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Worldbuilding is hard work, and communicating all of the cool things you've created is even harder. It's easy to dump pages of lore on your players, but how do you keep their eyes from glazing over? Here's how to keep your worldbuilding subtle, effective, and fun.

The continuing story of old friends, now Heroes, as they explore Wildemount in the world of Exandria!

Dryads in treant mecha-suits! And you thought this dark, enchanted forest couldn’t get any weirder! Encounter of the Week gives you a standalone adventure you can drop in the middle of your D&D campaign.

Behold, our arcane archives! The secret vault of D&D Beyond is treasure trove of information for players and Dungeon Masters both new and old, containing all articles filled with useful tips that will level up your D&D campaign. Doubt this to be true? Read on and see for yourself.

Spell Spotlight puts D&D’s most turbulent spells under a microscope. This time, take a look at the brand-new spells from Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount.

The continuing story of old friends, now Heroes, as they explore Wildemount in the world of Exandria!

Join us for our final encounter in Wildemount! The life of King Betrand Dwendal is in grave danger, and only the characters can save him. Or, they could let him die. The fate of the continent is in their hands.

Join veteran game designer Shawn Merwin as he reveals the mystical secrets of D&D adventure design. In this final installment: thinking like a designer in order to turn your adventure into a product! 

The continuing story of old friends, now Heroes, as they explore Wildemount in the world of Exandria!

The continuing story of old friends, now Heroes, as they explore Wildemount in the world of Exandria!

Wildemount is a land of heroic dark fantasy, where good, evil, and the murky gray in between exist in concert. As a player, where does your character fit in? As a Dungeon Master, where will your story begin?

Create your own Critical Role campaign with this sourcebook for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.

You’ve now run your first ever game of D&D and had a great time. Your players want more! How do you turn your first adventure into the start of a longer campaign? The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

Todd Kenreck spoke to Critical Role fans about what Critical Role has meant to them over the last five years.  

Join veteran game designer Shawn Merwin as he reveals the mystical secrets of D&D adventure design. This week: using monsters, traps, and other hazards to challenge your adventuring party. 

The continuing story of old friends, now Heroes, as they explore Wildemount in the world of Exandria!

Adventure in the world of Critical Role with this new encounter set in the lands of Wildemount. A group of orcs face internal conflict as one side supports a god of courage and valor while another seeks to revive worship of a bloody and ancient god!

Start off your campaign with an explosive tactical encounter! Turn your D&D game into a game of tactical combat with this encounter using both maps and miniatures.

The continuing story of old friends, now Heroes, as they explore Wildemount in the world of Exandria!

Clash with the gods of Theros in this campaign sourcebook for the world’s great roleplaying game. Purchasing this pre-order will immediately unlock 6 exclusive character sheet backgrounds created from art in the book. On June 2nd, the entire digital book will unlock for use with D&D Beyond, including the sourcebook in digital format and access to all the sourcebook's options in the searchable listings, character builder, and digital sheet.

Crabs! Crabs! Crabs, rising out of the largest lake in the Dwendalian Empire! Hold on—there's more to this than just crabs, isn't there? Dive into the world of Critical Role in this encounter and preorder Explorer's Guide to Wildemount on D&D Beyond.

So you’ve played your first game of D&D and want to play again. Time to think about your character; where do they go from here? The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

Join veteran game designer Shawn Merwin as he reveals the mystical secrets of D&D adventure design. This week: how to string encounters together, how to pace your adventure, and how to keep your players' interest from beat to beat.

The continuing story of old friends, now Heroes, as they explore Wildemount in the world of Exandria!

In the iciest, most remote region of the Dwendalian Empire is the tiny village of Icehaven. While visiting, the characters are caught in a terrible blizzard, and must find a way to survive threats from beyond the village—and from within. Dive into the world of Critical Role in this encounter and preorder Explorer's Guide to Wildemount on D&D Beyond.

So, your gaming group is all assembled. The DM needs to lay some ground rules to help the group stick together, but there are things a player can do to become the best D&D player they can be, too!

How do you challenge adventurers that can handle any combat problem with ease? DC helps you learn a skill that all Dungeon Masters need to learn in order to keep the game fun at higher levels.