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Introduction The DnD 5.5 Lupin gives us a taste of werewolf flavor in a player-friendly package, encouraging players to dive into combat and howl at their problems. The Lupin’s signature Howl feature is a powerful area debuff which can turn the tides of encounters with a single Bonus Action, allowing players to quickly overcome groups of enemies. However, despite how good ...

Introduction The Reborn is an interesting lineage, and can serve as both a part-undead and part-construct option. You might play a zombie that regained its intelligence, a flesh golem (think frankenstein’s monster), a person who was rebuilt as a machine, or any number of other similar concepts. Mechanically, the Reborn is an interesting option which shares some of the dura...

Introduction The Reborn covers many character fantasies involving returning from death, producing a character that’s resilient and unlikely to die a second time. Whether you’re more machine than man now, reanimated by mad science, a ghost possessing your own body, or some other variety of not dead anymore, you’re In combat, Advantage on Death Saving Throws make...

Introduction Just as the Dhampir is a player-friendly vampire, the Hexblood is a player-friendly hag. Hexblood gain their powers from a hag by one of several methods, but the result is access to some tricky and mildly spooky magial options. On a completely non-mechanical note: the art for Hexblood bothers me. The description of the lineage states that they have a sort of “...

One of the first choices you make when creating a DnD character, your choice of species provides a collection of useful traits. The 2014 DnD 5e rules used the term “race,” while the 2024 DnD 5.5 rules have switched to the term “species.” For rules purposes, the terms are interchangeable. The list below is not a comprehensive list of species options, but i...