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Complete Guide to All DnD 5e Classes and Subclasses for New and Experienced Players

Few choices in Dungeons & Dragons matter more—or carry more weight—than your character’s class. This decision doesn’t simply determine how you roll for damage or which spells you fling in combat; it fundamentally shapes how your hero acts, feels, and grows, both …

Exploring the New Human Species in DnD 2024: Abilities and Lore

by Emily Thorne

For decades, the Human in Dungeons & Dragons was the canvas overlooked—a default choice for the indecisive, suited best for when you couldn’t decide on horns, fangs, or pointy ears. In the upcoming 2024 Player’s Handbook, Humans are getting more than a …

DnD 2024 Magic Item Crafting Rules Explained: What’s Changing and Why

by Kathy Stone

In the annals of Dungeons & Dragons, crafting magic items has long dwelled on the fringes—a whispered possibility, a vestige from earlier editions that most tables ignored or handled with broad DM fiat. It was a tool for the rare Artificer or …

Flanking Removed from Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Ruleset: What It Means for Combat

by Isaac Hanson

If you’ve spent any time prowling goblin-infested corridors or clashing steel in darkened dungeons, odds are you’ve tangled with the concept of Flanking. In the 2014 edition of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Flanking was a tantalizing tactical tool, hiding in the …

The Complete Illrigger Class Guide for DnD 5e (Updated for May 2025)

by Isaac Hanson

There is a new scent of brimstone in the air, and its source is the Illrigger—a class that storms onto the 2024 Dungeons & Dragons landscape with infernal ambition, martial precision, and darkly seductive magic. These knights of hell are weapon-wielding spellcasters …

Download the New 2024 DnD Character Sheets (Official PDFs Now Available)

by Amir Barakat

There’s something quietly magical about the humble Dungeons & Dragons character sheet—the gateway to your hero’s saga, the all-in-one catalog of ambition, triumph, and the occasional lucky roll. With the sweeping rules update rolling out in the 2024 Player’s Handbook, Wizards of …

DnD 2024 Evocation Wizard Subclass Guide: Full Deep Dive & Analysis

by Kiera Mensah

Few subclasses in the wizard’s sprawling legacy evoke—pun intended—the instinctive thrill of harnessing pure, eruptive magic as vividly as the Evoker, newly rechristened for clarity in the 2024 Player’s Handbook. The Evocation tradition is as old as Dungeons & Dragons itself, tracing …

Advanced NPC Loyalty Systems for D&D: Friends, Foes, and Faction Dynamics

by Kenny Kings

Tabletop roleplaying games thrive on the tapestry of relationships woven between adventurers and the denizens of their worlds. Yet, for all the drama that simmers in musty taverns and on windswept battlefields, the mechanics that govern how NPCs feel about players can …

New DnD 2025 Monster Manual Stat Block Format Revealed (Full Breakdown)

by Kathy Stone

There are few Dungeons & Dragons innovations more iconic—or more scrutinized—than the monster stat block. Since the earliest days of AD&D, those compact grids of abilities, traits, and attacks have been the Dungeon Master’s silent ally. Each edition has shaped, stretched, and …

DnD 2024 Bladesinger Wizard Subclass Guide – Everything You Need to Know

by Ken Chan

Some subclasses live eternally in the collective imagination of Dungeons & Dragons players, and few have danced between blade and spell quite so gracefully as the Bladesinger. First introduced in 2015’s Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, the Bladesinger brought an agile, sword-wielding wizard …

How to Run a Post-Apocalyptic D&D Campaign with Mutation Rules and Salvage Mechanics

by Rich Hunterson

Salvage or Starve: Welcome to D&D’s Apocalypse There’s an electricity in the air when you toss aside the safety nets of high fantasy—when castles are crumbled, ley lines are severed, and dragons are just as desperate as the mortals they once terrorized. …

DnD 2025 Purple Dragon Knight Subclass Guide: Features, Changes, and Strategy

by Emily Thorne

Beneath the spires of Cormyr, the legend of the Purple Dragon Knight once evoked images of hardy war leaders rallying their banner-men on battered battlefields. But as January 2025’s Unearthed Arcana revealed, Wizards of the Coast is about to breathe new—decidedly psionic—life …

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