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Beastmaster Character Sheet

A custom character sheet for MCDM's new Beastmaster class.

thinkdm Character Creation, Player Resources Leave a comment October 16, 2021October 16, 2021

Give Giff Guns

New Giff features are stacked in a way that hides their value, but they're still missing a critical component of their identity. Guns!

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Character Creation, Design Evolution, News, Unearthed Arcana 3 Comments October 9, 2021October 9, 2021

Is D&D Shadow Banning Counterspell?

No. Well, not really.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Design Evolution 4 Comments October 2, 2021October 3, 2021

D&D’s Social Pillar Is Driven By Characters, Not Rules

D&D's robust character creation supports the social pillar without gamifying the experience.

thinkdm The Simple Things 1 Comment September 25, 2021September 25, 2021

D&D is a Combat Game

D&D's new adventure, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, is advertised at 5e's first pacifist adventure. Does D&D work as a non-combat social game?

thinkdm Design Evolution, News, The Simple Things 5 Comments September 18, 2021September 18, 2021

“Typical” Alignment

First glimpses of D&D's Wild Beyond the Witchlight offer 5th Edition's latest attempt to grapple with applying alignment to monsters: "typical" alignment.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, Design Evolution 2 Comments September 11, 2021September 11, 2021

Insight Isn’t Pass/Fail

Insight doesn't fit in D&D's pass/fail skill system. Discussing how to run it at your table while keeping the whole party engaged.

thinkdm DM Tips, The Simple Things 2 Comments August 14, 2021August 13, 2021

Rolling Damage

Do you roll or use static damage at your table? Do you know why? Check out the pros vs. cons and pick up some tips.

thinkdm DM Tips, Player Tips, The Simple Things 4 Comments August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

Flanking Damage

What if flanking did extra damage instead of causing advantage? Methods, pitfalls, and an exercise in implementation.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, Homebrew 3 Comments July 17, 2021July 17, 2021

“Too Much Gold”

So, it happened. The party has slain the dragon. Its hoard is theirs for the taking. Now what?

thinkdm DM Tips 2 Comments July 10, 2021July 17, 2021

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