Following their capture—or just an exploration gone wrong—the adventurers find themselves in a semi-aquatic colosseum made of brilliant coral. The only problem is, a sahuagin baron expects them to fight for their lives in a series of brutal encounters in order to win their freedom.
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Critical Role Spotlight is a series of DM and player tips based on the events of this week's episode of Critical Role! Learn from the glowing successes and hilarious mistakes of the Mighty Nein and their illustrious Dungeon Master. This week, we shine a spotlight on one of Matthew Mercer's DMing choices that could help you improve your D&D game.
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Sahuagin are masters of sharks and the sea, and their frenzied attacks and powers of telepathy make them truly formidable foes. How do you build an encounter that makes full use of these fearsome foes?
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Five heroes far from home struggle to survive and save their world from an impending doom!
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A terrible flu is passing through the region, and the adventurers have caught it! How will they go on grand adventures while fighting off this debilitating sickness?
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Critical Role Spotlight is a series of DM and player tips based on the events of this week's episode of Critical Role! Learn from the glowing successes and hilarious mistakes of the Mighty Nein and their illustrious Dungeon Master. This week, we shine a spotlight on one of Matthew Mercer's DMing choices that could help you improve your D&D game.
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Previous installments of Roleplaying 101 have talked a lot about improvisation and going into games with low-prep characters, but what about the other side of the coin? How do you build a backstory that helps you play a character that’s fun for you and your entire group?
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Five heroes far from home struggle to survive and save their world from an impending doom!
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Prepare for Saltmarsh with a tongue-in-cheek encounter about a sea troll fighting fishermen and getting tangled in their net. What’s the best way to solve this problem—a flame war?
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Critical Role's record-breaking Kickstarter campaign went on to raise over $11 million, funding a full 10-episode animated series. What does this mean for D&D?
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Critical Role Spotlight is a series of DM and player tips based on the events of this week's episode of Critical Role! Learn from the glowing successes and hilarious mistakes of the Mighty Nein and their illustrious Dungeon Master. This week, we shine a spotlight on one of Matthew Mercer's DMing choices that could help you improve your D&D game.
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Trolls are a uniquely D&D monster, insofar as it differs significantly from trolls of world folklore. Why do trolls regenerate? Why are they harmed by fire and acid? And more importantly, how do you make them terrifying for your players?
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Five lost heroes go on an intense journey though the planes, jumping one dire situation to the next in a desperate attempt to save the world and find their way home. Equal parts epic, tragic, awe-inspiring, and hilarious, watch veteran roleplayers bring their characters to life trying to survive while striving to be heroes!
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Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This week, an evil sorcerer has cast a spell upon the rain itself. This fell shower has transformed the beautiful flowers that grow upon a safe, grassy plain into a nightmarish killing field of carnivorous blooms!
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Critical Role Spotlight is a series of DM and player tips based on the events of this week's episode of Critical Role! Learn from the glowing successes and hilarious mistakes of the Mighty Nein and their illustrious Dungeon Master. This week, we shine a spotlight on one of Matthew Mercer's DMing choices that could help you improve your D&D game.
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Mechanical Thinking is a series that explores unofficial homebrew mechanics and houserules that you can add to your home D&D games. Today’s analysis is on overextending—a mechanic that could help turn a missed attack into a hit, for a cost.
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Five lost heroes go on an intense journey though the planes, jumping one dire situation to the next in a desperate attempt to save the world and find their way home. Equal parts epic, tragic, awe-inspiring, and hilarious, watch veteran roleplayers bring their characters to life trying to survive while striving to be heroes!
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It’s springtime, and that means it’s time to celebrate! Festivals brimming with merchants selling sweet treats and rare antiques are popping up all across the land. If your adventurers want a good deal, they’re going to have to work for it.
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Critical Role Spotlight is a series of DM and player tips based on the events of this week's episode of Critical Role! Learn from the glowing successes and hilarious mistakes of the Mighty Nein and their illustrious Dungeon Master. This week, we shine a spotlight on one of Matthew Mercer's DMing choices that could help you improve your D&D game.
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Our team is creating a tool that will help you make a character that’s legal for play in the D&D Adventurers League. In the meantime, this guide will help you avoid making any mistakes while building your character.
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A pair of tricksy satyrs want to scam your low-level adventurers with a story of gold. Little do they know that their work has upset some cranky earth elementals, and that their cheerful prank may turn deadly.
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Acquisitions Incorporated is going to be a D&D book published by Wizards of the Coast in partnership with Penny Arcade! A boatload of new information was revealed today at PAX East, so let's dig through the announcements!
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Want to have more fun playing your character? Want to get deep into your character’s head and lose yourself in the story? Want to form meaningful relationships with your fellow party members? Look no further. We’re going to build you into a better roleplayer.
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Five heroes far from home struggle to survive and save this new world from an impending doom!
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Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This week, the PCs encounter a group of faerie dragons trapped in the web of a herd of ettercaps. Will you help them escape, or simply take the dragons’ treasure and run?
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Critical Role Spotlight is a series of DM and player tips based on the events of this week's episode of Critical Role! Learn from the glowing successes and hilarious mistakes of the Mighty Nein and their illustrious Dungeon Master. This week, we shine a spotlight on one of Matthew Mercer's DMing choices that could help you improve your D&D game.
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Phantasmal spells have a place in any good illusionist’s combat toolkit. Learn how to adjudicate them cleanly and dramatically as a Dungeon Master. Plus, check out a table of spooky illusions to help you DM these spells on the fly!