Become a master of psionics with this psychic 3rd party class from MCDM. The Talent is a psionic class (similar to the Psion from Wizard’s of the Coast’s recent playtest). Talents wield innate psychic powers that can manifest and be honed in various different ways, from telepathy and telekinesis to metamorphosis and pyrokinesis. But psionicsContinue reading “The Talent – D&D 5e Class Optimisation Guide”
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Crimson Sorcery Sorcerer: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide
Weave blood magic to steal and restore vitality with the crimson sorcery sorcerer. Crimson sorcery refers to the innate, magical ability to manipulate vitality through blood magic. These sorcerers may be born with such powers, but others can gain it through dark rituals and lost secrets. However it’s obtained, this sorcery allows it’s wielder toContinue reading “Crimson Sorcery Sorcerer: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide”
Analysing the Unearthed Arcana 2026 Villainous Subclasses and Paths of Villainy
Deep dive into the latest playtest subclasses and brand new feat options, the paths of villainy, for D&D 2024. It’s been a little while since we had our last Unearthed Arcana, and this one’s a little unique. Wizards of the Coast have given us 4 villainous subclasses. It seems these lean on the evil sideContinue reading “Analysing the Unearthed Arcana 2026 Villainous Subclasses and Paths of Villainy”
Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting Subclass Guide for D&D 5e
Analysing and rating all the monster hunting subclasses from Heliana’s Guide Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting is a 600-page third-party sourcebook that introduces a wealth of spells, subclasses, races and even a structure for hunting and harvesting monsters. This guide covers the new subclasses provided in the book, breaking down their key abilities and howContinue reading “Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting Subclass Guide for D&D 5e”
College of Whistles Bard: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide
Use the power of whistling to summon ghostly spirit to enhance allies, teleport the party and cast spells subtly. Bards of the college of whispers can call upon the spirits of the departed through magical whistles to enhance their abilities and call upon spectral powers. They are wanderers and travelers, traversing the land on ghostlyContinue reading “College of Whistles Bard: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide”
Sinner Rogue: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide
Frustrate your enemies with jinxes and immorality by invoking malefic powers. Sinners take pleasure in the vices of the world. Drunkenness, gambling and cheating are frequent activities of sinners. In fact, they are happy to take whatever unfairly gained advantage and shortcut they can in life. This includes making deals with malefic powers. With this,Continue reading “Sinner Rogue: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide”
Sneak Attack Tactics for D&D 5e and 5.5e
Analysing the rogue’s unique damage mechanic and how you can maximise its use. Every class has mechanics that help increase their effectiveness in combat over time. Most commonly, this comes through the extra attack feature which almost all martials possess and even warlocks can grab through their eldritch invocations and some other subclasses receive tooContinue reading “Sneak Attack Tactics for D&D 5e and 5.5e”
Tamer Subclass Guide: D&D 5e
Which subclasses are best and what are they good at? Tamers are featured in Loot Tavern Press’ Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting and Ryoko’s Guide to the Yokai Realms. They aren’t just pet owners with spells, each subclass changes what your companion does on the battlefield – whether that’s turning it into an elemental artilleryContinue reading “Tamer Subclass Guide: D&D 5e”
Tamer: D&D 5e Class Optimisation Guide
Catch ’em all as a Tamer – the Yokai Realm’s monster raising class The Tamer class doesn’t do much to hide its influences, it is clearly an homage to the Pokemon game series. Rather than dealing damage personally, Tamers rely on monster companions and enhance them as they level up through magic and careful preparation.Continue reading “Tamer: D&D 5e Class Optimisation Guide”
Analysing the Variant Artificer Capstones in Exploring Eberron 2024
Analysing how good the variant artificer capstones are and whether you should allow them at your table Keith Baker is the original creator of the Eberron setting, of which, the artificer is a key class. In his recently released revision of Exploring Eberron, updated for D&D 2024, he argued that the artificer’s 2024 capstone feature,Continue reading “Analysing the Variant Artificer Capstones in Exploring Eberron 2024”
Pugilist Subclass Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Which pugilist subclasses are best and what are they good at? The pugilist is a longtime 3rd party class for D&D 5e, but was just recently added to D&D Beyond’s roster with a fresh 2024 coat of paint. With it come 6 subclasses, but for many, these subclasses will be quite unfamiliar. I’ve trawled throughContinue reading “Pugilist Subclass Guide for D&D 2024 (5.5e)”
Pugilist – D&D 2024 (5.5e) Class Optimisation Guide
Become a street brawler with this hard punching, 3rd party class for D&D 2024. Pugilists are street brawlers. They’ve learnt to survive against the odds in backalleys, boxing rings and on the streets of the most loathsome cities you’d care to walk. Unlike fighters, they lack traditional training with weapons, instead preferring their fists andContinue reading “Pugilist – D&D 2024 (5.5e) Class Optimisation Guide”