Dungeons & Dragonsis a system that primarily focuses on combat.

Dungeons & Dragons spells are good for so much more than just combat.

Here are the best spells for creative problem-solving.

A spellcaster conjures an image inside a crystal ball in Dungeons & Dragons.

Still, you’re free to make them good at one of these and combat simultaneously.

Persuasion, Deception, and Intimidation can work in many parts of the game, after all.

This is also where players learn the value of Create Food and Water, Goodberry, or similar things.

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With the right build, your character can even have multiple specializations listed here and in combat.

Thus, making a character who can hunt is quite useful, and the Survival skill is usually enough.

Aside from damage, healing, buffs, and debuffs, magic can be very useful outside of combat.

Dungeons & Dragons artwork of a sorcerer, a cleric, and a druid on a blurred background.

Regardless, you could go far with a spellcaster that mainly focuses on utility magic.

Rogues can excel here, too, if they’re good at hiding.

They can be powerful spies this way.

An arcanaloth, an artificer, and a bard, from Dungeons & Dragons.

Curiously, the same applies to druids, as insects can usually go unnoticed in places.

And there are many ways you might go about it.

you’re free to climb and help allies out through items such as ropes.

Two students attend a ball at Strixhaven in Dungeons & Dragons.

Strixhaven Ball by Carolina Gariba

you might use more magic.

it’s possible for you to fly.

Thanks to countless new media dedicated to Dungeons & Dragons, new players are joining in daily.

An adventuring party climbs down a dark staircase in Dungeons & Dragons.

Exploration By William O’Connor

Here are the best beginning classes.

Being able to do these things without consuming resources, too, is a nice plus.

A character like this can focus onskills that come up oftenand go for it.

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Art by Eric Belisle

it’s possible for you to be good at talking, noticing things, lockpicking, and more.

Dungeons & Dragons image showing a Kenku Artificer tinkering with an item.

Kenku Artificer by Dave Greco

Dungeons & Dragons image showing an arcanaloth.

Art by John Patrick Gañas

Two magic users study a textbok in a dark library in Dungeons & Dragons

Candlekeep Mysteries art via Wizards of the Coast

Dungeons & Dragons image showing an aarakocra flying over a city.

Kir Sabal via Wizards Of The Coast.

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Goliaths by Hinchel Or

A tiefling bard in DND.

Bard by Evyn Fong

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