Category: Character Discovery
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Making of a Halfling Thief Rogue
Mechanically, there are few more classic and optimized character player options than the halfling thief rogue. In this post, we’ll walk through the backstory of Ashley Walnut, a young halfling from Masonsville, and how she became an adventurer. A privileged childhood The nuclear family Little Ashley Walnut was always taught how fortunate she was. She…
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Character Discovery: I Wish I was a Warlock
One does not simply walk into playing a warlock. In this post, I’ll guide you through my process for coming up with a genie warlock character. Warlock’s are unique spellcasters, as they always cast at their maximum level but have very few spell slots. Their powers are great but only accessible in short bursts. Fortunately,…
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Can you play a dexterity based tortle fighter?
A tortle fighter has a ton of potential, and fighters can be either strength or dexterity based. But, tortles are typically built for strength for a few different reasons. Tortles have a high but fixed armour class (AC), with no dexterity bonus. So they work great for strength based rangers, monks, or spellcasters who lack…
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Character Discovery: a cleric build for Exandria
In this post, I’ll guide you through my process for ideating a cleric character concept. The next Dungeons & Dragons adventure I’ll be playing in takes place in the northernmost region of Wildemount, in the fantasy world of Exandria. It’s going to be a short (4-8 sessions) of campaign discovery and a great chance to…