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  • Explore the Beta Encounter Builder
    Oct 4, 2019 by Padraigthebard

    Prep for Your Sessions with Ease. Set up your players' characters and level. Filter and find the perfect monsters and NPCs. Use the magic of Dragon Drop™ to populate the encounter and see its difficulty.

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  • Cleric 101: Knowledge Domain
    Oct 4, 2019 by James Haeck

    It’s time to go beyond the Basic Rules. In this week’s Class 101, we examine the Knowledge Domain, an enlightened cleric subclass from the Player’s Handbook.

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  • Scumbag Alignments: Toxic Good
    Oct 3, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    When you claim to be a goody-two-shoes, but your shoes are two sizes too small.

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  • Letter to an Aspiring Game Designer
    Oct 2, 2019 by James Haeck

    This weekend, lead writer James Haeck received a letter from a hopeful D&D designer. What he wrote could guide you towards becoming a better game designer.

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2 Episode 14: Before The Storm
    Oct 1, 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 & Morty's Unity: End Needless Combat!
    Oct 1, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Why bother adventuring, when you could be assimilating?

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  • Around Khorvaire in Fifty Days: Encounters of the Week in Eberron
    Sep 30, 2019 by James Haeck

    Not descending into Avernus? Get ready to introduce your players to the magnificent world of Eberron with this new series of Encounter of the Week! Travel around the world in just fifty days, seeing some of the greatest sights from the decks of the airship Celeste Noir.

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  • Bard 101: College of Valor
    Sep 27, 2019 by James Haeck

     It’s time to go beyond the Basic Rules. In this week’s Class 101, we examine the College of Valor, a bard subclass from the Player’s Handbook.

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  • Nightmare Traps: Pocket Mimic
    Sep 26, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Just like mom used to make, only smaller.

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  • Esper Genesis is Fifth Edition Science Fantasy
    Sep 26, 2019 by James Haeck

    Though not an official D&D product, Esper Genesis shares its DNA with fifth edition, and shares several of its designers with the DMs Guild Adepts and the Adventurer's League. Its latest book, the Threat Database, is filled with extraterrestrial terrors.

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  • How to Play a Yugoloth like the Ultimate Mercenary
    Sep 25, 2019 by James Haeck

    Completing the evil triad of the Lower Planes are yugoloths, neutral evil fiends that willingly serve any master—for a price. How do yugoloths function in Avernus… and could a yugoloth’s services be bought by the forces of good?

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2 Episode 13: Level Drain
    Sep 24, 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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  • Fantasy and Comedy: Part Two
    Sep 24, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    A follow up to Dan’s story about how he got started in D&D, now with authentic high school-grade anxiety.

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  • Let’s Design an Adventure!
    Sep 23, 2019 by Shawn Merwin

    Join veteran adventure designer Shawn Merwin in this series on how to design an amazing D&D adventure!

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  • How to Play a Demon like an Engine of Chaos
    Sep 20, 2019 by James Haeck

    Demons are terrifying beasts that would like nothing more than to tear your soul from your body and gnaw on your still-beating heart. They’re monstrous, from top to bottom. How do you play this sort of senseless evil?

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  • The Dopiest Demons of D&D: MAD Magazine Sneak Peak!
    Sep 20, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    See a full 2-page spread from the upcoming MAD Magazine, Issue #10, in comic book stores on October 8th!

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  • The Harshest Reviews of Avernus Businesses
    Sep 19, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    When visiting the Nine Hells, be mindful where you spend your soul... er, money.

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  • How to Play a Devil like a Lawyer from Hell
    Sep 18, 2019 by James Haeck

    Devils rejoice in spreading evil throughout the Material Plane with their malicious contracts and deceptive deals. Even in Avernus, where the Blood War rages eternal, mortals must keep their wits about them.

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  • Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus is available NOW on D&D Beyond!
    Sep 17, 2019 by Todd Kenreck

    Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus is available NOW on D&D Beyond! Become embroiled in a plot that sprawls from the shadows of Baldur’s Gate to the front lines of the planes-spanning Blood War in this adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game!

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2 Episode 12: Mind Blast
    Sep 17, 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 NPCs: Shopkeep Inferno
    Sep 17, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Time to show your players who’s boss by nuking a bunch of lore and making them watch in slow motion.

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  • Road to Baldur’s Gate Wrap-up: Avernus or Bust!
    Sep 16, 2019 by James Haeck

    We’ve reached the end of the Road to Baldur’s Gate. With Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus so close you can taste it, it’s time to think of how you’re going to tie your road trip campaign into the hardcover adventure.

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  • Harper’s Tale is a Fantastical Adventure that Fights Cancer
    Sep 16, 2019 by James Haeck

    From the pens of D&D freelance writers comes a story made in the honor of Harper, a girl who battled cancer and is now in remission. Fight against a terrible plague—and feel good about it, as all proceeds are donated to fighting cancer!

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  • The True Master of Dungeons
    Sep 13, 2019 by DC

    You may be the Dungeon Master, but how can you actually become a masterful DM, the kind that runs legendary games of D&D? 

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  • Nightmare Tavern: The Groaning Leviathan
    Sep 12, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    It’s painful when adventurers behave badly at the tavern. So let’s make this a very painful tavern.

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  • Heroes of the Vale – Chapter 2 Episode 11: Tiny Soldiers
    Sep 11, 2019 by Lauren Urban

    In a world on the brink of war, five friends reunite to try and fix what has gone wrong.

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  • Scumbag Alignments: Lawful Petty
    Sep 10, 2019 by Dan Telfer

    Modern times demand flexible alignment. Let’s add some new ones to the list, and start by making one that's petty as hell.

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