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I've got a party that's just arrived at Castle Korstull, that makes up the lion's share of Chapter 6. The conclusion of this epic dungeon crawl leaves the team some distance away from the unending firestorm, but still in the heart of Ragesian-occupied Sindaire, on the opposite side of the known...

I'm interested in expanding the simple core group of Clan Millorn, creating a sort of "B-Team" that can aid the heroes in case things go terribly wrong. Obviously, the three core members, Jorrina, Grelfin, and Oller, all have suitable NPC builds. Earnest, of course, should not be around by...

While running through Adventure 4 (The Mad King's Banquet), I came across an element in the battle of Otharil Vale, that simply doesn't work in 5e. An invisible Androsphinx roars, sending troops scattering in fear... except for all the reasons they wouldn't: A creature under the "frightened"...

One of the new players in my live game has decided to become a West Wind style Monk, per the player's guide. Outside of the hassle of making the character, since few character builders allow spellcasting monks, most of us have found that the spellcasting abilities of the class are...

My players are requesting some content from WotBS (such as the custom subclasses) to be applicable to their characters on D&D Beyond. Is there a compendium of "homebrew" that can be added to my campaign, for them to choose from? Is it legal for me to transcribe the class features into...

I'm trying to make the nobles of Dassen a bit more fleshed out, giving them more than just the family name of their lands. I'm not sure if there's already anything in the modules giving them names, but wanted to ask for ideas or suggestions for the lineup. So far I have... King Alric...

Aurana is a powerful NPC in the late chapters of War of the Burning Sky, whose allegiances are... questionable, at best. When looking at her stat block in the 5e release, though, I see she has a pair of custom high-level spells... without any description attached to them. What are the spell...

I'm trying to put together a coherent timeline of what happened to Trilla (and her mother Syana) in the decades leading up to the campaign. There are some gaps that I'm not really clear on, and I feel like I need to have those details secure... mainly because my parties are starting to learn...

In each of my two separate Burning Skies campaigns, I have one player with a backstory elements that I want to help pay off and resolve by the story's end... but I'm having some trouble coming up with organic and natural ways to do so, given the existing flow of the campaign narrative. I...

I got a set of 2" wooden rounds, that I intend to print-and-glue creatures to as a sort of simple stand-in for miniatures. I'm trying to decide now, what would be the best things to put on the various sides? A collection of horses are always useful, of course. Considering the adventure path...

Thinking about the Conquest game within this campaign; I'm trying to balance the game for different character abilities, as there's one character in my online game (a Lore Bard who specializes in being drunk) who has a massive number of synergies for the game, that would otherwise have no reason...

As it turns out, I'm going to be running the WotBS campaign for two separate groups... this latest one, a live, in-person game! They'll be starting about 2 chapters behind the first, but things do seem to move smoother when you're not dealing with the digital content, and can actually see...

I'm hoping to compile some ideas about how to present this group within the game - I'll be running this story for a SECOND group now, and one wants to be a Paladin/Warlock with ties to the reformed church. Asking about the history of the organization, I'm at a bit of a loss for concrete info...

I'm thinking about the overall idea of national flags for the various factions within War of the Burning Sky... something to represent who the various lands are, present their typical colors, and the like. I think I have some decent ideas for the first three nations, but I'd love to hear other...

Is there a link or repository anywhere of world maps for War of the Burning Sky, that might be more suitable for printing and use at the table, than the full-color maps in the modules themselves (that also often have a lot of GM-specific information on them)? The normal Gate Pass map is great...

Based on a comment that @thom_likes_gaming had in another thread, are there any prequels or lead-ins to the WotBS sdventure path proper, or does anyone have thoughts about what might happen in such a module? It could serve to introduce some of the initial lore of the world, and gauge interest...

Two endgame questions, possibly connected... 1. Why won't Khor-El-Jiese, the Flamebringer Dragon, reply to any attempt to contact it? Is it unable or unwilling to respond, or both? Is it "dead" like Jhial-el-Avilona, or simply bound in a way that separates it from the material world as a whole...

The challenge: How would you reflect a character with multiple personalities, in their D&D build? This could be due to Dissociative Identity Disorder due to past trauma; possession by some kind of external force (benign, hostile, alien, or anywhere in between) that can't break free; or even...

I'm trying to work out a build for a "naked" grappler, by which I mean, someone who is largely independent of equipment, and whose specialty lay in physical battlefield control. Their goal would not be to deal high damage-per-round, or even one-round nova-burst damage, but rather to lock down...

In Chapter 2, the heroes are constantly reminded of the heat and danger of the Innenotdar forest, and how tenuous their status is, given their dwindling number of Stand the Heat potions (if they did not agree to Indomitability's terms). Several others, though, seem to be able to exist in the...