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JoahyPooh wants to design a mini game for the players to wrangle some rust monsters!

MTG3K_on_Arena needs to come up with a list of classic monsters for a dungeon delving dinner party gone wrong. 

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Outrageous_Goal_504 has a player who tried to one shot a CR 13 creature with some cheeky rule bending. Should we let them?

Use That Spell!: Drawmij's Instant Summons

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Secret_Shallot93 has a fighter who is multiclassing into a Druid and wants to figure out how to go about training one. 

TheRedWarlock has Halloween on the brain and tasks us with brainstorming some ideas for a one (or two) shot. 

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Stevenoodlesoup is wondering the difference between the 2024 Thaumaturgy “Invisible Hand” vs. Mage Hand.

Use That Spell!: Heroes' Feast 

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Diet Toothpaste’s PCs are in a temple/dungeon and split across time! Let's see what fun ideas we can brainstorm around this interesting and clever mechanic. 

Kejones9900’s PC that decided to eat every random berry in a cave system of every color. What should happen to them? 

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RadiantIris_ has some questions on how to implement the lingering damage rules in an area and is asking about crits on saving throws. 

Use That Spell!: Raulothim's Psychic Lance

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Okidokiefrokie’s players predicted a battle and decapitated a mummy before the fight even started. How would they work this in without taking away the time/effort of the Players? 

The one and only RedWarlock is trying to work out some Orphan backstories into his campaign. 

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Karshayn’s player destroyed 10gal of water around an enemy’s head while underwater. What happens next? How should they rule going forward? 

Use That Spell!: Heward's Handy Spice Pouch

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Due to a series of amazing events, Isms52 needs to know how to calculate the destruction caused by many giants falling from the sky onto a city.

Sushigami’s players are considering collapsing a mountain on an ancient white dragon. Would this be enough to kill the dragon? 

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THEINKINMYSOUP wants to know if they should tell players the DC of a check before the roll. 

Use That Spell!: Fear

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ADHD-Geek-9 is setting up that the God of Chaos is testing the players but needs help brainstorming what those tests could be. 

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Bennett wants some feedback on a template for random encounters they have been working on. Happy to help!

Use That Spell!: Rary's Telepathic Bond

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The Red Warlock is doing a plot based on a movie - should they change up the characters or lean in and keep to the script? 

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Jonno26 has a player that used Inflict Wounds on an Invisible Enemy and they came across a conundrum.

Use That Spell!: Illusory Dragon

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Thatrandomguy007 has an upcoming NPC’s wedding to plan where things are going to go wrong. We help plan the best worst wedding ever!

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EasyComparison224 is ruminating on the use of AI when it comes to D&D planning.

Use That Spell!: Word of Radiance

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Diet Toothpaste joined us this episode to go over some ideas for working the crowd during a gladiator/WWE fight. T-shirt catapult anyone? 

TheRedWarlock has a Big Bad Evil Guy that is making constructs, lining them with a special metal, and selling them to one side of a war….. But why? We go over some possibilities that may take his player’s all over Planescape!

Use That Spell!: Create Magen

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PRolicopter Needs a bit of advice on how to handle a PC going out of their way to do something that doesn’t lead them anywhere….. Yet!

KelpieRunner’s party is in a looped hallway trap with painted portrait prisons.

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Peterwin wants to know if giving the Bard a free sending spell once per day is overpowered. 

Use That Spell!: Power Word Kill

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