The Gaming Den

"I can actually reveal today that we have earlier this year - we began work on the next evolution of Dungeons and Dragons - new versions of the Core Rule Books, which will be coming out in 2024 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons ... with the surveys we have been giving out ... the next evolution of the game ... we are doing the best to give you the version of the game that you really want; so we can't really say much more yet about what our plans are, as we are still making them; but you are gonna see more surveys like that .... next year - the timing is next year, so next year we will have plenty more to say about those books and what they mean for D&D .... one thing by the way I can assure you these new versions of the books are gonna be completely compatible with all those 5th Edition products that you already own and love and all those products that we will release between now and then .... so next year we will have more to say."

The Adventurer's Almanac wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 27, 2021 4:30 pm

Wizards REALLY hate tying things to character level. They really fuckin' hate it a lot and they will never, ever go back to doing that. Because that would be not-stupid, and they don't like doing things that are not-stupid.
Unironic question: what in 5e scales with character level besides your proficiency bonus? Cantrips?

Harshax wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:19 am

Someone has failed a sarcasm Saving Throw.

Koumei wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:41 am

It will just be an empty book cover. You can tear your favourite pages out of existing books from any edition you like and stick them in the cover in whatever order you like.

JonSetanta wrote:I just hope they fix the warrior multiattack problem in the very least, when a character has like 4 levels of Fighter and 1 level of Barbarian, they still get 1 attack... Because it's stupidly hardcoded into the class progressions rather than something like Base Attack Bonus.

The Adventurer's Almanac wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 27, 2021 4:30 pm

Wizards REALLY hate tying things to character level. They really fuckin' hate it a lot and they will never, ever go back to doing that. Because that would be not-stupid, and they don't like doing things that are not-stupid.
Unironic question: what in 5e scales with character level besides your proficiency bonus? Cantrips?

Lago PARANOIA wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:12 pm

5E D&D has to tie things to class levels because multiclassing is already a no-brainer option more than it was in any other edition. The only time multiclassing is a bad idea for martial characters is exactly at levels 5 and Paladin level 6, and even then it suddenly becomes a good idea again at character levels <5 and 7+. Barbarian 2 / Fighter 3 is slightly worse than Barbarian 5 or Fighter 5, but Barbarian 2 / Fighter 5 is way better than Barbarian 7 or Fighter 7. And Barbarian 2 / Fighter 2 is way better than Fighter 4 or Barbarian 4.

The Adventurer's Almanac wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 6:08 pm

I understand the mechanical reasons behind it, but much like Concentration, it just... isn't fun to actually play with. I'm playing a Fighter 1 / Wizard 3 and everyone else just got their stat boosts/feats while I'm lagging behind. Granted, I'm easily pulling my weight, but just... gimme my stats. I've got 19 STR and 17 CON, my balls are looking like blueberries.

The Adventurer's Almanac wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:15 pm

I won't! I'm a wizard, so I don't suffer anyway. It's still a pain in the ass, though.

Lago PARANOIA wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:03 pm

If you want to play something different than a usual God Wizard yet still play an A-tier or even S-tier character, I wrote two guides that will help you out.

deaddmwalking wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:23 pm

I'm confident that D&D 5.5 will be a little like various versions of Magic: The Gathering.

Ie, you'll have a 'modern' block that only allows use of the books from 2024+. You'll have a Core Version that lets you use the core 5th edition books + one supplement. You'll have a 'legacy' version that lets you make a character using any single system.

Krusk wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 30, 2021 1:45 pm

My assumption is that whatever they do, it will have some form of subscription or microtransaction element to it, like MTG, so they can generate some reoccurring revenue from the game, instead of maybe a one time book purchase and then hoping licensing gets them some profits.