Running a high-level Dungeons & Dragons campaign is unique challenge, but there are steps Dungeon Masters can take to avoid headaches and make the game as enjoyable and epic as it can be. The 5e D&D rules are more streamlined than prior editions, but the upper levels of the game ...
The tabletopDnD5e rules are far simpler than many prior editions, but surveys from Wizards of the Coast still show most groups stay within the first 10 levels of play. This is largely unnecessary, as a skilled DM can ensuregodlike high-levelDnDcharactersstay grounded in the world and present...
How The Lich Stole Christmas - You’re a foul one, Mr. LichYour flesh smells like decayFor the crimes you have committedThere will be hell to payWhen
How many people do you know that are a true expert at something? I don't know any expert pianists, and my family is filled with musicians (most of which play the piano hours a day). This we agree on, but the fact is that not everyone puts in this kind o...
Embrace the metagaming. Its going to happen, especially with 3d dungeon terrain revealing secret rooms and occasional traps (doors to nowhere) - "Yep, there are two doors in this room that go nowhere. Don't blame me for what happens ;)" ...
of the hero, and how many monsters are on the battlefield. It’s just a baseline. But it’s also kind of conservative baseline. The characters who get hit the most during battle are the ones who can take more hits. Because smart heroes plan things that way. And lots of battles ...
editions and didn’t make the cut for the “best of everything thatDungeons & Dragonshad to offer” edition that is 5E. Of course, it’s not like there’s any sort of precedent in the literature for the heroes leading fellowships or bands of merry men around. So it makes sense that...
Many of theDnDgames from the 1980s and early 90s feature plenty of charm, but it's hard to justify playing most of them today compared to titles introduced in the landscape thatBaldur's Gatecreated.Dark Sun: Shattered Landsis one exception. The brutal desert land of Athas and party of gl...
Many DnD rogues can do twice as much damage if they build towards using their Reaction to deliver a sneak attack during someone else’s turn, and opportunity attacks are one way to do that. Feat synergy comes into play, as Sentinel can stop movement, and Warcaster can allow a spellcaster ...
editions and didn’t make the cut for the “best of everything thatDungeons & Dragonshad to offer” edition that is 5E. Of course, it’s not like there’s any sort of precedent in the literature for the heroes leading fellowships or bands of merry men around. So it makes sense that...