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Slake Your Dark Fantasy Magic Hunger with the 5E D&D Path of the Spelleater Barbarian

If you’re not watching Nerdarchy’s new fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons live play on Nerdarchy Live, now’s the perfect time to catch up! In this dark fantasy 5E D&D campaign I take the reins in my homebrew setting of Aulmn, the same setting for Quill & Sword. The rest of Team Nerdarchy are playing Nerdarchy original subclasses.

Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Pocket Full of NPCs for 5E D&D — The Fence

Salutations, nerds! I’m back with another fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons NPC for you, something to keep in your back pocket for when your 5E D&D players need them. Last time we spent some time with a lycanthropic barbarian and this time we’re looking at something a little bit more utilitarian and subtle. I’m sure you’ve been in a situation where your rogue characters stole something and needed to get rid of it, right? Well, you’re in luck. That is the very situation this NPC was geared toward.

5E D&D gelatinous cube Out of the Box Rubes Cube

D&D Ideas — Oozes, Slimes and Jellies

Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is oozes, slimes and jellies, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST on Nerdarchy Live to talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up. Speaking of oozes, slimes and jellies what if a normally nonspellcasting creature had access to a spell or spell like effect and creates a mystical shell game with one ooze and one item? You can get the Nerdarchy Newsletter delivered to your inbox each week, along with updates and info on how to game with Nerdarchy plus snag a FREE GIFT by signing up here.

Top 5 Official Campaign Settings for 5E D&D

Here at Nerdarchy we love our fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. The system is fluid and elegant, allowing for play in a variety of different settings. But maybe you’re new to the RPG hobby and you’re just not sure where to start when it comes to a campaign setting. While we tend to like our own homebrew settings, building an entire world can be a daunting task — especially for someone who’s just picked up a book and a set of dice for the first time. But don’t let your knickers get in knots; we’re here to help.

MTG absorb Ravnica Allegiance

Protect Yourself from Dangerous Magic with a New 5E D&D Abjuration Spell

In fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons dispel magic and counterspell are both common defensive spells and wonderful for denying opponents the benefits of spells they cast against you but why waste magic? The new 5E D&D spell I’m creating and presenting here today represents a way for spellcasters to take the magic cast against them, absorb it and hold it for use later. Along with this new spell I will share the process I used to design the spell.

How the Cruella Movie Made Me Rethink Fashion in 5E D&D

You’re probably going to get the wrong impression when I tell you this entire article was inspired by the Cruella movie. It’s not readily apparent how exactly fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons meshes with this zany, beautiful disaster of a movie. Much like the Cruella movie, which doesn’t quite know what it wants to be at any given moment, so too this post may seem haphazard at first. Let’s hone in on the thing — fashion — something underrated by a great many 5E D&D players.

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Pocket Full of NPCs for 5E D&D — The Ulfhednar

Salutations, nerds! I keep a pocket full of fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons NPCs I can reach for whenever I need to stall characters or they’ve made a request I wasn’t specifically ready for. Honestly, pulling characters out of the ether is a strong point of mine but I know for a lot of people this isn’t the case. And so, Pocket Full of NPCs gives 5E D&D Dungeon Masters a variety of characters you can pull off the shelf whenever you happen to need them.

Crazy RPG Antics and Great Charisma on Display with The General Adventuring Company

Sometime ago Nerdarchist Dave interviewed a few members of The General Adventuring Company. Either I failed a Wisdom saving throw or they collectively passed a Charisma (Persuasion) check. However it happened, after Critical Role finished their second campaign I had an open game slot to watch. While I did watch Exandria Unlimited I still had more hours in my week to fill.

Play Your Next 5E D&D Game as a Master Thinker

Over at Nerdarchy the YouTube channel Nerdarchists Dave and Ted bend their mental energies towards coming up with a fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons character capable of outthinking, outwitting and out-and-out outclassing others in mental matters. Strength, Dexterity, Consitution: A Master Thinker craves not these things. For this 5E D&D character it’s all about Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma. Let’s get into it.

D&D Ideas — Apocalypse

Welcome once again to the weekly newsletter. This week’s topic is apocalypse, which we discussed in our weekly live chat. We hangout every Monday evening at 8 p.m. EST on Nerdarchy Live to talk about D&D, RPGs, gaming, life and whatever nerdy stuff comes up. Speaking of apocalypse in Dark Paths: The Chained One a secretive order of monks loses control of the mystical chains binding a terrible being of malediction and if things aren’t set aright can apocalypse be far behind? You can get the Nerdarchy Newsletter delivered to your inbox each week, along with updates and info on how to game with Nerdarchy plus snag a FREE GIFT by signing up here.