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  • College of Dance Bard: Unleash Killer Choreography on Your Foes
    Jul 11, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Dance your enemies to death with the College of Dance, a new Bard subclass from the 2024 Player's Handbook. Get a sneak peek at the subclass here!

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  • 2024 Bard vs. 2014 Bard: What’s New
    Jul 11, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    The 2024 Player's Handbook brings quality of life improvements to Bardic Inspiration, Magical Secrets, and other features, as well as the new College of Dance subclass. Get the breakdown here!

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  • 2024 Cleric vs. 2014 Cleric: What’s New
    Jul 10, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Choose how you want to harness your divine powers with the new Cleric class in the 2024 Player's Handbook! Click here to learn more about class revisions, new features, and updated subclasses.

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  • Explore a Trap-Filled Tomb in Pharaoh
    Jul 9, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Quests from the Infinite Staircase brings a beloved collection of adventures to fifth edition. In Pharaoh, you'll journey to lift a curse that has left a once-flourishing desert kingdom in a state of inhospitable ruin.

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  • 4 Key Changes to Spells in the 2024 Player's Handbook
    Jul 2, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Whether you divine, enchant, or evocate, there's something new for every type of caster in the 2024 Player's Handbook. Preview new spells and revisions to existing spells here!

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  • 2024 Warlock vs. 2014 Warlock: What’s New
    Jun 28, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    The 2024 Player's Handbook brings an assortment of eldritch improvements to the Warlock class! Click here to see how your pact powers got a boost and what new secrets have been unveiled to the Warlock subclasses!

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  • The 2024 Circle of the Moon Druid and Changes to Wild Shape
    Jun 26, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Unleash your inner beast with the updated version of Wild Shape in the 2024 Player's Handbook. Click here to learn more and to preview the Druid's wildest subclass, Circle of the Moon!

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  • Pulling Back the Curtains on MCDM's Lady Emer
    May 29, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Explore Cloud Fang Keep, the inhospitable fortress of Lady Emer, one of the 22 villainous lairs found in Where Evil Lives!

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  • Creature Roles: How Flee, Mortals! Helps You Customize Encounters
    May 20, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Need a bruiser to go toe-to-toe with your party's tank? Maybe a sharpshooter to take shots at your party's ranger? Learn more here about creature roles from Flee, Mortals! 

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  • Companion Creatures: Fight Alongside Monsters with Rules from Flee, Mortals!
    May 17, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Get ready to roll for Animal Handling because MCDM's Flee, Mortals! contains stat blocks and rules for companion creatures! Find out more about these unique allies here.

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  • The Haunted Machinations of the Fellforged from Kobold Press
    May 1, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    What happens when a Specter finds the abandoned remains of a Construct? You get the Fellforged! Click here to learn about this unique monster from Tome of Beasts 1!

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  • The Cambium from Tome of Beasts 1 Blends Body Horror with Bad Medicine
    Apr 24, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    A cloaked figure with innumerable arms harvests the four humors of its victims. Get a sneak peek at this terrifying creature from Kobold Press.

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  • Don't Lose an Eye! The Oculo Swarm by Kobold Press
    Apr 19, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    What happens when an experiment to create living scrying sensors goes wrong? You get the eyeball-stealing oculo swarm from Tome of Beasts 1. Learn about these eye-catching horrors here.

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  • The Writhing Decay of Demon Lord Qorgeth from Tome of Beasts 1
    Apr 17, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    Kobold Press introduced a variety of new demon lords in Tome of Beasts 1. In this article, you'll meet the fiendish Qorgeth, the demon lord of worms and decay, and learn how to bring it to your table!

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  • Void Dragons: When You Gaze into the Void, the Void Gazes Back
    Apr 5, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    The Void dragon from Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 threads the needle between an eldritch terror of the unknown and the classic fantasy elements of a dragon. Learn more about them here!

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  • Jokes That Kill: The Grim Jester from Tome of Beasts 1
    Mar 29, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    What happens when a dying jokester makes an evil death god laugh? You get the grim jester, an Undead who relishes in grisly deaths. Preview this monster from Kobold Press's Tome of Beasts 1 here!

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  • How to Create Memorable, Emotional Moments in Dungeons & Dragons
    Feb 14, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    A beloved NPC passes away. A questline leads to a tragic end. Learn how to run those heart-wrenching moments in D&D without overwhelming your players.

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  • 9 Dungeon Master Lessons From Baldur's Gate 3
    Feb 10, 2024 by Riley Silverman

    The award-winning Baldur's Gate 3 is based on Dungeons & Dragons play, and there's plenty of lessons that Dungeon Masters can glean from it.

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  • Preparing a Winter Festival for the Holidays in D&D
    Dec 8, 2023 by Riley Silverman

    Get festive this holiday season by hosting a winter festival in your next D&D session! Click here for inspiration and tips!

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  • Download Now: 22 Inspiration Cards From The Book of Many Things
    Nov 10, 2023 by Riley Silverman

    Read up on variant rules for inspiration from The Book of Many Things. Draw a card and find out what unique effect your character or monster gains the use of. Will it be an extra action, a free teleport, or something else? See the effects in this downloadable handout!

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