D&D (2024) First playtest thread! One D&D Character Origins.

[Shardstone]

What is an Ardling?

Animal-faced celestial race, the new tiefling mirror.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Okay, I'm very much hoping they explain the recharge = monster crit concept in the actual MM/DMG. Because he's right, but no one is going to remember this interview when people start getting mad about it.

Also, more crap needs recharge abilities.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

What is an Ardling?

an animal like plane touched

 

[Parmandur]

Since we're getting three types of tieflings based on planar origin, are we getting three types of aasimar/ardlings as well? At work and can't watch the stream...

Yup, three choices each for Lawfuk, Neutral, and Chaotic Outsiders.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Since we're getting three types of tieflings based on planar origin, are we getting three types of aasimar/ardlings as well? At work and can't watch the stream...

Aasimar are staying as they are in Monsters of the Multiverse, but per the video Ardlings are going to have three options to choose from corresponding to the LG, NG, and CG planes (don't have the names on hand at the moment, but Crawford mentions them).

EDIT: The three options for Ardling are Exalted, Heavenly, and Idyllic, though he doesn't mention which corresponds to which planar alignment ( though we can probably guess).

 

[dave2008]

Unearthed Arcana: Character Origins | One D&D​

Feats:

• Feats have a level
• 1st level feats will not have ASI

Revised Feats:

• Example: Healer. 2014 Not useful for life clerics. Revised to give a benefit to people without healing powers and people with healers.
• Example: Alert (1st lvl). bonus to initiative & can swap initiative with another member of group
• Make feats useful to those they should be (healer = cleric) or the whole party (Alert)
• Example: Magic Initiate. Get free spells and if you have spells slot you can cast them too.

New Feats:

• New feats to fill character gaps
• Came to mind when design backgrounds
• Example: Musician. 3 instrument proficiencies. Give inspiration to people who play your song for

 

[Parmandur]

Actually gaining Hope for D&D One 360 Box.

Man. I'm extremely positive, but that naming. Is there something in the water out of Puget Sound or something?

 

[overgeeked]

Well now you can give inspiration to someone who doesn't have it when you get it, changing the metric from "Do I have inspiration" to "Do we all have inspiration"

Yes, however, players will still treat it as precious and not spend them unless they need to. Like saving inspiration for the big boss fight. Being able to spread inspiration around is great, but it being binary still makes it something to hoard. I can't see any player spending an inspiration because everyone in the group is full just so there's no lost inspiration. According to the video, you get inspiration from nat 20s, humans "overflowing" inspiration, and musicians after a rest.

 

[dave2008]

Unearthed Arcana: Character Origins | One D&D​

Three new spell lists:

1. Arcane
2. Divine
3. Primal

Classes will have spells that go beyond those list.

So a Wizard has access to any Arcane spell and some extra spells? Will be explained more in a future playtest (this one does not have classes)

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

Curious to see how bard will be handled, and what, if any, features wizards will get to enhance their spell access versatility.

Heh, is "cannot cast spells higher than 2nd level of two opposition schools" an option? IMO, they have too much versatility as is. Enforcing opposition schools would leave power budget to make them a bit better in their specialty (and more differentiated from each other) and possibly improve the low level wizard experience a bit.