DND 5e Tips

Full Leonin 5e Race Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/leonin-5e Mythic Odysseys of Theros gave us some new catfolk that are far more ferocious than their distant tabaxi cousins. Where the tabaxi are catfolk, the Leonin are lionfolk with muscular jaws, claws, and resplendent golden manes. These kings of the savannah are brand new to D&D, and while they technically only exist so far...

Full Polearm Fighter 5e Build Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/polearm-fighter-build-for-5e-dungeons-and-dragons The “polearm master” feat inevitably comes up whenever people discuss optimized fighter builds. Some DMs will even call it overpowered or broken. Is it? Should you play one? We’re going to dive deep into the concept and provide you with everything you need to know. #po...

Full Triton 5e Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/triton-5e You may have wanted to play a merfolk at some point, planned out your character from the mysterious depths only to be stymied by a fundamental lack of legs. Fear not! Tritons are the legally distinct merfolk that come with those all-important ambulatory limbs needed for day-to-day adventuring. They come packed with all tha...

Full Dungeons & Dragons Guide:: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/what-is-dungeons-and-dragons So you’ve heard of Dungeons & Dragons? And you want to know what it is and how it is played? We’ll give you a complete explanation in this article. You may have heard vague answers in the past like “Oh, it’s a roleplaying game.” But you won’t get that here. We’ll explain exactly what D and D is...

Full Out of the Abyss Review: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/out-of-the-abyss-review Out of the Abyss is D&D 5E’s foray into the unrelenting jaws of the underdark. But there are more terrors here than normal, even by underdark standards. Demon lords have been unleashed in the darkness, and their madness is creeping steadily outward from the silence in the deep. It was released early i...

Minotaur 5e Class Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/minotaur-5e Minotaurs are downright iconic. Bullheaded monsters that stalk the labyrinth and hunt down those foolish enough to challenge their deadly maze. That whole “monster” thing has largely fallen by the wayside though, as we have playable minotaurs in both Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica and Mythic Odysseys of Theros. They’r...

Gnome 5e ClassGuide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/gnome-5e What are the best classes for gnomes in DND5e? What are some good gnome 5e names? Gnomes come in many flavors, and almost all of them add a bit of spice and excitement to a campaign. From the genius absent-minded tinkerer putting a burning pipe down carelessly on a pile of black powder to the minstrel prankster not only pick...

Artificer 5e ClassGuide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-artificer-class-dnd5e Artificers are the first official class to be added to 5e since the beginning and it was a long time coming. Artificers have bounced around in playtesting for years before getting a real launch, and for good reason. Artificers are complicated, versatile, and walk the line between un...

Halfling 5e Race Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/halfing-5e When most new players think about halflings, oftentimes the first image that comes up are hobbits from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" & "The Lord of the Rings." While there are definitely many common traits borrowed from this source material, to assume the halfling 5e race are just like hobbits is to diminish everything...

Human 5e Race Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/human-5e Human 5e. Even in most fantasy worlds they are the most common, or one of the most common races, and often seen as a fascinating enigma among the other races of the D&D world. Elves shake their heads at the impetuous and often short-sighted decision making of this race that comes and goes in a mere century, but can't help bu...

Beginner’s Guide to DnD: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/pages/a-beginners-guide-to-dungeons-and-dragons Interested in playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition? Then don't miss this article! Here we'll teach beginners how to play Dungeons and Dragons and you'll find a complete beginner's guide to playing D&D 5th edition. You're joining 20 million other brave adventurers across the world in the l...

Elf 5e Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/elf-5e WHAT ARE THE BEST ELF BUILDS? HOW LONG DO ELVES LIVE IN D&D? Read our guide to answer all your questions for elves in Dungeons and Dragons. The elf isn't going to be a strange race to anyone who has spent much time in the fantasy adventure realms. In fact, they might be the most widely known and recognized race outside of humans. Elv...

Elf 5e Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/elf-5e WHAT ARE THE BEST ELF BUILDS? HOW LONG DO ELVES LIVE IN D&D? Read our guide to answer all your questions for elves in Dungeons and Dragons. The elf isn't going to be a strange race to anyone who has spent much time in the fantasy adventure realms. In fact, they might be the most widely known and recognized race outside of humans. Elv...

Elf 5e Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/elf-5e WHAT ARE THE BEST ELF BUILDS? HOW LONG DO ELVES LIVE IN D&D? Read our guide to answer all your questions for elves in Dungeons and Dragons. The elf isn't going to be a strange race to anyone who has spent much time in the fantasy adventure realms. In fact, they might be the most widely known and recognized race outside of humans. Elv...

How to Find a DnD Group Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/pages/how-to-find-a-dnd-group Raise your hand if you’ve ever found it difficult to find a gaming group. Such difficulty can be discouraging for people who are interested in exploring tabletop games. Well, we have good news for you: We created a list of best strategies for finding gaming groups. Our list offers you some of the best op...

How to Play D&D Online Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/playing-dnd-online 5e D&D and other pen and paper roleplaying games are meant to be played together around a table laden with dice and snacks. If however, you or your friends are stuck at home or far away (or are all socially isolating themselves due to a global pandemic) you’ll have to either cancel your game or find a way...

5e Feats Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/5e-feats Variety is the spice of life and with 5e feats, 5e characters can be tailor-made to meet your playstyle. But there’s a lot of options, and the cost to take them is high. Which one should you take? Should you take them at all? When should you take them? Take a second and we’ll walk you through all the core feats and explain everyt...

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D&D Deities and DnD Gods Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/dnd-5e-deities I think we’ve all rolled up a cleric at one time or another and just picked a god that matched the domain you want, there’s no shame in it. But D&D gods have a lot of history, iconography, and lusciously crafted flavor that you can sculpt your entire persona around. D&D deities come in all shapes, sizes, and...

https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/half-orc-5e Quite often seen with contempt among their full orc brethren, viewed with fear among more civilized folks who clearly see their brutish orcish blood, the half-orc often finds their greatest strengths are also the same traits that cause them the most pain and grief. Viewed with fear but also respect, the naturally intimidating half-orcs have a...

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Goliath 5e Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/goliath-5e Goliaths first showed up in 3rd edition and have remained essentially unchanged up to their 5e incarnations. They’re best described as half-giants, except with quite a bit of lawful honor layered over the tough guy machismo. Goliaths are the quintessential barbarians, living their tribal existence on the outskirts of civiliza...

Aasimar 5e Race Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/aasimar-5e Aasimar are the angelic answer to tieflings as they are the offspring of humans and celestial beings. The aasimar 5e are bastions of divine power, both human and at once otherworldly. The power of celestial good runs through their veins, but just as not all tieflings are evil, not all aasimars embrace their divine origin...

Firbolg 5e Race Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/firbolg-5e Firbolgs have technically been kicking around in D&D since 2nd edition, but they’ve gone through some drastic transformations. They started out as a race of essentially big Vikings or Celts, transitioned into savage wild hunting Nordic giants, and now in 5th edition they’ve become big gentle forest guardians. With the po...

Warforged 5e Race Guide: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/warforged-5e Forged as sentient soldiers for a war they never asked to fight, the warforged 5e are the robot race of the D&D multiverse. Technically they should “only” exist in the Eberron setting, but I’ve heard a million and one reasons why they just happen to exist elsewhere. Warforged have been kicking around for quite a whil...