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How to Run Downtime in D&D

What do I mean by Downtime? I mean the time between adventures where characters are in no rush to complete a goal and can spend some time relaxing or achieving something unrelated to your main plot. Downtime is useful to give your players variety and to give them more chances to roleplay. Downtime for meContinue reading “How to Run Downtime in D&D”

Is Alignment Good or Evil?

In this post I will list my views on Alignment, why I think it can be useful, but mostly it will be a rant about why I think it sucks and why I don’t pay very much attention to alignment when I’m playing D&D or when I’m creating a character. What is Good and Evil?Continue reading “Is Alignment Good or Evil?”

D&D – How to be the Worst Player

I have previously posted my tips and tricks on how to work in a team around the D&D table, but what if you think teamwork is lame and making others happy is overrated, well then your in luck, simply follow all of the following tips and you will for sure be the most hated playerContinue reading “D&D – How to be the Worst Player”

D&D – Teamwork

Introduction In this blog I will give you hints & tips on how to work as part of a team in your roleplaying group. This blog will not only help you with your career and your personal life, but most importantly, it will also help you pretend to be imaginary characters around a table withContinue reading “D&D – Teamwork”

D&D Spellcasting: Paladins

Paladins are those that take sword and spell to fight in the name of their god. Paladins have sworn an oath that they will execute the will of their gods and that they will abide by the Tenets of their faith. Because of this, paladins take a more frontline role in combat and in conflictsContinue reading “D&D Spellcasting: Paladins”

D&D Spellcasting: Bards

Bards channel their magic through their instruments, their voice or their song. One of the most classic examples of a Bard throughout history would have to be the pied piper, weaving his magic through his flute to lure away the rats from a local town and then later returning to lure away the children ofContinue reading “D&D Spellcasting: Bards”

D&D Spellcasting: How to Cast a Spell

When casting a spell during combat you need to keep in mind the “Casting time of a spell” Some spells use your action for the casting time whereas some spells can be cast using a reaction or a bonus action, the casting time of a spell will be explained in the spell description. Some spellsContinue reading “D&D Spellcasting: How to Cast a Spell”

Spellcasting in D&D: The Schools of Magic

There are many schools of magic in the D&D world, and thankfully, they all have confusing names. A school of magic is a group of spells that affect the world in similar ways. Abjuration The origin of the word Abjuration comes from the Latin “abjurare” which means to, forswear something, or to get rid ofContinue reading “Spellcasting in D&D: The Schools of Magic”

D&D Combat Rules: Hit Points

What are Hit Points? Hit points means Health. Hit points are how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. Say you are playing a game of D&D and your Player Character (PC) has 23 hit points, this means your PC can take 23 points of damage in total. If an enemy successfully landsContinue reading “D&D Combat Rules: Hit Points”

Finding a D&D Group

If you’ve recently developed an appetite for D&D, and are excited to play again or play for the first time, your going to need a group to play with. Personally, before I was able to play my fist game I watched hundreds of D&D videos on YouTube. Luckily for me, my friends group were interestedContinue reading “Finding a D&D Group”