My Favorite DnD 5e House Rules to Spice Up Your Game

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Best DnD 5e Alternate Rules

At least the house rules that I have playtested, enjoyed, and personally use to spice up my Dungeons and Dragons game.

One of the great things about Dungeons & Dragons is that you can customize the game rules to your liking. I have added these house rules to my DnD 5e game because they fit my group’s play style. I also added rules to fix things in the game that I didn’t like as a Dungeon Master. The link below is to a Google Doc with a collection of all my current house rules.

Tony’s Dungeons and Dragons House Rules

How I Came Up With This List of House Rules

At one point, my dnd 5e house rules list was over 50 rules long. Since my years of playtesting, I have figured out what works well with my group, and I changed the rules accordingly. My group loves to roleplay and loves a good challenge, so I have tailored my dnd house rules in that direction.

I use these house rules in order to:

Speed up the pace of the game.
Provide a fairer playing field.
Make the game more realistic and challenging.
Add more roleplay opportunities.
Clarify rules to keep the debating to a minimum at the table.

Why a Google Doc?

My house rules list has gone through multiple changes. I have added and removed rules as I see fit. The next time you look it this dnd 5e house rule list, it may be different. This is why I have it on a Google Doc, so I can easily change it when I discover new useful dnd 5e house rules.

Please note, I did not come up with all of these rules on my own. Some of these rules were made by Matthew Mercer; some are from Reddit posts, some are from forms found online, and some are rules I came up with on my own.

When I was coming up with a list of house rules to add to my game, I did a lot of research. I wished there was a list of house rules all in one place. Since I could not find one, I made one and am sharing it with everyone. Hopefully, this list saves you time, and you find it helpful.

Why Use “This Specific” House Rule?

To help you understand why I made or added each house rule to my game. I added an “Explanation” section under each rule.

Enjoy!

Feel free to copy this document and customize it in any way that best fits your needs. I personally like to have a printout copy at the table when I play.

If you have any questions, need clarifications, or have any rule recommendations, please leave a comment. I will be responding to them.

Link to Google Doc: https://tonysticks.com/houserules