Divinations from the Collective
The Problem With Warlocks, Revisited: Why Does Customization Need a Patron?
Do you really need an otherworldly patron to get great character customization? We revisit our controversial take on Warlocks, explore what the 2024 D&D rules changed, and ask whether other classes deserve more choices. Plus, a few dice picks for your next questionable bargain.
D&D Hot Take: Let the Warcraft Players In. You’ll Survive.
Somewhere, someone is preparing a heartfelt speech about how World of Warcraft will ruin Dungeons & Dragons.
I hope their table appreciates the...
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...
The Quest Begins Anew - A Review of Shadows Over Camelot: The Card Game
For fans of strategy, cooperation, and fantasy board games, Shadows Over Camelot is an undeniable classic. The original game takes you and your fri...
The Case for Combat (or Encounter) XP Leveling in DnD
Recently, I came across a short video of celebrity Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan. He was speaking into a microphone, clearly on a podcast of ...
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Trailer Looks Like Goofy Fun – If a Little Disappointing for Fans of Forgotten Realms Lore
Just a few days ago at San Diego Comicon, Wizards of the Coast launched the first trailer for the upcoming movie Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among ...
Some of the Coolest Spelljammer Ships in Wildspace
The 5e Spelljammer sourcebook has just entered the preorder stage, and I’ve already reserved my spot. Spelljammer, as you may have noticed if you’r...
Plague of Ice: a Dungeons and Dragons Novel Review
Last week, Divinations from the Collective presented a brief rundown of the history, and notable entries, to the canon of Dungeons and Dragons nove...
The Least Popular DnD Opinion: aka "The Problem With Warlocks"
Are Warlocks getting a better deal than everyone else? Our original article argues that the problem isn’t their power—it’s their customization. With patrons, pacts, spells, and Eldritch Invocations, Warlocks enjoy layers of choice that other classes, especially martial ones, don’t consistently receive. It’s a provocative look at whether D&D 5e’s streamlined design gives every class an equal opportunity to build something unique.
