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2024 Players Handbook Grappling The 2024 Player's Handbook brings a number of changes to the way grappling works, including feats and other build features that use grappling. In this article, we explore how this often overlooked martial character controls the battlefield, and how that has changed with D&D's latest additions. Responding to change: an overview Grappling has become part of unarmed strike action. Physical fitness (athletic ability) checks are no longer required. The target must make a Strength or Dexterity saving throw or be grappled. If grappled, it has disadvantage against all targets except grapplers. Grapple action explanation Grappling is…
New D&D Pinball Machine “The Tyrant's Eye'' (First Look) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. In recent years, Dungeons & Dragons has seen some very unusual cross-brand collaborations, appearing on everything from stamps and shoes to Hawaiian shirts and handbags. A new official D&D pinball machine is now added to our list of quirky cross-promotional products. Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Tyrant, coming in late 2025, is a high-end pinball game that features a combination of traditional physical components with video game-style interactive screens and digital elements. It also marks the first time in nearly 40…
Reversing their path, they circle into a room inhabited by a wight who tries his best to kill the party, but to no avail. A series of doors lead to a pair of dwarven structures and more doors, but these seem more likely to open into a prismatic wall. About the face! Investigating the stairs further, they encounter an ambush, where a skeletal figure with a cane bolts lightning down the crowded stairs. This threat is also quickly neutralized, and any items worth looting are swiftly looted. With some trails yet to be explored, the group regroups in front of…
Dad, Gamer, Publisher, Pilot, Texan. Every game since middle school. I founded BoLS Interactive in 2006. I'm a lifelong tabletop and RPG game enthusiast, and an Internet publisher who works every day to entertain and inform my readers. I've been playing RPGs and tabletop games since the 1970s. I've been playing and covering Warhammer and Warhammer 40K for over 35 years.
Make 2025 an exciting year for Dungeons & Dragons! D&D Beyond's Winter Sale is underway – save big on your favorite 5e titles. Start 2025 with a new adventure with D&D Beyond's Winter Sale, which includes some of the best-selling 5e adventures, settings, and supplements. Get Tasha's Cauldron, Van Richten's Ravenloft Guide, Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, and more. D&D Beyond Winter Sale This sale is not limited to classic works created by WotC. You can also purchase great adventures and supplements from your favorite publishers. Some titles include… Humblewood Humblemblewood is one of the most popular (and great) third-party D&D…
It's generally accepted that you shouldn't get too greedy or dig too deep, but when it comes to the best tabletop RPGs, you don't have much choice. They tend to draw us in like a black hole with their stubborn insistence until we create a new character “just for fun'' and “shut up in case we need it.'' So I'd like to ask you a few questions. Have you been bitten by the Lord of the Rings bug after the Rohirrim War or Ring of Power? Do you like killing goblins or being a general menace to monsters in RPGs?…
What do you do when there's a call to adventure and only a few adventurers in your party are willing to answer?Here's how to build a small party. D&D is a game built on something “everyone knows.” For example, who knows about adventuring with a party, and that an adventuring party consists of a group of heroes (the game recommends 4 to 6 people) who do various fantasy things to accomplish what they set out to do? I know too. Usually I fight monsters and find treasure. You might think that if there was an iconic D&D party, it would…
The group pursues Gus as he flees, and the techno cleric attempts to locate the vampire spawn using a homing device. They spend minutes circling around, opening doors, and exploring the area before realizing that their quarry might be inside the statue they passed. Breaking the stone reveals an ingeniously designed “coffin” within which the creature re-forms. They force a flaming flail onto the crew as the rest of the party looks on. As satisfaction wears off, the problem of the missing gnome resurfaces. As they depart on their final march, the sorcerer uses the robe to track the gnome's…
Overview Establish your campaign in a city like Elturel, which has a rich history and a plot hook. Corrupt Askatra offers opportunities for shady dealings. The library fortress Candlekeep is known for its wealth of knowledge. Part of the battle is getting the Dungeons and Dragons campaign into full swing, and the other half is finding a night that fits everyone's schedule. Even while performing rituals made of ore, the characters must somehow meet each other and begin their lives as adventurers. Related Best D&D Campaign Settings, Ranked Dungeons and Dragons has some of the best fantasy settings. We will…
In the new ruleset, drinking a potion is just a bonus action. And these potions are definitely worth spending a bonus action to drink down. “Quuffing” is a word that doesn't come to mind until you're deeply immersed in a fantasy world. When I have a pint of ale or the next delicious thing in a pub, I drink it loudly. And if you're lucky, you'll be amazed too. In D&D, you can gulp down a potion as a bonus action. This means you're more likely than ever to want to drink potions during combat. But what should you drink?…