Corvid-like in appearance and experts at mimicry, all Kenku 5e gain advantage on ability checks when copying someone else’s writing or craftwork. Meanwhile, the Mimicry ability means creatures that hear you mimic a voice must pass a Wisdom (Insight) to tell it’s not the real deal – this...
We had a trope during our first games that no matter who was the DM (we took turns), the game would inevitable always start in the middle of a forest, and there would be some path to the side... - you can always have a forest, a cave, a ruined castle...
5 Adapting a "Deadly" Encounter in LMOP 5e Starter Set? 7 How to prepare good session break points in LMoP? 17 How can I make the final boss of the LMOP a memorable and exciting fight for my group? 4 Does changing the reward from Cragmaw Cave unbalance LMoP? 7 How many side q...
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What does Wall of Fire 5e do? The caster creates a fiery wall on any solid surface within range. Notably, the wall blocks the line of sight of creatures on either side of it. Once the wall materializes, creatures caught in its area must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save...
Creatures with Fire Resistance can really slow down that Fireball launching sorcerer. Creatures with Legendary resistance force your PCs to really burn multiple spells / abilities to win. Creatures with advantage on saves vs. magic are similarly strong. Go wide. In ...
After defeating Klarg, the bugbear, in Cragmaw Cave in the first chapter of Lost Mine of Phandelver, the players are given: Honestly, I feel like the description of the treasure is worth a "treasure hoard", so I thought I would roll for it. The average roll on a treasure hoard gi...
As long as they’re not in the open, they can try to surprise or sneak by other creatures they encounter. Slow pace is 2/3 so the orcs will catch up (for your encounter) but the party will have advantage on the tracker survival rolls vs stealth. No need fo...
Use creatures who have powerful ranged attacks that need to "charge up" over a few rounds. The party could plink them, but they'll end up taking a lot more damage than if they rush and disrupt the enemy. Have your enemies be intelligent enough to also rely on chokepoints, but ...
Originally written in 1980 for Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan—like many early adventures and adventures that followed in their footsteps—includes long, seemingly pointless corridors with neither creatures, features, nor traps. Such corridors may have been to keep enco...