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How do DnD stats work?

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How do DnD stats work?

Stats in DnD represent your characters base abilities. There are three stats to represent your physical abilities; Strength, Dexterity and Constitution, and three stats to represent your mental abilities; Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma. For each of those six stats, your character has an ability score, usually between 6-20. Your ability score determines what number (modifier) you add to your rolls based on that stat. For example, if your character has a Charisma ability score of 14, they will have a +2 modifier for charisma based checks. So when making a persuasion check you would roll a D20 and add 2...

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Painting Guide - Cobblestones

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Painting Guide - Cobblestones

Today I thought I'd do a quick and easy painting guide for painting your cobblestone terrain, suitable for all levels! 

It takes next to no skill and yet I still get impressed comments from people looking at my terrain tiles.

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The Bloodied Bowl - Free RPG Encounter

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The Bloodied Bowl - Free RPG Encounter

As you press onwards into the corridor, whispers of the tales you have heard about this place invade your mind. A haunted, horrifying place, travellers warn, where the floors glisten wet with the blood of ghosts and the walls will swallow you whole... The Bloodied Bowl is a free, horror-themed tabletop RPG map as part of our Encounter of the Week series. Designed with the Modular Realms’ Adventurer's Floor Tiles pack, and with options to add cobblestone/walls, this free D&D map can also be changed to work with other roleplaying systems. Check it out here! The Bloodied Bowl encounter free download Our encounters are free to...

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The Kobold Den - Free RPG Encounter

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The Kobold Den - Free RPG Encounter

Rayzak the Fire Giant has sent you into the depths of the mines on a quest. Tiny creatures are bothering him, stealing his metals. But creatures small for him could be formidable for you. As you press deeper, you hear a skittering. Is that coming from up ahead? No. It's coming from beneath your feet... The Kobold Den is a free tabletop RPG map as part of our Encounter of the Week series. Designed with the Modular Realms’ Adventurer's Floor Tiles pack, this free D&D map can also be changed to work with other roleplaying systems. Check it out here! The Kobold Den encounter free download Our...

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The Cursed Crypt - Free RPG Encounter

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The Cursed Crypt - Free RPG Encounter
Our latest Encounter of the Week, the Cursed Crypt is an Egyptian-themed tomb map designed with our Adventurer's floor tiles pack. It includes a FREE pdf with the map, encounters, and story. 

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