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I read the book "The monsters know what they're doing", and it showed me how to play goblins properly, and they are really scary!

I was DM'ing the Phandelver and below/The Shattered Obelisk, and the first encounter is a 4 goblin ambush. The three players started a lvl 3, so I decided to up the number to 6 goblins.

Without the understanding I had before, I might just have had the goblins storm forward and get mown down instantly, but now... oh no.

Goblins are ambushers who can hide as a bonus action. Given the abundance of cover around the road/ambush site, they shot their short bows (with advantage), moved and then used their bonus action to hide, essentially becoming invisible.

Next round, they shoot (with advantage because they were hidden), move, hide. Rinse, repeat. It was a massacre and it could have easily been a TPK.

Because of the advantage when attacking from hiding, they do 1d6+2 + 1d4 damage per attack with a double chance of critting. And because they would hide, it is very hard to even find them to attack them back. They only need a 9 on the die to succeed at hiding because they get a +6 on stealth.

The players will really have to get their act together because the next encounter is the goblin hideout... Next time!

New dm here.

So my party is lvl 2 right now and last session they had they accidentally managed to capture the bbeg. One of my party members was controlling this character and had the task to not be found out, steal an artifact and book it.

Unfortunately, he got found out and didn't manage to escape. Now, for balancing reasons I kept this character at lvl 5 so if he had to pvp, he doesn't just 1shot the party by accident.

To my horror, even with a 16 armor class, my party managed to make like, 8 succes vhecks and managed to essentially capture my (potential) BBEG. They sre level two and they shouldn't be able to do so.

I don't want to make it feel like it was rigged from the start, especially if they had good coordination and luck, but I kind of do not know where to go from here.

Any dms have any tips of a way to handle this without making my players upset?

Shame be upon me

After more than 20 years of playing D&D...
After all the memes about it, the jokes, the “Can you imagine?!”, it finally happened to me.

I thought I was immune to it... I thought it only happened to careless fools.
I always took precautions. If I had any doubt, I’d triple-check.

But it wasn’t enough. I was betrayed by the girl I care most about... Why did I trust her, WHY?!
My love for her blinded me to her cruel and careless actions. Her smile made me forget how someone can hurt you so much and laugh at your pain.

But really, I’m the one to blame... I should... I should have known. It was easy to predict. All the girls like her are the same and act the same. Without a care in the world about the consequences of their actions.

Why did I trust my 2-year-old daughter with my spare dices?! How could I forget about the d4s?!? And how could I walk so confidently around the area where she was playing with them????

My foot...
My poor, innocent left foot.

...you know, just in case the party ends up at a swanky event unexpectedly.

I mainly just wanted to draw her in a pretty dress because WHAT IS TTRPG BUT A FORM OF ESCAPISM AND WISH FULFILLMENT.

Merisabel again, my Swashbuckler Rogue cursed to be a siren when she touches saltwater, etc etc. We had our first session this past Sunday and her secret was revealed ALMOST IMMEDIATELY LMAO. It worked out though - the party needed to swim a mile to shore and she made sure no one drowned so I call it a win. \o/

Still struggling to stay on-model with her face, but the basic gist of it is there. Very proud of this piece!

So it's been a few months since I first started playing DND with a great group of lads at the library, but there's one thing that's not often talked about and that's how addictive DnD is.

Despite getting a good two and a half hours a week adventuring time it just isn't enough.

My YouTube feed is 60% DnD creators (and increasing by the week), I've bought multiple sets of dice just in case my regular dice aren't rolling well, I've drafted at least half a dozen back up characters and back stories and have found another campaign to join.

So be safe. Adventure is addictive.

Beholder’s Bane is a growing magic sword forged from vengeance and relentless purpose, created by an artisan whose life was shattered by a beholder’s attack. More than a finely crafted weapon, it was made to hunt and destroy the very creature that ruined everything he loved. As the blade absorbs the essence of slain beholders, it advances in rarity and unlocks new powers, becoming deadlier with each victory. Its progression is primarily tied to beholder kills, but the rules also include alternative ways to evolve it through rituals, quests, rare items, or other aberrant essences, making it easy to adapt to different campaigns.

I also include recommended minimum character levels for each stage of the weapon’s growth, though these are only guidelines and can easily be ignored if a DM prefers a different progression. Since this sub does not allow gallery posts, I could only show the main item page here, not the additional page with the suggested progression methods, alternative advancement rules, and extra guidance on how the weapon can evolve in play. You can find all of that in the full free PDF by clicking this link.

You can also find more of my creatures and manuals on DriveThruRPG, my Linktree, or by visiting r/JonnyDM!

My players are about to enter a Green Dragon's lair. I need some ideas to help make this a more interesting encounter. There are 8 players, level 8. They do some serious damage.

What would be some ideas to make this a more challenging encounter?

Minions and environmental challenges are what I'm thinking. Some Kobolds or Lizard Folk with range weapons on the waterfall ridges. Maybe some Ettins patrolling around the river?

What do you guys think?

I don't really know if this is the right place to ask, but I just need some advice. So, my cousin, completely unexpectedly committed suicide, he was a player at our DND table. As of now, only I and one more player know of this (of the group) as we were playing 40k when I got the message, but another player was a classmate of my cousin and he will most likely learn of it in like 7,5h. I don't think he'll be able to hold his tongue though, so everyone will know soon enough. Honestly I don't think I'm making any sense at the moment, just asking if others have similar experiences or advice.