Transform matter at a whim with this buff/debuff wizard subclass, updated for D&D 2024. Transmuters are wizards that specialise in the powers of transformation and creation. They can use their magic to turn matter from one thing to another making them buff and debuff specialists. This makes for a wizard that doesn’t necessarily do aContinue reading “Transmuter Wizard: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Subclass Optimisation Guide”
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Warrior of the Mystic Arts Monk: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Optimisation Guide
Get magical with this spellcasting monk subclass. If you’re a monk player that’s been glancing jealously at fighters with their spellcasting eldritch knight or the rogue’s arcane trickster, then you can be jealous no longer as the monk has its own spellcasting, 1/3 caster in the form of the warrior of the mystic arts. IfContinue reading “Warrior of the Mystic Arts Monk: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Optimisation Guide”
Vestige Patron Warlock: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Optimisation Guide
Draw upon the powers of a dying god with this companion warlock subclass from Arcana Unleashed. Some gods have become forgotten, losing their power and requiring mortal help to regain their past glory. These gods are known as vestiges and some warlocks enter into mutually beneficial pacts with these dying gods, gaining power from them,Continue reading “Vestige Patron Warlock: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Optimisation Guide”
Torturer Conclave Ranger From Steinhardt’s Guide: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Optimisation Guide
Use torture as a tool with this cruel ranger subclass. One conclave of rangers seeks to preserve peace by any means necessary. This means torturing targets to prevent uprisings, assassinations and other nefarious schemes. They employ torturous methods both as a means of terrifying would-be criminals, and as a means of extracting information and punishingContinue reading “Torturer Conclave Ranger From Steinhardt’s Guide: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Optimisation Guide”
Rating the D&D 2024 Classes and Subclasses on Rarity in the Multiverse
How common is your character in the D&D universe? Players love to make a unique character. And the Player’s Handbook (and it’s expansions) has many options for classes and subclasses, including some very unusual choices. But adventurers are an unusual bunch and certainly not the norm. You’ll find more farmers, tradesmen and merchants than youContinue reading “Rating the D&D 2024 Classes and Subclasses on Rarity in the Multiverse”
Circle of Symbiosis Druid From Steinhardt’s Guide: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Optimisation Guide
Graft the limbs and body parts of animals to yourself to become one with nature and gain symbiotic powers. Druids of the circle of symbiosis seek to literally become one with nature. They severe body parts and graft on those of animals to replace them. This might include replacing limbs or even their own head.Continue reading “Circle of Symbiosis Druid From Steinhardt’s Guide: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Optimisation Guide”
Harvest Domain Cleric: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide
Adapt with the different powers of the harvest to aid allies and hamper enemies. Harvest domain clerics are worshippers of the gods of farming and cultivation. They draw upon different aspects of this process at different times, from sowing, to growing, then reaping. As a result, these clerics can use different powers at different times.Continue reading “Harvest Domain Cleric: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide”
Circle of Wicker Druid: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide
Create effigies of wicker to hinder enemies and help allies. Druids of the circle of wicker form crude effigies of straw and twigs, infused with magic to ward off intruders and grant aid to allies. It’s through these that they create spell-like effects without consuming spell slots or concentration to give themselves even more ongoing,Continue reading “Circle of Wicker Druid: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide”
Circle of the Old Ways Druid: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide
Command ancient magic of the Elderwood to become a gnarly warden of the forest. Druids of the circle of the old ways dwell in the deepest forests and protect the ancient ways of druidic rites. They draw power from the elderwoods; trees that house the spirits of ancient fey. This grants them the powers ofContinue reading “Circle of the Old Ways Druid: Crooked Moon D&D 5e Optimisation Guide”
Analysing the Unearthed Arcana 2026 Villainous Options Update
Finding out of the villainous options have improved through the latest D&D playtest. Wizards of the Coast are back with a revised Unearthed Arcana from the original villainous options released back in April. They’ve also revised their process a bit giving more feedback on how they’re responding to our feedback so we know which optionsContinue reading “Analysing the Unearthed Arcana 2026 Villainous Options Update”
Ranking the Subclasses From Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Working out which subclasses are horrifying and which are horrific. D&D 2024’s latest expansion, comes in the form of a horror themed supplement dedicated to the shadowy demiplanes of the Ravenloft setting. Inside Ravenloft: The Horrors Within comes 7 new and refreshed subclasses built for D&D 2024. They are That’s a decent spread of subclasses.Continue reading “Ranking the Subclasses From Ravenloft: The Horrors Within”
Grave Domain Cleric: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Subclass Optimisation Guide
Guide creatures towards and away from the grave with this revive-focused cleric subclass. Clerics of the grave domain are focused on death. They seek to shepherd the souls of the dead to the afterlife and fend off the curse of undeath. Their affinity with the grave also grants them the power to stave off death,Continue reading “Grave Domain Cleric: D&D 2024 (5.5e) Subclass Optimisation Guide”