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Looking at UA: Folk of the Feywild

March 15, 2021 / Fen / 2 Comments

It’s time for a new Unearthed Arcana article! This time, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) is showing playtest versions of four Feywild-inspired character options.

In the “Looking at UA” series, I talk about the latest Unearthed Arcana playtest options! These are options that could appear in later Unearthed Arcana articles (in an edited form) or in an official expansion (in their final form).

This article introduces options for playing a fairy, a hobgoblin of the Feywild, an owlfolk, or a rabbitfolk!

Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything: Subclass Changes, Part 3

December 14, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

Time to get back to covering Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything! These posts cover the differences between the new subclasses that appear in Tasha’s and their UA iterations.

Part 1 covers the artificer and barbarian, Part 2 covers the bard and cleric, and Part 3 (this one) will cover the druid and the fighter.

Looking at UA: Subclasses, Part 5

November 2, 2020 / Fen / 1 Comment

An end-of-October surprise, a new Unearthed Arcana with two subclasses. Both of these subclasses use draconic power: the monk’s Way of the Ascendant Dragon and the ranger’s Drakewarden.

(Psst, also, hey! If you’re eligible to vote in the 2020 general election in the United States, make sure to vote if you haven’t already!)

Let’s take a look at these subclass features!

What We Know About Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

August 31, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

This week, Wizards of the Coast announced a new rules expansion book titled Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. This announcement came with a lot of teasers among the tweets, so let’s sort through some of this information!

This book seems to be in the same vein as Xanathar’s Guide for Everything, with options for both players and Dungeon Masters.

We’ll get more information at the upcoming D&D Celebration event this September. But, for now, we already have some tidbits confirmed that I’m pretty curious about!

Looking at UA: Subclasses, Part 4

August 10, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

We got some new Unearthed Arcana this week! This new playtest content includes two new subclasses—one for the bard and one for the warlock. And both of them have spooky vibes for those of us counting down the days until autumn and Halloween!

So, let’s talk about the College of Spirits and the Undead patron!

Looking at UA: Feats

August 3, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

July’s Unearthed Arcana introduces a variety of new feats for player characters. Feats are an optional mechanic in D&D. When you level up and get an Ability Score Increase, you can choose to instead take a feat. It’s up to your Dungeon Master whether your campaign will use these. Feats can help you customize your character according to your vision for them.

Let’s take a look at these new feats!

Updates to the Centaur and Minotaur in Mythic Odysseys of Theros

June 15, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

Mythic Odysseys of Theros, a D&D sourcebook for the world of Theros, is available digitally now!

Theros is a world from Magic: The Gathering.This is the second time we’ve seen a Magic world brought to D&D, with Ravnica being the first. Mythic Odysseys of Theros introduces a world inspired by Greek mythology, where heroic champions strive against the bonds of destiny.

In this book are options for players to create humans, centaurs, leonin, minotaurs, satyrs, and tritons as playable characters. The human options are the same as in the Player’s Handbook, while the triton mechanics are as they appear in Volo’s Guide to Monsters (though the flavor is different). The satyr and leonin options are unique to Theros.

This post will take a look at the centaur and minotaur character options. Both of these appeared in a previous Unearthed Arcana article, so let’s take a look and see what’s changed!

Comparing the Subclasses Revisited Unearthed Arcana

May 18, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

This most recent Unearthed Arcana revises three subclasses from previous articles. The Revived rogue subclass has become the Phantom, the Noble Genie warlock subclass has been revised to the Genie, and the Archivist artificer subclass has become the Order of Scribes wizard.

Also, the survey for the recent Psionics UA is up!

Comparing the Recent Psionics Unearthed Arcana

April 20, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

We got a new Unearthed Arcana last week! The survey for the spells and magic tattoos article is also live.

The new article presents revised psionics options for the fighter, the rogue, and the sorcerer. It also revises the new psionics-themed spells and feats. It looks like this is going to be the official approach to psionics in 5e moving forward, as the article notes, “we’ve decided to say farewell to the mystic and explore other ways of giving players psi-themed powers.”

In this blog post, I’m going to compare the new options with their versions in previous UAs.

Looking at UA: Spells and Magic Tattoos

March 30, 2020 / Fen / 0 Comments

We’ve got a surprising new Unearthed Arcana this week! Instead of presenting new subclasses, this UA gives us some new spells and a new type of magic item. Also, the survey for the last UA article is up, so go let your opinions count!