Haste 5e Strategies

If you’re looking for more speed, extra actions, and more defenses for your D&D 5e game, then the haste 5e spell must have caught your attention.


Haste is one of the game’s most iconic spells, from even the very first edition Dungeons and Dragons. Though the rules have changed slightly, nowadays, D&D’s haste 5e can give you an edge when battling monsters, allow you to escape dangerous situations, and give your teammates terrific mobility in key situations. Of all spells in any TTRPG, haste has to be one of my favorites, if for no other reason than how much fun it can be.


If you're ever playing a classless RPG (such as a system like Skyrim offers), then you know that haste is one spell that virtually everyone ends of choosing to enhance their character, at least by the end of the game.

 

So, want to know more about how haste 5e works in D&D, what classes can use the spell, when you can use it, or which scenarios the spell is most beneficial? Keep scrolling as I share with you how to maximize this great spell.

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How Haste 5e Works

The Haste 5e spell is a third-level transmutation spell. Transmutation spells cause changes in creatures’ physical properties, so if your wizard ally casts a haste spell on you, you’ll be remarkably fast, along with a host of other related benefits.

 

When casting haste 5e, you pick one willing creature that you can see within a 30-foot range. The speed of the target is then doubled. Apart from that, the target also enjoys a bonus +2 their AC, a dexterity saving throw advantage, and an extra action each turn as well, which the target can (only) use to hide, disengage, dash, use an object, or make one weapon attack.

 

Haste is a concentration spell, and lasts up to one minute. The spell also comes with a downside since when its effect ends, the target becomes exhausted and can’t take any further actions or move until their next turn.

 

What Classes Can Cast Haste?

Wizards, Sorcerers, and Artificers can all cast Haste 5e. Wizards and Sorcerers may learn the spell at fifth level, while Artificers have to wait a bit longer, and may only acquire the spell at ninth level. Several subclasses also have access to haste 5e though.


Ninth Level Subclasses: horizon walker rangers, oath of vengeance, and oath of glory paladins are all able to cast haste once they reach ninth level.


Thirteenth Level Subclasses: similarly, eldritch knights and arcane tricksters gain a third-level spell slot once they reach level 13, which they can use to acquire haste.


Fifteenth Level Subclasses: for blood hunters joining the order of the profane soul, haste becomes accessible at level 15.

Circle of the Lands Druids: this druid subclass is also able to cast the haste spell if they pick Grassland as their connection.

Rakdos Cultist

The only background that can offer the capacity to cast a haste spell is Rakdos Cultist. However, Rakdos Cultist is found in the Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica, which means that the campaign should be set in Ravnica to be legal for Adventurer’s League. Although for any other type of RPG campaign, most dungeon masters are likely to let it fly, regardless.


Characters with the Rakdos Cultist background should also make sure to have the Pact Magic class or a spellcasting capacity, too.


Rare Items

You can drink a Potion of Speed to get a one-minute haste effect that does not require concentration. However, this item is quite rare, so you shouldn’t count on always having one available during important moments of your campaign.


Speaking of rare items, there’s also the Infernal Machine of Lum the Mad, then the legendary weapon Blackrazor, which both allow players to caste the haste spell (though both also come with terrible risks).

D&D 5e Spell Card Decks

As a quick aside, if you haven't seen the spell cards they make for D&D now, they're worth checking out. If you're like me and my gaming group, you often have lengths of time where someone has to look up a spell's specific effect, which of course means piling rulebooks on the table. Normally, that's no big deal, but during a combat encounter - such as when you're actually using a spell like haste 5e - that can be a bit anti-climactic.


The D&D spell cards contain all the spell info you need to know for each class. When your players learn a new spell, just have them pick out that single card from the deck, and keep it next to their character sheet. Next time they need reminders on how to use it, they can quickly reference the spell without causing a hangup. Lastly, this particular bundle (if you want them all) will save you about $40 off the normal price for buying the spell cards separately.

How to Optimize the Haste 5e Spell

Since haste 5e comes with so many beneficial effects, there are actually numerous ways to optimize your use of the spell. Overall, I wouldn’t say that haste is necessarily a top-tier spell in D&D, so you really want to make sure when casting it that you are getting the most out of your efforts.


Buff Martial Classes

Compared to spellcasters, martial classes benefit much more from haste. Since you can’t use your additional action from haste 5e to cast a spell, haste’s offensive piece is basically wasted on a caster. Meanwhile, the melee brute or deadly ranger in your group actually benefit quite a bit from that extra attack per round that haste grants them.


Class-Specific Optimizations

Arcane tricker, eldritch knight, war mage, sword bard, or bladeslinger all have relatively low AC compared to other martial classes, yet still often find themselves on the front lines of any combat encounter. It’s a great idea if you’re playing one of these classes to get haste, as it not only increases your survivability and defense against area of effect spells, but also gives you more weapon attacks each turn.


Check out my post on some specific character ideas for your game that you might be able to fit in with a haste build. If you want to create a character or NPC based around a haste spell concept, that guide could be of some help for you.


Escort Missions

D&D is rife with quests where you need to protect someone during a journey, and let’s be honest – the ones you’re helping are usually pretty weak, and they’re often incapable in a fight. Thus, of course, why they hired your heroes in the first place.

When you get into any kind of battle during your escorting mission, protect important NPCs with haste, which of course gives them +2 AC, advantage on dexterity saving throws, and enough bonus on movement that they should be able to reposition themselves away from the main danger to stay relatively safe.


Of course, haste can come in handy for any number of quests and encounters. If you want to use it more in your game and need some ideas, check out these awesome D&D Quest Ideas for inspiration.


Insane Movement with Dash

In any situation where you or your ally wants to become faster and more evasive, haste is a good spell to cast. Hasted characters obviously get double movement speed, but they can also use their extra action for the turn to dash, which also doubles your movement speed for the turn. Most characters start with a speed of 30 feet, so dashing while hasted actually quadruples your speed to 120 feet (which is pretty insane).


Avoid TPKs

Worst-case scenario, the wizard in your group who's able to cast haste can probably survive most TPKs in D&D. So long as one person in your group survives (and your party's high enough level to afford such things), they can run back to town, and find a way to eventually resurrect everyone else. Since a hasted team member has extra defenses, and probably enough movement speed to outrun any danger, they can act as your last line of defense against a total party wipe.

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The Downsides of Haste 5e

Haste can be useful in terms of mobility and defense, but it’s also received some criticism from the D&D community, and for good reason. In the right situations, I still feel that haste 5e has its place, and so long as you use it in the situations provided above (or something similar), you should be fine. But to be honest, spells like Bless 5e actually have much more overall utility. Here’s why:


Losing Concentration is a Major Negative

The single biggest drawback to haste is the negative effect for losing concentration. According to the Player’s Handbook, after the haste spell ends, the spell’s target can’t move or take any action until after their next turn.


Honestly, concentration spells are kind of bad enough because:

  1. Each character can only maintain one spell at a time.
  2. And whenever you’re attacked while maintaining a spell, you have a chance to lose concentration of that spell, and thereby also lose its benefits.


However, with haste, two party members suffer the consequences of a failed concentration save, as the target character also loses an entire turn on top of the spell’s effects being lost. That’s pretty bad. Bad enough in many cases that it’s actually not even worth casting haste on someone to begin with, if you think there’s any chance at all that you might fail a concentration save.


Phantom Steed for Movement

There are also other several lower-level spells that provide the same benefits as haste, just broken up into separate effects. Phantom steed, for example, gives the target a speed of 100 feet (replacing that character’s normal speed value), meaning that phantom steed actually gives a substantially better movement speed boost than haste does, for most characters.


If the phantom steed is attacked, it fades, true, but most monsters won’t waste their time attacking the summon from a 1st-level spell slot. So, at least as far as movement speed goes, haste is definitely not the overall best option, even though it’s a 3rd-level spell.


Raw Damage from Spells like Fireball

Haste’s bonus attack that it gives is definitely nice for warrior-type classes, but when it comes to damage output, there are many better options. Haste takes 1 action to cast, and gives bonus damage over time. As an alternative, fireball, for example – also a 3rd-level spell – also takes 1 action to cast, but provides much, much greater damage, and right away.


Getting Silenced

It probably goes without saying, but haste has a verbal component to its spell casting requirements. So, if you get silenced, haste is a no-go for you, either for casting or maintaining it. As such, you simply need to be aware of enemies who can cast silence, and have countermeasures in place - if you plan to be successfully casting haste a lot, this is.

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Haste vs. Slow

Haste 5e and slow 5e are two sides of the same coin as slow produces effects opposite to haste. Instead of getting +2 AC, targets of slow have a -2 AC. Affected creatures can also only take an action or a bonus action each round, but not both, and they are not able to use reactions.


Slow also affects up to six creatures in range. However, the slow spell also requires a wisdom saving throw for it to initially hit, and gives affected targets an additional wisdom saving throw at the end of every round, to remove the effect. Meanwhile, the haste spell works automatically, given that you have solid concentration for the entire minute.

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Haste in D&D 5e vs. Eternity TTRPG

In D&D 5e, the haste spell provides several benefits that all emulate what may actually happen if a character suddenly sped up in time – at least, that’s how I think of it. The increased evasion (+2 AC), ability to quickly avoid area of effect attacks (advantage on dexterity saves), movement speed, and even an extra action per round.


In the Eternity TTRPG Game System, haste provides similar benefits, but is greatly simplified in terms of how it actually “works.” Of course, there are many games like DnD out there. In particular, I created haste in Eternity TTRPG to be more like what’s seen in the legendary video game, Final Fantasy Tactics, where the target of a haste spell simply gets to take their turn more often.   


Initiative in D&D 5e

Taking more actions in combat really brings up the topic of initiative, and taking turns in combat. The term “Static Initiative” when it comes to tabletop RPGs typically refers to the practice of using a set value for monster initiative, rather than rolling and adding a bonus for them. The reason dungeon masters do this is because it saves time at the start of combat from rolling for each and every monster. Meanwhile, when the players each roll for their initiative at the start of battle, that’s considered “Active Initiative.”


In my opinion though, the entire D&D system of initiative is, in fact, static. The reason? Simple. Each player rolls for initiative one time at the start of combat. After that, the order of who goes when is set in stone – more or less – making it static. It certainly isn’t dynamic, so let’s say that, if anyone disagrees.  

Initiative Tracker for Your Game

If you are going to use the basic D&D initiative tracking system (whether static or as-written), I've always found that it's great to have something visual to cue the players in my group.


When I'd first started dungeon mastering, I always just wrote players' initiative scores in my notebook, and let them know when it was their turn to go. However, nowadays, I let something fun and more engaging do the work for me, like this "sword" initiative tracker. Players seem to enjoy the aesthetic of the tracker, they're more easily able to tell when their turn's coming up, and it's just more fun than just keeping initiative in a notebook.

Initiative in Eternity TTRPG

In my opinion, one of the best game design elements of Eternity TTRPG, and the most innovative, is the use of a truly dynamic initiative tracker system.


In Eternity TTRPG, players roll for initiative at the start of every round of combat. Each round of combat, the players new initiative roll is added to their previous initiative value, creating an ever-increasing total. Then, players get to take a turn each time their total initiative passes certain thresholds (every multiple of 50 total initiative).


The system’s actually very intuitive (and easy to use, with the online initiative tracker), and results in some characters actually taking turns more often than other characters. The system makes initiative its own highly dynamic stat that allows for an incredible amount of strategy.


Haste in the Eternity TTRPG Game System

So, back to haste. In Eternity TTRPG, the haste spell gives targets a chance each turn to generate an additional turn (turns generated by haste can’t generate more haste turns). The reason this spell is so powerful is because it scales in value as the affected target’s initiative value increases.


Whereas haste is beneficial on a low-initiative target, still giving them extra actions every so often, the spell’s effect on a high-initiative target is multiplied so that they become a blur, sometimes taking 3-4 turns for every 1 turn that other characters end up taking.

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What Classes in Eternity TTRPG can Cast Haste?

Haste is decidedly a time magic spell, which falls within only the purview of the Archon (Eternity TTRPG Classes Expansion). However, there is also a relic called the Chronos Armlet which characters may equip to also gain the haste effect for themselves as an ongoing buff. The Chronos Armlet effectively makes the haste spell accessible for all characters and classes.


Archon – Core Class Spell

Haste (Magic): 4Range, after this spell has been cast, on every one of the target’s turns, roll d20. If they roll 18-20, the target gets to take an additional 1 Action at the end of the Round, after every other character has gone. An Action triggered from “Haste” cannot trigger another Action from “Haste.” Targets may not use any Wisdom during an Action gained from “Haste.” You can instead choose to continually maintain this spell for 3Inspiration, per target.

  • (Zenith) Whenever your target gets an additional Action from “Haste,” they also heal +1Wisdom. This critical allows affected targets to heal 1Wisdom above their normal max Wisdom. You can instead choose to continually maintain this critical for 5Inspiration (and 0Wisdom), per target.
  • (Spells of True Weaving) Roll 16-20. You can instead choose to continually maintain this critical for 6Inspiration (and 0Wisdom), per target.
  • (Chrono Mage) Also, up to 3 enemies in 4Range of your target, roll your +4Faith vs. Resilience. If this critical hits, on every one of each affected enemy’s turns, roll d20. If you roll 20, that target loses their turn. If the enemy is already affected by or becomes affected by “Slow,” this effect instead allows you to roll 1 lower to hit with that spell. This critical effect cannot Double-Hit or give a Block. You can instead choose to continually maintain this critical for 2Intelligence (plus the base 3Inspiration, and 0Wisdom), per target.


Chronos Armlet – Relic

Note that relics come in three tiers of power, as shown for the Chronos Armlet, below. You may wear this relic in addition to the armor you already have equipped. “Chronos Armlet” cannot be used if you already have the “Haste” Spell maintained upon you.

Tier 1

4Range, on every one of your turns, roll d20. If you roll 19-20, take an additional 1 Action at the end of the Round, after every other character has gone. An Action triggered from “Chronos Armlet” cannot trigger another Action from “Chronos Armlet.” Targets may not use any Wisdom during an Action gained from “Chronos Armlet.” Wearing this relic requires that you use either 2Intelligence, 2Inspiration, or 1Intelligence and 1Inspiration.

Tier 2

4Range, on every one of your turns, roll d20. If you roll 18-20, take an additional 1 Action at the end of the Round, after every other character has gone. An Action triggered from “Chronos Armlet” cannot trigger another Action from “Chronos Armlet.” Targets may not use any Wisdom during an Action gained from “Chronos Armlet.” Wearing this relic requires that you use either 4Intelligence, 4Inspiration, or 2Intelligence and 2Inspiration.

Tier 3

4Range, on every one of your turns, roll d20. If you roll 16-20, take an additional 1 Action at the end of the Round, after every other character has gone. An Action triggered from “Chronos Armlet” cannot trigger another Action from “Chronos Armlet.” Targets may not use any Wisdom during an Action gained from “Chronos Armlet.” Wearing this relic requires that you use either 6Intelligence, 6Inspiration, or 3Intelligence and 3Inspiration.

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Other Haste-Like Effects

Even though the haste spell, specifically, is only accessible by the Archon class, many other classes are able to buff both themselves and others with initiative-increasing effects. As described above, since initiative in Eternity TTRPG is dynamic, any initiative increase comes with the wonderful possibility of actually increasing a character’s number of turns – very similarly to the actual haste spell.


Here are some of the most prominent classes, spells, and abilities that provide initiative buffs in Eternity TTRPG.


Judge – Core Class Spell

Vigilance: 4Range, the target gains +3Initiative. You can instead choose to continually maintain this Ability for 3Inspiration, per target.

  • (Voice of the Realm) Also, up to 3 enemies in 2Range of your target, Strike Bonus vs. Resilience or, Faith vs. Resilience, gives all affected targets -3Initiative. This Critical effect cannot Double-Hit or give a Block.
  • (Shield of Order) Gives +7Initiative. You can instead choose to continually maintain this Critical for 7Inspiration (and 0Wisdom), per target.
  • (Swift Justice) Instant Action. When you use this Critical, you can’t use any more Wisdom this turn. 1turn Recharge.


Legionnaire – Specialization/ Critical Option

Superiority: up to 3 allies in 4Range, each move your respective Speed values -2 (rounded down). You (but not allies) can instead choose to move 2 spaces (regardless of current Speed value), if you prefer. 3turn Recharge.   

  • (Art of War) All affected allies also gain +7Initiative for 1turn.


Summoner – Specialization/ Critical Option

Eidolon (Magic): this Spell requires 2turns to cast, which do not need to be consecutive. You may “prepare” the first 1turn of this Spell even when no targets are in Range, then finish casting at any later time during the same battle that you’d like. You can only have one (1) summoner Spell “prepared” at any given time.

Up to 3 enemies in 4Range, -1Faith vs. Will, deals 1damage to all affected enemies.

           (Double-Hit): deals 2damage. You can only Double-Hit one target each time you cast this Spell.

  • (Enhanced Gateways) You also have +7Initiative while casting this Spell (for 2turns).
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Counters to Haste in Eternity TTRPG

Haste may seem like it’s basically the best spell in the game since it not only provides characters with additional actions, but may even allow them to take more turns, overall, than their enemies.

 

However, the way that debuffs work in Eternity TTRPG – and especially damage over time effects – is that those effects either trigger, or have a chance to trigger, every time the target of the effect takes a turn. With a hasted character, since they’re probably taking far more turns than anyone else, they’re actually harmed quite a bit by debuffs.

 

So, if you’re fighting a difficult enemy who’s affected by haste, use some spell or ability on them that provides damage over time effects. Then, watch and laugh as all of their extra turns actually generate more damage to them than you could maybe ever do otherwise. With this simple counter, you can turn any high-initiative or hasted enemy into a liability for themselves.

 

Curious about the Eternity TTRPG Game System?

If you’ve read all this way and haven’t yet checked out Eternity TTRPG Game System yet, you may be very interested. What makes Eternity TTRPG different than other tabletop RPGs you’ve played?

 

Well, first off is the dynamic initiative system, which is wildly fun, and you just read about here. Second, Eternity is a multiple-game master system, meaning that everyone in the group may contribute as much (or as little) as they want to the game’s overall story, world, and more – all while playing their own character.

 

If you're curious about trying out a new TTRPG, check out the Eternity TTRPG Game System where you can learn more about how the game's played, races, classes, and a host of resources for getting started.

 

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By Jacob Tegtman • December 17, 2025
Transcribed content from our recent YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=257fKzW8yzA Transcription Before there was Game of Thrones, Baldur’s Gate, and Critical Role.… there was Dragonlance .  A fantasy saga that defined an entire generation of D&D players — epic wars, tragic heroes, and dragons that actually felt like dragons. But if you aren’t familiar, what is Dragonlance — and why are we still talking about it in 2026? Well to answer that last question, the new “Legends Edition” which is the second Trilogy of Dragonlance is coming to Amazon in February. This is a big deal because getting new copies of the original Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy, and now this second “Legends” Trilogy was becoming very difficult. I’m hoping these new prints rekindle the spark of one of the greatest D&D settings and novel series of all time, and introduce even more people to its magic. Welcome back to Eternity TTRPG, your home for D&D history, lore deep-dives, and the stories that shaped the game we play today. If you love tabletop RPGs, classic settings, and learning why D&D looks and plays the way it does today, you’re in the right place. So, let’s talk about one of my favorite fantasy settings – and fantasy book series of all times – Dragonlance . Dragonlance started as a bold idea from Tracy Hickman and Laura Hickman , later developed with Margaret Weis at TSR. To answer the burning question you may be having, right off the bat – yes, the Dragonlance adventures came before the book series. At the time, most D&D adventures were simple and modular. You’d kick in a dungeon door, fight some monsters, grab treasure, and move on. Dragonlance asked a very different question. What if Dungeons & Dragons could tell one long, epic story? Instead of disconnected adventures, the Dragonlance team wanted a campaign with a clear beginning, middle, and end. A single, continent-spanning war. A story that unfolded over time, not just session to session. To make that work, players wouldn’t create random characters. They’d play pre-generated heroes, each designed to fit directly into the narrative, with personal arcs baked into the plot. That idea became the original Dragonlance AD&D module series — eventually twelve linked adventures telling the story of the War of the Lance. On paper, it was revolutionary. At the table… it was complicated. The problem is simple. And honestly, you can probably pause the video here and tell me the problem, yourself, based on your own D&D games. It’s basically this: D&D games, and it’s players – are unpredictable. Dungeons & Dragons thrives on player choice, improvisation, and chaos. Dragonlance, on the other hand, needed players to be in very specific places, doing very specific things, at specific times. If the party ignored a hook, skipped a location, or made an unexpected choice, the entire story could fall apart. So the modules relied heavily on railroading — nudging, and sometimes outright forcing, players back onto the intended path. That tension made Dragonlance awkward to run as a campaign. The story was strong, but the format worked against the strengths of tabletop roleplaying. And that’s when Dragonlance found the form it was truly built for. To promote the modules, TSR (that is, the company founded by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye, to publish D&D) decided to release a trilogy of tie-in novels. That decision came late, the original author didn’t work out, and Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman ended up writing the first book themselves — in roughly three months. The result was Dragons of Autumn Twilight, released in 1984. Which, even talking about almost brings a tear to my eye – the book was just that impactful to me in my teenage years. TSR expected modest sales. 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Instead, this novel series tells you that the world can be saved when ordinary people choose to do the right thing, even when it’s hard, and even when it feels pointless. That philosophy shaped the tone of the setting. Dragonlance was darker than most TSR-era worlds, but it was never hopeless. Friendship mattered. Faith mattered. Sacrifice mattered. Umm, a lot. Those themes became incredibly influential, especially for party-focused storytelling in D&D campaigns. Dragonlance also changed how dragons were treated in D&D. Before this, dragons were often just very powerful monsters. Dangerous, sure — but still just another encounter. Dragonlance made dragons rare, mythical, and world-shaping. What becomes the mystical return of dragons isn’t just a side quest in this setting. It’s THE central event that changes the balance of power across the entire world. That idea — that dragons should feel legendary, and not just routine — stuck, and it still shapes how dragons are presented in modern D&D. After the success of the original trilogy, Weis and Hickman followed it with Dragonlance Legends, which is what I’ll be getting to more about in just a few minutes. Instead of escalating to an even bigger war, Legends zoomed in. It focused on the twins from the first trilogy: Raistlin and Caramon Majere, and on the topics of ambition, responsibility, and the cost of power. It introduced time travel – which to be honest, I don’t love – personal tragedy, and consequences that felt intimate. This trilogy, too, was a massive success, even hitting the New York Times bestseller list — a first for TSR. For a brief moment, Dragonlance wasn’t just a D&D setting. It actually became the face of D&D storytelling. But Dragonlance’s greatest strength eventually became its weakness. The setting was tightly bound to one story and one cast of characters. Once the War of the Lance was resolved, the world of Krynn felt… finished. New stories struggled to find the same weight. Bigger threats felt repetitive. New heroes had a hard time stepping out of the shadow of the originals. Unlike the Forgotten Realms, Krynn never felt like a neutral playground. It felt like a world where the most important story had already happened. And slowly, Dragonlance faded from the spotlight. Dragonlance went quiet after 2010. But in February 2026, we’re getting a new hardcover release of Dragonlance Legends — collecting the full trilogy with new behind-the-scenes material from Weis and Hickman. It’s not a full revival of the setting. It’s a reminder of an important moment in D&D history, when the game experimented with storytelling in a way that permanently changed how we think about campaigns. This trilogy about the twins: Raistlin and Caramon – is coming after the Chronicles trilogy was rereleased (I believe) just this last year – I got my copy from Margaret Weis at GenCon. These books haven’t been in print for some time. So, if you like what you’ve been hearing about Dragonlance, or you – like me – are a longtime fan, you may want to pick these up. You can get the original Chronicles Trilogy on Amazon now, and the second Trilogy – Legends – is coming out this February. Dragonlance asked a question that D&D is still trying to answer: Is this game about total freedom… or about telling powerful stories? Most tables today try to balance both. And whether you loved Dragonlance or bounced hard off its railroads, its influence is still baked into how D&D is played, written, and remembered. So I want to know — have you read Dragonlance, or played in a campaign set in Krynn? Would you run a Dragonlance campaign today, or does it feel too tied to its story? 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D&D Beyond's Holiday One-Shot Wonders Adventure Pack

By Jacob Tegtman • December 15, 2025
Transcribed content from our recent YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kh5bY2opoA Transcription The holidays just got more magical… and a little chaotic! Today we’re unwrapping the brand-new One-Shot Wonders: Holiday Adventure Pack on D&D Beyond, perfect for your next winter game night — whether you’re running one session or surprising your group with some festive mayhem! This pack delivers not just one, but five holiday themed adventures that you can run in about 3 hours each — from silly toy factory break-ins to battling puddling gremlins and more!” So what exactly is in this Holiday Adventure Pack? The pack includes five standalone adventures, each designed for a specific level range, from early Level 1–2 play all the way up to Level 11–12. Each adventure is built to be completed in a single three-hour session, with minimal prep required and optional guidance for scaling difficulty up or down depending on your party. Included are also five fully illustrated battlemaps, featuring festive locations like a toy factory, an ice castle, and a grand holiday banquet hall. These maps are compatible with D&D Beyond’s Maps VTT, making them easy to drop into both in-person and online games. Additionally, you can have fun with three brand-new monsters: the Great Fir Drake, Pudding Gremlins, and the Snow Sphinx. Sometimes I feel these kind of holiday-themed monsters add charm to end-of-year games, and other times, I think it’s a bit of stretch to add them because they can feel a bit gimmick-y. But these ones, I like. Each creature comes with full stat blocks, original art, and lore, giving DMs memorable seasonal threats that still feel mechanically distinct and interesting to run. One thing I really like are the four new playable species, including a Frosty-inspired Snowborn, a humanoid reindeer known as the Tarandus, the tree-like Hederan, and the fox-folk Canisar. These species are fully integrated into D&D Beyond’s character builder, making them easy to use for one-shots or even longer campaigns. The reindeer-people kind of freak me out a bit, but I’d play a snowborn. Rounding things out are twelve new magic items inspired by the Twelve Days of Christmas. These items lean into festive flavor while still offering practical in-game utility, making them fun rewards that won’t feel out of place at the table. If you’re like – well – most of us, getting everyone together during the holidays is tricky. That makes one-shots like these a pretty decent solution — fast, fun, and filled with seasonal character. And, often chaos! At $14.99 for the whole pack, it’s only about $3 per ready-to-run adventure , and that includes a lot of bonuses with the special holiday races, monsters, and 12-days of Christmas items. Overall, not a bad value for some D&D holiday cheer. So there you have it — a festive, fun, and flexible way to bring your group together this winter. Whether you’re gifting this pack to your DM or grabbing it to run your own seasonal session, the Holiday Adventure Pack on D&D Beyond is a great way to keep your table rolling into the new year. I’ve got a link to D&D Beyond in the video description for you, below, in case you want to pick it up! That’s it for today! Hit LIKE if you want more holiday game ideas, SUBSCRIBE for D&D news and tools, and let me know in the comments — which adventure would you run first?
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The New Final Fantasy TTRPG Is Here — And It’s Incredible

By Jacob Tegtman • December 12, 2025
Transcribed content from our recent YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GBbHsUFBR8 Transcription Visit the Final Fantasy Tabletop Roleplaying Legend Edition Website . Final Fantasy fans… it’s finally happening. A brand-new tabletop RPG built specifically to capture the tactical, job-swapping, limit-breaking chaos we love from the Final Fantasy series. But… for those of you who are familiar with Final Fantasy d20, and other predecessors to this Legend Edition, why make a whole new system when Final Fantasy Tabletop RPGs have already existed in the past? And what makes the Final Fantasy Legend Edition so special? Today, we’re diving in to the game that aims to become the definitive way to play in Ivalice—or any Final Fantasy world—at your table. Oh, and did I mention that this is a professionally-designed game book and PDF assets for every conceivable part of your game – and it’s all 100% free? That’s right, free. This is a passion project brought to you by Mildra the Monk and his amazing team that they’ve been working on for years. It’s absolutely incredible what they’ve put together, and you can get it for your table today – at no cost. Hey everyone, welcome back to ETTRPG—your home for tabletop news, deep dives, and world-building inspiration. If you love Final Fantasy, Tactics-style combat, or job systems with way too many builds to ever be able to properly enjoy it all, today’s video is for you. So, Final Fantasy TRPG: Legend Edition is a spiritual successor to the long-running Returners’ Final Fantasy RPG and its offshoots like Final Fantasy 4e and Omega Fantasy. But this isn’t just a rehash—this is a completely modernized, research-driven rebuild of the whole system. The devs, among them Mildra the Monk, who has been a big supporter of us at Eternity TTRPG for years, spent three years dissecting the games, the lore, the combat, and all the unique systems that Final Fantasy fans love. The result? An intermediate-complexity tabletop RPG laser-focused on recreating the true Final Fantasy experience – at the table—without any confusing crunch, or decade-old legacy rules. Ok, as I mentioned, there are other Final Fantasy tabletop systems already. But here’s what it boils down to for why it was worth it for Mildra and his team to create this new system. Number one: Simplicity None of the previous games fully capture the mythos of Final Fantasy while still giving players complete setting freedom . Where earlier systems often tied you to a specific world, tone, or era, Legend Edition was built around a single core design principle, which is: “Mythos over setting.” This means the rules capture the soul of Final Fantasy—Summons, Jobs, elemental affinities, cinematic abilities—but they don’t lock you to Ivalice, Gaia, Spira, or any one timeline. Using this game system, you can: Recreate your favorite Final Fantasy world. Mash up multiple games. Or build your own world entirely from scratch. This is FF energy, but not FF rails , that makes it such a big deal. So, moving on, What Makes Legend Edition Stand Out? The first piece is: Ridiculously Modular Character Building. In the future, I plan to do more videos on Final Fantasy Legend Edition. But let’s content ourselves today by summarizing – at least for this section – that there’s 50+ Jobs drawn from across the franchise. Included are fan favorites and long-time classics such as Dragoon, Black Mage, Thief, Time Mage, Gunbreaker, and dozens more. Using these 50+ Jobs, you do in fact have over 25,000 job combinations available to you, as a player. And these aren't “same-y” class splashes. The track-based advancement system makes each mix feel meaningful, distinct, and highly customizable. Oh—and there are 14 playable races taken from the Final Fantasy universe , each with their own unique ability. This is one of the most flexible JRPG-inspired character engines out there. The second big item that makes the Legend Edition Stand Out is Streamlined, Row-Based Combat, like your favorite Final Fantasy games from back in the day. Legend Edition offers an easy-to-learn row-based combat system that keeps the spirit of classic Final Fantasy battles while speeding everything up. You still get things like: Elemental affinities, Status effects, Skills with cinematic alt uses, And powerful Limit break moments. But, the math is way smoother than you’d expect. You won’t need a calculator, like if you took Final Fantasy I directly to your table. Next up is that the book provide you with Mythos-Driven Campaign Systems. Final Fantasy stories, across all games even back to the originals, are political. Big factions, world tension, and meaningful alliances are core to the franchise. Legend Edition builds this directly into play with: A Reputation & Affiliation system . You also have what’s called “The Holdings system” to build your very own base. The game comes with expanded NPC creation rules, and a robust Skill Game system for non-combat set pieces. This is the stuff that makes your campaign feel like a Final Fantasy game, not just another “game like D&D,” but with a “Final Fantasy” sticker slapped on their for flavor. As if all of the core game’s features are not enough, The Expansion Books Are pretty Wild. The Ultimania Expansion adds: 28 new races , 4 new jobs , 300+ sample items , Airship & Mecha creation systems , plus More Skill Games and Affiliations. Meanwhile, the Enemy Intel Field Guide brings you 200 full NPC stat blocks , a Fully detailed bestiary, and Drop-in encounter prep tools. Basically, everything you need as a Dungeon Master to prep your game with maximum Final Fantasy feel, and minimal effort. Additionally, if you want to run FF Tactics, FFIX, FFX, or even a fully original world—these books give you all the toys for each of those specific settings. Wrapping it all up, Legend Edition emulates the cinematic spirit of Final Fantasy with its Big narrative beats, Cutscene-worthy skill moments, Dramatic faction politics, Summons that feel truly mythic, and Job classes that are meaningful extensions of character identity. If you’ve ever said “I wish Final Fantasy had a premier tabletop version,” this is the game you need to try out at your table, next. So, if you’ve made it this far, I think you and I both know it’s time for you to download your free copy of Final Fantasy Legends Edition. I’ve got that link in the video description below. But I want to hear from you: what do you think? Does Legend Edition finally deliver that top-quality Final Fantasy tabletop experience we’ve all been waiting for? And if so, what will be the first Job class you’ll try out? Let me know in the comments. Hit like, subscribe, and share this video with your party. Let’s get Mildra and his team the recognition on this masterpiece that they truly deserve. Until next time—may your crits be big, and your summons be even bigger.
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