Guides for D&D 5e (2014)

D&D 5e brought with it a more streamlined and accessible set of rules than 4e. But with 11 years (and counting) on the market and tonnes of new material and supplements, D&D 5e has loads of options for you to choose and use in your games. And that’s not even counting 3rd party options

Thankfully our comprehensive guides are here to help you out, giving you advice, ideas and optimisations for your characters taking all these options into account.

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Class and subclass guides

The most impactful choice for any character is their class. It determines the discipline that character adheres to and will grant the powers and abilities available to them.

We have loads of guides for class and subclass options, including for notable 3rd party options like those from Critical Role and Keith Baker.

Latest class and subclass guides

Race guides

There are dozens of races (now known as species) throughout the planes of D&D from your typical, Tolkien-esque Dwarves and Elves to the more unusual and alien species like Thri-Kreen and Plasmoids. You’ll find flying Fairies, robotic Warforged, huge Goliaths and infernal Tieflings among a myriad other species.

Each race comes with a unique set of traits that also determine some of your abilities. We have guides helping you choose the right race for you and taking you through tactics, lore and optimisation.

Latest Race guides

Feats

Feats grant you abilities beyond those ordinarily prescribed by your class. These come in place of ability score improvements as you level up or sometimes as part of a race’s traits.

Our guides takes you through the various types of feats and how to use them strategically as well as what builds they work with.

Latest feat guides

Spells

There are hundreds of spell available in D&D 5e, but knowing which to use, how they compare with one another and how best to use them can be challenging. Fortunately, we have guides that break all of this down to help you choose the best options for your character.

Latest spell guides