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No, You Can’t Cast Magic Missile at the Darkness (and Other Weird Rules)

A primer on magic missile, and its weird rules interactions.

thinkdm Player Tips, Spell Breakdowns, The Simple Things 1 Comment April 10, 2021April 10, 2021

Heward’s Handy Haversack

Unpacking D&D's magical backpack.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, Homebrew 3 Comments April 3, 2021April 3, 2021

Size & Strength DCs

Can giants use their own doors?

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, The Simple Things 4 Comments March 27, 2021March 27, 2021

Critical Fumble Fix

A solution for the interaction between critical fumbles and extra attacks.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips 12 Comments March 13, 2021March 12, 2021

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.

thinkdm DM Tips, Homebrew, Number Munchers, Player Tips 5 Comments March 6, 2021March 6, 2021

Aarakocra Banned?

What do new Adventurer's League changes mean for flying character races?

thinkdm Changing the Rules 2 Comments February 27, 2021February 26, 2021

Avoiding TPKs

What is a TPK? Why do they happen? And what can we do to prevent them from happening at our table?

thinkdm DM Tips 6 Comments February 20, 2021February 20, 2021

Passive-Only Skills

Are there skills which should only function as passive skills? How passive-only skills can align player:character knowledge and assist DMs to plan ahead.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips 8 Comments February 13, 2021February 14, 2021

5e Surprise Round

Writing the surprised round (and condition) back into D&D 5e to avoid confusion for players with legacy knowledge.

thinkdm Changing the Rules, DM Tips, Player Tips, The Simple Things 4 Comments February 6, 2021February 6, 2021

Way of the Word (Monk)

This shout-based Monk subclass charges up different power words to attack with elemental force and to fortify abilities with enhancements.

thinkdm Homebrew 4 Comments January 30, 2021January 30, 2021

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