Encounter of the Week brings you a brand-new D&D encounter every week! This encounter is ready made to be dropped into a session of your home game, and focuses on one or more of the three pillars of D&D: combat, exploration, or social interaction. This week, the characters find a pool of shadows and encounter a unicorn in peril. Save it in time and they may find an ally. Linger too long, and the shadows may overtake this creature of light.
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.
After my appearance on Dice, Camera, Action as a giff with James Introcaso, I’m raring to share my love for these spacefaring hippo-people with the world. Read on for giff roleplaying tips, enemy tactics, and even a super-duper unofficial giff race for players.
This new series brings you a brand-new encounter that focuses on one or more of the three pillars of D&D: combat, exploration, or social interaction. It could be as small as a single character or scene, or it be as large as a five-room dungeon that inspires a complete adventure! This week, the characters find the grounds of an abandoned New Years’ festival, and must use their wits to puzzle out what happened.
We're living in a golden age of D&D! Let's look backward to look forward: what new books, games, and accessories can we predict Wizards of the Coast and their partners will publish this year?
Catch up with the latest adventures of the Mighty Nein in our recap of last night's Critical Role episode!
Take a step back from tactical combat and try these alternate ways to create more abstract maps for your theater of the mind games.
Warlocks gain power by making pacts with supernatural entities. Whether they’re making a deal with the devil, bargaining with an archfey, or stealing the power of a slumbering old god, warlocks are always close to power. Sometimes too close.
Catch up with the latest adventures of the Mighty Nein in our recap of last night's Critical Role episode!
Adam Bradford answers questions, gets excited about upcoming content, and more! It's the last Dev Update of the year!
We show you how to run combat in a theater of the mind game in Dungeons & Dragons.
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage doesn’t have a singular story to tell. It’s a sandbox megadungeon filled with the pieces of a story that you get to put together in any way you want. If that sounds like too much, read on. It’s not as challenging as you think.
Watch our noble adventures in "Heroes of the Vale Episode 2: King for a Day" on YouTube.
Catch up with the latest adventures of the Mighty Nein in our recap of last night's Critical Role episode!
Catch up with the latest adventures of the Mighty Nein in our recap of last night's Critical Role episode!
A mysterious comet has brought misfortune to Nentir Vale, and heroes must band together to survive the dangers of this forgotten land. Join DM Mike Mearls, members of the D&D Beyond Team, and more as they quest to become Heroes of the Vale!
There's more to D&D combat than just grids and miniatures. And in a break from editions of the recent past, fifth edition D&D was designed to be played with or without a grid—DM's choice. But with all the benefits that playing on a grid brings, why play gridless? Why play "Theater of the Mind?"
Todd Kenreck talks with Patrick Rothfuss and Kate Welch about the characters they've loved and lost and why D&D is such a memorable experience.
Chris Perkins has passed on the mantle of “DM to the Stars” to his “illustrious colleague” Jeremy Crawford. D&D Beyond Lead Writer James Haeck spoke with Crawford at PAX Unplugged about how he brought new life to the long-running D&D live series.
The Port of Shadow is a city of evil hidden beneath the streets of Waterdeep. Accessible only from deep below the earth, it may be your only “safe” haven while exploring the treacherous depths of Undermountain.
We spoke to Ari Levitch about Ravnica's undercity guild known as the Golgari Swarm.
Undermountain is filled with ruthless enemies, and while they can all be fought, many can be reasoned with, distracted, or pacified. A manticore could be the first major gatekeeper your party faces in Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. If you’re a Dungeon Master, do you know what makes a manticore tick?
In the city of Ravnica, the Izzet League is prone to chaos, even though that is not their purpose.
If you’ve never played in a megadungeon campaign like Dungeon of the Mad Mage, you may be in for a rude awakening. Playing D&D in a purely dungeon-based setting is totally different from any other kind of campaign—here are some tips to help you survive this brand-new paradigm.
Catch up with the latest adventures of the Mighty Nein in our recap of last night's Critical Role episode!
Heroes of the Vale is a brand-new D&D live stream being dungeon mastered by Mike Mearls himself. I am lucky enough to be part of this amazing cast as well. I spoke to Mike Mearls about what we're in for. What is the setting for the Heroes of the Vale?
