Time to pick your subclass in Dungeons & Dragons?

Here are some tips and tricks to help you decide.

Everyone might have a different set of expectations when it comes to initiative, combat encounters, and more.

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You don’t want to abuse this power as a DM, changing the rules left and right.

For beginners or a quick adventure, one-shot campaigns can be the perfect way to go.

However, with more experienced players, the opposite is true.

A bunch of gold pieces over the background of a city street in Dungeons & Dragons.

However, this can prove exhausting for you as the DM.

That’s why it’s important to take a stab at encourage intraparty roleplay.

Looking to get rich quick in your DND campaign?

Three subclasses in Dungeons & Dragons using powerful abilities.

Here are the best tips and tricks to earn money fast as a high-level character.

take a stab at encourage expert-level players to share the spotlight with their table.

When the group isn’t bonded, it’s easy for individual players to hog the limelight.

A group of players and a DM sitting around a table in Dungeons & Dragons.

Social Interaction Example by John Grello

This will help keep the table feeling more egalitarian and balanced.

However, most advanced players don’t typically like this idea.

Every single class in Dungeons & Dragons has a level 20, or capstone ability.

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Greyhawk by Bruce Brenneise

But, which ones are the best?

We ranked them all.

This helps make the table feel fair and fun for everyone.

The city of Greyhawk in Dungeons & Dragons.

Greyhawk by Bruce Brenneise

This keeps the turn of play moving quickly during long combat encounters.

Various Rakshasas in Dungeons & Dragons.

Rakshasa Conspirators by Andrea Piparo

The radiant citadel floating near a cyclone in the ethereal plane in Dungeons & Dragons.

Radiant Citadel by Kent Davis

A warrior uses a firearm in Dungeons & Dragons.

Firearms by Chris Seaman

A low-level adventuring party on a wagon in Dungeons & Dragons.

Different Players by Katerina Ladon

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Plant Monsters by April Prime

A beholder in its lair in Dungeons & Dragons.

Beholder by Eric Belisle

An Adult Black Dragon breaks into a clockwork fortress in Dungeons & Dragons.

Adult Black Dragon by Martin Mottet

An example of players and their characters exploring an environment in Dungeons & Dragons.

Exploration Example by John Grello

Two Aasimar talking in Dungeons & Dragons.

Aasimar by Aldo Dominguez

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