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Category: DnD 5e Rule Guides

Guides on DnD 5e’s rules. Everything from how basic actions and conditions work to the rules for spellcasting, resting, and calculating all your modifiers. Also many of the other little rules in the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons.

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Posted on April 8, 2025 by Matt Zane

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Vicious Mockery 5e [DnD 2024 Spell Guide: Uses, Rules, Tips]

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Matt Zane

You unleash a string of insults laced with subtle enchantments at one creature you can see or hear within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or

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Bounded Accuracy 5e [DnD Design Guide]

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Matt Zane

The basic premise behind the bounded accuracy system is simple: we make no assumptions on the DM’s side of the game that the player’s attack and spell accuracy, or their

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How to Make Healing Potions in DnD 5e

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Matt Zane

To make healing potions in DnD 5e, you first need to have proficiency with the herbalism kit; then, it’s just a matter of spending time and gold to make them.

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How Do Crossbows Work in DnD 5e?

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Matt Zane

Crossbows have several properties, most unique among them being “loading” property. Here’s how the loading property works, along with crossbows’ other properties: Loading property. You can only fire one piece

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How to Deal Nonlethal Damage in DnD 5e

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Matt Zane

To deal nonlethal damage in DnD 5e, you simply have to reduce a creature to 0 hit points with a melee attack. The moment you deal the damage, you decide

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Herbalism Kit 5e [DnD Tool Guide]

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Matt Zane

This kit contains a variety of instruments such as clippers, mortar and pestle, and pouches and vials used by herbalists to create remedies and potions. Proficiency with this kit lets

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How far can you see in darkness in DnD 5e?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Matt Zane

You can’t see at all in total darkness in DnD 5e unless you have darkvision or some other feature that allows you to see in darkness. That’s because darkness creatures

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How many spells does a Bard know in DnD 5e?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Matt Zane

A Bard knows six spells at 1st level; two cantrips and four 1st-level spells. From there, a Bard learns one new spell per level, except at levels 10, 14, 18,

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What language do beasts speak in DnD 5e?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Matt Zane

Beasts don’t speak any language in DnD 5e, with a few specific exceptions. For example, Giant Eagles speak Giant Eagle, and Giant Elk speak Giant Elk. Many of these more

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