Having a bad start can prevent new players from getting into D&D. So it helps to pick something easy, but also fun.

With nine options, the D&D Tiefling subspecies provide an extra layer of customization to help players build unique ...

And because the team and I have been hands-on with all of the Dungeons & Dragons books for this current version of the game (known as Fifth Edition, or '5e' for short), we have plenty of thoughts ...

The six DnD stats, or ‘Ability Scores’, describe a character’s natural mental and physical abilities. A character’s Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma are each ...

You taught an AI to play chess? Great. Now teach it to run a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition campaign in the Planescape setting using the 2024 rules.

Now we’re working together, across the board on the development of DND. It’s been 18 months. The boys live together, do vocal training twice a week, but used to [do it] four times a week ...

Named Scions of Elemental Evil, it’s set in Greyhawk, the original DnD world, and (you may have already twigged) it’s based on the classic Gary Gygax adventure The Temple of Elemental Evil, a famous ...

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