Exploring the Urchin Background
The Urchin 5e background offers a potential rags-to-riches story and any class can benefit from its skill proficiencies. It also comes with its own adventure hook: how did you get enough money to live modesty for ten days? Was it ...
Maverick – Roguish Archetype for D&D 5e
This week on the Campaign Trail, I’m sharing a new roguish archetype that I created for a weird west/fantasy mix campaign I am planning to run later this year. Rogues use skill, stealth, and precision over brute force to overcome ...
Exploring the Soldier Background
The soldier background in 5e offers a great opportunity to do some collaborative worldbuilding with your DM. After all, what is a soldier without an army? Here are some starting questions to help you build the organization before diving into ...
DMs Guild Review: Safety Guaranteed
Art by Jen Vaughn Written by Kat Kruger Illustrated by Jen Vaughn DM Experience: Competent Player Experience: Novice Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ First played by the D20 Dames at Emerald City Comic Con, this little gem of an adventure is a refreshing ...
Way of the Pugilist – Monk Tradition for D&D 5e
Monks channel ki, the magical energy that flows through all living bodies. In combination with martial training, ki can be harnessed to far exceed the capabilities of their physical body. I thought it would be interesting to create an old-timey ...
Exploring the Sailor Background
Hellooooo, sailor (background)! The sailor background for 5e is a fun option, offering two useful skills and a great feature to find safe passage on a ship whenever needed. Your mileage may vary based on your campaign setting, but if ...
UA 2020: Psionic Options Revisited Breakdown
The WotC team plunges in again on psionics design, in the new UA release. Unlike a lot of UA documents, this one spends about a page discussing the winding path of psionic/mystic development in UA to date, including the official ...
Exploring the Sage Background
The Sage background in 5e is one of my favorites. It gives you access to a couple of knowledge skills and some extra languages, but what makes the sage background so exciting is the Researcher feature. You basically know where ...
Five Aspects of an Authentic D&D Character
In tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, players create their own characters and Dungeon Masters create dozens of NPCs to populate the world. That can be a daunting task, especially for a DM. Too little detail or personality and ...
D&D Remote – Stay at Home. Play at Home.
In an effort to support people continuing to play D&D during the COVID-19 pandemic (a game that is played around a table in person for many), Wizards of the Coast have been giving away free content all week for fans ...