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D&D Character Basics
Learn the basics of building a Dungeons & Dragons character: class, species, background, ability scores, hit points, armor class, and personality.
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Dnd Characters & Dice
6 guides, starting with D&D Character Basics.
Best D&D Dice Sets
How to choose the best D&D dice set: materials, sharp or rounded edges, legibility, balance, budget, and a few well-known makers worth browsing.
D&D 5e Armor Class Explained
How armor class works in D&D 5e: the formulas for light, medium, and heavy armor, shields, class features like Unarmored Defense, and a worked example.
D&D Character Questions to Build Your Hero
Use these D&D character questions to build backstory, personality, relationships, and flaws, plus funny prompts and warm-up questions for your next session.
D&D Class Guide
A beginner-friendly D&D class guide covering martial, hybrid, and spellcasting classes, how to choose between them, and which are considered hardest to play.
What Dice Are Used in D&D
Learn which dice Dungeons & Dragons uses, what each polyhedral die does, how dice notation like 2d6+3 works, and how many dice you need to start.
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