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While monks have access to some strong control options, most notably stunning strike, they tend to suffer in the DPR department, especially at higher levels. The martial arts weapon damage dice scales slowly, and monks have few good options for increasing their damage. This is a build that...

In my experience, the levels 1-5 are where most of the play in DnD happens, especially for new players. Many campaigns start at level 1, and are most of the way done by the time you reach level 5, for one reason or another. So I've decided to make a character guide for levels 1-5, to help out...

In my opinion, Shield is one of the strongest spells in all of fifth edition. For a level 1 spell slot and your reaction, it grants you +5 AC for a whole round, and since you cast it after you know you've been hit, it's not wasted unless the roll beats your AC by 5 or more. In the campaign I...

Does anyone know of there are any rules regarding grappling while mounted? RAW, your movement speed is halved while grappling someone, but I don't know if that applies to your mount or not. I ask this because I'm playing a Paladin of Vengeance who has both Haste and a Pegasus mount (obtained...

One of the most popular one level dips is taking a single level of Warlock (Hexblade) on a Paladin build, which allows you to make weapon attacks with your Charisma, solving some of the class' usual issues with MAD, and giving them some strong Warlock abilities, and scaling ranged cantrip, and...

I'm going to be rolling a Bard for my next character, and since we're starting at level 11, I already have the choice of two magical secrets (I'm planning on taking the college of Glamour, and am dipping one level in Cleric for Heavy Armor). I really don't want to use both of my secrets on blast...

New PHB errata came out, here are some important changes to be aware of: -Paladin divine Smite will now deal 6d8 radiant damage when used with a level 4 or 5 spell slot against a fiend or undead. -Starting at level 6, Ranger beast companion attacks now count as magical for the purposes of...

The Warlord seems to be a popular suggestion for homebrews, and as a personal fan of the concept, I thought I'd have a go at trying to make my own. Since I'm never allowed to use homebrew in any of my games though, this will instead be an attempt to piece the Warlord's abilities together from...

The new Order cleric looks extremely strong, not just as a domain for a straight cleric but as an excellent one-level dip. Adding a reaction attack to any of your spells which target an ally will really help to improve party damage, especially if you're supporting a Rogue. The effect works with...

I'm a new DM running a campaign for the first time, and I really want to have an encounter with a single, powerful enemy that the party must work together to overcome. Problem is, the party currently has six members, and I'm not sure what monster I could use for this. The book recommends a...

So you've decided to specialize in a single element? Maybe you're a Dragon sorcerer looking to get your Charisma bonus to damage with all of your spells, maybe you're a tempest cleric, or maybe you're just doing it for roleplay reasons. So what element to choose? Knowing how many spells there...

So I'll be DMing my first campaign soon, and it's going to be with a group of people who have never played 5e before. One of the things I've found that most often gets misunderstood by new players is the condition for Rogues' Sneak Attack. Players don't seem to understand when exactly they're...

The bracers of archery are an uncommon magic item that state: "While wearing these bracers, you have proficiency with the longbow and shortbow, and you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls on ranged attacks made with such weapons." If I'm a level 3 Warlock with the Improved Pact Weapon Invocation...

I got started playing a level 11 campaign, and one of our characters is a Fighter(2)/Cleric(9) with 24 AC who walks around with spirit guardians on and destroys everything. It's great. Only problem is, in the first round of our boss encounter, he failed a dex save against a Beholder's petrifying...

I'm playing in a campaign with a level 11 Ranger, and their favourite trick is to use Conjure Animals, summon 8 giant badgers, and attack with them round after round. It's great, the badgers deal good damage, they restrict enemy movement, and they provide a hit point buffer for the rest of us...

I just started a new campaign at level 5, and decided to play a Wood Elf Archery Fighter. Here's my character currently: Wood Elf Fighter (5) Archery Style, Battle Master, Crossbow Expert. (uses a Hand Crossbow) Str 10 Dex 18 Con 11 Int 10 Wis 15 Cha 10 (I had to roll my stats) Ultimately, I...

In all my experience playing DnD, every DM I've had would stop attacking a character immediately upon them falling to zero hit points. Now, that makes a lot of sense from the monsters' perspective. The character is no longer a threat, so they should move on to other threats. However, I've also...

This is my first attempt at writing a guide, so comments and suggestions are appreciated. Colour guide: Red options are either strictly outclassed by something else, or just plain bad. Purple options are subpar. Black options are average. Blue options are good. Skyblue options are great. Gold...

in Xanathar's Guide they introduced a spell called Ceremony, which among other things, allows you to bond humanoids in marriage, and for the next 7 days, any creature so bonded gains +2 AC while they're within 30 feet of a creature they married. The effect lasts seven days and can't be repeated...

I'm working on a new player's guide which includes a sample starter build for each class, designed to be simple and easy to play. Having never played a Cleric before outside of dipping one level to get Heavy Armor on my Wizard, I'm not sure which domain would be most suitable for this purpose...