Class Guide

Clerics are holy warriors, devout protectors, and pious guardians of those who cannot defend themselves. They are a versatile bunch that draw power from their faith and the deities that sponsor them. Depending on the belief of the individual Cleric, their abilities can vary drastically. Some heal, some harm, and some walk the line in between. Clerics are a very diverse and fun to play class. They gain abilities from choosing a divine domain, which determines their party role. All clerics are primary healers and support characters, given their base spell list. However, depending on the domain, a Cleric [...]

A late addition to the game, Artificer is one of the extra classes inspired by past editions of the game set in a not strictly medieval setting. First introduced in the first Eberron book, and updated in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the Artificer combines magic with technology to provide a diverse and effective class, capable of supporting a large party in the most dangerous of circumstances. Depending on your setting, artificers can be purely magical creationists or steampunk tinkerers, whichever fits the flavor. Like wizard, this is a very complicated class to play, and a difficult one to play [...]

Druids are servants of nature. They are empaths and hunters, in tune with the natural order. They are fierce predators, and shepherds, depending on the situation. Druids are divine casters with a wide range of options available to them, though their magic is a lot less flashy than other full casters like Wizards and Clerics. Follow this guide to discover how to best optimize the skills, weapons, features, and abilities for a D&D 5e Druid class character build. While the options presented here may be the optimal build for a druid (in my opinion), the beauty of D&D character [...]

The Blood Hunter is a man changed by tragedy, who has been driven to the extreme fringe of societial kindness as to alter himself to become a monster who will hunt monsters. Geralt of Rivia from the popular video game and TV Series The Witcher is the perfect example of a Blood Hunter. A ruthless and single-minded individual whose sole purpose is to root out those they consider to be monsters and destroy them. Blood Hunters are powerful martial combatants who are proficient in the weirding ways of blood magic, a unique and powerful form of sorcery. Follow this [...]

The Fighter class is the consummate warrior. Familiar with the use of the tools of war, their strength, speed, and martial skill are unmatched. By honing body and mind, the Fighter seeks to achieve physical perfection and supremacy in all forms of combat. Follow this guide to discover how to best optimize the skills, weapons, features, and abilities for a D&D 5e Fighter class character build. While the options presented here may be the optimal build for a fighter (in my opinion), the beauty of D&D character creation is that the only limit is your imagination so feel free to [...]

Bards are one of, if not the most, versatile class in the game, filling in as a melee, ranged, support, or caster depending on their build. Bards are a “Jack-of-all-trades” class that has the potential to do all things, though not nearly as well as a more specialized character. Follow this guide to discover how to best optimize the skills, weapons, features, and abilities for a D&D 5e Bard class character build. While the options presented here may be the optimal build for a bard (in my opinion), the beauty of D&D character creation is that the only limit [...]