David Blanc

Telekinesis is a supernatural power that has thrilled audiences across many genres. In sci-fi, Jedi Masters used it to lift starfighters out of the swamp while Sith Lords used it to force-choke unfortunate admirals. In superhero movies, mutants like Jean Grey the Phoenix used it to perform amazing feats. Horror movies like Carrie and psychic […]

Any serious Conan fan knows about Thulsa Doom and his snake cult. It’s hard to know where the first story about evil snake people came from, but Dungeons & Dragons couldn’t be expected to turn away such worthy adversaries. My introduction to Dungeons & Dragons came in the 1980s through 1e when I was in

Moonwhisper the Mage Slayer crouches behind the rocks, concealed under her cloak. The wizard should be passing this way any moment now. Her twin scimitars are poised to strike. Bottomline on Mage Slayer 5e Guide Mage Slayer is a feat that gives the player certain bonuses when engaged in close combat with a spellcaster. It

These are not the comical dwarves of Snow White or the valiant Gimli from The Lord of the Rings. No. The duergar are evil dwarves from deep below the earth’s surface. Bottomline on Duergar in 5e Duergar, also known as gray dwarves, can be used as monsters, player characters, and NPCs. They are known for

The orcs of Dungeons & Dragons are a result of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. While the term “orc” had existed earlier in the fiction of Charles Kingsley, those orcs are not clearly described. Dungeons & Dragons orcs have always been described throughout the editions as having pig-like faces. In the Player’s Handbook,

The Lightning bolt spell is the other artillery for the D&D spell caster-world, the first being Fireball. While not as dramatic as a 20 by 20-foot sphere of exploding fire, it can work in many situations when Fireball cannot. Welcome to a Lightning Bolt 5e Guide. What is Lightning Bolt? Lightning Bolt is a 3rd level

Off-Hand Attack does not exist as a term in 5e. Off-Hand Weapon Fighting was a term in 1e. Off-Hand Attack is, however, a very useful general term for the different ways a character can accomplish fighting with two weapons at once. These ways can be broken down into three categories: Two-Weapon Fighting the Bonus Action Two-Weapon

The two most important decisions you can make as a D&D player are your character’s class and race. There are many races to choose from in the D&D universe, even if you only want to limit yourself to the 5e Player’s Handbook (PHB). While not part of the earlier editions of PHB, few races have attracted

Dwarves were part of Western folklore long before the advent of The Lord of the Rings and Dungeons & Dragons. From the Brothers Grimm back to Norse Mythology, stories of little people with tools were in the human psyche. J. R. R. Tolkien took these fairy tale creatures and depicte them as warriors with characters

Since their first appearance in 1977 with Hall of the Fire Giant King (module G3), drow have electrified the imaginations of gamers and fantasy nerds alike. Elves are graceful and beautiful — turn them into evil elves, and they become addictive. Over the course of the past forty-plus years, they’ve evolved, and gamers with visions