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Recent RPGBOT Updates
DnD 5e to 2024 DnD Transition Guide and Change Log: Everything That’s Different in the New 2024 Player’s Handbook
Introductions A lot has changed in the DnD 2024 rules. In this horrendously long article, we’ve dug into everything that has changed in the Player’s Handbook in excruciating detail. There’s a lot here. It is possible that we have missed things. If we have, please let us know so that we can make updates. 2024…
2024 DnD 5e Monster Manual Change Log
Introduction The 2024 Monster Manual promised that every monster from the 2014 Monster Manual was reexamined. Creatures were updated to fit their CR better, to be easier to play, and ideally to surprise long-time players who have developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the Monster Manual’s contents. This article contains a comprehensive change log comparing the…
SHADOWFELL – Get Your Gloom On – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E81
Show Notes What if your depression had hit points and could punch back? Welcome to the Shadowfell. Huge thanks to DungeonFlow.app for sponsoring this episode—because even in the Shadowfell, your dungeon prep shouldn’t be a nightmare. Sign up today at DungeonFlow.app and start building better encounters, faster. It’s free to try, easy to use, and unlike the Shadowfell… it won’t…
New 5e Drakewarden Ranger Subclass Guide
I’ve been promising Strength-based ranger build for long time, and I finally wrote one. The Drakewarden is one of the best mounted combat options in the game, so it’s a logical choice for a Strength-based melee Ranger. Drakewarden Ranger Handbook: DnD 5e Subclass Guide
LIGHT AND DARKNESS Remastered – Because apparently no one packs torches anymore… – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E80
Show Notes If you’ve ever wondered why your dungeon feels less like a terrifying crawl through the dark and more like a grayscale video game, this episode shines a light on everything wrong—and weird—about darkvision. In this remastered and updated episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, the hosts revisit one of their most debated topics: how vision…