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I dealt with post-Mantol travel so far by having the party find a Helm of Teleportation in Ghazrim's treasure list. Mantol was also in a state of unrest that one of the NPC's strongly recommended establishing an Outpost there. That will thin some of the NPC army with them. Otherwise, I have...

I had thought of the Granting of Epic Boon/Gift from Bahamut. That would make a lot of sense. The characters will be at level 14 to 15 range. I have a feeling that they may want to revisit playing these PC's a few times down the road should a suitable story develop. Titles, land, gold...

Question for readers of this thread: What is suitable 'reward' for PC's is they succeed with defeating the Rise of Tiamat? My players come from the 3.5/PF system and are used to oodles of magic treasure and monetary rewards to buy more magic to enhance their characters. I have for the most...

Speaking of Councils... Did anyone do anything special for the Dragon Council later on in RoT?

I have printed pictures of the main NPCs and also made sure each PC was connected or familiar with their faction. Each faction has its own agenda so to speak. This helps in the RP aspect and gave the player some framework. For our group, we started from Lost Mines of Phandelver. So at the first...

I have a feeling this tactic will come up again. In RoT and down the road. Setting the rules straight for this will be a good for future campaigns and encounters with my group. I am most likely over thinking things... :) What I plan on implementing is the following process that consists of...

We are playing through Rise of Tiamat. Players at level 10. The paladin in the group is an optimized PC. The party has fought Arauthator and Chuth. The battles were tough and the party succeeded both times, mainly due to the paladin. In both encounters he was able to move, misty step to be...

Went through this exact scenario a few years back with 4e and 3.5/PF. The advice is spot on about playing what you want to play and having fun. Everyone has a different flavor of the game they like or gravitate to. It doesn't make it right or wrong or one good or one bad. Just respect each...

I think you are making a very important point here, Iserith. The importance of dropping clues and verbal cues to signal a change from normal travel. Give them a reason why they would or could be on aware. Paint the picture. Now if they miss the clues/cues it is game-on. But give the players...

I use gold coins to indicate inspiration. Some house rules I have incorporated are: 1.)Each player gets an inspiration coin to give to another player when they add fun, play to bonds/flaws or otherwise improve the fun factor at the table. They cannot use the coin themselves, must give it to...

In my Thundertree, the players encountered the dragon who wanted the PC's to get rid of the cultists. Venomfang accused them of stealing her eggs and they were using the eggs as blackmail as blackmail. The PC's then came upon the cultists in their makeshift HQ, who where trying to parlay...

Just off the cuff The hobgoblin Warlord known as Thago, earned his plate armor at a young age after defeating a rival warlord named Ru-tach. His victory on the field of battle marked the beginning of Thago's rise to power and by donning the armor, earned the respect he needed to command his...

RUNE: The Hobgoblin warlord is a CR6, so not really low level.

Wow. Thanks for the great ideas. Way more than expected. I am the skinflint old school DM that wants Plate Armor to be a big deal! The running joke is when I DM, that the 'story' is the treasure rather than any monetary or gold reward.... Yes, I am that guy. Seriously though, these are some...

I am planning an encounter with hobgoblins and a hobgoblin warlord (Cr6). As of now the fighter and paladin of the group do not have plate mail. (They are level 5) I know that if they succeed in defeating this encounter, they will ask about the warlords plate mail and if they can use it...

Not all undead are vulnerable to Radiant damage type.

Drinking from a tankard is considered part of interacting with an object during your movement, but drinking a potion requires an action to do.

My group of level five PC's are about to put a wrap on LMoP. The plan is to continue the campaign by running the HotDQ. As DM, I have planted many seeds about the Dragon Cult including Nezznar, Thundertree and elements of the Forge of Spells in the Wave Echo Cave having a history of being used...

Agree with Nebulous. There are some similarities with play styles though that are not exact, but are 'close enough'. The closest thing to Storyteller preference is someone that enjoys role playing. I can often find some common ground there. Powergaming is on the other end of the spectrum...

This is a topic near and dear to my gaming heart. I agree with the other posters about both sides of the table having fun. In an ideal world we would all be playing at tables with people with similar styles of play. Over the years I have grown to understand other play styles are equally valid...