Blog (A5E) Level Up: Works In Progress

Here’s a quick glance at some of the nearly completed parts of the Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition core rulebook! Awesome layout by Frank Michienzi. Art from Claudio Pozas and Shen Fei. Writing from a diverse team of awesome D&D experts.

 

[Jeff Carpenter]

Looking Good! I like the "shinny math dice".

Are you rolling out a starter module or a low cost quickstart PDF? I have long thought that a dynamic starter modules can help launch a system.

I wasnt a big 5e fan at first, but the sandboxish nature of Lost Mines made me want to keep playing and kept me engaged until i learned to like the system. A weaker module have soured me.

 

[ART!]

That looks great! Strong but uncluttered layout design, and some lovely art.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Looking Good! I like the "shinny math dice".

Are you rolling out a starter module or a low cost quickstart PDF? I have long thought that a dynamic starter modules can help launch a system.

I wasnt a big 5e fan at first, but the sandboxish nature of Lost Mines made me want to keep playing and kept me engaged until i learned to like the system. A weaker module have soured me.

I think a sizable chunk of the 4e hate was because of the adventures, most of which (especially early on) did little to spotlight that editions strengths, and a lot to showcase its weaknesses. (I'm not trying to bash 4e - I liked it well enough, but not most of the adventures.)

Edit to add, on the subject of the article: Level Up intrigues me. Looks very good so far!

 

[atherion-foehammer]

I like shiny math rocks!

 

[embee]

I like shiny math rocks!

"Clickety clackety! Time to attackety!"

The battle cry of choice at my table.

 

[Zio_the_dark]

Really can't wait for this to come out
Will be in the cart for sure!!

 

[dave2008]

Question for @Morrus: am I supposed to be able to read these previews, because my old eyes most surely cannot!

PS - It looks good though!

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Ducks in

Oh we're still on this?

ducks back out

Hey, Morrus - I wanna talk about Level Up! When are we gonna see some monsters? Have I missed that somehow? Monsters (that and the way skills and tools work) are some of my only complaints about 5e. The stuff I've seen so far in Level Up looks good too, but it doesn't address much of what I care about when it comes to "fixing" (I don't like that word, but still...) 5e.

You have anything to say on that?

 

[Morrus]

When are we gonna see some monsters? Have I missed that somehow?

You have!

Level Up’s Monsters: The Stat Block — Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E)

We’re publishing a heroic fantasy RPG, so we need monsters. A whole damn book of them.

www.levelup5e.com

Level Up’s Monsters: Ecology — Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E)

In another post, I talked about the updates we’re making to monster stat blocks. Today, I want to talk about the changes we’re making to the rest of the monster entry.

www.levelup5e.com