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DnD 5e to 2024 DnD Transition Guide and Change Log: Everything That’s Different in the New 2024 Player’s Handbook
Introductions A lot has changed in the DnD 2024 rules. In this horrendously long article, we’ve dug into everything that has changed in the Player’s Handbook in excruciating detail. There’s a lot here. It is possible that we have missed things. If we have, please let us know so that we can make updates. 2024…
2024 DnD 5e Monster Manual Change Log
Introduction The 2024 Monster Manual promised that every monster from the 2014 Monster Manual was reexamined. Creatures were updated to fit their CR better, to be easier to play, and ideally to surprise long-time players who have developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the Monster Manual’s contents. This article contains a comprehensive change log comparing the…
Unearthed Arcana: Arcane Subclasses Review
Introduction The latest Unearthed Arcana playtest document released on June 26th, this time titled “Arcane Subclasses“. As you might guess from the title, everything here is a spellcaster, and four of the nine subclasses are for the Wizard. Most of the subclasses are updates from the 2014 rules, but the Ancestral Sorcerer Sorcerer and the…
DEITIES Remastered – Divine powers, celestial politics, and heresy to keep things interesting. – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E77
Show Notes Ever wondered what happens when your cleric starts a cult, your paladin questions their god, and your podcast host thinks he is one? Tune in and find out. In this episode, the RPGBOT.Podcast crew dives deep into the divine—and the deranged—as they tackle the topic of religion in tabletop RPGs. From the celestial bureaucracy of…
Daggerheart – A Review
Review in Summary Daggerheart is a high fantasy, fiction-first RPG with trappings similar to Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder, but with mechanics that focus more on telling stories and on what feels interesting than on thorough simulation. The game likely isn’t a fit for players who thrive within the mechanical playground of games like Pathfinder,…