Divinations from the Collective
Does The Ideal Set of Dice in 1992 Still Work for Modern Players?
In 1992, Dragon Magazine #182 (a special anniversary edition) released an article entitled “The Wild, Wild World of Dice”. In it, author Michael J ...
Dragon Magazine: A Brief History and Explanation
If you’ve played Dungeons and Dragons for a long time, chances are that you’ve already heard about Dragon Magazine. It’s possibly the best-known ro...
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...
Designing Dungeons and Dragons Characters to Cosplay
Con season has finally come back! Game conventions, anime conventions, comic conventions – they’re all being put on again (with some concessions to...
Oath of Nerull: A Brief Review of a DnD Novel and Tips on Adapting it Into a Module
If you like the lore and style of Dungeons and Dragons’ fantasy, and not just the actual rules and play themselves, you’ll probably enjoy some of t...
6 (More) Cool Swords to Flavor your Dungeons and Dragons Weapons As
One of the biggest decisions you make when creating your Dungeons and Dragons character is the weapon that they’ll wield. Each option deals slightl...
Unearthed Arcana Giant Options – What it Includes, What Stands Out, and What Needs Work
This week, Wizards of the Coast released their newest Unearthed Arcana (pre-released rulesets intended as a reception and beta test before official...
The Witchlight Carnival: "Wild Beyond the Witchlight" Introductory Area, and Standalone Location
Recently, I’ve been running the prewritten campaign Wild Beyond the Witchlight (WBTW) for my family. It’s a roleplay-heavy, combat-light campaign t...
4 Things We Hope We See in Spelljammer 5e
This week, the D&D Direct Youtube channel surprised long time DnD players with a huge announcement – Spelljammer is finally making its way into...
5 Anime Recommendations for Shadowrun Players
We talk a lot about Dungeons and Dragons here at D20Collective, but don’t think that we’ve forgotten all the other tabletop RPGs out there to play!...