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Way of the Word (Monk)

This shout-based Monk subclass charges up different power words to attack with elemental force and to fortify abilities with enhancements.

thinkdm Homebrew 2 Comments January 30, 2021January 30, 2021

Spell Fix: Avoid the Zone of Truth Torture Chamber

Fixing up an social spell so it does what it says without pushing the player characters to torturing the subject.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Homebrew, Spell Breakdowns 1 Comment January 2, 2021January 3, 2021

DC 0 Checks

As a matter of adventure design (or when improvising as a DM), you shouldn't lock mission-critical information behind a skill check. Because if the characters fail the check, the plot line is dead. But, the solution isn't to get rid of skill checks. The solution is progressive skill checks, starting at 0.

thinkdm Design Evolution, DM Tips, Homebrew 4 Comments December 19, 2020December 19, 2020

Poisoner’s Kit DCs

Fleshing out the missing rules for the Poisoner's Kit in 5th Edition D&D.

thinkdm Character Creation, DM Tips, Homebrew, Player Tips 1 Comment October 10, 2020October 10, 2020

Smites Without Spell Slots

Let's hack smites to reinvigorate Paladin spellcasting, discourage multiclassing for the sake of powergaming, and promote more dynamic playstyles.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Character Creation, Homebrew, Player Resources 22 Comments August 29, 2020August 29, 2020

Death Saves Revived

Reviving the death save mechanics to give more interesting narrative results and keep fallen PCs engaged.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, Homebrew, The Simple Things 14 Comments August 1, 2020August 8, 2020

5 Skill D&D

Why have 18 skills when you can have FIVE?

We’re giving D&D players more agency over the narrative implementation of their skillsets by streamlining a bloated system and highlighting a popular variant rule.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, Homebrew 13 Comments July 18, 2020July 18, 2020

Animate Objects Fix

Animate Objects is a 5th level spell in D&D 5e that turns objects in your environment into living weapons. Come along as we tackle balance and action economy issues, and deliver a precise rework.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Homebrew, Spell Breakdowns, Uncategorized, Unearthed Arcana 5 Comments July 11, 2020November 25, 2020

Draconic Bloodline Expanded Spells

Spice up your Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer with these expanded spell lists based on the color dragon you choose!

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Character Creation, Homebrew, Number Munchers, Unearthed Arcana 4 Comments May 30, 2020May 30, 2020

Expertise Skill Hack

5th Edition D&D has a skill problem. It lies in a feature called expertise, which allows you to add your proficiency bonus twice when using a skill. Let's see what problems this causes and I'll give you a simple hack to fix them!

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, Homebrew, Number Munchers 6 Comments April 25, 2020April 25, 2020

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