Divinations from the Collective

5 Free Virtual Tabletops (other than Roll20) You Should Check Out
In the era of the internet, tabletop games have gone long distance. You could always play thus using theater-of-the-mind, of course, with detailed ...

A Review of Dungeons and Dragons Clue (5th Edition Version, 2019)
It’s almost always fun when Dungeons and Dragons crosses over with other kinds of media. It’s great to see them utilize the story and lore that has...

A Look Back at Our Controversial and Uncommon DnD Advice
Over the last couple of years, Divinations from the Collective has attempted to bring good information about boardgames, DnD, and other tabletop RP...

5 Winter Monsters for a Seasonal Dungeons and Dragons Session
The winter months are a fantastic source of inspiration for fantasy stories, and for fantasy tabletop games. Dungeons and Dragons is no exception!
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Dungeons and Dragons and Me: A Personal History with Tabletop Roleplaying, and What It Means Over the Holiday Season
You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again, that the holidays are once again here to greet us. Friends and family gather as they do once a yea...

Reading Dragon: A Look Back at ‘12 Secrets of Survival’
One of the original content resources for Dungeons and Dragons, TSR’s Dragon Magazine included a huge variety of articles, reviews, and rules for t...

GNU: A Review of Clacks, a Board Game of Discworld
If you’re a fan of fantasy novels, then I’m sure you’ve at least heard of Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discword series. It spans dozens of novels, supplem...

The Dragons of Spelljammer
When you run Dungeons and Dragons, you’re probably going to want to include some dragons (even if you leave out the dungeons). Most settings have t...

D&D The Animated Series: Fantasy, Fun, and Flat Colors
The most recent D&D release, Stormwreck Isle (a simple adventure with premade characters meant to introduce new players to the rules and gener...

6 Fantastic Resources for Creating a Great-Looking Homebrew Document
If you’ve been DMing for a while, chances are that you’ve put some work into creating custom monsters, classes, items, locations, and more for your...

Running Clue in Ravenloft: A Fun Halloween One-shot for Boardgame Lovers
Fall is officially upon us. Leaves are falling (in places where leaves actually fall), days are getting shorter, and the spooks are coming out each...

4 Elven Prestige Classes to Inspire (or Adapt for) your 5e Game
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Dungeons and Dragons 5e has nothing on its previous editions for customization. It’s partly to do with ...