Animal Friendship is the spell that lets you befriend every animal except dolphins. Don't forget to check out the full stat block for the Beast Lord on the DMs Guild.

Welcome to season two: first level spells. The format's different so you can discover the sightless haunting, a homebrew monster Derek created with only the Alarm spell as his inspiration.

The most satisfying way to kill a monster, it's Vicious Mockery. But be careful to not be the GM whose BBEG dies by this spell. Just embarrassing.

Possibly the worst cantrip in the Player's Handbook, Derek and Tim talk about how they could make True Strike a viable spell.

Another forced movement spell so you know Derek's gonna love it. But how will he rule when you try to use it to get your friends out of a grapple?

Tim's trying to get away with using thaumaturgy to send morse code messages, while Derek wants to make a haunted mansion using just this cantrip.

We're covering the DM's #1 TPK prevention method this week. Don't like how your ally fights, just use this spell once they go down and you won't have to deal with them for the rest of combat.

Do you have an annoying player or DM who loves counterspell? Give shocking grasp a try!

It's the spell no one knows how to pronounce. We talk about wisdom-based rangers and nature clerics, but is anyone using this at high levels?