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DnD 5e to DnD 2024 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 excruciating detail. There’s a lot here. It is possible that we have missed things. If we have, please let us know. Backwards Compatibility Wizards of the Coast has been extremely vague about…
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New Feat Guide for 2024 Shield Master
The updated version of the Shield Master feat is a huge upgrade, rolling the shield bash into your Attack action and also adding an Ability Score Increase. RPGBOT Contributor Random Powell took a look at the updated version of the feat and its benefits alongside option like Topple, including a short example build. DnD 2024…
Good-Faith Rules Interpretations Don’t Fix Poorly-Written Rules
Introduction The 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide changed a lot from the 2014 version. Among other improvements, the first chapter of the book now addresses the human parts of running a game. Basic, essential things like finding and coordinating a group, managing players, and other things which DMs and GMs have had to learn the hard…
New Subclass Guide for the 2024 Psi Warrior Fighter
The Psi Warrior say essentially no change in the 2024 rules, which makes it a great test case to compare characters build in the 2024 rules vs. those built in the 2014 rules. New options including origin feats, changes to backgrounds, core class features, and Weapon Mastery all offer new options a subclass that otherwise…