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New Player's Guide

  • New Player’s Guide: Send in Your Questions!
    Jul 24, 2020 by James Haeck

    New Player's Guide is taking a break. In the meantime, we want to hear from you. What questions should we answer next on New Player's Guide when it returns?

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  • New Player’s Guide: Customizing Spells
    Jul 17, 2020 by

    Learn how to modify spells to tailor your D&D experience to the needs of your group. Want an iceball spell instead of a fireball? What if cure wounds were a wizard spell? Learn the basics of homebrew in this installment of New Player's Guide!

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  • New Player’s Guide: How to Homebrew on D&D Beyond
    Jul 11, 2020 by James Haeck

    So, you’re a player or a DM who wants to go beyond the rulebooks and create your own subclasses, races, feats, magic items, monsters, and spells? It will take some creativity, but D&D Beyond is here to help you do it with ease. Here’s how.

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  • New Player’s Guide: Character Relationships
    Jun 26, 2020 by James Haeck

    The best characters in fiction form meaningful relationships with each other, allowing these relationships to help them grow. That’s what separates a true character from a stock archetype. Now, how do you do that in D&D?

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  • New Player’s Guide: How to Make Awesome Handouts
    May 29, 2020 by James Haeck

    My players wanted to research a monster, so I made this handout using image resources from D&D Beyond. Here’s how you can become the Dungeon Master of your players’ dreams with these tips and tricks for creating fantastic handouts.

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  • New Player’s Guide: Powergaming
    May 15, 2020 by James Haeck

    You want to be strong enough to survive anything your Dungeon Master throws at you, so why are your fellow party members mad that you’re so strong? We’re dispelling myths and dropping truth bombs and powergaming in this week’s New Player’s Guide.

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  • New Player’s Guide: How to Build Tactical Encounters like a Pro
    May 8, 2020 by James Haeck

    How do you create combat encounters that your players will be talking about for years to come? Here are three tips that will turn you from a Dungeon Novice into a Dungeon Master. The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

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  • New Player’s Guide: How to Try Tactical Combat
    May 1, 2020 by James Haeck

    You’ve been playing D&D for a few sessions now, which means you’ve had a few combat encounters, but you want more depth. More action and higher stakes. How can you do this? The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

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  • New Player’s Guide: How to Play D&D One-on-One
    Apr 22, 2020 by James Haeck

    Learn how to play D&D with one DM and just one other player! This style of play is perfect for people stuck at home, with busy friends, or who want to play a solo game with their roommate or romantic partner.

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  • New Player’s Guide: Building Your Own Campaign Setting
    Apr 17, 2020 by James Haeck

     When making a world for your D&D campaign, you should start small and then build bigger and bigger. Here are some tools to help. The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

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  • New Player’s Guide: Selecting Your First Spells
    Apr 10, 2020 by James Haeck

    Choosing your spells is the most daunting parts of creating a spellcasting character. How do you pick the right spells at 1st level, and moving forward? The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

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  • New Player's Guide: All the Articles You Could Ever Want
    Apr 3, 2020 by James Haeck

    Behold, our arcane archives! The secret vault of D&D Beyond is treasure trove of information for players and Dungeon Masters both new and old, containing all articles filled with useful tips that will level up your D&D campaign. Doubt this to be true? Read on and see for yourself.

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  • New Player’s Guide: Everything You Need to Use D&D Beyond
    Mar 27, 2020 by James Haeck

    So, you’re playing D&D for the first time this week—or maybe just online for the first time. Learn how to create a character and read your character sheet on D&D Beyond, and learn how to create a campaign to unify your friends and use the Encounter Builder to fine-tune your perfect encounters!

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  • New Player's Guide: How to Play D&D Online
    Mar 20, 2020 by James Haeck

    You’re stuck at home, but you still want to play a game with your friends. Here are all the tools and tips you need to play D&D online with ease! The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

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  • New Player’s Guide: Developing Your Campaign
    Mar 13, 2020 by James Haeck

     You’ve now run your first ever game of D&D and had a great time. Your players want more! How do you turn your first adventure into the start of a longer campaign? The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

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  • New Player’s Guide: Developing a Character
    Feb 28, 2020 by James Haeck

    So you’ve played your first game of D&D and want to play again. Time to think about your character; where do they go from here? The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first D&D campaign up and running.

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  • New Player’s Guide: The Group That Games Together
    Feb 21, 2020 by James Haeck

    So, your gaming group is all assembled. The DM needs to lay some ground rules to help the group stick together, but there are things a player can do to become the best D&D player they can be, too!

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  • New Player’s Guide: Making Your First Character
    Feb 7, 2020 by James Haeck

    Don’t overthink your first character! The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first game of D&D up and running.

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  • New Player’s Guide: Choosing Your First Adventure
    Jan 31, 2020 by James Haeck

    Do you create your own adventure, or run a pre-published one? The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first game of D&D up and running.

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  • New Player's Guide: How to Find a D&D Group
    Jan 15, 2020 by James Haeck

    New D&D groups are born every day, but how do you actually make that happen? The D&D Beyond New Player’s Guide has you covered with tips on how to get your very first game of D&D up and running.

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