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  • Dwarves in Dungeons & Dragons Multiverse Part 2
    Mar 30, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Delve deeper into the nature of dwarves in the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse in 'Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.'

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  • Beholders in Dungeons & Dragons and why they are Iconic
    Mar 27, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Learn more about one of Dungeons & Dragons' most infamous monsters and why Beholders might be the most strange creatures in the D&D multiverse. 

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  • The Infernal Options in D&D's Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
    Mar 22, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Jeremy Crawford shares more about the many infernal enemies and fiendish options available in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.

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  • Learn More about the Drow in D&D's Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
    Mar 14, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Find out more about the rise of the dark elves in Dungeons & Dragons and how worshiping the goddess Lolth changed them.

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  • The Rise of the Eladrin in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
    Feb 28, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Learn more about the Eladrin - elves that the offspring of the god Corellon and are native to the Feywild. We're talking to Jeremy Crawford about the storied history of the elves and the Eladrin's place in the D&D multiverse.

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  • The Raven Queen In Dungeons & Dragons
    Feb 22, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Out of so many entities and gods in the D&D multiverse the Raven Queen may be the most shrouded in mystery. That's why I'm talking to Mike Mearls about her and what she means for the D&D multiverse.

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  • Halflings in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
    Feb 20, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Halflings have an unusually lucky place in the D&D multiverse.

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  • Dwarves in Dungeons & Dragons
    Feb 15, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Learn about Dwarves and the Duergar in 'Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes'

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  • Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Interview with Mike Mearls
    Feb 5, 2018 by Todd Kenreck

    Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

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  • Orcs in Dungeons & Dragons
    Jan 30, 2018 by Todd Kenreck
    Orcs in Dungeons & Dragons
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  • The Origin of Elves in Dungeons & Dragons
    Jan 4, 2018 by Todd Kenreck
    The Origin of Elves in Dungeons & Dragons
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  • D&D's Shadowfell and Feywild Explained
    Aug 31, 2017 by Todd Kenreck

    D&D's Mike Mearls explains The Shadowfell and the Feywild.

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  • The Forgotten Realms
    Aug 18, 2017 by Adam Bradford
    I spoke with D&D’s principal story designer Chris Perkins, senior art director Richard Whitters and creative writer Adam Lee about what the The Forgotten Realms really are.
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