This week we're looking at Ensnaring Strike. It's a Ranger-special with lots of advantages if you can get it to land. Let us know if you would be casting this spell or sticking to Hunter's Mark. Also, check out our homebrew monster of the week the incredibly versatile Cannibalista.

We're not completely sold on this Paladin-specific spell. Would you use it instead of divine smite with your limited spell slots? Either way make sure you catch Derek's homebrew monster The Octopod Archon for a combat geared towards your most clever adventurers.

If you don't like it when someone comes up behind you and whispers in your ear then you know all about how Dissonant Whispers works. Tim shares his Eloquence Bard and Sorcerer builds and Derek gives you something to terrify your party with: "The Melomaniac."

It's the friend of "Friends". Disguise Self is perfect for shenanigans, but fairly easy to detect. Tim explains why this is perfect for a School of Illusion wizard and Derek shares his homebrew monster the Rusalka. It's disgusting and creepy and perfect for drowning that PC you don't like.

If you have the kind of DM that just loves to poison you take "Detect Poison and Disease." It's the classic situational spell that won't matter for most of the campaign, but can save your life when it matters. Check out Derek's homebrew Weretiger Yuan-Ti Hunter on the DMs guild for a monster inspired by this spell.

It's the spell that answers the question, "where's the magic at?" Find out how Derek rules the corner case of invisible magic creatures and objects. Tim's character build is a cleric searching a low-magic world for an ancient relic. And don't forget to check out our homebrew monster of the week The Mage Hound!

It's the first spell in our "Detect" series. Let's hope you're surrounded by fiends and fey or this spell might be useless. And don't forget to check out Derek's homebrew monster the Makara, which was inspired by this wonderful spell.

Tim explains why he always chooses Healing Word instead of Cure Wounds and Derek tells us how WotC didn't follow their own guidelines when designing this spell. Also, Derek's got a new homebrew monster, the Healer. It's perfect as a support NPC to boost your bosses or your party!

We review this 2-for-1 special and try to figure out what an "open container" is. It's the perfect spell to launch your Mad Max-themed campaign. Tim shares his design for a desert druid and Derek gives us a homebrew monster called the Peri.

Comprehend Languages is the spell your DM wants you to take so you stumble into their lore drop traps. Tim shares his homebrew Bardic Sublcass - the College of Linguistics Bard and Derek shares the Archive. A monster that's perfect for your Spelljammer game. Find it now on the DMs Guild from Gryphon Games.