Player Guide

With Wizards of the Coast’s release of the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons (or D&D for short), the world’s most famous role-playing game has finally reached the mainstream. Whilst everyone has probably at least heard of the game before the fifth edition (or 5e) was released in 2014, it has been with this latest version that it has become a game that everyone is playing. Even people who thought they had no interest in anything nerd related have fallen in love with this system. Our motto is: If it's good enough for Vin Deisel, then it's good enough for [...]

Dungeons and Dragons is a popular role-playing game. It takes a lot of preparation, effort, and patience to make a session work, but oftentimes they don't end up working at all. D&D games often fall flat because the players aren't willing to do any of those things, and without the whole team on board, the game just won't be fun. If you find your games of D&D just don't ever seem to work out, this is a list of tips and tricks for you! Read on to find our tips and tricks for being a better D&D player, and for [...]

Character creation is an important step in joining a D&D game. Your character is the life and blood of the game, so you want to be sure you create them well. You need to decide what kind of character you want to be before you start playing. You'll want to think about the different aspects of your character, such as race, ability scores, and what makes your character unique. If you're new to D&D, you might not know where to start. Character creation can be extremely overwhelming and leaves many of us exhausted just thinking about it! So what do we [...]

Paladin characters are often portrayed as being heroic warriors who fight evil. They fight on the side of their god for whatever justice they believe is in their tenets and codes. Part of the reason is that their characters are typically based on crusader ideals, and part of the reason is that gods and religion play a very heavy role in D&D. Paladins are members of a religious order dedicated to fight evil wherever they find it, considering that there are a lot of evil creatures and evil deities in D&D that demand evil deeds to be done on earth. [...]

While worldbuilding is an interesting and rewarding aspect of the roleplaying game hobby, many dungeon masters have difficulty establishing their campaign world. How do you begin a Dungeons & Dragons campaign once you've created the world, the characters, and the starting location? Your list has multiple lines that should be crossed out. Is a starting point identified? Is the first narrative outlined? Is the introductory scene complete? Where will the campaign officially launch? In this article, we will look at several core elements of your D&D campaign that you will need to decide upon before beginning to play. What [...]

Saving throws are a way for your DM to give you another chance. Let's set the scene. You play a rogue - perhaps a very over-confident, sneaky rogue - and you’re making your way through a treacherous dungeon. You have to be careful, each step could be your last! Your party gives you that terrible command - 'hey, can you search for traps?' So you go ahead. This is your job, after all, you have high perception, and you're ready to guide your party through the dungeon, keeping them safe, noticing small irregularities in the floor that might mean traps. [...]