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What would be more effective: Immunity to nonmagical or general physical resistance?
I'm home brewing a Tarrasque-like monster for a high level one shot I'm planning, and for a mix of lore and gameplay reasons I'm debating if my beast should have the typical "immune to ...
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Monkey Demon Boss Design
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In my campaign, there is a demon trapped in an artifact and forced to grant wishes. Though generally I rule wishes by intent and not trickery, this ...
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Is this homebrew creature(s) balanced?
I was thinking this kind of question would be closed due to it would be "opinion-based", but turns out there're tons of similar questions exist (and answered) already. So I am going to give ...
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Is this Homebrew Wendigo in the appropriate CR?
I made a Wendigo and tried to incorporate all of the things of the legends into it, then I tried to use the CR calculator to have a baseline of CR for the monster, I just don't know if the way it has ...
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Does this creature, generated by ChatGPT, fit within the guidelines for monsters set by WoTC?
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This creature is supposed to be a miniboss in one of my adventures with a dark horror theme. It's intended to be a hard encounter for four 3rd level pcs.
The questions:
Is this monster ...
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Homebrew Parchment Golem monster v1.2
This is a continuation of my first attempt to get a review of a monster stat block. If I'm doing something wrong, let me know.
Homebrew Parchment Golem monster
My goal for this creature is to be a ...
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Homebrew Parchment Golem monster
This is my first attempt to get a review of a monster stat block. If I'm doing something wrong, let me know.
My goal for this creature is to be a trash mob, but with enough resistance/immunity to not ...
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Converting Oonga from "Isle of the Ape" to 5e
My party of five level 15 PCs is adventuring in my homebrewed conversion of the 1e module Isle of the Ape. I would like the Boss Monster, Oonga, to be a Deadly encounter for the party, so I am aiming ...
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Potential effects of non-standard creature size in combat (purple worm)
My players are about to finish G3 (Hall of the Fire Giant King) and start D1 (Descent into the Depths of the Earth) - note that I am converting these 1e modules to 5e.
I am rolling the wandering ...
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Does my version of Fire Breath break my pseudodragon?
I am starting a campaign in which my character is an accomplished and award-winning chef, and in an egg-themed competition won a dragon egg with a pseudodragon. I've talked with my DM, and he's ...
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Is this homebrew “tankkiller” balanced? [closed]
Normally my party has a couple players tanking, and others staying behind and hiding, and from what I can tell this is relatively common. To mix things up every now and then, I have come up with the ...
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How can I make this homebrew Elder Aboleth the CR rating I want it to be?
A party I'm running for are going up against an aboleth as a late-game "boss" (but not the "final boss"). They are currently Tier 4, level 17 to be precise, so a basic CR 10 ...
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Are these homebrew metallic/chromatic pseudodragons the same CR as RAW pseudodragons?
Pseudodragons are Tiny CR 1/4 dragons, but they're not quite dragon-like enough for my purposes. I want to homebrew some alternative stat blocks to the pseudodragon so that they more so resemble the ...
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Is this Variant Monstrosity Druid balanced?
In my current campaign, I introduced a crazy scientist that uses mutagens in order to transform into different monsters. It’s really cool and really creepy. One of the characters in the party recently ...
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Is this conversion of a Cloud Ray Elder CR 16?
In the finale of the 3 part series on Cloud Rays, we take a look at the stat line of the largest pancake in the universe. From Pup to Adult to finally Elder, I am hoping to gain insight on the balance ...
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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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