Lanefan
Victoria Rules
Two things of real significance there:“Race,” like human, half-orc, or elf, is now known as “species” and players will pick this after the character class.
1. Half-orc? Typo from the reporter, or are half-orcs in fact still in the game?
2. Picking class first and species second is a reversal of the previous order, and a clear indication that species is intended to be less of a mechanical differentiator than is class.
Don't much care about 1; if they do take 'em out it's not that hard to put 'em back in if so desired.
Point 2 bothers me, though, as I much prefer one's choice of species have a bearing on what class(es) the character will best be suited for.
These four points are all good news.More magic items than the 2014 DMG, a glossary, an expanded appendix of maps, player handouts, and more
All 2014 monsters are back along with new foes, including monsters with high Challenge Ratings like a CR 20 ooze and an Arch-Hag.
The 2024 Manual won’t have any CR changes to existing monsters.
All stat blocks will be updated to make them easier to use and to add some “spice.”