Why Wildshaping into an Owlbear Won’t Break Your D&D Game

Owlbears are right at home as a Wild Shape option, due to their historical theme and their statistical similarity to beasts with matching CR.

Do Vecna’s New Stats Mean D&D is Killing the Phylactery?

Hopefully, yes and no.

The Drax Technique

Attacking your problems from the inside out.

“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.

Monster Knowledge DCs

Answering the question, "what does my character know about this monster?"

Movement Effect Size Caps

Should effects which manipulate the movement of a target be limited by size? We examine the narrative issues and give you a simple rule that fixes them by employing size caps.

Bag of Holding Fish Tank

How long can a sahuagin live in a water-filled Bag of Holding?

Egg Moves

I often draw tabletop RPG inspiration from playing totally unrelated games. In the Pokemon game series, you can breed your Pokemon together for a variety of reasons, including learning new moves. How can we adapt this concept to make more creative monsters?

How To Run A Sandbox

How do you run a sandbox without being completely overwhelmed by the expansiveness? Let's tackle this by dividing it into two sections: planning the sandbox and running the sandbox.

Pact of the Genie Warlock Subclass Release and Build Notes

I've heard some rumblings lately from players who want a Pact of the Genie subclass for the Warlock. I'm happy to oblige. Introducing via the DM's Guild: Pact of the Genie Build Notes I started this build by taking a look at genies and what they have to offer. Since each genie (Dao, Djinn, Efreet, … Continue reading Pact of the Genie Warlock Subclass Release and Build Notes →