THE DND DEN JOURNAL
Guides for your
next adventure.
Choose your dice, build a character and find your way around the table. Explore our complete guides, with tabletop rules editions and Baldur’s Gate 3 kept clearly separate.
01 Dice buying
Best DND Dice: How to Choose Your First or Next Set
Find the best DND dice for your table. Compare materials, readability, set contents, care needs and useful extras before buying your first or next set.
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Metal vs Resin Dice: Comparing Acrylic, Gemstone, and Other Materials
Compare metal vs resin dice, plus acrylic, gemstone and glass. Choose a set around weight, sound, readability, rolling surfaces, care and total cost.
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Liquid Core Dice: What to Know Before Buying a Set
Buying liquid core dice? Learn how the moving centre works, what to check for readability, how to assess seller claims, and which care details matter.
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Gifts for DND Players: Useful Ideas for Every Budget
Choose thoughtful gifts for DND players with ideas for beginners, Dungeon Masters and collectors, plus budget planning, personalisation and buying tips.
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How Many Dice Do You Need for DND? Every Die Explained
How many dice do you need for DND? Learn the seven-piece set, useful extras, dice notation, advantage and percentile rolls with clear worked examples.
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DND Character Sheet Guide: Downloads, Formats, and How to Fill One In
Find a dnd character sheet to print or fill digitally, compare 2014 and 2024 formats, and learn every key field through a complete level-one example.
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How to Make a DND Character: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to make a dnd character with a complete 2024 example, checked ability scores, equipment, skills, and a practical checklist for your first game.
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How to Play DND: A Beginner's Guide to Your First Session
Learn how to play dnd with a clear first-session walkthrough covering dice, roleplay, exploration, combat, spells, and the revised 2024 rules for beginners.
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DND Classes Explained: Find the Right Class for Your Playstyle
Compare dnd classes by role, complexity, magic, strengths, and weaknesses. Find a 2024 character you will enjoy, with advice for beginners and new parties.
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DND Races and Species Explained: Choosing Your Character's Ancestry
Explore dnd races and 2024 species, compare their practical traits, understand background ability bonuses, and choose an ancestry that suits your character.
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DND 2024 vs 2014: What Changed and Which Rules Should You Use?
Compare dnd 2024 vs 2014 rules for characters, feats, spells, combat, and rests, then use a practical checklist to choose or update your campaign together.
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DND Feats Explained: Choosing the Right Feats for Your Build
Understand dnd feats, compare 2014 and 2024 rules, check prerequisites, and choose useful options with a worked example of feats versus ability increases.
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Best DND 5e Builds by Role and Playstyle - 2014 Rules
Compare the best dnd 5e builds for 2014 rules, with legal starting scores, early-level plans, support and damage roles, multiclass tradeoffs, and rest advice.
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Fighter 5e Build Guide: Battle Master, Feats, and Level Progression
Follow a practical fighter 5e build for 2014 D&D, with legal starting scores, Battle Master maneuvers, levels 1-12, equipment, feats, and worked combat turns.
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Rogue 5e Build Guide: Sneak Attack, Skills, and Subclasses
Follow a practical rogue 5e build for 2014 D&D, with Thief progression, legal skills and scores, Sneak Attack examples, Fast Hands, equipment, and tactics.
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Wild Shape 5e: Forms, Limits, and 2014 vs 2024 Rules
Understand wild shape 5e with separate 2014 and 2024 rules, useful beast forms, Moon Druid exceptions, hit points, movement limits, and practical examples.
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Best DND 2024 Builds by Role and Playstyle
Compare the best dnd 2024 builds by role, with legal origins, starting scores, feats, early-level plans, useful milestones, and clear multiclass tradeoffs.
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DND 2024 Fighter Build: Battle Master from Levels 1 to 12
Follow this DND 2024 Fighter build from levels 1 to 12 with legal ability scores, feats, Weapon Mastery choices, equipment, and practical combat turns.
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DND 2024 Monk Build: Open Hand from Levels 1 to 12
Plan a DND 2024 Monk build with a complete Open Hand progression, legal starting scores, Focus choices, grappling examples, and practical combat advice.
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DND 2024 Warlock Build: Fiend, Tome, and Blade Options
Follow a DND 2024 Warlock build through levels 1-12 with a complete Fiend spell ledger, legal invocations, combat examples, and a clear Blade alternative.
Read the guide21 Baldur’s Gate 3
Best BG3 Builds by Role, Difficulty, and Playstyle
Compare the best BG3 builds by role, difficulty, and playstyle, with practical level routes, early-game advice, party examples, and Honour Mode cautions.
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BG3 Paladin Build: Vengeance, Levels 1-12, and Equipment
Follow this BG3 Paladin build from level 1 to 12 with Vengeance choices, spells, Smite settings, equipment by act, and practical Honour Mode advice.
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BG3 Sorcerer Build: Gold Draconic from Levels 1 to 12
Follow this BG3 Sorcerer build through levels 1-12 with Gold Draconic spells, Metamagic choices, gear alternatives, and practical Honour Mode advice.
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BG3 Hexblade Build: Pure Warlock and Multiclass Options
Follow this BG3 Hexblade build from levels 1-12 with legal spells, invocations, practical combat examples, gear alternatives, and Honour Mode advice.
Read the guide25 Custom dice
How to Make Custom D20 D&D Dice: Your 2026 Guide
Create a custom D20 from US$49. Choose gemstone engraving or a resin design, prepare your wording or images, and review the current D20 and set options.
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World of Warcraft Meets D&D: The 2026 Crossover Guide
Explore the World of Warcraft DND crossover: November 2026 release dates, 13 class adaptations, playable species, dungeons, editions and confirmed preorder details.
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