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PSA: Baldur's Gate 3 Isn't D&D
Baldur's Gate 3 is a great videogame. It's a terrible D&D game. Baldur's Gate 3 utilizes the D&D 5e (2014) rules to fuel its gameplay,...
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Jul 124 min read
Ditching Ability Scores in D&D 5e
Ability scores worsen 5e. They encourage cookie-cutter point-buy characters and they slow the game down because you're calculating...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read
1d12 Urban Obstacles!
Although many adventurers find their fortune in dungeons and strange wildernesses, the cityscape provides another landscape for them to...
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
Henchmen: The Bodyguard, Revised!
Hello, all! The Helpful NPCs team are here to present a new and REVISED NPC for your games: the BODYGUARD! Player characters can hire...
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Helpful NPCs
Aug 14, 20231 min read
One Page Encounters: An Oni-Rous Appetite!
Hello, all! The Helpful NPCs are here to present yet another drag-and-drop encounter. Many of our encounters have focused on the...
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Helpful NPCs
Jul 7, 20231 min read
Hide and Sneak! A 5e Cheat Sheet for Light, Darkness, and Stealth!
Hello, all! The Helpful NPCs crew are here again to provide a helpful reference cheat for you. This time, it's all about stealth. How do...
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Helpful NPCs
May 23, 20231 min read
Wild Magic, Revised!
Hello, all! The Helpful NPCs are here to present to you a revision of the Wild Magic Sorcerer present in D&D 5e. One of the players in my...
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Helpful NPCs
May 19, 20231 min read
Non-Combat XP (D&D 5e)
Hello, fellow adventurers! Today, the Helpful NPCs crew are bringing you something that your game desperately needs: XP rewards for...
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Helpful NPCs
May 1, 20231 min read
D&D 5e: Conditions Cheat Sheet!
Hello, all! Today's offering by the Helpful NPCs is a cheat sheet for conditions in your D&D games! Since 5e has a boatload of conditions...
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Helpful NPCs
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Hasbro: "We Know Where You Live"
Pawtrucket, RI--In a move one executive described as “sure, why not?”, brand-purchasing megabrand Hasbro sent paramilitary organization...
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Helpful NPCs
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Unusual Adventuring Motivations (11-20)!
Hello, everyone! In a previous post, we had a list of unusual adventuring motivations numbering 1-10. We weren't content with a mere ten...
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Helpful NPCs
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Quick 'n' Dirty Attack Action Cheat Sheet for 5e!
For those who've played 'other editions', you may discover some similarities!
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Apr 4, 20231 min read
Stock Your Shopkeeps with These Discount Potions!
Low-level adventurers don't have a lot of spare gold lying around, so they're always looking for a way to save money. Discount potions...
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Mar 27, 20231 min read
One Page Encounters: Farmstead in Flames!
Flames, flames on the side of my face! Today's One Page Encounter has the player characters rescuing the Sutters from destructive...
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Helpful NPCs
Mar 21, 20231 min read
Magical Mixology: Fantastical Refreshments Found For Your Game!
Hello, all! Before getting into our sorcerous libations, we'll take just a moment to direct you to our Kickstarter for Character Case,...
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Helpful NPCs
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Your Quest Awaits with This Random Adventure Generator
Hear ye, hear ye! There's an adventure before you! Villains and foes and terrible troubles await. The kingdom calls to you for aid! If...
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Mar 6, 20231 min read
One Page Encounter: Bugbears at the Blue Boar!
While Ryan and I have been hard at work Kickstarting our tabletop organizers, Character Case, we haven't stopped producing content for...
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Helpful NPCs
Feb 14, 20231 min read
Eat ze Bugs: Random Jungle Foraging Fare!
Continuing our previous table of unusual grub, the Helpful NPCs take you on a jungle journey. Forage in the tropics and let the Helpful...
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Helpful NPCs
Feb 7, 20231 min read
One Page Encounters: Fancy Ogres!
Another One Page Encounter awaits enterprising adventurers! Ogres have beset Frederique the merchant's carriage, and they're insistent on...
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Jan 28, 20231 min read
One Page Encounters: Goblin Defectors
As promised, we have we have released yet another delightful one-page encounter! Today’s tale is meant to keep your heroes on their toes....
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