D&D (2024) New One D&D Playtest Document: 77 Pages, 7 Classes, & More!

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Unearthed Arcana Playtest

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In this new Unearthed Arcana document for the 2024 Core Rulebooks, we explore material designed for the next version of the Player’s Handbook. This playtest document presents updated rules on seven classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, and Rogue. This document also presents multiple subclasses for each of those classes, new Spells, revisions to existing Spells and Spell Lists, and several revised Feats. You will also find an updated rules glossary that supercedes the glossary of any previous playtest document.

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[TwoSix]

The warlock sets the pace for requiring frequent rests. The wizard is okay to take one (once) and the sorcerer doesn't have a reason to take one. That's bad design because the friction of resting isn't solely between players and the environment, but between players themselves.

Agreed. That's why I've been arguing in other threads for a recharge mechanic (whether we call that "short rests" or something else) that's personal to the character, not something that needs to be negotiated with the party as a whole.

 

[tetrasodium]

Question already answered by my post.

It's narratively/fictionally insane to stop for an hour. You're literally engaging in metagame thinking to defend it being an hour - that's demonstrating exactly the problem I described!

It's not reasonable to say "that's metagaming" and move on because anything that might justify calling it metagaming was stripped out by the 5e rest rules. Now the rule itself is structured to ensure players and PCs as well themselves never look past what you are calling "metagame thinking" any more than wolverine or Deadpool might. There used to be phrasing in rest mechanics like "long term care" & "good sleep" along with a need for the PCs to actively do things beyond merely existing like pray study meditate & So on. Those phrases and activities allowed the gm to more easily say "no this place is not appropriate because it's the middle of a dungeon move on. Now the bar has been set so low I actually saw someone say that changing the wording back would be an effort to turn the game into some kind of grim dark murderfest the other day.

 

[Vaalingrade]

The whole point of a 1h rest is that you cannot do it everywhere and anytime. If you reduce it so far that this goes away, you are back to per encounter abilities by a different name

This is sadly the reason this was done: forcing the game back toward the resource attrition/starvation mode of play short rests were created to subvert while still pretending there's variability to the resource schema--knowing full well that making the group waste a full hour means they'll just do a full rest, reestablishing the faxu-Vancian (because I will never sully poor Jack Vance with what D&D did to his books) status quo.

 

[mamba]

This is sadly the reason this was done: forcing the game back toward the resource attrition/starvation mode of play short rests were created to subvert while still pretending there's variability to the resource schema

agreed, I would do away with them altogether, long rest only. You are leaning the other way

 

[Vaalingrade]

agreed, I would do away with them altogether, long rest only. You are leaning the other way

Absolutely. Long rest and resource attrition need to dustbin of history.

 

[tetrasodium]

Absolutely. Long rest and resource attrition need to dustbin of history.

Resource attrition is important for gameplay depth and scale. For example take video game shooters and how resource attrition impacts the gameplay...

• Doom quake PUBG and so on have some and occasionally that leads to tough choices and kick ass moments of victory
• Bioshock has similar levels as above but with different pools to create more depth in play
• Dead space has a whole lot more and as a result create an edge of the seat adrenaline thrill ride.
• Contra has no resource attrition. Just an endless pew pew pew. It will never have the depth or scale of those others. Neither will the shallow always win design of 5e.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Resource attrition is important for gameplay depth and scale.

For games that necessarily care about that. Not all games.

Roleplaying games in general, for example.

Also, 'always win design' haha. I do love the classic untrue statements.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

It's not reasonable to say "that's metagaming" and move on because anything that might justify calling it metagaming was stripped out by the 5e rest rules. Now the rule itself is structured to ensure players and PCs as well themselves never look past what you are calling "metagame thinking" any more than wolverine or Deadpool might.

Man what?

What on earth are you trying to say here? The second sentence does an amazing job of actually making your point way more confusing. I can't even respond to this bizarre pair of sentences.

 

[theCourier]

For games that necessarily care about that. Not all games.

Roleplaying games in general, for example.

Also, 'always win design' haha. I do love the classic untrue statements.

Huh, funny. Could have sworn that D&D has cared about it for pretty much its entire existence.

 

[Mirrorrorrim]

My hope is that the Player's Handbook has a robust beast appendix. Then it'd almost be like choosing and preparing spells.

I don't think that the PHB should have to reprint any monster stats at all. It's a waste of space to print the same rules in different core books. Also, I believe class design should not require DM-side monster stats. Monster stats are for DM-use, and should not need to be balanced for player use.