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Aaron K
May 6, 20224 min read
5 Accuracies of D&D Weapons and Armor
"I've bashed the weapons and armor system in D&D in the past, but today I want to highlight 5 things that are accurate in the D&D system."
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Aaron K
Jan 14, 20225 min read
New: D&D Wizard Astrologer
"A student of the heavens, the astrologer is a wizened sage whose power is enhanced at night."
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Aaron K
Dec 17, 202112 min read
Top 10 Attack Cantrips
"Today we're reviewing all of the attack cantrips in D&D and ranking them from worst to best based on their performance in four categories."
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Aaron K
Dec 10, 20215 min read
New: D&D Way of the Seven Fonts Monk
"The Way of the Seven Fonts is the result of a research project into the Eastern concept of the chakras, and draws heavily from that."
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Aaron K
Dec 3, 20219 min read
Fixing the Barbarian Berserker
"It's funny how close the design team was with this subclass: things are going great and then boom: small thing makes it impossible to use."
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Aaron K
Nov 26, 20215 min read
New: D&D Faerie-Kin Sorcerer
Hey Reader! Welcome back to the Zurn blog! Today we're looking at a new sorcerer subclass, with a lineage that descends from a fey...
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Aaron K
Nov 12, 20215 min read
New: D&D Death Knight Paladin
"Today we're looking at a subclass intended to be used as an NPC, but could be used by players if they are more evil-aligned."
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Aaron K
Nov 5, 20215 min read
New: D&D Druid Circle of the Guardians
"The Circle of the Guardians marries martial prowess to natural magic to protect the Material Plane from extraplanar forces."
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Aaron K
Oct 29, 20214 min read
New: D&D Bard College of Chanting
"Based on cultures that used oral traditions to pass on stories, the College of Chanting heavily draws from Homer and the bards of old."
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Aaron K
Oct 22, 20215 min read
New: D&D Bloodstained Sorcerer
"This subclass is a 'lineage agnostic' sorcerer: you use the magic in your blood to power up your spells and unlock new magical abilities."
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Aaron K
Oct 15, 20214 min read
New: D&D Blood Acolyte Cleric
"The Blood Acolyte is exactly what it sounds like: a person who serves a deity from any domain so long as the god accepts blood sacrifices."
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Aaron K
Oct 8, 20214 min read
New: D&D Shinobu Rogue
"This is not 'the best rogue subclass,' but this will be the best subclass for playing a ninja in the game - from a certain point of view."
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Aaron K
Sep 10, 202118 min read
We Need More Illusion Spells!
"The number of illusion spells in the game are lower than other schools of magic. And that's unfortunate because illusion spells are cool."
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Aaron K
Sep 3, 202113 min read
We Need Better Necromancy Spells!
"For some reason, the game designers must not like the necromancy school of magic, because those spells just underperform at every level."
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Aaron K
Aug 6, 20214 min read
D&D Weapon Update
"The bigger issue with weapons in D&D, though, is that they just aren't as cool as spells, even once you factor in magic items."
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Aaron K
Jun 11, 20215 min read
New: D&D Artificer Stitchling
"Artificers are by nature tinkerers...but some tinkerers like to experiment with organic material, and the stitchling is the result."
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Aaron K
Jun 4, 20217 min read
Top 10 Starter Pack for Alphas
When you start as an alpha, your starting pack will be one CR1/4 creature, two CR1/8 creatures, or four CR0 creatures. You can tame others.
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Aaron K
Apr 30, 20214 min read
Investigation: The Unnecessary Skill
"The issue with Investigation is that it's a catch-all for many things, and thus becomes a default skill to replace other skills."
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Aaron K
Apr 23, 20216 min read
Fixing the Lizardfolk Race
"The problem is that it doesn't do a lot of the things you'd expect of a monster race, and a number of the features get outpaced quickly."
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Aaron K
Apr 16, 20214 min read
Fixing the Dragonborn Race
"We have things that need adjusting, but not actually that much: we need a better thematic presentation of the dragonborn."
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