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  • Roll for Initiative! Combat Tracking Comes to the Maps VTT
    Oct 29, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Learn how you can now build and run combat encounters directly in D&D's official virtual tabletop, Maps. 

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  • Brew It Yourself: Creating Magic Items Using the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide
    Oct 24, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Explore tips from the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide that help you create your own magic items to match your campaign, build your storytelling, and delight your players!

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  • Help Your Players Get Crafty With the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide
    Oct 18, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Your players can turn their character's hard-earned gold into magic items, potions, and useful trinkets with the new rules found in the 2024 Core Rulebooks. Learn more here!

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  • Building on Bastions: Homebrew Adventure Hooks for Your Bastion
    Oct 15, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    In this article, we take a look at how you can incorporate Bastions from the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide into your D&D campaign with this selection of plot hooks.

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  • 2024 Monk vs. 2014 Monk: What’s New
    Jul 8, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Come see how the 2024 Monk packs even more of a punch! With a completely reworked Focus Point feature and revised subclasses, these martial warriors channel their inner power like never before.

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  • 2024 Wizard vs. 2014 Wizard: What’s New
    Jun 27, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    The new version of the Wizard in the 2024 Player's Handbook brings flexible spellcasting to a new level! Make better use of your spellbook, swap spells more easily, and specialize in certain magic schools with revised subclasses!

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  • 2024 Paladin vs. 2014 Paladin: What’s New
    Jun 20, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    The 2024 Player's Handbook gives your favorite radiant champion a glow-up! Learn what improvements and changes have been made to the Paladin, and get a sneak peek at the updated subclasses here!

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  • Running Hordes of Monsters Without Lots of Fuss
    May 24, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Sometimes, there’s nothing more satisfying than a battle map filled with enemies for your players to fight. Let’s take a look at some tips for handling a multitude of monsters!

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  • Secrets Unveiled: An Overview of Vecna: Eve of Ruin for Dungeon Masters
    May 8, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Vecna, the Whispered One, moves to reshape the multiverse, and heroes gather to stop him. Find out what to expect from the adventure Vecna: Eve of Ruin.

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  • Don’t Tier Your Hair Out: How to DM at Higher Levels
    May 3, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    In this article, we look at some tips for running a game at those fabled higher levels and how to make tier 3 and 4 play easier for Dungeon Masters.

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  • How the Rod of Seven Parts Can Save the Multiverse from Vecna
    Apr 29, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    An ancient artifact of supreme power, the Rod of Seven Parts is crucial to saving the multiverse from Vecna, the lich-god. But what is this relic and what power does it hold?

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  • Without a Hitch: Running Heists in D&D Using a VTT
    Apr 26, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Heists are a thrilling addition to any D&D adventure, and make for great one-shots. Learn how to use Maps to set up and run a heist adventure from Keys from the Golden Vault.

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  • Don't Be Vexed by Hexes: Exploring the Tomb of Annihilation with Maps
    Mar 14, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Get quick tips for running a hex crawl in Tomb of Annihilation, the latest adventure to arrive to Maps, an official D&D VTT.

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  • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage Now in Maps!
    Mar 14, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage is now on sale and available for use in Maps, an official D&D VTT! Click here for a quick look into the adventure.

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  • The Humblewood Campaign Setting Arrives to D&D Beyond! See What's Inside!
    Feb 13, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Explore the world of Humblewood in all its feathered and furry charm in this latest addition to D&D Beyond from Hit Point Press.

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  • Exploring the Player Options of the Humblewood Campaign Setting Guide
    Feb 13, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Take a deep dive into the species, spells, backgrounds, feats, and subclasses found in the Humblewood Campaign Setting, now available on D&D Beyond.

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  • How to Add Rollable Dice Blocks to Your Homebrew Monsters
    Jan 23, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Elevate your homebrew monsters with rollable dice blocks, which allow you to use the rollable dice feature in the encounter builder and initiative tracker.

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  • Everything’s a Dungeon: A Different Approach to Exploration Design
    Jan 19, 2024 by Davyd Barker

    Of the three pillars of D&D, exploration can be the most difficult to design for. Here’s how you can take the iconic concept of a dungeon and apply it to exploration encounters in your D&D game.

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  • Ghosts of Saltmarsh and Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus Now Available in Maps
    Dec 7, 2023 by Davyd Barker

    D&D Beyond Maps can now take you from the high seas to the depths of the Nine Hells with the latest books added to its ever-growing library!

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  • Royal Flush: 5 Magic Items From The Book of Many Things
    Nov 8, 2023 by Davyd Barker

    Drawing from the Deck of Many Things can bring about untold riches, but some things are more precious than mere gold. Find out about five scintillating magic items that can be found within the pages of The Book of Many Things!

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