The Next Session

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Waffle Wizard has a Halloween one shot and wants to make it challenging but still give the PCs a leg up. What to do?

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Waffle Wizard asked another great question that we just had to muse over!

“What would happen if your PC drank a mini water elemental?”

Use That Spell: Whirlwind

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Next Session Help: 

Rhearye has an archdruid lich that just got freed and needs some ideas for the players who are on their way to destroy the phylactery: the throne she sits on.

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Astra-the-curious wonders what we do when players are setting up a plan that we (as the DM) know will definitely not work. 

Search the Room: Philter of Love

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Next Session Help: 

John the Red Warlock is back and asked us to brainstorm some Halloween one-shots just in time for spooky (or spoopy!) season. 

Key-Philosophy-5446 needs help coming up with ideas of what a cursed fishing rod would catch.

SamPYo has players considering human sacrifice.

Use That Spell: Hail of Thorns

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Next Session Help: 

John the Red Warlock has devised a Dino Hunt for his player’s with a Dinosaur that gets stronger with every feeding! We’re tasked with brainstorming some fun scenarios on introducing the Dinosaur and utilizing the NPCs during the hunt. 

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mjsShadow has a player that likes to use Arcane Eye to look at a room(s) before going in constantly, but it is slowing down gameplay. Let’s discuss!

Use That Spell: Draconic Transformation (UA)

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Next Session Help: 

Majora's Descendant has created the Island of Tetra and is looking for us to brainstorm some ideas as to what makes the island unique. 

Ill-Oven3506 has a player who wants their character to make a noble sacrifice. Can you do that without railroading? 

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Gourmetcheese01 wants to know “What should I include on a DM screen?”

Search The Room: Nether Scroll of Azumar

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Next Session Help: 

DietToothpaste is back and wants to know some fun methods of interplanar traversal.  

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Majora's Descendant has a player who is a wizard necromancer summoning sometimes up to 15 zombies and two mummies. Is that right? 

Search The Room: Incendiary Cloud

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Jradddyo has players with a bird “companion” that does not like them and do not like that it does not like them. 

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LazerusKI has a player with the Pirate background which lets them get away with lots of things, but does that mean he should let him? 

Search The Room: Prosthetic Limb

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Next Session Help: 

Topherstophers needs help coming up with some monsters and obstacles inside a cave encounter they are planning.

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Brad2rad is summoning the Rules Lawyers to figure out the best way to rule a teleporting/ falling barbarian. 

Use That Spell: Chill Touch

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Next Session Help: 

RivTinker is back and her players are gearing up to fight the Goddess of Chaos. They will need to gain the favor of the existing pantheon: Goddess of Nature, God of War and God of Magic and needs some help to come up with the trials and rewards for their tasks.

Flowerkefir’s players keeps cutting hands off of enemy spellcasters……. ಠ_ಠ

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Assault_Duck wants to know if it is a bad thing to give a boss a second stage. Not at all!

Use That Spell: Gift of Alacrity

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Next Session Help: 

Nanotheawsome needs to know how to convince their players to stop trying to weaponize a Beholder statue meant as a gag. 

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Tyrmidden asks, “What do you think about players having a chat group without the DM to talk about plans and strategies?” 

Rusty99Arabian wants to know if players can manipulate where they fall with featherfall. 

Use That Spell: Beacon of Hope 

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