Paul Bellow's Blog, page 9

Half-Elves Return to DnD in 2025 as Khoravar?

The winds of change are blowing through the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, and with the upcoming Eberron: Forge of the Artificer, an old favorite is quietly making a return. Half-Elves, beloved by generations of players for their flexibility and dramatic flair, ...

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Exploring the New Human Species in DnD 2024: Abilities and Lore

For decades, the Human in Dungeons & Dragons was the canvas overlooked—a default choice for the indecisive, suited best for when you couldn’t decide on horns, fangs, or pointy ears. In the upcoming 2024 Player’s Handbook, Humans are getting more than a ...

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DnD 2024 Magic Item Crafting Rules Explained: What’s Changing and Why

In the annals of Dungeons & Dragons, crafting magic items has long dwelled on the fringes—a whispered possibility, a vestige from earlier editions that most tables ignored or handled with broad DM fiat. It was a tool for the rare Artificer or ...

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Flanking Removed from Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Ruleset: What It Means for Combat

If you’ve spent any time prowling goblin-infested corridors or clashing steel in darkened dungeons, odds are you’ve tangled with the concept of Flanking. In the 2014 edition of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Flanking was a tantalizing tactical tool, hiding in the ...

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The Complete Illrigger Class Guide for DnD 5e (Updated for May 2025)

There is a new scent of brimstone in the air, and its source is the Illrigger—a class that storms onto the 2024 Dungeons & Dragons landscape with infernal ambition, martial precision, and darkly seductive magic. These knights of hell are weapon-wielding spellcasters ...

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Download the New 2024 DnD Character Sheets (Official PDFs Now Available)

There’s something quietly magical about the humble Dungeons & Dragons character sheet—the gateway to your hero’s saga, the all-in-one catalog of ambition, triumph, and the occasional lucky roll. With the sweeping rules update rolling out in the 2024 Player’s Handbook, Wizards of ...

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DnD 2024 Evocation Wizard Subclass Guide: Full Deep Dive & Analysis

Few subclasses in the wizard’s sprawling legacy evoke—pun intended—the instinctive thrill of harnessing pure, eruptive magic as vividly as the Evoker, newly rechristened for clarity in the 2024 Player’s Handbook. The Evocation tradition is as old as Dungeons & Dragons itself, tracing ...

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Advanced NPC Loyalty Systems for D&D: Friends, Foes, and Faction Dynamics

Tabletop roleplaying games thrive on the tapestry of relationships woven between adventurers and the denizens of their worlds. Yet, for all the drama that simmers in musty taverns and on windswept battlefields, the mechanics that govern how NPCs feel about players can ...

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New DnD 2025 Monster Manual Stat Block Format Revealed (Full Breakdown)

There are few Dungeons & Dragons innovations more iconic—or more scrutinized—than the monster stat block. Since the earliest days of AD&D, those compact grids of abilities, traits, and attacks have been the Dungeon Master’s silent ally. Each edition has shaped, stretched, and ...

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How to Run a Post-Apocalyptic D&D Campaign with Mutation Rules and Salvage Mechanics

Salvage or Starve: Welcome to D&D’s Apocalypse There’s an electricity in the air when you toss aside the safety nets of high fantasy—when castles are crumbled, ley lines are severed, and dragons are just as desperate as the mortals they once terrorized. ...

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