A primer on magic missile, and its weird rules interactions.
No, You Can’t Cast Magic Missile at the Darkness (and Other Weird Rules)
Category: Player Tips
The Gunslinger Misfire
Examining the Gunslinger's Misfire mechanic as a cautionary tale for importing character options from other games. Why to never base a class on a "critical fumble" mechanic.
5e Surprise Round
Writing the surprised round (and condition) back into D&D 5e to avoid confusion for players with legacy knowledge.
Defending Your Wizard Tower
A list of the handiest spells for Wizards looking to defend their tower from intrusion.
Gunner feat for Spellcasters
The Gunner feat has replaced the Crossbow Expert feat as the prime feat for martial blasting.
Steady Aim
How strong is the Rogue's new Steady Aim optional class feature?
Psionic Energy Dice
Psionic Power scaling for the Psi Warrior/Soulknife multiclass. Can you double your dice?
Blade Cantrip Changes
Examining the updates to Green-Flame Blade and Booming Blade and their new interactions with metamagic, feats, spells, and class features.
Poisoner’s Kit DCs
Fleshing out the missing rules for the Poisoner's Kit in 5th Edition D&D.
Lucky Death Saves
Exploring how 5e's dice manipulation features affect your odds to survive death saving throws.
