (even before Paizo used it to make D&D's most significant competitor) so that's a no from me.