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  • Let’s Design an Adventure: Boxed Text
    Nov 6, 2019 by Shawn Merwin

    Join veteran game designer Shawn Merwin as he reveals the mystical secrets of D&D adventure design. This week: boxed text, and how it can help or hinder your storytelling.

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  • A Guide to Torturing Players You Love: Rick and Morty Style
    Nov 5, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    How to keep Rick's tradition of "delivering cosmic torture to the ones you care about" alive as a Dungeon Master!

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  • Encounter of the Week: Gathering at Gatherhold
    Nov 4, 2019 by James Haeck

    Continue your journey through Eberron! After weeks of danger, the crew of the Celeste Noir docks at Gatherhold on the Talenta Plains for repairs. Explore the city at your leisure... and dream of mutiny.

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  • Play D&D in Italian with the Player's Handbook Italian Edition
    Nov 2, 2019 by James Haeck

    Welcome the Player's Handbook, now in Italian, to the D&D Beyond digital compendium. This is just the beginning of our multilingual adventures!

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  • Nightmare Loot: Keyring of Madness
    Oct 31, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    What looks like a common keyring will torture and taunt its owner forever.

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  • Strahd Must Die Again (And Again And Again)
    Oct 30, 2019 by James Haeck

    Play Ravenloft in a single night... with a delirious twist. Just how many Strahds are there!?

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  • Nightmare Tavern: The Fractured Porthole
    Oct 29, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    A bottomless sea trench churns beneath this portside watering hole.

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2, Episode 18: The End of Many Things
    Oct 29, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    Five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong, and save the world from Mind Flayers in the process!

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  • Encounter of the Week: Sabotage over Lake Cyre
    Oct 28, 2019 by James Haeck

    Continue your journey through Eberron! While flying over the blasted wastes of the Mournland, the Celeste Noir suddenly drops out of the sky.

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  • Fighter 101: Battle Master
    Oct 25, 2019 by James Haeck

    It’s time to go beyond the Basic Rules. In this week’s Class 101, we examine the Battle Master, a cunning and tactical fighter archetype from the Player’s Handbook.

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  • Nightmare Treasure: Wand of Wild Candy
    Oct 24, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Summon forth wild-magic candy with this table of terrible treats!

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  • Let’s Design an Adventure: Adventure Hooks and Opening Scenes
    Oct 23, 2019 by Shawn Merwin

    Join veteran game designer Shawn Merwin as he reveals the mystical secrets of D&D adventure design. This week: adventure hooks and opening scenes!

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2, Episode 17: Soul for a Soul
    Oct 22, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    Five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong, and save the world from Mind Flayers in the process!

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  • Rick and Morty’s Inter-Dimensional Scrying Channels
    Oct 22, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    So many dimensions, so little useful information for your campaign.

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  • Encounter of the Week: Espionage in Grellreach
    Oct 21, 2019 by James Haeck

    An artificer has hidden himself away in the goblin village of Grellreach. You must step off the deck of your airship and infiltrate the town.

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  • Druid 101: Wild Shape Guide
    Oct 18, 2019 by James Haeck

    Let's take a look at the druid's most unique feature, Wild Shape, and which beasts are the best options to transform into in specific scenarios!

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  • Fantasy and Comedy: Part Three
    Oct 17, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    The conclusion of Dungeon Humorist Dan Telfer’s autobiographical D&D trilogy.

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  • Encounter of the Week: The Watchers
    Oct 16, 2019 by Ashley Warren

    You get a bonus encounter this week, and it's perfect for Halloween! This encounter, by Uncaged Anthology organizer Ashley Warren, is a classic take on dungeon exploration—with an eerie and heartwrenching twist.

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2, Episode 16: Death's Door
    Oct 16, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    Five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong, and save the world from Mind Flayers in the process!

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  • Infinite Corpse of Nonsense: Part Two
    Oct 15, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    The second spooky installment of this bottomless body that just won't quit.

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  • Encounter of the Week: Friendship in the Wilderness
    Oct 14, 2019 by James Haeck

    Continue your journey through Eberron! The Celeste Noir touches down in the goblin-run nation of Darguun in preparation for a covert mission.

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  • Druid 101: Circle of the Moon
    Oct 11, 2019 by James Haeck

    It’s time to go beyond the Basic Rules. In this week’s Class 101, we examine the Circle of the Moon, a wild shaping druid subclass from the Player’s Handbook.

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  • Infinite Corpse of Nonsense: Part One
    Oct 10, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    This Halloween season, loot the useless body that keeps on giving.

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  • Let’s Design an Adventure: Outlines and Frameworks
    Oct 9, 2019 by Shawn Merwin

    Join veteran game designer Shawn Merwin as he reveals the mystical secrets of D&D adventure design. This week: outlining your adventure!

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2, Episode 15: Elder Brain
    Oct 8, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    Five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong, and save the world from Mind Flayers in the process!

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  • Nightmare Traps: Bottomless Latrine
    Oct 8, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Finally, the bathroom nightmare you’ve been plunging for.

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  • Encounter of the Week: Storm over the Howling Peaks
    Oct 7, 2019 by James Haeck

    Continue your journey through Eberron! This week, the airship Celeste Noir travels into a deadly storm around the Howling Peaks.

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