dnd 5e wizard school of illusion character guide

Guide to Building a Wizard School of Illusion DnD 5e

Wizards in Dungeons and Dragons 5e who follow the School of Illusion have a knack for confusing enemies and manipulating NPCs.  This character is great for those who want to play a mischievous, yet intelligent, party member with plenty of tricks up their sleeve.  For …

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bladesinging wizard build dnd 5e

Guide to Building a Bladsinging Wizard: DnD 5e

 When building a bladesinging wizard in DnD 5e, consider the following features: Try a high elf or feral tiefling build. Wizard basics: Arcane Recovery, Spell Mastery, Signature Spells. Bladesinging abilities: Bladesong, Training in War and Song… Choose spells for swordplay: booming blade, green-flame blade… Multi-class …

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DnD 5e Forest Gnome Character Guide

Forest gnomes in Dungeons and Dragons 5e are some of the most cunning and intelligent characters to play.  Therefore, they make fantastic wizards, arcane tricksters and arcane archers.  With a +2 bonus to Intelligence and a +1 bonus to Dexterity, this fun-loving character packs a …

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guide to build a necromancer wizard dnd 5e

Guide to Building a Necromancer Wizard: DnD 5e

Necromancers in Dungeons and Dragons 5e are masters of absorbing life and raising minions to do their bidding.  Wizards in DnD 5e usually hold the group role of the intelligent master of the arcane—someone the rest of the party can turn to for answers.  However, …

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arcane archer character guide

Arcane Archer Character Guide: Dungeons and Dragons 5e

For Dungeons and Dragons 5e, the Arcane Archer is introduced in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, creating a spellcasting archer other than the ranger.  This arcane fighter pulls from the wizard schools of magic to perform extraordinary magic shots.  Naturally, this class grew from the elves, …

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Eldritch knight build DnD 5e

DnD 5e Guide to Building an Eldritch Knight

To build an Eldritch Knight for D&D 5e, consider the following: Choose a fun race with high Strength and Constitution bonuses Build a shield and weapon fighter for tanking Lean on defensive and instant effect spells Eldritch knights combine the fighting prowess of a fighter …

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best fantasy subgenres

Best Fantasy Sub Genres and Pop Culture Examples

 The fantasy genre is far richer in variety than most people realize, styles include: High Fantasy Fairy Tales Mythic Fantasy Dark Fantasy (remember Grimdark sub-sub) Science Fantasy Prehistoric Fantasy Contemporary Fantasy (remember Urban sub-sub) Swashbuckler  Magic, swords, dragons, monsters, all of these elements create the …

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Character Guide: Building a Forest Gnome Wizard in DnD 5e

Build a forest gnome wizard in Dungeons and Dragons that relies on elemental magic from the School of Evocation and cunning.  For example: Forest gnome traits Vary spell choices for battle and story scenarios Choose School of Evocation Duality is fun.  Sometimes, seemingly opposing forces …

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