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5TDM: 5th Edition Team Deathmatch

November 29, 2018 by Bartoneus

Back on Sunday, November 18th we participated in a streamed match of 5th Edition Team Deathmatch, our team was up against the excellent team from Cheaper by the Dungeon and it was an incredibly fun evening of killing, joking, and telefragging (oh…so much telefragging.)

Filed Under: Actual Play, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, 5tdm, 5th edition, 5th edition team deathmatch, D&D, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, Kickstarter, pvp, roleplaying games

Review: “Tomb of Annihilation”

November 27, 2017 by JonBolds

Tomb is an adventure module that blends three kinds of classic D&D gaming into a pretty satisfying whole, despite a few sore spots. It’s metaplot-driven campaign arc set in an exploration sandbox that gives way to a big dungeon crawl for the finale.

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, D&D, d&d5e, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons

Queer Creations

September 18, 2017 by Chris Sims

7th Sea

The fifth edition Player’s Handbook, for the first time in D&D history, makes a bold statement about sexuality and gender. It encourages you to imagine different. However, a few failures of imagination exist with regard to depicting this sort of equality in games and other media.

Filed Under: Analysis Paralysis, Editorial, Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, D&D, D&D 5e, the witcher

Review: “Storm King’s Thunder” – A Giant-Sized Toolbox

October 20, 2016 by JonBolds

“Storm King’s Thunder” is a campaign-length adventure as players travel to and fro in the northern Forgotten Realms fighting cranky giants and trying to figure out why they’re all up to various destructive plots, apocalyptic shenanigans, and general tomfoolery all of a sudden.

Filed Under: Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, against the giants, D&D, D&D 5e, storm king's thunder

Skill Challenges in 5th Edition D&D

August 16, 2016 by guest

Skill challenges were the best kept secret of 4e D&D. They were awesome, but they were so poorly explained that it caused a lot of confusion.

Filed Under: Featured, Game Hacks & Content, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, D&D, skill challenges

Resurrection Edition

March 17, 2016 by Chris Sims

I believe fifth edition’s success owes much to a studied return to the roots of the D&D game, along with the calculated inclusion of fan favorites from all editions.

Filed Under: Analysis Paralysis, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, fifth edition, roleplaying games

Breaking: “Dragon+” Magazine App Comes to the iOS Store

April 30, 2015 by Dave

After months of speculation following the launch of D&D 5e and the cessation of the digital versions of Dragon and Dungeon magazines as part of the D&D Insider program in 4th edition, the new version of Dragon has seemingly emerged: on the iOS app store.

Filed Under: Featured, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, app, D&D, D&D 5, dragon

A Quick D&D 5e Spellcasting Primer

March 12, 2015 by Dave

New to D&D 5e and interested in a spellcasting character? Here’s what you need to know.

Filed Under: Columns, Critical Threats, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, D&D, D&D 5e

The Great Dungeon #3 – Super Dungeon Land

January 28, 2015 by The Main Event

Airships, enemy turtles, and some familiar-looking plumbers invade The Great Dungeon.

Filed Under: Actual Play, Pain of Publication, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, D&D, super mario bros, The Great Dungeon

Review: “Dungeon Master’s Guide” for “Dungeons & Dragons” 5th Edition

November 28, 2014 by Dave

Does the DMG fill in the gaps? Is it more for new DMs, experienced DMs, or all? What about all the rules modules discussed earlier in development? Find out in this full review.

Filed Under: Featured, Newest Critical Hits, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 5e, D&D, D&D 5e, dmg, Dungeon Master's Guide

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