Player Tips

Players! Need help with playing your character? Find the answers you need with our player tips for D&D 5e.

How to Play a Rogue in 5e, Woman holding a rapier up

A Starting Player’s Guide to Playing a Rogue in 5e

The Rogue is one of the classic playable classes in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. It’s relatively straightforward gameplay makes it easy for beginners without being too simple to be boring.   But, how do you play a Rogue in 5e? What subclasses does it have? And, how do you optimize a Rogue character?   …

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A Guide to D&D Sizes, Photo Sketch of a Dragon and a Woman in the Middle of a Field

D&D Sizes Explained: A Starting Guide to Sizes in D&D 5e

Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition is full of fantastical creatures of various shapes and sizes. And often, the size of a creature comes into play.   But, how does size in D&D work? What are the size categories a given creature fits into? And, how does it affect gameplay?   This article outlines everything you …

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Beginner's Guide to Frightened in 5e, Photo Sketch of a Person Walking Down a Path in a Creepy Forest

The Frightened Condition in D&D 5e: A Beginner’s Guide

The centuries old dragon unfurls itself from the mirey bog. Thick, black ooze sloughs off from its tattered wings and the stench of the long-dead emanates throughout the beast’s home. You see the monster’s skeletal head emerge last as it turns towards your group, a chilling gaze of a creature which lost its sense of …

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