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Top 10 5E D&D Homebrew Magic Items by a Factor of Three — Weapons

There’s a lot of homebrew content for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons found at D&D Beyond. Despite the hundreds of thousands of spells, races, subclasses, monsters, magic items and more I’m frankly shocked how many magic weapons exist in the database. I’ve looked at all the schools of magic, subclasses for each class individually, feats, monsters, races and a variety of other categorizations of 5E D&D content. Most recently I’ve been going through magic items one category at a time, which now includes homebrew armorpotionsringsrodsscrolls, staffs and wands. Time to check out the over 102,531 homebrew magic weapons at DDB. Let’s get into it.

Top 10 5E D&D Homebrew Magic Items by a Factor of Three — Wands

There’s so much homebrew content for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons found at D&D Beyond! Tens of thousands of entries include spells, races, subclasses, monsters, magic items and pretty much everything you’d expect. We’ve even got a presence over there in what I believe is the only third party creator to achieve. (I do totally mean to toot our own horn 100%) In videos and posts we’ve looked at all the schools of magic, subclasses for each class individually, feats, monsters, races and a variety of other categorizations of 5E D&D content. Now I’m onto magic items and already explored the homebrew armorpotionsringsrodsscrolls and staffs so now it’s time to take up a trusty staff. There’s enough of the over 3,649 homebrew magic wands at DDB to include something for any character so let’s get into it.

Play Your Next 5E D&D Game as a Goblin Bomber

Over at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel when Nerdarchists Dave and Ted pay back the explosives enthusiast who’s faithfully served as our company mascot for nearly seven years with their own bona fide fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons character build. The Goblin Bomber 5E D&D Character Build Guide takes their craft all the way and becomes a volatile presence in any battle. There’s also a really fun connection with another very popular project of ours. Let’s get into it.

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Play Your Next 5E D&D Game as a Nature Possessed Warforged

Over at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel when Nerdarchists Dave and Ted tackle our first Eberron fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons character build. Back in 2018 we welcomed Eberron into the 5E D&D space, which included a fan favorite playable race in the warforged. This allowed us to step into Eberron and make the fantastic and fun Nature Possessed Warforged Character Build Guide using a race and a background specific to that wonderful world. Let’s get into it.

11 Huge Threats Posed by Huge Monsters of 5E D&D

I’ve been following up a post about the chonkiest bois in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons with a look at standout monsters from each size category. Huge creatures follow in the footsteps of the smaller 8 Large and in Charge Monsters of 5E D&D. The top of the size category food chain looms but before reaching those heights there’s a lot of amazing Huge size monsters to consider. Let’s get into it.

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Top 10 5E D&D Homebrew Magic Items by a Factor of Three — Staffs

There’s so much homebrew content for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons found at D&D Beyond! Tens of thousands of entries include spells, races, subclasses, monsters, magic items and pretty much everything you’d expect. We’ve even got a presence over there in what I believe is the only third party creator to achieve. (I do totally mean to toot our own horn 100%) In videos and posts we’ve looked at all the schools of magic, subclasses for each class individually, feats, monsters, races and a variety of other categorizations of 5E D&D content. Now I’m onto magic items and already explored the homebrew armorpotionsringsrods and scrolls so now it’s time to take up a trusty staff. There’s enough of the over 8,704 homebrew magic staffs at DDB to include something for any character so let’s get into it.

Play Your Next 5E D&D Game as a Quick Striker

Over at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel when Nerdarchists Dave and Ted absolutely, positively must go first in any fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons confrontation, accept no substitute. This 5E D&D Quick Strike Character Build Guide presents a character who gets a bonus to their initiative from not only Dexterity but also Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma, plus Jack of All Trades and Reliable Talent. Let’s get into it.

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Add Volume and Variety When You Enhance Style with Beardomancy for 5E D&D

Over at Nerdarchy Live we’re about to wrap up our current campaign playing Ashes of Ardor with fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. For this one our group decided we’d all play subclasses from our own collection of content. For me there was no question I’d play something related to Beardomancy. Among the 12 options we’ve got (one for each of the core 5E D&D classes) the decision was tough. I settled on the Shaggy Soul Sorcerous Origin. Commanding beardomantic magic is every bit as fun and thrilling as I imagined but I do have a few ideas to tweak things, especially one particular spell I use very often. Let’s get into it.

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Top 10 5E D&D Homebrew Magic Items by a Factor of Three — Scrolls

The homebrew content for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons found at D&D Beyond includes tens of thousands of entries and browsing them is a regular habit of mine. I’ve gone over all the schools of magic, subclasses for each class individually, feats, monsters, races and a variety of other categorizations of 5E D&D content. Now I’m onto magic items and already explored the homebrew armor, potions, rings and rods so now it’s time to unfurl those scrolls. If I’m honest I was surprised to see a respectable 1,688 homebrew magic scrolls at DDB. Let’s get into it.

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Play Your Next 5E D&D Game as an Ultimate Spell Duelist

Over at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted were feeling inspired after building the ultimate melee duelist as a fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons character and set out to create its counterpart the Ultimate Spell Duelist. This 5E D&D Character Build Guide explores the idea of two wizards going at each other on equal footing — may the best spellcaster win style. Let’s get into it.

Top 10 5E D&D Homebrew Magic Items by a Factor of Three — Rods

D&D Beyond includes tens of thousands of entries of homebrew content for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. Going over all the schools of magic, subclasses for each class individually, feats, monsters, races and a variety of other categorizations of 5E D&D content has become something of a tradition around here. Most recently I’ve been looking at magic items and already explored the homebrew armor, potions and rings. Alphabetical order dictates it’s now time for a look at rods. These scepter-like magic items often feel overlooked but such is not the case over at DDB where you’ll find over 1,690 homebrew magic rods. Let’s get into it.

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8 Large and in Charge Monsters of 5E D&D

I’ve been following up a post about the chonkiest bois in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons with a look at standout monsters from each size category and with 14 Mighty Medium Monsters of 5E D&D out of the way it’s time for Large creatures to make their presence known. From the barely there giant fly all the way to the yelping yeth hound these 5E D&D monsters are Large and sometimes even in charge. Let’s get into it.

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Play Your Next 5E D&D Game as a Justicar

Over at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted explore an idea for a fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons character who draws power from their cultural history. This dwarven Justicar Character Build Guide combines the Path of the Ancestral Guardian barbarian primal path with the 5E D&D paladin class to protect allies and hinder foes alongside the spirits of their forebears. Let’s get into it.

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Top 10 5E D&D Homebrew Magic Items by a Factor of Three — Rings

Browsing the homebrew content for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons found at D&D Beyond has become a regular habit for me by now. Since going over all the schools of magic, subclasses for each class individually, feats, monsters, races and a variety of other categorizations of 5E D&D content I’ve now moved onto magic items. Going in alphabetical order I’ve already explored the homebrew armor and potions for 5E D&D so now it’s time for rings. It may blow your mind to know there’s over 17,718 homebrew magic rings at DDB. Let’s get into it.

Play Your Next 5E D&D Game as a Supernatural Soldier

Over at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted ask can magic replicate science? Finding an answer means recreating the first Avenger and most well known super soldier of all time for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. Iconic comic book superheroes operate on a different scale than 5E D&D adventurers and D&D-izing our favorite fictional characters is a lot of fun. When our Supernatural Soldier Character Build Guide throws their mighty shield all those who chose to oppose this shield must yield. It’s science. (Or magic?). Let’s get into it.