Advice from our experienced dungeon masters and players to help enhance your D&D experience
D&D is an incredible game, but is often only as good as the DM and its players. Having experienced the game in many groups and from many different dungeon masters (including myself), I’ve experienced a variety in the enjoyment, tone and quality of playing D&D. I’ve learnt a lot since my first experiences playing and running my own games and have shared this experience into the advice in the guides below.
Whether you’re a new player or an experienced DM I hope you’ll find the following guides useful.
How D&D 2024 (5.5e) Makes Better Use of Your Action Economy
Doing more with your turn in D&D 5.5e. Sometimes I'm asked by players whether it's worth …
How Much Better are Healing Spells in D&D 2024 (5.5e)?
Making healer builds more worthwhile? Healing in D&D 5e 2014 has often just felt a little …
Grappling in D&D 2024 (5.5e)
How it works and making an optimised grappler build. D&D 2024 streamlined a lot of mechanics …
Armor Feats: When to Take Them and Which are Best in D&D 5e
Analysing the 5 armor feat options in D&D 2014 and 2024. Armor is naturally a very …
Making the Most of the Time Stop Spell in D&D 5e
Want to know what to do once you've stopped time? Read on for my advice. Time …
Magic Initiate in D&D 2024 (5.5e): Choosing the Best Spells for the Feat
Each class' best spell options for the magic initiate origin feat. Magic initiate is an origin …
Spell School Changes in D&D 2024 (5.5e)
And how this will affect your character build and spell choices. D&D 2024 brought with it …
Elemental Adept: Is This Feat Any Good in D&D 5e?
Running the numbers on elemental adept. Elemental adept is a feat that I've generally given a …
Analysing Magic Missile: How Effective is it in D&D 5e
Running calculations on this automatically hitting 1st level spell. Magic missile has been a staple of …
Shadow-Touched: All the Best Spell Options for the D&D 5e Feat
Analysing all the spell options for the shadow-touched feat. Shadow-touched is one of the better general …
One Spell Slot Per turn – Taking Advantage of the Altered Spell Rule
The 2024 rules give you a bit more freedom when it comes to levelled spells, and …
Calculating the effectiveness of chromatic orb in D&D 2024 (5.5e)
Could chromatic orb be one of the biggest winners of the rules revision? With the introduction …