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Dungeons and Dragons is enjoying a renaissance in the past few years, thanks in part to popular actual play streams like Critical Role and Dimension 20, which have both opened up the realm of tabletop gaming for a lot more people. The playerbase is more diverse than ever, and so are the characters, reflecting the vast and variable worlds in 5e like the Forgotten Realms. Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything provides even more (optional) ways for players to create unique characters....

The fact is, it’s good for DMs to have some ideas up their sleeve in the event of a possible TPK. It might seem odd for a dungeon master to put effort into changing fate in a campaign since their whole job is usually to just run the game and roll with the punches, but here’s the thing: there are several good reasons that a DM might want to avoid a TPK just as much as players....

It’s fairly common for Dungeons and Dragons players to come up with their own fun items or for popularized things to be made into items. Bernie’s mittens have been immortalized as the “Mittens of Redistribution,” with their design created by game designer Bebarce El-Tavis. With clever powers based on Bernie’s ideals, the powerful magic item has official item descriptions for players to include in their games at home. RELATED: Bernie Sanders Will Learn How to Play Minecraft on One Condition...

Returning from a back injury, the American world number one followed up his runner-up finish at the Wells Fargo Championship with a tied for 12th at the Players. Johnson, who has three wins this year, said he felt his game was finally nearing a level he wanted. “I’m finally feeling like I’m starting to hit the ball where it’s supposed to go and it’s just repetition,” he said on Wednesday....

They’re optimistic it will help the racing and they’re optimistic that it means more time team members can spend with their families. But what happens if a team struggles? How will it make gains with the new rules package — the 2015 cars will have 725 horsepower instead of 850 and 2,310 pounds of downforce instead of 2,610 — when it can’t test? MORE: New rules bold move | Tony Stewart speaks | Stewart may give up sprint cars | Stewart should settle civil suit...

Dual Universe is a first-person sandbox MMO designed to combine elements of Eve Online and Star Citizen, among others, to craft its gameplay experience. Currently in beta, Dual Universe focuses on social gameplay that includes exploration, mining, crafting, and trade. RELATED: Solasta: Crown of the Magister Lets Players Face Off Against Dungeons and Dragons Enemies In the gameplay overview, JC Baillie showcased areas of the game developed entirely by players within the beta; Dual Universe is set in a continuous single-shard universe which allows players to fully edit the environment and “sculpt matter the way you want,” as Baillie said....

Cable network truTV, which annually televises the NCAA Tournament’s First Four games, will again air these contests for a second straight year. “Not only will the basketball be terrific, but the mission of the tournament—to increase cancer awareness and support to defeat the disease—is even more important,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “The opportunity to play in high level games at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, one of the best facilities in all of sports, is an added bonus for us....

So in a sense, his sophomore season has begun in much the same way as his freshman year with the Blue Devils. The difference this time is there still is time. MORE: Calipari must avoid losing more than just games with U-19 team Tuesday morning, Bolden was not among the 18 players kept as finalists to represent the United States at the FIBA U-19 World Cup in Egypt early next month....

Unlike the prior two games, however, the 2-seed Blue Devils didn’t need it to overcome a deficit. Mike Krzyzewski’s team was dominant for nearly the entirety of its Elite Eight victory over 4-seed Arkansas on Saturday, beating the Razorbacks 78-69 — a score that’s not indicative of how effortlessly the Blue Devils sent them home. MORE: Watch college basketball live with Sling TV Duke once again started slow, with four early turnovers, and then got into the game with three straight hustle plays by Mark Williams, who finished the game with 12 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks....

RELATED: Dungeons & Dragons: Things You Didn’t Know About The Game’s History Some players consider the Warlock’s limited number of spell slots a liability, but the advantage of this is that a Warlock doesn’t have to deal with multiple spell slot levels or change spells on a daily basis. Warlocks can learn what is arguably the game’s strongest cantrip and other weaknesses the class might normally have can be balanced out through a few specific choices during character creation....

The OGL is a two-decade old document that allows Dungeons and Dragons players to create and publish content for D&D if they follow certain loose guidelines. However, credible informants from within Wizards of the Coast recently leaked a draft of Dungeons and Dragons’ new iteration of the OGL. Dubbed the OGL 1.1, the agreement includes restrictions, royalties, and creative control that would strangulate many third-party publishers. RELATED: Hasbro Named One of America’s Most JUST Companies at the Most Awkward Time Imaginable...

But after you see the dunk Huskies' guard David Walker threw down, you won't be forgetting about this game any time soon. MORE DUNKS: ODU’s Richard Ross | Arkansas’ Michael Qualls | VMI’s Jodan Weethee | OK-State’s Markel Brown You can go ahead and add Walker's name to the shortlist of candidates for 2013-2014 college basketball "Dunk of the Year."

The Wizards led by 12 at halftime, but it was all downhill from there for John Wall and Co. as Durant and Westbrook took over. The two combined for 66 points in helping OKC prevail 105-103 in overtime. MORE: Nike’s Black History Month collection | KD-to-D.C. campaign well under way | Waiters happy he can touch the ball again Durant, playing in his hometown, showed how unfair his game is by unleashing a monster dunk over Wizards big man Marcin Gortat early in overtime: He also played the long game, draining a 3-pointer with 35 seconds remaining to put the Thunder up 103-101: After Washington tied the game, Westbrook responded with this driving layup with less than a second left: Apparently, Wall isn’t the only one who has perfected the post-basket victory skip: Russ skips to his own drummer....

With Fortnite’s NFL skin crossover returning recently, and dozens of Marvel skins having joined the game through Season 4, there are plenty of characters Dwayne Johnson has played that could fit well into Fortnite’s universe. From his upcoming role as Black Adam in the DCEU, his wrestling attire, or even The Scorpion King, there are plenty of options for the Fortnite team. However, the hypothetical skin based on The Rock would take none of these forms, and instead would be based off a meme that “The Great One” has never lived down....

The Rock, 48, stressed to his millions of followers that Democratic candidate Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris are the clear choice for the 2020 election. According to MarketWatch.com, the former pro-wrestler’s “first ever (public) presidential endorsement” immediately went viral when it was posted. A tweet with the video, which featured a Zoom conversation with Biden and Harris shot straight to the top of Twitter’s trending charts and has since received more than 345,000 likes....

Well, and the team that had a tire explode into a fireball during a pit stop. But mostly there was an abundance of thanks and gratitude as teams wrapped up the 2013 season and some drivers and crewmen prepared to move on to new ventures. Here’s some of the chatter from the final race of the season and how teams summed up their seasons during and after the Ford EcoBoost 400....

An earlier build of DuckTales has been found by the Cutting Room Floor, a site that compiles unused or cut content from video games over the years. Within this build, a brand new music track has been discovered, among a few other minor changes. This track would have played on the game’s map screen, but it was replaced by a different track in the final release for unknown reasons. Nonetheless, the song sounds as fantastic as the rest of the game’s music....

3 UP Julio Teheran, SP, Braves. There was no shortage of great pitching performances on Wednesday, with Johnny Cueto, Masahiro Tanaka and Felix Hernandez (among others) all dazzling. Teheran gets our top spot because he had to outduel another ace, Cliff Lee, in order to earn his 1-0 win. Both Lee and Teheran threw complete games, with Lee racking up 13 Ks, but Teheran allowed eight fewer hits and didn’t walk a batter....