A Collection of D&D Class Build Guides - the Wiki Thread

A Collection of Guides - the Wiki Thread

Looking for guides on how to best optimise or build a class or concept in your D&D 5th Edition game? Look no further than this thread!

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Barbarian

• The Gentleman's Guide to Proper Barbarism By Jell_Moo [Repost]
• Graceful Destruction: A Guide to the Dex Based Barbarian By Yunru
• I'll NEVER Die! By NeoSeraphi
• D&D 5e Character Optimization – Barbarian By Michael Long (apparently at least in part compiled from NeoSeraphi's and Jell_Moo's guides)

Bard

• A party without music is lame: A Bard Guide By Mellored
• Bardic Lore: A Basic College of Lore Bard Guide By Zardnaar
• Players Gonna Play By EvilAnagram
• The College of Legendary Steeds By Starstuff

Cleric

• For God and Party-A Cleric's guide By DanMathMan [Repost]
• Celestial Link Evoking Radiance Into Creation By Mellored
• The Devout and the Dead, a guide to clerics By Yorrin
• Divine Tomfoolery- a guide to Trickery Clerics By Jumbowheat01

Druid

• Thy Fearful Symmetry: A Circle of the Moon Handbook By RCanine
• Lunar Wilds: A Moon Druid Animal Guide By Yunru [Repost]
• 5e Druid Handbook - Land & Moon By Hymer
• By Your Powers Combined: A Land Druid Handbook By Chameleon-X
• Irhtos Sauriv's guide to front line druidism By Tetrasodium

Fighter

• Bow Bond: An Eldritch Knight's Guide to Archery By Mightythokk [Repost]
• The Art of War: A Fighter Guide By Koga395 [Repost]
• Battle On: The Fighter Guide By Gladius Legis
• Bellator Arcana - The Eldritch Knight Guide By LightningArrow
• An Illustrated Manual for Inflicting Violence By EvilAnagram
• Eldritch Knight Tactica By Nightsteel

Monk

• Meditation, Mediation, Devastation: A Monk's Guide By Yunru
• Monk and the Four Elements (Subclasses mini guide) By ClockworkNinja
• The Good the Bad and the Monk, a 5e Monk guide By EnderDwarf

Paladin

• My Word Is My Sword: The Paladin Guide By Gladius Legis
• Good is Not Nice, A paladin's guide By EvilAnagram
• A Guide to the D&D 5th Edition Paladin through the eyes of a 3.5 Player By T.G. Oskar

Ranger

• Not all who wander are lost, A Ranger's Guide By EvilAnagram
• Animal Buddy: A Guide to the Ranger's Beast Companion By Lord_Ventnor [Repost]
• The Outdoorsman's Guide to Natural Ranging By dwgautier [Repost]
• Into the Woods We Go: The Ranger Guide By Gladius Legis [Repost]

Rogue

• A Knife in the Dark – The Rogue’s Handbook By clutchbone
• I Fought the Law and Won: The Rogue Guide By Gladius Legis
• Person_Man’s 5E Rogue Guide By Person_Man
• Starstuff's Thief Guide By Starstuff
• A thousand lies and a good disguise By Cuddlebot5000
• Dealing Death: Handbook of the True Assassin By Gladius Legis [Repost]

Sorcerer

• Born to be Wild, a sorcerer guide By Mellored
• Power Overwhelming: A Sorcerer Guide By RhaegarT [Repost]
• Guide for the Optimized Sorcerer By Sorxores [Repost]
• Playing Dice with the Universe: A Slant Guide to Wild-Magic Sorcerer By Cognomen's Cassowary
• Caster Unleashed By Guru
• How to Rend Fiends and Immolate People By EvilAnagram

Warlock

• Pacts, Patrons and Power - A Warlock Guide By Mellored
• Pact-making 101: A guide to the 5th edition Warlock By Oncoming Storm
• Blade, Book, and Chain: A Warlock Guide By Mephi1234 [Repost]
• Selling your Soul at a Premium: The Warlock’s Guide to Power By EvilAnagram
• The (un)complete Warlock Guide to multiclassing By Asmotherion

Wizard

• Arrive on Time - A General Guide to Wizardry By TheBigHouse
• Treantmonk's Guide to Wizards 5e By Treantmonklvl20
• A blast from the past - Wizarding 101 by Avalongod
• Melee Bladesinger Guide By Nadrigol
• The master of the arcane By rfkannen

Multiclass Guides

• Unlimited Blade Works, Paladin/Sorcerer guide By Gastronomie
• General multiclassing guide By Petenutbutter

Homebrew

• Paths of Nobility: A Noble Class Guide By Yunru
• Preparing for the Hunt; A Blood Hunter Handbook By Nishant

Other

• The Grappler's Manual - Grappling in 5th Edition By ktkenshinx
• A Collection of Useful Spell Lists By Leugren
• List of All Personality Traits, Ideals, Bonds, and Flaws By Leugren
• Repository: Homebrew & Original Content By Kalani [Repost]
• Stealth, hiding and you! By Noctem
• Skill Monkey Builds By Mistwell
• Dagger Thrower By Mistwell

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Paladin
Oathbound: The Paladin Guide By Gladius Legis

Sorcerer
A Bunny's Guide to the Sorcerer

Old WOTC Links
5th Edition Spells Spreadsheet
Annual Cantrip Review
Basic Char-Op
Conjurer of Cheap Tricks - A Conjuration Handbook
DPR King
Handbook to Guide Writing
Level Dip Guide
Ways to attack with your Reaction
Know Your Rites: A Guide to Ritual Casting
What's Your Story: A Custom Backgrounds Guide
List of ability check modifiers
Know Your Enemy
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This is the initial list. It will contain links to the Wizards of the Coast threads until I move each one over and correct the link to point here. If it's already been moved, I've put it in BOLD.


Barbarian
The Gentleman’s Guide to Proper Barbarism
Graceful Destruction: A Guide to Dex Based Barbarism


Bard
A party without music is lame: A Bard Guide
Bardic Lore: A Basic College of Lore Bard Guide


Cleric
For God and Party-A Cleric's guide
Dictum Mortuum's The Cleric Handbook[Note: Outside URL]
Celestial Link Evoking Radiance Into Creation


Druid
Thy Fearful Symmetry: A Circle of the Moon Handbook
[Editors Note: The second Druid guide, titled Lunar Wilds, contained almost nothing and was almost totally incomplete, so I am not moving that over. I will, however, make a note of his few comments in the Circle of the Moon handbook thread]


Fighter
Bow Bond: An Eldritch Knight’s guide to Archery
The Art of War: A Fighter Guide
Battle On: The Fighter Guide


Monk
Meditation, Mediation, Devastation: A Monk's Guide
Monk and the Four Elements (Subclasses mini guide)


Paladin
Oathbound: The Paladin Guide (OUTDATED)
My Word Is My Sword: The Paladin Guide (CURRENT)


Ranger
Animal Buddy: A Guide to the Ranger's Beast Companion
The Outdoorsman's Guide to natural Ranging
Into the Woods We Go


Rogue
A Knife in the Dark – The Rogue’s Handbook
Dealing Death: Handbook of the True Assassin
I Fought the Law and Won: The Rogue Guide


Sorcerer
Born to be Wild, a sorcerer guide
A Bunny's Guide to the Sorcerer
Power Overwhelming: A Sorcerer Guide
Guide for optimized Sorcerer
Playing Dice with the Universe: A Slant Guide to Wild Magic Sorcerers


Warlock
Blade, Book, and Chain - A Warlock Guide
Pacts, Patrons and Power - A Warlock Guide


Wizard
Arrive on Time - A General Guide to Wizardry
Treantmonk's Guide to Wizards 5e
A blast from the past - Wizarding 101 by Avalongod


Other
5th Edition Spells Spreadsheet
Annual Cantrip Review
Basic Char-Op
Conjurer of Cheap Tricks - A Conjuration Handbook
DPR King
Handbook to Guide Writing
Level Dip Guide
The Grappler's Manual - Grappling in 5th Edition
A Collection of Useful Spell Lists
List of All Personality Traits, Ideals, Bonds, and Flaws
Ways to attack with your Reaction
REPOSITORY: Homebrew & Original Content
Know Your Rites: A Guide to Ritual Casting
Stealth, hiding and you!
What's Your Story: A Custom Backgrounds Guide
List of ability check modifiers
Know Your Enemy
Skill Monkey Builds
Dagger Thrower
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[Frankie1969]

Still doesn't work.

 

[Yunru]

Yeah I got nothing, need to wait for [MENTION=1]Morrus[/MENTION] I guess.

 

[Morrus]

I don't know why it's not working. My suggestion would be to copy it and try a fresh thread and see if that works.

 

[Yunru]

I have a theory, but I don't like the implications if it's right. It may be that it's simply too big of a post?

EDIT: Nope, works fine in a new thread. Could you please sticky the new one and unsticky this one please [MENTION=1]Morrus[/MENTION]?