Player Guide

There are many class specific features in D&D that are incredibly useful and can make a class stand out in certain situations. For Clerics, the situations they are most useful in are support and healing, for Rogues, it's stealth and information gathering, and of course for Fighters, it's fighting. Spells, feats, and the equipment that characters can have all contribute to your overall effectiveness within the party and when in combat. However, sometimes the rules and guides around certain spells or feats can be a little vague. The way D&D deals with this by leaving the interpretation up to the person [...]

One of the best features of any RPG is the feeling of progressing a character. Within any kind of RPG you play today, whether it's a video game or a modern tabletop game, you will find the origin of its progression system within Dungeons and Dragons. D&D has been around for a long time now, having first been introduced to the world in 1974 by Gary Gygax. Since then it has grown into one of the most popular RPGs on the market, with over 20 million copies sold. It was originally designed to be played using paper and pencils, but later [...]

What is D&D Alignment? Alignment is a broad description of a character’s morals and beliefs. It is the core of how a character will operate, and the choices they will make. In D&D, alignment is especially important as it gives players more general structure to role-play their characters with true depth and thoughtfulness. D&D explains alignment using lore of a multiverse called The Planes of Existence. These are realms which are formed and governed by spiritual and elemental principles that come from the mortal world (The Material Plane, which sits at the centre). This might look [...]

It’s true – even heroes need to rest! When it comes to playing Dungeons and Dragons, it can be really easy to forget about letting your character rest. They spend nearly every hour of their day exploring, interacting with other characters and sometimes even partaking in some serious fighting. After all that, they need some downtime. Healing is not enough – realistically they need some time to rest their muscles, minds, and spirits , so they can get back up on their feet later and the adventure can still continue. So – What Should You Do? Well, there [...]

Let’s set the scene! Your party has walked into the wrong cave. Your rogue told you it was safe, your fighter doesn't care and your cleric followed because they had to. And now something is with you, something is about to attack! Your DM might describe an arrow flying through the air towards you, or perhaps a horde of goblins coming out of the shadows to ambush you. Either way, they’re going to say one thing and one thing only: “Everyone roll for initiative!” But if you’re new to the 5th Edition of D&D you might not be familiar with [...]