Saltmarsh has come a long way since it was first created by British D&D authors in the '70s. If you plan on running the upcoming anthology adventure Ghosts of Saltmarsh, you would do well to learn about this sleepy port's sinister history.
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Trapped in a strange land with an entire displaced town, our heroes must discover how to survive and work to find a way home.
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Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This week, the characters are traveling by ship on a stormy sea, and the treacherous tides threatens to dash them against the reef. If they do, then things quickly go from bad to worse as sahuagin pirates swoop in to pillage the wreckage.
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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 the shoosuva, a fearsome being that attacked the Mighty Nein in this episode’s frantic battle.
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Contagion used to be one of D&D’s most troublesome spells. Let’s take a close look at this formerly problematic spell and see what makes it tick, how the D&D developers fixed it, and how you can tweak it to fit your home game.
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Trapped in a strange land with an entire displaced town, our heroes must discover how to survive and work to find a way home.
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Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This week, the dread naga Explictica Defilus has returned from the beyond to wreak vengeance upon humankind. Her fledgling cult of humanoids and lizardfolk worships her as a god, and her heinous power is transforming their human sacrifices into reptilian abominations!
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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 long-distance travel, and how to make travel meaningful while still moving the story forward.
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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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Trapped in a strange land with an entire displaced town, our heroes must discover how to survive and work to find a way home.
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Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This week, the characters stumble upon a garden of eerily lifelike statues teeming with a petrifying collection of monsters.
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Can you play Waterdeep: Dragon Heist again with the same group of players and still make it feel new? I say it can be done! Let’s break down how you can make Waterdeep: Dragon Heist feel new again.
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A mysterious comet has brought misfortune to Nentir Vale, and heroes must band together to survive the dangers of this forgotten land. Can they save Briv from a horrible fate and then return to Fallcrest as the Heroes they claim to be?
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Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This week, the characters find themselves in the company of a traveling bard… or so it seems. This bard has a kind heart but a dull intuition, and he won’t let the characters go until they’ve satisfied his need for good conversation… or stand-up comedy.
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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 guest players, and how the DM, the guest player, and the regular players can help integrate their guest into the party.
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Heroes of the Vale returns today with Todd Kenreck now for TJ Storm, Hope LaVelle, Adam Bradford, Lauren Urban and new cast member Jennifer Kretchmer.
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Modern Dungeons & Dragons is pretty different from its older cousin, the controversial 4th Edition of D&D. But love or hate the game, its Dungeon Master’s Guide had great advice for DMs playing any edition of D&D!
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A mysterious comet has brought misfortune to Nentir Vale, and heroes must band together to survive the dangers of this forgotten land. A new friend joins the heroes in their fight with Ruin!
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Todd talks with Mark Hulmes about his player and Dungeon Master tips at noon on D&D Beyond's own Twitch channel.
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Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This week, the characters encounter a xorn—a bizarre creature of elemental earth. This shale-scaled mass of claws and teeth could be a dangerous foe, but it might be able to help the party if its hunger is satisfied. What’s it hungry for? Why, only the finest gemstones!
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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 the reincarnate spell, with an alternative table that includes all current playable races.
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So the party screwed up. Bad. For players and DMs, this seems like a nightmare scenario. How can the campaign go on after a devastating loss? Here's what to do.
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Heroes of the Vale returns today with Todd Kenreck now for TJ Storm, Hope LaVelle, Adam Bradford, Lauren Urban and new cast member Jennifer Kretchmer.
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A mysterious comet has brought misfortune to Nentir Vale, and heroes must band together to survive the dangers of this forgotten land. They've been sent to Kiris Dahn on a quest to find and recapture Ruin, but this town holds many secrets!
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Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This week, the characters encounter a minotaur... in an open field? Without a maze to guide it home, this creature is lost and confused! Will they help this creature, or attack it while it’s confused?
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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: learn how to make memorable NPC patrons!
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NPCs can sure feel like ungrateful jerks sometimes, huh? The characters went out of their way to save the village, the city, the temple, the kingdom, even the entire WORLD, and people still treat them like dirty tomb-robbers—or worse, ignore them! Let’s figure out how to make saving the realm mean something.