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So I play on a square grid using the 5/10 rules. That is, the first diagonal move costs 5 feet and the second costs an additional 10 feet. But what happens if the second diagonal move is into a square that is rough terrain and therefore already would have cost 10 feet? Does it double to 20? Or...

I'm creating some NPC villains for my players to fight. Does anyone know of any rules or guidelines on magic items for NPCs? If you go by the treasure rules in the DMG, no monster will NEVER be carrying a magic item unless it's in it's lair. This doesn't make a lot of sense for intelligent...

So I'm kinda new to 5e and I am about to DM my first game (via FantasyGrounds). I've got 5 PCs, one of which is a Wizard with the Sleep spell. According to all of the encounter difficult calculators I can find, 4 Kobolds will be Easy for this group and 5-7 will be medium difficult. But...

I'm a little confused about Reactions, and so I thought I ask for some opinions here. My understanding is that on each round of combat, each characters gets to do each of the following: Move (which may be broken up around the action) Action Bonus Action Reaction The most common Reaction is...

I need some advice. I am in the process of creating my own fantasy world for my D&D games. I have a good mapping app (Fractal Mapper 8) and I have a vague idea of what I want the world to look like. In the DMG it talks about different scales of maps (province, kingdom, and continent). But...

Hi folks, So I am working on an original campaign, and I think I want the campaign to begin with a big tournament. I think it's an interesting way for the players to meet and get to know each other before things get nasty. I've thought up a bunch of events in which the players might compete...

Hi all, I'm an experienced role-player and DM with older versions of D&D and I've just recently started playing D&D 5e on Fantasy Grounds after a 20-year hiatus. I really enjoy creating my own worlds and adventures (as opposed to using pre-made modules). But I often find myself getting stuck...