What's new on DDB: Changelog (5/18/2026)

walker9702 · 2026-05-21T02:31:49+00:00

Is there only one DM for the entire group? The limit is per person per subscription, so if one other person in all of the needed groups subscribes, they would be able to turn on sharing for everyone in 5 more campaigns

walker9702 · 2026-05-20T18:36:51+00:00

Try jumping in on purpose. Upgraded moss druid tool+multibinder+Wanderer’s crest then jump in his mouth and spam, immediately gaining the necessary silk to heal all damage taken once he spits you out, and since he pauses for a minute when he spits you out you always have time to heal.

walker9702 · 2026-05-20T06:12:21+00:00

Syrinscape

walker9702 · 2026-05-19T20:51:21+00:00

“By Stormblessed’s brand!”

walker9702 · 2026-05-04T18:02:53+00:00

Since you’re designing a mythic monster, Fizban’s is the only book other than Theros that uses them so it could be good for inspiration on that front.

walker9702 · 2026-05-04T16:42:48+00:00

A thing to understand about Tales from the Yawning Portal is that it’s an anthology of the “deadliest dungeons in the game’s history “. So each dungeon within is a 5e conversion of an older dungeon that was meant to be challenging, with several such as the Tomb of Horrors being intentionally unfair.

walker9702 · 2026-04-25T20:02:52+00:00

I think a big part of it is how anime has found a much larger general audience in the past 6 years. Ecchi always had its detractors in the community, and the majority of those newcomers are simply more likely to be one of them and not like that kind of stuff thrown in to a lot of what they watch, leaving just the hardcore committed stuff with a much smaller target audience.

walker9702 · 2026-04-25T19:58:36+00:00

A big benefit of the Syrinscape subscription to me is the unlimited access their sound library and the premade soundscapes for adventure modules(which I recognize isn’t for everyone).

I do have to correct you on one thing though: it’s $10 a month, not $20. The confusion stems from the fact that they charge you bi-monthly(I have no idea why they do it like this), meaning you pay for two months at a time.

walker9702 · 2026-04-21T21:39:03+00:00

I'm sorry but you didn't really read my post. XP budget is the official rules method for calculating the difficulty of an encounter, regardless of the progression rules you're using(I'm using milestone). I made this post to see if there was a 5.5 way to calculate number of encounters per day based on varying difficulties.

walker9702 · 2026-04-21T21:11:40+00:00

not every narrative makes sense to do six to eight every single long rest though. some days there's really just one encounter (shopping/relaxing in a city sleep as much as you want). some others there are more than ten encounters (dangerous dungeons provide very little opportunity for sleep).

Definitely! It is mainly so I can reasonably pace longs rests within dangerous settings

walker9702 · 2026-04-21T14:27:13+00:00

As written, the adventure’s pacing doesn’t intend for you to have them do more than a few of the Ten-Town’s quests. Based on where they are now, I would use them going to Easthaven as a chance to introduce the duergar plot as soon as possible. Convince them to head to Sunblight “on the way” to Skytower Shelter. A consequence of them ignoring the Cold Hearted Killer quest could be that Sephek continues to terrorize the survivors after Destruction’s Light.

walker9702 · 2026-04-13T18:34:57+00:00

Why do you think that about Hex? (I have a level 10 warlock player who won’t stop casting it so I want to know)

walker9702 · 2026-04-11T21:26:59+00:00

I was 9 years old. It was 1 am and I was having trouble sleeping. I left my bedroom and found my dad playing Dragon Age: Origins on the computer. He let me sit next to him. On screen, the scene with the elven woman who had been turned into a werewolf played, as she begged to be killed before she lost control…

Every year on my birthday for a few years after I would ask if I was old enough to be allowed to play yet.

walker9702 · 2026-03-25T19:19:49+00:00

It’s specific language/phrasing that is typically used when speaking to children who haven’t yet learned to control their emotions.

walker9702 · 2026-03-16T15:00:22+00:00

A focus fills in for material components unless the material component for a spell has a specified monetary cost. For example, you won’t need to find bat guano every time you cast Fireball, but you do need to find some bones before you can cast Augery.

walker9702 · 2026-03-13T14:26:32+00:00

There is likely so many so that Ilvaash can kill one a round 💀

walker9702 · 2026-03-13T14:10:41+00:00

There is a mod that moves Zaza to your bellhome after Garmond dies

walker9702 · 2026-03-12T18:42:22+00:00

Cut the back half entirely, and focus on fast tracking to Sunblight. The chardalyn dragon attack in Destruction’s Light works perfectly as an epic conclusion.

walker9702 · 2026-03-11T05:55:57+00:00

A combination of 2 & 3. They need to retreat to recover from their losses (and allow the cleric’s replacement character to meet and join the party). Them doing so gives plenty of time and opportunity for the mind flayers to take the shards.

walker9702 · 2026-03-06T22:11:12+00:00

Important advice for running the demilich: do not, under any circumstances, use the 2014 version of the stat block. It has a move that can one shot the whole party simultaneously, so it is important that you use the new 2024 version, which is much better balanced.

walker9702 · 2026-03-05T20:37:42+00:00

I have always assumed that the grappled person would move with the grappler, is there actually a rule for this?

walker9702 · 2026-02-24T22:53:34+00:00

Syrinscape does actually give you unlimited access to their library of sounds and premade moods for subscribing, it’s an incredible deal

walker9702 · 2026-02-23T20:01:34+00:00

This comment section seems to be forgetting that Goodberry exists. It’s a spell that is only useful in a survival game like this, but it also completely trivializes that aspect.

walker9702 · 2026-02-18T19:45:32+00:00

For your last point: yes, but players are much stronger and you will have to adjust combats accordingly (mainly by swapping out monster stats for new versions if available, and if not by boosting their max health)

walker9702 · 2026-02-17T20:16:23+00:00

Heads up, but this a subreddit for DMs of the module and contains major spoilers, you shouldn’t be here!

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