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2023-01-23 14:53:48 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm working on a series of Magic: the Gathering cards repurposed as D&D spells.
Some notes on this one:
* One new experiment I tried with this spell is making it both a necromancy a...
2022-10-31 01:26:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe trailer for the new D&D movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves dropped this week. The trailer features a clip where the party Druid wild shapes into an owlbear!
<... 2022-07-23 02:05:59 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the PDF for the Monk v1.1
Thanks to everyone for the great comments! Here's a changelog.
v1.1 changes
-Hit Die increased to d10. Takes pressure off CON; Monk is already ver...
2022-06-15 03:05:49 +0000 UTC View PostD&D’s last three Unearthed Arcana (UA) playtest packets included tech that hasn’t been printed since past editions: feat trees.
Note: You may also hear these called “feat chains...
2022-06-11 12:47:12 +0000 UTC View Post
If Fastball Special were turned into a general mechanic, here's how I'd change the Giant Barbarian's Mighty Impel.
What do you think about this change? How would you do it?
2022-06-04 07:49:21 +0000 UTC View PostOn May 23, 2022, Wizards of the Coast released the Giant Options Unearthed Arcana (UA), featuring the ...
2022-06-04 07:44:58 +0000 UTC View PostYesterday, D&D released their first Unearthed Arcana in months. The Heroes of Krynn UA cen...
2022-03-09 13:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostHi Folks!
The other night I was laying in bed and I had a "eureka!" moment about how to address some of the monk's pain points. I got up at 3 AM and put this reworked monk class together. Aft...
2022-03-07 22:23:31 +0000 UTC View PostHi Folks!
The other night I was laying in bed and I had a "eureka!" moment about how to address some of the monk's pain points. I got up at 3 AM and put this reworked monk class together. Aft...
2022-03-07 22:21:23 +0000 UTC View PostAre you familiar with the moonbeam spell? There's several like it: blade barrier, cloudkill, cloud of daggers, Evard's black tentacles, forbiddance, sleet storm, spirit guardians. What do they all ...
2021-12-31 20:03:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This chart shows proposed adjusted damage values for spells that use the Moonbeam mechanic. The adjusted damage factors in the spell forcing a save when it is cast or moved onto a creature's space....
2021-12-31 19:24:27 +0000 UTC View PostAt the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy 2, the guardians are fighting a massive interdimensional monster, The Abilisk. Since they seemingly can't damage from outside, Drax jumps in its mouth. U...
2021-12-10 22:06:38 +0000 UTC View PostA sneaky system design quirk may contribute to D&D campaigns fizzling out before they reach high level.
Prevailing wisdom says that most 5th Edition D...
2021-10-30 03:14:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I had gotten the feeling that XP-using parties leveled faster in higher tiers. The math seems to support this. Here's a chart I'm working on for this week's article. Cheers!
2021-10-28 04:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Download links for our custom character sheet for MCDM's Beastmaster.
Do you roll or use static damage in your D&D game?
5th Edition stat blocks list damage as a flat number, with rolled damage in parentheses:
2021-08-07 06:34:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks!
Wizards of the Coast is currently running a contest to crown the best dungeon master. This contest will offer a series of submission guidelines over a number of weeks. This culmina...
2021-08-06 19:34:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In this system, you get extra damage dice added to your attack depending on how many allies and enemies the target has adjacent:
* Adjacent allies: +1d6
* Flanking allies: +2d6
* ...
2021-07-17 07:48:57 +0000 UTC View PostMatt Mercer is playing a Mountain Dwarf Divine Soul Sorcerer in Exandria Unlimited, the latest series from the folks at Critical Role. Having handed the DM's chair to Aabria Iyengar for th...
2021-07-03 07:42:39 +0000 UTC View PostHere's a PDF of the rules on swapping spell damage types, which includes the damage type classifications, rules for swapping damage type, and another interesting application of damage class!
2021-06-26 12:26:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
Wizards of the Coast is currently running a contest to crown the best dungeon master. This contest will offer a series of submission guidelines over a number of weeks. This culmina...
2021-06-22 00:59:16 +0000 UTC View PostD&D 5th Edition allows you to identify an item by spending one hour studying it. During the typical D&D adventuring cycle, the party will take a short rest after discovering a magic item, a...
2021-06-19 05:37:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey thinkers!
I was inspired by Matt Colville's recent Game Design 101 video. Matt laid out the three core steps of his design process. In the video, he mentions something c...
2021-06-12 13:27:03 +0000 UTC View PostToday we feature five traps/challenges inspired by Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (mXc), a show which uses repurposed footage of Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle. Adjust the flavor of the tr...
2021-05-29 06:55:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe talked about critical fumbles last week while covering the Gunslinger's Misfire mechanic. While I stand by the ...
2021-03-13 03:49:49 +0000 UTC View PostCharacters that obtain racial flying features have been hounding DMs since early in 5th Edition. The flying Aarakocra race was introduced in the 2021-02-26 17:18:37 +0000 UTC View Post
