We’re closing out 2020 with a look at the newly published Cleric of the Twilight Domain. These Clerics serve deities that govern the transition from day to night and guard the innocent against the terrors that come with the night. … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Carnival of Shadows, Episode 18

This week, we’re talking about a new Druid subclass from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the Circle of Wildfire. These Druids revere and harness the power of fire, both for its destructiveness and for the regrowth and renewal that it allows. … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: The Convergence Manifesto, Part 6

This week, I’m taking a closer look at the Rune Knight Fighter from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Rune Knights have learned the secret of magical runes passed down from giants and can inscribe them onto their weapons and armor for … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: The Convergence Manifesto, Part 5

This week, I’m talking about another new subclass, the Way of Mercy for the Monk. These Monks generally work as wandering healers, but also don’t hesitate to end the suffering of those they can not cure. Most followers of this … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: The Convergence Manifesto, Part 4

Let’s continue our tour through the subclasses with another new one from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the Oath of the Watchers Paladin. Taking this oath means that your Paladin has vowed to protect the mortal realms from threats of extraplanar … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: The Convergence Manifesto, Part 3

This week, I’m writing about another of the new subclasses from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the Swarmkeeper Ranger. These Rangers have formed a bond with a swarm of tiny nature spirits, which take the form of insects, birds, pixies, or … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: The Convergence Manifesto, Part 2

Yesterday marked the release of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, so that means that today’s Rogue subclass discussion will focus on a brand new one–the Soulknife. These Rogues have discovered and mastered innate psionic abilities, that they use to infiltrate the … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: The Convergence Manifesto

Today, I’m finishing out a third round of subclass discussions with a look at the Alchemist Artificer. Alchemists specialize in the creation of potions and elixirs, combining different arcane reagents to produce magical effects. As such, when you choose this … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread

Today’s discussion topic the Path of the Storm Herald for the Barbarian class. Barbarians who follow this path tap into the primal forces of nature when they rage, allowing them to produce magical effects depending on their chosen environment. Starting … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Carnival of Shadows, Episode 17

Our discussion topic this week is a class I’m currently playing, the College of Swords Bard. Whereas most Bards are singers or musicians, the Swords Bard instead trains to perform using their blades. They are sword swallowers, knife throwers and … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Carnival of Shadows, Episode 16

Our subclass of the week this time is Tempest Domain Cleric. Tempest Clerics are followers of deities of the oceans, storms, and the sky itself. Their powers focus on blasting their enemies with lightning and thunder, as well as harnessing … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Tomb of Horrors, Cont’d

Our discussion topic is the Circle of the Moon Druid. This Circle focuses on improving the Druid’s Wild Shape, allowing the druid to transform into more powerful beasts more often. Starting at 2nd level, the Moon Druid’s Combat Wild Shape … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Tomb of Horrors

This week, we’re talking about the Eldritch Knight Fighter. EKs are Fighters that dip their toes into the world of spellcasting to both boost their defenses and give them some more options for ranges and area of effect attacks. If … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Carnival of Shadows, Episode 15

This week we’re taking a look at the Way of the Open Hand for the Monk class. This type of Monk is a master of martial arts, especially unarmed combat. This is the class that takes the base Monk features … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Carnival of Shadows, Episode 14

The subclass of the week for the discussion today is the Horizon Walker Ranger. Rangers that follow this path focus on protecting the Prime Material plane from threats from extra-planar entities by keeping watch over portals to other realms, such … Continue reading AvocaD&D and Tabletop Gaming Thread: Carnival of Shadows, Episode 12