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DND Wizard Spells Guide: The Best 5e Spells to Prepare at Every Level (1–20 Breakdown)

No class in 5E gives you a spellbook thick enough to double as a weapon quite like the Wizard. You want fireballs? Illusions? Runes that fold time in half? Done. But here’s the catch: with all that power comes a relentless question—which ...

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The Ultimate Step-by-Step DND Character Creation Checklist for 2025

Build Better D&D Characters in 2025  Imagine this: you’re about to embark on a new Dungeons & Dragons campaign, one filled with untold adventures, formidable foes, and incredible stories just waiting to unfold. What’s your first step? Crafting your character, of course! ...

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How to Keep TTRPG Campaigns Exciting Every Week (With No Burn Out or Lost Players)

Imagine this: you and your players are knee-deep in a sprawling campaign, with plots weaving through weeks or even months of gameplay. One of the greatest challenges a Game Master faces is ensuring that each session remains as vibrant and engaging as ...

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The TRUTH About the Feywild & Shadowfell (Faerie and Shadow DND Lore EXPLAINED)

Imagine two mystical realms, each a mirror, yet opposite, of the world we know. On one side lies the Feywild, vibrant with chaotic energy, a place where the boundaries of emotion and magic blur, creating a landscape of boundless beauty and perilous ...

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How to Start a Grimdark RPG the RIGHT Way (5 Brutal Opening Hooks)

Imagine stepping into a world where shadows hold secrets too terrifying to comprehend, where every decision teeters on the edge of moral ambiguity, and where heroes aren’t always the ones wearing gleaming armor. Welcome to the realm of grimdark campaigns—a setting uniquely ...

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Top 7 Worldbuilding Mistakes That Will Destroy Your TTRPG Campaign

…(And How Smart DMs Avoid Them) Building a killer world for your tabletop campaign? Hell yeah. But even the most epic realms can fall flat if you’re not careful. Maybe you’ve dumped a lore book on your players and watched their eyes ...

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Crafting the Cosmos: A Board Game with Real Physics?

Office Dog Games, under the banner of Asmodee NA, has unfurled an innovative addition to the board game universe: Crafting the Cosmos. This interstellar strategy game steps beyond traditional boundaries by intricately weaving real-world physics, such as gravity and time manipulation, into ...

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Runelords Return! Pathfinder’s Massive New Megacampaign Will Blow You Away

In an exciting development for Pathfinder aficionados, Paizo has revealed their latest undertaking: Revenge of the Runelords, a mythic-themed, high-level Adventure Path set to launch in the final quarter of 2025. Split in three distinct parts, this megacampaign is designed for characters ...

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Underworld Breach Banned! Here’s Why MTG Modern Will Never Be the Same

In the ever-evolving world of Magic: The Gathering, the banning of a single card can drastically reshape the landscape of the Modern format, particularly when that card serves as a cornerstone for top-tier strategies. Such bans are pivotal, often addressing issues of ...

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Live-Action D&D TV Show: Why Fans Keep Hoping (& Studios Keep Struggling)

If you haven’t noticed, Dungeons & Dragons has experienced a significant surge in popularity, especially in the wake of the movie “Honor Among Thieves.” This renewed interest has sparked excitement around expanding D&D into more diverse forms of media, notably a live-action ...

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