Bladesingers and Eldritch Knights should have Smite and Strike spells
By adding 10 spells that are normally gated to Paladins and Rangers these two subclasses feel more potent.
Who is the new D&D Rules Expansion Gift Set for?
There’s a new official Dungeons & Dragons book coming out on Tuesday, but it’s bundled in with the Rules Expansion Gift Set. Due to all of this that we’re living through [waves hands at world] the Gift Set didn’t come out in time for the peak gift-giving time of year. Instead, it’s an oddly timed…
Try inverting your D&D encounters’ difficulty
When you start with a harder encounter and let your players know they’ll get to use more of those features that they always hold in reserve.
Your D&D campaign should have glasses
A world with magnifying glasses and spyglasses should have mundane corrective lenses for your character’s eyes too.
The Normalization of D&D in Media
This isn’t some niche nerd hobby anymore.
Narrative Character Creation in 5th edition
Changeup character creation to follow the way they lived their life before, and the story comes naturally.
Errata for December 2021 mostly focused on helping your character be yours
A vast majority of new changes are to how player characters are guided towards Alignments, they almost never will be.
Why DMs Are Banning Silvery Barbs
Originally posted on ThinkDM:
Silvery Barbs was an Unearthed Arcana subclass feature that was playtested for the Strixhaven setting. After class-variable subclasses were abandoned, the feature was converted to a level 1 enchantment spell for bards, sorcerers, and wizards. This spell is published in D&D’s new book, Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. Spell Mechanics The…
Four ways to use Oleg Dolya’s new Neighborhood maps
The latest in Dolya’s procedural maps are a snapshot of a city street or neighborhood. Here’s how to use them in your game.
The Hunter should be among your D&D Backgrounds
Whether by bow, snare, or spear you are a provider for your people. Start your heroic journey as a Hunter.
Full Moon Storytelling 