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Henchmen: The Bodyguard!
Hello, all! The Helpful NPCs team are here to present a new NPC for your games: the BODYGUARD! Surely you've run into a situation where...
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- May 23
- 1 min
Wild Magic, Revised!
Hello, all! The Helpful NPCs are here to present to you a revision of the Wild Magic Sorcerer present in D&D 5e. One of the players in my...
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Helpful NPCs
- May 1
- 1 min
D&D 5e: Conditions Cheat Sheet!
Hello, all! Today's offering by the Helpful NPCs is a cheat sheet for conditions in your D&D games! Since 5e has a boatload of conditions...
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Helpful NPCs
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Hasbro: "We Know Where You Live"
Pawtrucket, RI--In a move one executive described as “sure, why not?”, brand-purchasing megabrand Hasbro sent paramilitary organization...
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Helpful NPCs
- Apr 24
- 1 min
Unusual Adventuring Motivations (11-20)!
Hello, everyone! In a previous post, we had a list of unusual adventuring motivations numbering 1-10. We weren't content with a mere ten...
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Helpful NPCs
- Apr 19
- 1 min
Quick 'n' Dirty Attack Action Cheat Sheet for 5e!
For those who've played 'other editions', you may discover some similarities!
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Helpful NPCs
- Apr 10
- 1 min
How to Tell Your Players "BIG NO."
Have you single-handedly DESTROYED your game by telling your players "no"? Probably not. Have you ever had to tell your players "no"?...
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Helpful NPCs
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Stock Your Shopkeeps with These Discount Potions!
Low-level adventurers don't have a lot of spare gold lying around, so they're always looking for a way to save money. Discount potions...
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Helpful NPCs
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Magical Mixology: Fantastical Refreshments Found For Your Game!
Hello, all! Before getting into our sorcerous libations, we'll take just a moment to direct you to our Kickstarter for Character Case,...
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Helpful NPCs
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Your Quest Awaits with This Random Adventure Generator
Hear ye, hear ye! There's an adventure before you! Villains and foes and terrible troubles await. The kingdom calls to you for aid! If...
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Helpful NPCs
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Eat ze Bugs: Random Jungle Foraging Fare!
Continuing our previous table of unusual grub, the Helpful NPCs take you on a jungle journey. Forage in the tropics and let the Helpful...
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Helpful NPCs
- Feb 7
- 1 min
One Page Encounters: Fancy Ogres!
Another One Page Encounter awaits enterprising adventurers! Ogres have beset Frederique the merchant's carriage, and they're insistent on...
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Helpful NPCs
- Jan 28
- 1 min
One Page Encounters: Goblin Defectors
As promised, we have we have released yet another delightful one-page encounter! Today’s tale is meant to keep your heroes on their toes....
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Helpful NPCs
- Jan 8
- 1 min
WotC: D&D Fanbase Not Sufficiently Alienated To Generate Profit
According to a leaked memo, Wizards of the Coast executives expressed concern that D&D 5e is too consumer-friendly to be profitable. The...
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Helpful NPCs
- Jan 4
- 1 min
A Random Encounter Generator For Your Random Encounter Generator? Yes.
There are a million random encounter generation tables online. We've even made our own. But there are some questions encountered when...
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Helpful NPCs
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Sailing the Sea of Stars (Or Some Minor Modifications to Spelljammer) (Part 1)
D&D 5e's Spelljammer supplement is fairly light in terms of rules density, so we opted to expand the system. There's more to come from...
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Helpful NPCs
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
d100 Roadside Encounters for Fledgling Adventurers (Levels 1-4)
How often do the player characters find themselves traveling along a road...only for nothing to happen? Point A time skips to Point B....
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Helpful NPCs
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
The Pack Mule, New and Improved
Hello! The Helpful NPCs crew here. We've updated the Pack Mule class with some snazzy new designs and artwork. Take a look at...
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- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
Magic Item Alert: Ease your burdens with this humble construct
Some of our favorite magical items are not the ones that slay dragons. We love the simple stuff that gives parties flavor and utility. ...
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Helpful NPCs
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
5e Sidekick Class: The Camp Master
Hello, fine friends of the Helpful NPCs! We have something exciting to share with you: a new sidekick class for the fifth edition of the...
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