Alexa Tanen

Have you ever wanted to have your own personal jug of funny liquids? Something to give a bit of extra taste to those boring trail rations or give your foes …

We’ve all done it. Sat around playing Dungeons & Dragons, thinking, wouldn’t it be so much cooler if we were in space? Well, with the new book Spelljammer: Adventures in …

Arcane Tricksters are the spellcaster Rogues and they have plenty of fascinating features that make the subclass immensely popular among players. They use Intelligence for their spellcasting and mostly rely …

The Cleric points his finger at the hulking hobgoblin clutching its side from the last attack. The ringing of a bell sounds as the hobgoblin looks around, frantically trying to …

Dealing with critters en masse is always a problem, even for high-level adventurers. Although you won’t likely see Kobolds once you get past level 5, they live in practically every …

The barbarian roars, charging at his newest foe. He hefts his greataxe up and brings it down in rapid succession, two mighty chops that cleave the poor goblin in twain …

The only Fighter subclass that has access to spells is the Eldritch Knight. Fighters can also take the Magic Initiate feat, which grants access to two cantrips and one first-level …

The ogre throws a javelin at the strange, robed person and lands the hit. Smirking, he turns to the next adventurer to stupidly cross his territory. However, before he can …

Unfettered by the dense jungle, the rogue scouts ahead, scanning the treetops and underbrush for movement. They return to the party often, mocking their slow progress through the thick roots …

A spooky spectral hand appears out of nowhere next to the troll, delicately touching its shoulder. The troll grunts, hardly taking any notice. Little does it know that the hand …

A Cleric reaches forward, her hand surrounded by a strange dark energy. Her foe winces, then screams as their life force is forcibly drained through her powerful inflict wounds spell.  …

DMs will always describe the environment you’re fighting in, and in most places, that’s not an arena. You’re likely in natural terrain, surrounded by bushes, trees, sand dunes, piles of …

Many NPCs and creatures in DnD have a specific alignment that dictates how they react to situations. Similarly, most, although not all, players tend to assign alignments to their characters …

The showdown happens on a rocky cliff; everyone struggles to keep their balance during the fight. One enterprising Barbarian sees an opportunity to eliminate one of the incoming zombies by …

If you thought the phrase “bless you!” was only meant to respond to sneezes, think again. Here, we explore the Bless spell and how two simple words can give your …

Sneaking subtly down a dark hallway, the group crept through the shadows, listening at each intersection for coming guards. They’d already encountered a few patrols but were quiet enough to …

A goblin snickers, confident in her hiding spot. Nothing will be able to hit her when she’s cleverly concealed behind a convenient log, right? Wrong! A burst of radiant energy …

A wizard twirls his fingers and a blueish beam of freezing air blasts from his hand and impacts the gelatinous cube 30 feet away. The cube writhes in pain, groaning …

The idea of forcing people to tell the truth, whether friend or foe, is appealing. The sad truth of the zone of truth spell: it just isn’t worth it. We’ll …

A massive ogre looks down at the puny halfling, a smirk writ large on its bulbous face. It hefts the mighty club and swings it overhead. The halfling can’t move …