Mechanics Discussion

I’ve been using a lot of elemental myrmidons in my homebrew campaign lately. They’re quite a lot of fun. They can dish-out a truckload of […]

If you’ve spent any time on online forums, Reddit, blogs, or hell, even here, you’ve probably heard something about Constitution, Dexterity, and Wisdom being important ability […]

This topic came to me as I was making my space cleric for a Hyperlanes campaign the other day. It’s essentially a 5e adaptation for Sci-Fi. […]

What’s the difference between a shortsword and a longsword? Well, a lot actually, and it’s not just the flavor of the two weapons that separates […]

Dual wielding two one-handed weapons is, I swear, one of the most frequently-used fighting styles in D&D 5e. And why wouldn’t it be? Slashing two […]

As you get more comfortable as a DM you tend to experiment a lot more. Your combat encounters are no longer just flat 20×20 squares […]

Movement speed in D&D is a mechanic that I feel a lot of us take for granted. In fact, whenever I see it mentioned I […]

We’re back at it again with another deep dive into a specific D&D 5e mechanic. This time it’s the Search action, which is a bit […]

When I first introduced my friends to D&D 5e a frequent question I’d be asked was if a creature had any sort of damage type […]