Level Drain in D&D 5e 👻 How to Make Your Undead Creatures Brutal and Challenging

Follow along in my article about #DND5e level drain: https://www.flutesloot.com/level-drain-undead-homebrew-dnd-5e/?utm_source=youtube Level Drain was a terrifying game mechanic in AD&D. It was also clunky and problematic from the perspective of a game designer. Though it didn't stand the test of time, relics of the once-proud Level Drain remain in #DND 5e in the forms of stat drains, reductions to max HP, and more. Let's explore how these concepts can be amplified for gaming groups that want to be profoundly challenged by the undead creatures they face, and how #DungeonsandDragons DMs can make these mechanics simple and fun. The Thumbnail art is "Life Drain" by monpuasajr.deviantart.com ⏰Time Stamps: 00:00​ Let's talk about level drain 00:30​ Written version in my article 00:52 The Old Warlock YT channel 01:22 My experience with level drain 02:02 "Danger" is my middle name 02:28 My goals with this concept 03:37 Frodo, the great example 04:15 Level-drain-ish effects and monsters in 5e already 07:11 Do not overdo it, talk to your players 07:39 Idea #1 - Exhaustion 08:44 Idea #2 - Proficiency Bonus drain 09:25 Idea #3 - Spell slot depletion 09:55 Idea #4 - Damage roll penalty 10:35 Idea #5 - Constitution reduction 11:09 Idea #6 - Hit Dice depletion 11:36 Idea #7 - Actual level drain! 13:01 Remedies and counters to level drain 15:10 Comment with your thoughts on level draining 15:36 Take the poll 15:59 Cast Message; Happy Halloween! --------- 🎈 Shop our loot on Redbubble: flutesloot.redbubble.com 🎈 Cast Friendship on Flutes Loot: 📱Twitter: https://twitter.com/Flutes_Loot​​​​ 📘Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flutesloot​​​​ 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flutesloot​​​​ 📌Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/flutesloot​​​​ 👀Read more articles: https://www.flutesloot.com​​​​?utm_source=youtube Affiliate Links (a portion of sales provide gold to our coffers)! 💰 • 📔Players Handbook (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/2PAeJW7 • 😈Monster Manual (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/2PWuLJI • 👑Dungeon Master's Guide (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/3fFnIzY • 🎁D&D 5e Rules Expansion Gift Set: https://amzn.to/3zPWQ6P • 🐠Xanathar's Guide to Everything: https://amzn.to/3fDfbxH • 🐸Tasha's Cauldron of Everything: https://amzn.to/3sRX7DB • 💀Curse of Strahd: https://amzn.to/3dxAI8n • 💀Curse of Strahd reVamped (get it?): https://amzn.to/2PUaiWf • 💀Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft: https://amzn.to/39Ke5MC • 🐙Volo's Guide to Monsters: https://amzn.to/31NKe1q • 🎓Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos: https://amzn.to/3kF1KiD • 🐇The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure: https://amzn.to/3AJcSkk • 🐉Fizban's Treasury of Dragons: https://amzn.to/3zHexpd • 🖊dScryb (finely crafted boxed text) https://dscryb.com/?aff=213 ---------- Flutes Loot Theme by the incredibly talented Max Wardle: http://maxwmusic.com/​​​​ 🎧 🎼 🎹 -------------- ©2021, Flutes Loot is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy and is not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. Use, modification, and distribution of Wizards of the Coast's content is under the Open Game License v 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.