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Guides September 30, 2024October 1, 2024 | 6 Comments on Rules Refresh: Hiding, Surprise, and More (2024 Edition)

Rules Refresh: Hiding, Surprise, and More (2024 Edition)

An explanation and review of the rules surrounding Stealth in the 2024 Player’s Handbook.

Analysis February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 | 2 Comments on Alternative TTRPGs: Kill Sector

Alternative TTRPGs: Kill Sector

Kill Sector is a simple, combat focused TTRPG with extensive character customization designed for oneshots.

Guides December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 | 9 Comments on Subclass Guide: Lunar Sorcerer in DnD 5E

Subclass Guide: Lunar Sorcerer in DnD 5E

Should you play the Lunar Sorcerer subclass? This guide covers every Lunar Sorcery feature and gives recommendations and how to best utilize the subclass.

Guides November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 | 4 Comments on Optimized Skill Guide for DnD 5E

Optimized Skill Guide for DnD 5E

This guide gives a rough indication of how useful skills are in the average adventure and outlines mechanics of which you might not be aware when using skills.

Analysis August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 | 1 Comment on Know Your Options 2: More 5E Variant Rules

Know Your Options 2: More 5E Variant Rules

A second guide on what D&D 5E rules you should and shouldn’t use in your campaign, this time discussing a few more official rules and house rules.

Guides April 14, 2022June 23, 2022 | 7 Comments on The Best Magical Items in DnD 5E

The Best Magical Items in DnD 5E

This guide describes the best magic items of each rarity in D&D 5E, along with some guidance on magic items in general and how to best use them as a player.

Guides March 17, 2022October 1, 2024 | 16 Comments on Rules Refresh: Hiding, Surprise, and More

Rules Refresh: Hiding, Surprise, and More

This article seeks to elucidate the reader on some of the most confusing rules in 5E: Surprise, vision, obscurement, hiding, initiative and more.

Guides February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 | 3 Comments on Guide to Ability Checks in DnD 5E

Guide to Ability Checks in DnD 5E

Checks are one of the fundamental rules in 5E, but many don’t know all the details and aren’t using them to their full potential. This guide aims to fix that.

Analysis January 6, 2022February 13, 2022 | 6 Comments on How to Make Metagaming Work for You

How to Make Metagaming Work for You

Metagaming is often accepted as a universal evil, but is it? Here we will discuss how metagaming has it’s benefits and how it doesn’t have to break the fiction.

Analysis January 5, 2022January 19, 2023 | 3 Comments on Know Your Options: 5E Variant Rules Guide

Know Your Options: 5E Variant Rules Guide

Variants to create a fun game: A guide for DMs discussing stat generation, feats, multiclassing, firearms, and more! Learn using these optional rules in DnD 5E.

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