After a couple of days break I’m back. I’ve got my mojo back.
WotC have joined the throng of designers and publishers giving away free stuff to help out during these unsure and worrying times.
D&D (and any RPG) is one of those games that plays really well remotely using the various tools out there. I’m not going to go into the options and how to here. There are some great videos and articles (D&D Beyond, Sly Flourish, and Matt Colville to name a handful) out there on the interweb that cover all that.
But once you have chosen your path to online play (or it could be round a table if playing in the home). You are going to need the rules and a scenario.
That’s where WotC come in.
WotC each week day are releasing an Adventure League scenario and other content for free. The other content is usually a colouring page for younger people (although it can be used by more mature folks if that’s your thing).
“Content will be added daily, Monday-Friday. Check back each day for the latest free, downloadable content. Please note that certain adventures are being made free on the DMs Guild for a limited time, so be sure to grab them now while you can!”
Also on the page are links to the basic rules and pre-generated character sheets.
By visiting the page and picking up the free goodies you basically have everything to play D&D (except dice, pencil and paper and friends).
I’ve also included a link below to the Unearthed Arcana rules for sidekicks for anyone that wants to play D&D at home with their partner/room mate. It would have been nice of WotC to have released the final version of this as it appeared in the Essentials Kit alongside some sidekicks. But we can’t have everything. Maybe that’s for another day.
Just remember to grab the stuff off the DMs Guild now, even if you don’t think you will need to right away. It’s not staying free for ever.
Here is the LINK you need to get the free goodies.