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    • Silver and Steel Episode 2: Noodling
      Apr 28, 2020 by Lauren Urban

      With natural disaster looming and the threat of war imminent, can a lucky halfling, a former trickster god, an alchemist baker, and a strange warforged in a strange land herald a new age of prosperity and peace for the small hamlet of Port Argent?

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    • Encounter of the Week: Death from Above
      Apr 27, 2020 by James Haeck

      Winged monsters descend upon you while you travel across a wide-open field! You’ll need to fight them off, but their hit-and-run tactics are tough to deal with! This encounter is scaled for all four tiers of D&D play!

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    • Worldbuilding with Legendary Monsters
      Apr 24, 2020 by James Haeck

      Here’s how to create an exciting D&D world with a pencil, paper, dice, and a Monster Manual. In Dungeons and Dragons, legendary creatures like krakens, aboleths, and ancient dragons are more than just boss battles waiting for adventurers; they assert power over the land itself!

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    • New Player’s Guide: How to Play D&D One-on-One
      Apr 22, 2020 by James Haeck

      Learn how to play D&D with one DM and just one other player! This style of play is perfect for people stuck at home, with busy friends, or who want to play a solo game with their roommate or romantic partner.

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    • Beyond Heroes: Wildemount | Episode 12: Below Hupperdook
      Apr 21, 2020 by Lauren Urban

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

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    • Silver and Steel | Episode 1: A Shortcut to Radishes
      Apr 21, 2020 by Lauren Urban

      With natural disaster looming and the threat of war imminent, will our heroes herald a new age of prosperity and peace for the small hamlet of Port Argent? 

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    • Encounter of the Week: Tunnel Terrors
      Apr 20, 2020 by James Haeck

      While traveling underground, the tunnel you’re walking through begins to collapse! Why? The reason may surprise you—it’s scaled for all four tiers of D&D play!

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    • New Player’s Guide: Building Your Own Campaign Setting
      Apr 17, 2020 by James Haeck

       When making a world for your D&D campaign, you should start small and then build bigger and bigger. Here are some tools to help. 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.

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    • Worldbuilding through Encounters
      Apr 15, 2020 by James Haeck

      The encounters you can have while traveling tell you a lot about the kind of world you’re in. How can you create an engaging story and an immersive world solely through encounter design?

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    • Beyond Heroes: Wildemount | Episode 11: The Pact
      Apr 14, 2020 by Lauren Urban

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

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    • Tactical Encounters: Cave Defenders
      Apr 13, 2020 by James Haeck

      Enhance your D&D campaign with thoughtful and strategic combat encounters! This week, track down the lair of a group of village-raiding monsters and defeat the defenders of their hideout!

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    • New Player’s Guide: Selecting Your First Spells
      Apr 10, 2020 by James Haeck

      Choosing your spells is the most daunting parts of creating a spellcasting character. How do you pick the right spells at 1st level, and moving forward? 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.

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    • Worldbuilding with Style and Subtlety
      Apr 8, 2020 by James Haeck

      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.

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    • Beyond Heroes: Wildemount | Episode 10: Whispers
      Apr 7, 2020 by Lauren Urban

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

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    • Encounter of the Week: Sylvan Genesis
      Apr 6, 2020 by James Haeck

      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.

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    • New Player's Guide: All the Articles You Could Ever Want
      Apr 3, 2020 by James Haeck

      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.

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    • Spell Spotlight: Dunamancy
      Apr 1, 2020 by James Haeck

      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.

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    • Beyond Heroes: Wildemount | Episode 9: Lost Boys
      Mar 31, 2020 by Lauren Urban

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

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    • Encounter of the Week: King Killers
      Mar 30, 2020 by Makenzie De Armas

      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.

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    • Let’s Design an Adventure: Thinking Like a Designer
      Mar 25, 2020 by Shawn Merwin

      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! 

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    • Beyond Heroes: Wildemount | Episode 8: Snow Fall
      Mar 24, 2020 by Lauren Urban

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

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    • Beyond Heroes: Wildemount | Episode 7: Hupperdook
      Mar 18, 2020 by Lauren Urban

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

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    • Welcome to Wildemount: How to Start Your Critical Role Campaign
      Mar 17, 2020 by James Haeck

      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?

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    • Explorer's Guide to Wildemount is now available on D&D Beyond!
      Mar 17, 2020 by Todd Kenreck

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

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    • New Player’s Guide: Developing Your Campaign
      Mar 13, 2020 by James Haeck

      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.

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    • Why We Love Critical Role
      Mar 12, 2020 by Todd Kenreck

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

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    • Let’s Design an Adventure: Monsters, Traps, and Other Things That Kill Adventurers
      Mar 11, 2020 by Shawn Merwin

      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. 

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