Contents
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!
Classes
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)
- How to Win Fights and Intimidate People(Another Barbarian Primer) By Frankie1969
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 - Dreams, Land, Moon and Shepherd 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
- The Wall of Fear: A Complete Guide to the Oath of Conquest By Legimus
Ranger
- Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The Ranger Guide By Gladius Legis
- 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]
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
Sorcerer
- Born to be Wild, a sorcerer guide By Mellored
- Power Overwhelming: A Sorcerer Guide By RhaegarT
- 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
- Inquisitor Lim's Bladesinger and Wizard Guide: Xanathar's Edition by Rofel Wodring
Multiclass Guides
- The Karate Kid: A Guide to Monk/Druid Multiclassing by Yunru
- Unlimited Blade Works, Paladin/Sorcerer guide By Gastronomie
- General multiclassing guide By Petenutbutter
- The Sorlock Guide to the tormented divine soul with Xanathar's Divine Soul(17)+Hexblade(3) by Obliza
- Raven Soul / Eldritch Soul: combining Eldritch Knight with Divine Soul to thematically optimise Shadow Blade/Booming Blade by Fevvers
- Dealing Death: Handbook of the True Assassin By Gladius Legis [Repost]
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
- Is the Archer Class Really Made up of Archers? By Singapore AL community
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Druid
- 5e Druid Handbook - Land & Moon By Hymer (expanded and moved to new link)
Paladin
- Oathbound: The Paladin Guide By Gladius Legis
Ranger
- Into the Woods We Go: The Ranger Guide By Gladius Legis [Repost]
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
Barbarian
Bard
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
[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
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
