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Welcome to the home page for the Shield of Faith blog! Join me as I dive into all sorts of topics about D&D 5e. I’ll cover how to create your own homebrew for D&D 5e, review various official and 3rd-party publications, and talk about any other subjects I find interesting.
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The most clear story prompt that the flavor text gives you is that you are the bodyguard of a mage, but there are some other routes you could take this. For example, you could be a member of an order dedicated to protecting a certain magical relic…
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Barbarians are martial (non-spellcasting) characters that serve as effective damage dealers and damage soaks, also often referred to as “tanks.” A lot of their power comes from their Rage mechanic, which gives them a small boost to damage and resistance to some of the most common damage types in the game…
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When designing a subclass, we have to start with a basic concept. For me, this generally comes from a question: “What if you could do _____ in D&D?” When you ask this question, it’s important to consider if your answer has to do more with Aesthetics or Mechanics…
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This subclass is basically the Monk version of the Eldritch Knight Fighter or the Arcane Trickster Rogue. This is the first time we’ve seen a Monk with spell slots that might appear in an official publication. Before now, Monks who had access to spells were largely dependent on Focus Points.
