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  • Drop Your Barbarian from Orbit! Surprising Ways to Defeat Monsters
    Jun 13, 2025 by Damen Cook

    You don’t need to always outmuscle the foes when you can outwit them instead! Click here to learn how to succeed in your next encounter with manipulation, magic, and good old-fashioned physics.

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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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  • Common Terms New Dungeons & Dragons Players Should Learn
    Jun 18, 2021 by Bryce Miller Booker

    New to D&D? Don't get lost in all of the terminology of the game. Here are common terms you'll encounter and what they mean. 

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  • Revisiting the Dragonborn With New Lineages From Unearthed Arcana
    May 17, 2021 by Jeremy Blum

    The dragonborn lineages in Unearthed Arcana can be playtested on D&D Beyond! But first, find out how the new dragonborn compare to their predecessors found in the Player's Handbook, and learn about the all-new gem dragonborn!

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  • Character Creation and the Importance of Frontstory
    Aug 21, 2019 by DC

    A tale of creating characters with one foot in the past, or with two feet firmly in the present. Also known as the Timeless Epic of Chungus and Grungus.

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  • How to Play a Giff like a Bombastic Bombadier
    Jan 9, 2019 by James Haeck

    After my appearance on Dice, Camera, Action as a giff with James Introcaso, I’m raring to share my love for these spacefaring hippo-people with the world. Read on for giff roleplaying tips, enemy tactics, and even a super-duper unofficial giff race for players.

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  • Heroes of Hallow’s Eve: Shadow Magic Sorcerer
    Oct 17, 2018 by James Haeck

    Those who stare too long into the shadows are doomed to become one with them. This shadowy curse has trickled through your bloodline for untold generations, granting you and your kin power beyond imagining. Learn how to build a terror of the night with this guide to Shadow Magic.

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  • Heroes of Hallow’s Eve: Monster Slayer Ranger
    Oct 10, 2018 by James Haeck

    Fight back against the darkness with the monster slayer, a ranger archetype from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. Learn how to build a hunter on par with Van Helsing or Simon Belmont with this guide to the Monster Slayer.

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  • Ranger 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Exploring the Wilderness
    Sep 26, 2018 by James Haeck

    Tracking and survivalist skills will serve you well whether you’re traveling throughout the wild Dessarin Valley or the streets of Waterdeep. Roam about the great outdoors with this guide to D&D’s most talked-about class: the ranger!

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  • Fighting Dirty: Cinematic Combat Stunts
    Apr 16, 2018 by James Haeck

    Use these special house rule underhanded combat stunts to gain the upper hand in battle. Because fighting fair is for paladins.

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  • Fighter 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Heroic Combat
    Apr 2, 2018 by James Haeck

    Playing a fighter may seem simple on the surface, but you can make your warrior even more powerful by learning some simple tactics.

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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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  • Is the Beast Master Broken?
    Mar 5, 2018 by James Haeck

    One of Dungeons & Dragons archetypes has been the subject of more internet debates and angry Facebook posts than any other. It’s one of the most polarizing topics of this edition of D&D, and the debate needs to be settled. Is the Beast Master broken?

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  • Changing Your Game with Social Interactions in Dungeons & Dragons
    Jan 25, 2018 by Todd Kenreck
    Changing Your Game with Social Interactions
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  • Penny Arcade's Ryan Hartman
    Aug 22, 2017 by Adam Bradford

    Penny Arcade's Ryan Hartman on paladins, dragonborn and how to create a character that you will genuinely like.

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