The Next Session

Next Session Help: 

TheBlackIbis is back with a question about running a Nilbog. We ask, “what is a Nilbog?” And then we looked it up and answered the first question. 

Ask a GM: 

MrSillybiscuits asks “How do I become a less adversarial GM?”

Take It Or Leave It: We go into the Rumor System

Search The Room: The Necklace of Adaptation

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Next Session Help:

Brown6214 needs help including a player who can not speak for some time. 

Weaverco is a D&D Dad and wants some tips on using D&D as play therapy. Good thing Adam wrote the book on that! 

Ask a GM:

SuppleGhost wants to know “Can you cast a level spell and an innate spell as a bonus action?”

Use That Spell: Id Insinuation

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Ask a GM: 

VoulKanon wants to know if the inhabitants on a Morkoth island know they forget things? What’s a Morkoth? What’s a Morkoth with you?! 

BarNo3385 is dying to know if their puzzle was too complicated.

Puzzleheaded-Dragon needs a ruling on a crossbow expert. 

Use That Spell: Otiluke's Resilient Sphere

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Next Session Help:

VigilantRex1 wants advice on stealing some equipment from their Players 

Kauzoka has a cool idea for a campaign involving a crime family of Beholders 

Ask a GM: 

Micnos12 wants to know how to determine when a player triggers a trap.

Use That Spell: Nathair's Mischief

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Next Session Help:

DancingwithaMop is planning to start their campaign with the characters shackled to a wagon headed for prison. 

Ask a GM: 

BuddhaNews is going to run a dungeon crawl but needs some tips and tricks on how to go about it. 

Take it or Leave it: 

Shot-in-the-mouth has some good advice on subverting your own expectations. 

Use That Spell: Primal Savagery

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Next Session Help:

Flubbajubba2 has created an in-game way to cover for out-of-game absences, but needs to know how it all ties together.

Ask a GM: 

M4p80y wants to know “How do I make a big city feel bigger without building literally every building”

JustDarnGood27 asks “How broken/unbalanced would allowing a PC to pull a character in with a grappling hook as a bonus action?”

Search The Room: Dark Shard Amulet

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Next Session Help:

TheBlackIbis is asking if they should retcon the outcome of the last fight since the players were supposed to win it. We say no way! 

Ask a GM: 

Belolonadalogalo wants to know if a monster with multi-attack can replace one of those attacks with something like a shove.

Use That Spell: Rime’s Binding Ice

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Next Session Help:

Trogdor_98 wants some help with his Wild West campaign and introducing a plot point naturally. 

Lame_hurricane has us brainstorm on some subtle good things that can happen to their Lucky character.

Ask a GM: 

Miz_Tsunami is running a D&D game with 7 players over video chat and needs some advice!

Use That Spell: Lightning Bolt 

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Next Session Help:

Wellbentbanana asks about a possible phantom zone, where the players can start in and all be resurrected at the same time, for the beginning of his mystery campaign. 

DanteWrath would like us to brainstorm on unique sacrifices for rituals. 

Ask a GM: 

GD might have an overpowered Polearm Master on his hands. Should he just make more powerful encounters or nerf his character? 

Search the Room: Pearl of Power 

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Next Session Help:

Raider1213 has us go over their adventure to see if the plot twist is too confusing. 

Ask a GM: 

PettitNice asks “Is it a bad idea to make a creature Immune to crits?”

Felaric wants to know how we warm up before a game.

Use That Spell: Immolation

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