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D&D (2024) In Interview with GamesRadar, Chris Perkins Discusses New Books
Parmandur
Book-Friend
Chris Perkins didn't use the word tank, the games journalist did.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
For added context, Perkins was apparently explaining on the panel why there aren't any new Core Classes in this PHB, and the journalists paralhrase summary starts thusly:
"That feeds directly into the lack of new classes in these rulebooks. For Perkins, it's all about reducing overhead and complexity for new players. For anyone coming into D&D for the first time, 12 different classes (with a bonus one in the form of an Artificer) can be overwhelming enough as it is. Plus, the design team felt that there was already enough choice within a set 'role' – e.g. Fighters, Barbarians, and Monks offer three different approaches to being the party tank, while Clerics, Paladins, and Druids fulfill a similar function as the group's support. As soon as you venture out beyond those 12 core classes, Perkins says, you start to get repetition and choice paralysis."
I don't particularly suspect that Perkins said "tank" in his explanation, feels like the journalist used that term themselves.
Paul Farquhar
Legend
No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There’s always a boom tomorrow.
Incenjucar
Legend
A bunch of folks seem to want monks to be tanks instead of caster assassins so it's possible they're moving in that direction.
Kurotowa
Legend
"Anti-caster" is a very narrow purpose, and one that depends heavily on the DM running a specific sort of encounter frequently. And given the choice between "frontline meatshield" and "mobile skirmisher", I'll happily leave the latter to Rogues and maybe Rangers. A new flavor of frontliner is a welcome one, to me.
Incenjucar
Legend
It's a hilarious visual to me but at the end of the day if it's what folks want it does me no harm.
Uni-the-Unicorn!
Hero
While I agree it is a change, that doesn't make it a new "edition" necessarily.
Anyway, I thought this quote from Perkins in the article was relevant:
""That said, it's OK if some things go away because they still exist in the game. This is still Fifth Edition. So if you want to play something and there is an option that has changed and you don't want to play the changed version, that's OK. You can keep playing the character that you have, or maybe you're not ready to update your character yet because you're kind of at the end of a campaign. You can still pick off the new spell list. You can still pick the new feats that we're squeezing into the Player's Handbook. There are still going to be toys and things that you can enjoy."
Incenjucar
Legend
The "edition" issue is less important than the "does this make it hard to use the stuff I already paid for" issue. Doubly so for sanctioned play where WotC can actually cut books off.
