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Is CR 14 accurate for this conversion of a Cloud Ray Adult?
In a series of three questions involving the largest flying pancake of D&D, I am looking to gain some insight into the balance for a conversion of the Cloud Ray.
In this question, I ask about the ...
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Is CR 8 accurate for this conversion of a Cloud Ray Pup?
So I have been running a campaign that I wanted to focus in on a super cool unique "monster" that the party could utilize for narrative, combat, and transportation purposes. So I looked ...
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Is this wolf DMPC overpowered or underpowered?
I am new to being a DM and soon will have my first session. Since we are with three players total (me as a DM plus two PC characters) I want to help them out a little. The players are a Dwarf Cleric ...
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Is this Homebrew "Boggart" balanced? [closed]
I wanted to put a Boggart into my 5e game, similar to a Boggart from the Harry Potter franchise. For those who don't know, it's a magical shape-shifting creature that can transform into the worst fear ...
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Is this "Timberwolf" Balanced?
Based on the dire wolf an a twig blight, this creature is a essentially a large wolf-like construct made of wood, held together by arcane magic.
Timberwolf
Large Construct, unaligned
Armor Class 14 (...
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"Episode Boss" encounter balance assessment
I am creating a boss battle for the end of an episode in my campaign using the following homebrew monsters:
Knight Zombie
AC 16 (chainmail) HP 28
STR 13 DEX 15 CON 10 INT 7 WIS 10 CHA 6
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Is this Library-encounter balanced?
I'm about to run a Wizard tower. I really wanted to run a Living Spellbook from Redditor /u/StoneStrix but had to scale it down. Since low-level spellcasters are kind of hard to find, I thought an ...
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Is my homebrew lower-powered Lich's CR calculated correctly?
I created a "Lesser Lich" so my party would be able to fight something interesting in the story I have. In my game, a lich undergoes development changes the first time it "ascends(...
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What is the Challenge Rating of this custom “Volcanic Dragon”?
I came across the sheet of a super awesome Volcano Dragon, custom made for D&D 5e by someone much more experienced than me.
I wanted to use that sheet, but we play 3.5e instead of 5e, so I had to ...
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Is my CR correct for this Elementalphant monster?
So I made a monster for D&D 5e. It's a multi-elemental elephant called the Elementalphant and its CR comes out to be about 8-9, but that kinda seems low. If I were to throw it against my party of ...
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