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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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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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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