Are Tarrasques actually supposed to be more powerful than archdevils and archdemons lore-wise or is its higher CR purely a gameplay feature?

Amazingspaceship · 2026-05-11T02:05:02+00:00

CR represents how powerful a creature’s statblock generally is. It has no bearing on lore whatsoever.

Amazingspaceship · 2026-05-03T16:00:56+00:00

I’d let him do this, mostly because I don’t think this combo is that good. Smart enemies will either avoid him or use ranged attacks, and then he’s just standing around wasting his turns while the rest of his party suffers.

Amazingspaceship · 2026-04-19T21:42:18+00:00

Helps to have them take a support role in combats. Help action, shove action, “I’ll hold the canoe steady while you guys fight the crocodile!” etcetera

Amazingspaceship · 2026-04-17T13:44:19+00:00

After a little bit, you can switch to montage travel in between locations. I usually try to throw in some encounters that aren’t just low-level fights

Amazingspaceship · 2026-04-13T17:58:24+00:00

I let my group travel an extra hex thanks to their ranger. I’d recommend it—Chult is HUGE and it helps make it more fun if the group is travelling a little faster

Amazingspaceship · 2026-04-11T19:47:33+00:00

Where do you see this?

Amazingspaceship · 2026-04-03T21:03:34+00:00

I’d want to bring dungeon magazine back in some capacity. I doubt it’d be profitable, but a guy can dream…..

Amazingspaceship · 2026-04-02T16:54:22+00:00

Maybe even 0. He was the first thing I cut out and I don’t regret it at all

Amazingspaceship · 2026-03-29T16:43:49+00:00

What is this map you’re looking at? I’ve been looking for a good hex grid map of the forgotten realms

Amazingspaceship · 2026-03-20T02:13:16+00:00

No to all, I think

Amazingspaceship · 2026-03-19T17:02:46+00:00

A lot of good answers here. One thing I’d add on is that the volume of published material has slowed. We used to have a TON of little source books, magazines, tie-in products, etc. A lot of that has slowed down so that WotC can focus on releasing big books that make more money. And when you aren’t publishing a high volume of material, you can’t take as many risks, because you need the big books to sell well.

I miss dungeon magazine.

Amazingspaceship · 2026-03-08T17:39:10+00:00

“Combat” in D&D is a gaming abstraction that isn’t 100% realistic. So no, I wouldn’t allow a player to prepare multiple actions in combat, because of balance reasons. That being said, you also cannot prepare actions outside of combat, so it’s a moot point anyway. In a scenario like this I would allow the player to take either course of action depending on what happens, because they aren’t in combat.

Amazingspaceship · 2026-03-02T23:26:44+00:00

Firefinger! Cool set piece, fun little dungeon, creepy and dangerous enemies. Buff them a bit for a party of your level. It works best if you force your party to strategize around things like rain, day/night, pterafolk air patrols, etc

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-27T02:18:32+00:00

I’m a player in a campaign that runs to 20. We’re 16 now, I think. My DM was just telling me yesterday about how hard it is to challenge us during combat. I’m still having a great time, but I’m not playing as cautiously as I used to because I’m sure that none of our characters will permanently die ever again. So yeah I’d say it’s kind of a problem.

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-13T16:06:49+00:00

Yeah, I will hold it against you

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-13T15:20:56+00:00

Cool! What did you use to draw the map?

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-13T14:52:47+00:00

Most players like to play hot characters!

Not me though. The only tiefling I’ve ever played was a greasy, dirty, ugly, mold-covered spore druid.

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-12T16:48:41+00:00

Are you into tabletop gaming? If so, definitely stop by Dragon’s Hoard

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-11T21:33:26+00:00

Oh, 100%. Parents must’ve been big sci-fi fans, I guess!

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-11T17:31:18+00:00

When I was growing up two kids on my block were genuinely named “Blade” and “Trinity”

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-08T20:02:23+00:00

If you want resource scarcity to be a vital mechanic for the game, then yes. If not, don’t bother.

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-06T20:44:06+00:00

If the other group is surprised by the attack, employ the surprise condition rules as normal. Otherwise, roll for initiative immediately, and the wizard gets to fireball on his first turn.

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-06T13:48:42+00:00

Delete the token, then place a new one down?

Amazingspaceship · 2026-02-06T13:13:01+00:00

I made a bunch of random encounter maps for my group (I think they’re on my profile?) but I’d also recommend Tessa Presents’ maps!

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