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I have an upcoming homemade adventure that contains gargoyles. They aren't central to the adventure or anything like that but it got me thinking about gargoyles in general. I find the gargoyle to be a tired schtick in D&D (or at least in 5e). Every statue on a building has players immediately...

Giving the paladin the ability to swap spells for increased melee damage seems too much to me (I'm at work and don't have the PH with me so I believe it is called Smite). In our playtest group the paladin was able to dish out some heavy damage and seemed to outdo most of the rest of the group...

Hi All, I'm seeking suggestions, advice, creative ideas, and so forth for a campaign that I would like to put together for my players. This is a campaign based on the 5e rules. The core idea of the campaign is to span the major life events of the PCs - perhaps 30 or 40 years of their...

Check this link out for some DDN Concept Art for Forgotten Realms http://t.co/JPAdxPw9 Anyone concerned about clicking the link (or if it does not work) can go to the Wizards_DdD twitter page to click the link themselves. There is some impressive art there!

It seems to me that maximizing damage is a pretty dull way of perceiving crits in D&D? Throughout the editions, the game has encouraged extra benefits on critical 1s and 20s for skills/proficiency checks and what have you. Why not have these little extras in combat too? What if each class...

Our group is looking to expand the races for our D&D Next sessions. I have two players, one interested in trying a Dragonborn, another a Tiefling. Since 4e is the only source for those races (as playable races), what racial abilities would you give them? Where would you put the stat bonus...

Very interesting article. Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Skills in D&D) Has some crunch to where Mearls is going with all this. Enjoy! Discuss! Personally, I like the basics and would like to see more (especially with level advancement) and how that would...

Sneak preview of the Monster Vault has the Doppleganger. Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Doppelganger) Looks scary. This is one of my favorite creatures so far...

OK, so, first I would like to strongly recommend Obsidian Portal as a campaign management website. I signed up for an account there and set up my new campaign there called The World We Never Knew. I strongly recommend using it. It takes a bit to wrap your head around it but our group recently...

Hey all, I have one final session in our epic campaign. One player has taken the Demigod ED. The campaign has centred around stopping a massive Far Realm incursion. Consequently, his "portfolio", if you will, is destroyer of the Far Realm, protecting the world from the Far Realm. For the...

For some reason I am under the impression that falling prone was errata-ed from a free action to a minor action but I can't seem to find it. Am I dreaming this or what?

Check out this link. FAQ for Player's Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands! It was posted by Wizards_DND on twitter. Shows a new feat called Superior Will. Basically, it gives you a +2 feat bonus to Will in Heroic, +3 at Paragon and +4 at Epic. Not only that, if you are dazed or stunned...

The latest Essentials article can be found here: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Powers, Implements, Feats ...) Some good stuff here. Implement proficiency, some updated powers (though not named), all races to be like PH3 races with flexible stat bonus and...

I see that a lot of the new D&D books are labeled as Trade Paperbacks. Does this just mean softcover or is the books physical dimension different (Star Wars Saga books as an example)?

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but in the spring of 2011, HBO will be debuting A Song of Ice and Fire TV series. Each season will be about 10 episodes and each season spans a book. Obviously, the first season is based on A Game of Thrones. The pilot has already been shot and...

Wow, what a fantastic demon lord! I just read the interview with Steve Townsend regarding this demon lord and I think this is a fantastic design! Link here: Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (3 Questions: Oublivae) I particularly like the idea of starting a...

What does everyone think of the current Duneoncraft articles? IMO, with all due respect to James Wyatt, I find them only marginally useful. The articles don't contain enough information - most of the articles are ramblings/musings or of a similar nature. I find the whole column a bit on the...

I'm so happy, I just can't hide it! Got my Orcus mini today! It's sweet! Woo hoo! Edit: Now with pictures!

I'm looking for some suggestions or sample builds for a Goliath Warden based on using a Polearm. I'm just looking for Heroic Tier builds for now. I've been on the WotC forum and read a few of the char op builds but none of the builds seem to suit my fancy (not that I read too in depth) short...

At level 24, the Sage of Ages ED gets this power: Keeper's Prescience (24th level): At the start of each of your turns, roll a d20. You can use the result of that roll in place of any one d20 roll you make before the start of your next turn. We can't quite determine how its played. The...