The role of players’ origins and species has changed drastically in the 2024 version of Dungeons and Dragonswith backgrounds now influencing a character’s abilities more. But choosing character species is still important in determining certain traits and access to spells, and many previously underwhelming choices have been made better. The dwarf is an example of this, as it received an almost complete makeover in 2024 Player Handbook which makes your characteristics stronger and more useful. But that’s not all. 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide includes a ton of magic items aimed at dwarves. Some are available exclusively to dwarven characters, while…
Author: Connor Lindsay
THE Dungeons and Dragons 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide includes a ton of magical items, many of which are incredibly powerful and complex. The player base’s focus is often drawn to these expensive items, but The more mundane equipment on the list also deserves attention. After all, common magical items can appear throughout the campaign and often bring a fun twist to the player’s equipment. Of the hundreds of items in the DMG, about 50 are classified as common (although some of them are unique potions or consumables). Some have returned from previous original books, while others are entirely new to…
THE Dungeon Master Guide 2024 was released, and with it came hundreds of magical items to use in Dungeons and Dragons. Some are returning from old books, while others are entirely new. And some, although familiar, received important changes to its rules and wording that may affect how players use them. Of course, many spells and items have had their rules changed with the introduction of “magic” actionwhich is now how many effects are activated. But these changes deal more with the minutiae of the items being changed, adjusting your damage output or increasing your requirements of the player characters.…
Few games can claim to be as influential as The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimthat has shaped open world games over the last decade. Bethesda’s ambitious fantasy project is iconic for its world-building, memorable lines, and even its delicacy. It’s a beloved title, even all these years after its release, and fans will recognize his influence everywhere. Being a staple of the video game genre, it’s no wonder so many developers nod to Skyrim in your own projects. They range from simple quotes to cheeky references to entire characters based on the fifth part of the Ancient Scrolls series. Of all…
Paladins in Baldur’s Gate 3 are subject to certain rules and principles corresponding to their values. Depending on the subclass choice players make at level one; they They will need to adhere to certain moral principles if they are to keep their oath and the powers it grants. Since many of the paladin’s abilities are based on oaths, it is quite significant if they are lost, which is a very real possibility given all the moral choices the game offers players. BG3 includes three different types of paladin oaths: devotion, ancient, and vengeance. Although everyone has their own codes and…
Fallout 4 Effectof Far Harbor The DLC features a series of mysterious factions on the island’s foggy map. There’s the sour port people, the secret synths of Acadia and the radiation-worshipping cultists of the Children of the Atom. The faction has appeared in other games before and even appears in the Bright Sea of Fallout 4 Effectbut they are present in Far Harbor in greater force than ever, based on an old nuclear submarine. The Children are currently led by Confessor Tektus, an aggressive fanatic who wants nothing more than death for the other people on the island. But before…
Blessings and charms were introduced into the Dungeon Master Guide 2024 to Dungeons and Dragons as a new type of reward for DMs to give their players. Each is a small but significant supernatural benefit this comes as payment from a celestial, fey, or some other type of extraplanar being with great magical power. They provide stat boosts, extra spells, and other benefits that any player would be happy to have. Of the two, blessings are generally more powerful as they are permanent, while amulets are typically temporary or have limited uses. No charm or blessing can truly be considered…
Bastion building is an interesting new feature of Dungeons and Dragons 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guidewhich allows players to create and customize their own bases. The book includes tons of rules and mechanics for how these bastions work and how dungeon masters can create encounters around them. An essential part of these bastions are their facilitieswhich come in basic and specialty varieties. These are rooms that players or mercenaries can use to craft new items, empower the group, and gather resources. Each Bastion has several basic facilities that it needs to include, but there are 30 different special facilities that players…
Fight in Dungeons and Dragons It can be fun, but it can also be slow and complicated. This problem is exacerbated when a fight becomes too large, such as during a siege or large-scale battle; that’s why, many DMs often look for different mechanics to use in these circumstances that change the rhythm of combat. Employing large, heavy siege weaponry is one way to do this, although in previous editions siege weapon options have often been too slow to be effective or too low in damage. THE Dungeon Master Guide 2024 aims to change that, with modified rules for existing…
Despite being steeped in the lore of the Forgotten Realms, Baldur’s Gate 3 strives to make itself accessible to new players. It goes out of its way to provide concise information and explanations for characters connected to past events, such as the fall of Netheril and Sarevok’s conquest of Baldur’s Gate. One event in particular deserves a lot of explanation, being the fall of Elturel on Avernus, something that actually happened during an established period Dungeons and Dragons module before BG3 it happens. Descent into Avernus It’s a 2019 D&D campaign book that follows the city of Elturel and its…