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    • Bard 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Guile and Panache
      Mar 24, 2023 by James Haeck

      All the world's a stage when you're a bard! Learn the basics of this versatile class, get suggestions for your first spells, and more in this beginner's guide to the bard!

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    • Paladin 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Divine Justice
      Mar 16, 2023 by James Haeck

      The paladin draws their strength from their devotion to a sacred oath. Learn how to build and play a paladin in this beginner's guide.

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    • Sorcerer 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Innate Magic
      Mar 15, 2023 by James Haeck

      Sorcerers derive their magical power from their own arcane bloodline, not from dusty tomes or distant gods. Take magic into your own hands with this guide to this thematic and versatile class.

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    • Barbarian 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Relentless Fury
      Mar 9, 2023 by James Haeck

      A barbarian is more than a brute with an axe. Learn the basic tactics of the barbarian with this guide!

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    • Druid 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Channeling Nature’s Might
      Mar 3, 2023 by James Haeck

      Harness nature's mightiest powers with this beginner's guide to the druid.

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    • Rogue 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Stealth and Subterfuge
      Feb 11, 2023 by James Haeck

      Looking to keep to the shadows and strike where it hurts? Learn how to fight dirty with this guide to building and playing a rogue in D&D.

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    • Cleric 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Playing the Divine
      Jan 22, 2021 by James Haeck

      Clerics are one of D&D's most complex and challenging classes. Learn how to build and play a low-level cleric like a tactical master!

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    • Wizard 101: A Beginner’s Guide to the Arcane Arts
      Jan 22, 2021 by James Haeck

      Learn how to play your first wizard, how to pick out spells for your spellbook, and how to fill different roles in your party with this beginner's guide to D&D wizardry!

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    • Druid 101: Circle of Stars (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything)
      Jan 6, 2021 by James Haeck

      Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is here, and it’s time to get familiar with the dozens of new subclasses found within—starting with the Circle of Stars, a druidic order that uncovers the magical mysteries hidden within the constellations.

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    • Cleric 101: Order Domain
      Dec 14, 2020 by James Haeck

      Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is here, and it’s time to get familiar with the dozens of new subclasses found within—starting with the Order Domain, a cleric that creates law from chaos. Are they good? Are they evil? They are law, and that's all that matters to them.

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    • Bard 101: College of Creation in 'Tasha's Cauldron of Everything'
      Dec 7, 2020 by James Haeck

      Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is here, and it’s time to get familiar with the dozens of new subclasses found within—starting with the College of Creation, a bard that uses magic and song to breathe life into the lifeless.

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    • Barbarian 101: Path of the Beast (from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything)
      Dec 2, 2020 by James Haeck

      Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is here, and it’s time to get familiar with the dozens of new subclasses found within. This week we examine the Path of the Beast, a barbarian whose rage transforms their body into animalistic new forms!

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    • Artificer 101: Armorer (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything)
      Nov 23, 2020 by James Haeck

      Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything is here, and it’s time to get familiar with the dozens of new subclasses found within—starting with the Armorer, an artificer that creates arcane armor.

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    • Artificer 101: Alchemist (from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything)
      Nov 16, 2020 by James Haeck

      Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101, starting with the artificer! This week’s entry is the Alchemist, an artificer that can create elixirs and compounds to help their allies and harm their enemies.

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    • Wizard 101: School of Conjuration
      Nov 9, 2020 by James Haeck

      Let’s take it from the top! Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101. This week’s entry is the School of Conjuration, an arcane tradition that grants wizards power to summon creatures, animate the elements, and even teleport others!

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    • Warlock 101: The Great Old One
      Nov 4, 2020 by James Haeck

      Let’s take it from the top! Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101. This week’s entry is the Great Old One, a warlock patron that grants you eldritch and unknowable power.

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    • Sorcerer 101: Storm Sorcery
      Oct 26, 2020 by James Haeck

      Let’s take it from the top! Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101. This week’s entry is Storm Sorcery, a sorcerous origin that channels the untamed power of the storm from your soul through your fingertips.

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    • Rogue 101: Arcane Trickster
      Oct 19, 2020 by James Haeck

      Let’s take it from the top! Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101. This week’s entry is the Arcane Trickster, a rogue that can conjure illusions and enchantments just as easily as they can pick a pocket.

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    • Ranger 101: Gloom Stalker
      Oct 14, 2020 by James Haeck

      Let’s take it from the top! Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101. This week’s entry is the Gloom Stalker, a ranger that lurks in realms of shadow, striking from the darkness like an ambush predator. 

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    • Paladin 101: Oath of Vengeance
      Oct 5, 2020 by James Haeck

      Let’s take it from the top! Become a master of every subclass in D&D with Class 101. This week’s entry is the Oath of Vengeance, a paladin oath that channels wrath into divine retribution.

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