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The Good God Botherer – D&D 5E Cleric Optimisation Guide

Don’t take this Cleric guide on faith alone. 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons has different play styles for everybody. Below we’ve put together a guide taking into account the schisms of beliefs that have come before. We also link to a full list of other great character optimisation guides for D&D. Contents Introduction Stats and […]

Posted October 10, 2018 by Daniel

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Can I Get An Encore: Do You Want More – D&D 5E Bard Optimisation Guide

This Bard guide is strung together from many musicians across the internet. Taking the best notes and chords from those that came before, the Encore guide below hopes to get that foot tapping into your Bardic future. We also link to a full list of other great character optimisation guides for D&D. Contents Introduction Stats […]

Posted April 20, 2018 by Daniel

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Rage Against The Darkness: A D&D 5E Barbarian Optimisation Guide

Are you ready to rage? While this 5E Barbarian charop guide is aimed at giving some mechanical advice, remember that character optimisation means different things to different players. I like to look at more than just damage dice, as a truly effective character is more than the notches on its axe.

Posted February 13, 2018 by Daniel

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5E A Collection of D&D Class Guides

Looking for guides on how to best optimise or build a class or concept in your D&D 5th Edition game? There are all kinds of class guides out there for your next Dungeons and Dragons Character.

Posted February 8, 2018 by Daniel

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Star Wars Legion: Episode 3 – Battle Report 001

Star Wars TableTop Gaming brings us their very first Battle Report in their third episode. Quite the feat considering the game isn’t even out yet!

Posted September 13, 2017 by Chazz

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Charles Explains Everything You Should Know About Star Wars Legion

Star Wars Tabletop Gaming. A YouTube channel devoted to everything Legion. You should expect in the near future rules analysis, hobby tutorials, terrain building, battle reports and product reviews.

Posted September 5, 2017 by Chazz

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The Impressive List of PAX Unplugged Exhibitors

PAX Unplugged 2017, the first tabletop-focused PAXevent, will host a stable of prominent exhibitors, including Wizards of the Coast, Paizo, Fantasy Flight, Asmodee, and CMON, among many others.

Posted August 7, 2017 by Emma K

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28 Questions a DM Should Ask Their Players When Starting a D&D Campaign

You're not a mind flayer, I mean mind-reader. So what better way than to actually speak to your D&D players and ask them these some questions.

Posted May 16, 2017 by Daniel

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My After Action Report for Reddit’s West Marches D&D Game

The West Marches is a style of D&D game where there isn’t a set group who goes on adventures, instead players will organise with the DM and set out from a central town to find adventure in the surrounding area. According to Ars Ludi: There was no regular plot: The players decided where to go […]

Posted March 27, 2017 by Daniel

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Dungeons & Dragons Game Master Resource List

Here’s a great list of online resources that can help out aspiring GMs. Credit to /u/Apollonaut13 for putting together the majority of this amazing list. See the ever growing Google Doc here. They include Random Generators, Map Creators, Character Creators, Art databases, campaign hosts, virtual tabletops, forums, and player finders. Enjoy! If you’re just getting started and want […]

Posted February 23, 2017 by Daniel

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Fans Respond to PETA’s Calls for Warhammer 40k Fur Clothing Ban

Animal rights organisation PETA has asked Warhammer 40k publisher Games Workshop to remove the depiction of characters wearing fur from its range of miniatures and games.

Posted January 31, 2017 by Daniel

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Turning ‘The Hangover’ Into a Star Wars RPG: Edge of the Empire Session

What follows are my notes and some resources for running 'The Hangover' in FFG's Star Wars RPG: Edge of the Empire. Of course, as a top tier Dungeon Master you'll be able to convert some of this for your own games, groups, and goals.

Posted September 28, 2016 by Daniel