My mother in law is coming to visit tonight, for dinner. She hates me, and will criticize my food. But tonight is my night. I've prepared the dish she most hates, a beautiful roasted Tarrasque chop, and as soon as she makes her first comment, Oh dear lord, this meal looks dreadful! I want t...

In D&D 5e, A troll's regenerate ability is as follows (MM 291): Regeneration. The troll regains 10 hit points at the start of its turn. If the troll takes acid or fire damage, this trait doesn't function at the start of the troll's next turn. The troll dies only if it starts its turn wi...

I'm considering adding the following homebrew rule variant into an upcoming campaign: Overcasting If in dire need, any spellcaster is capable of expending their own life force to enhance their connection to the Weave. This allows them to cast one prepared spell without consuming a spell ...

While I was DMing a D&D 3.5 adventure, one of my players played a character with the monkey grip feat (because he liked the manga Berserk, where the hero has a giant sword). And turned out it was fun. Now I DM for D&D 5e, and I plan to play with this player again, and he might want to play a sim...

In this question asking about a homebrew mechanic involving exhaustion, the accepted answer points out an exploit using a moon druid's combat wildshape - Taking the form of an elemental would avoid the downsides of the mechanic as elementals are immune to exhaustion. The answer then goes on to s...