Rules & Mechanics

Top 15 Best Feats in D&D

Feats is a great tool to design a fun and unique character in D&D 5E, but with more than 80 to choose from, finding just the right feat for your character is easier said than done. So, we’re trying to make it a little easier by providing our take on the top 15 feats in D&D 5E!

Run Better D&D ENCOUNTERS (VIDEO) + FREE MONSTER & MAGIC ITEM

We just published a new video on how to run better encounters in 5E Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games. It’s a topic we’ve written about before, but this time you get it in video – and with two fresh examples from Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (don’t worry, no spoilers!). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rYBlKBuPRg …

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Rime of the Frostmaiden Magic Item Cards – Chapter 1

Any good D&D adventure has magic items, and Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is no exception. Icewind Dale and Ten-Towns is overflowing with magical items, so to help keep track of everything, we’ve created two sheets of handy item cards for Chapter 1: Ten-Towns for discerning DMs to handout to their inquisitive players. And, …

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Review – Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (Part II: Character Options A–D)

This is part II of a serial review of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (find part 1 here), where I go over the contents of WotC’s newest official sourcebook, offer my thoughts, and try to help you decide whether or not what Tasha’s has to offer fits your table. In this article, I’ll bite into the …

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Frosty armor – free magic items for Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

There’s exciting stuff on the horizon. We are set to release Nybor’s Tome of Enchanted Armor, the sequel to the gold-selling and top-rated Nybor’s Tome of Enchanted Weapons. That’s not all, though – the official 5E D&D adventure Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is also releasing next week. To celebrate this happy coincidence we …

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Fixing Falling Damage in 5E D&D

In this post I’ll explain my house rule for fixing falling damage in fifth edition D&D. It’s a quick, simple rule, that makes falling damage in 5E a lot more realistic, and which can be implemented without changing too much else about the game.