D&D 5E The Official Poll! What THREE things do you like most about D&D 5th Edition?

[Arcshot]

Well, as of now, I see that all 3 votes from me come in the highest.
I like the advantage/disadvantage system best.

Advantage/disadvantage roll, best invention since... "fill in the blank"

 

[Thotas]

It's like in PF (which is still a great system btw, not knocking as I play both) I have to think, "Ok so if I want to end up with whatever, Greater TWF, at X level I need to take TWF at level 1 and that would let me take Combat Expertise at 3 and then I can take blah at 5 etc etc etc"

In 5e, I just roll up a character and play. I don't need to plan anything. Hell I don't even NEED feats later on.

I'm the same way, in that I like both games and play both games. Because it is great to be able to create a character in 10 minutes, but I also enjoy the minutia of working out those feat trees and other picky details that the Pathfinder haters hate. Playing both gives me the best of both worlds.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Not really sure what to make of Advantage being so popular, considering that I utterly loathe it. Simplifying bonuses? Great idea! Making the biggest bonus also the first bonus AND the circumstantial bonus? Not so great.

 

[aramis erak]

Bounded Accuracy, Rate of release/number of books, Simplicity/light rules
I like knowing that I can save up for the next book, and that I won't be confronting "splat of the month"
Between the lighter rules and bounded accuracy, especially the emphasis on stats, it creates a feel closer to old school warhammer... Which I've generally preferred over AD&D, anyway, back in the day.

 

[Jeff Carlsen]

At the moment, the poll claims 612 people have voted, and 651 of them voted for Advantage/Disadvantage. I'm a little confused.

 

[zoroaster100]

Something looks off about the poll results. How can there be more votes for Advantage/Disadvantage than there are total voters.

 

[mrm1138]

At the moment, the poll claims 612 people have voted, and 651 of them voted for Advantage/Disadvantage. I'm a little confused.

Something looks off about the poll results. How can there be more votes for Advantage/Disadvantage than there are total voters.

Read Morrus's post from yesterday (#56) about the caching issue.

 

[SunGold]

I included the art direction as one of my choices because I absolutely love how inclusive it is. Women wear practical armor, and people of color stand alongside traditional (for D&D) Euro/Caucasian-looking characters as brothers and sisters in heroism!

Voted art direction for the same reason...and also because I think it's the best-looking edition they've ever put out.

Other than that, voted simplicity & proficiency. In retrospect, the latter is really part of the former, so I should've given that third vote to my next favorite bit, backgrounds.

 

[mrm1138]

...and also because I think it's the best-looking edition they've ever put out.

Well, yeah, that too! It's come a long way from the (admittedly charming) doodles in the Little Brown Books.

 

[TerraDave]

Read Morrus's post from yesterday (#56) about the caching issue.

Is it that, or that each person gets 3 votes?