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

[DarkCrisis]

Following the will of the dice when it doesn't benefit the game is at least a mistake, if not an accident.

Depends on how you define “benefit”.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Maybe they'll somebody go back and do a new version, but there's no particular reason you can't use the Eberron Dragonmarked races with 2024 material.

correct me if I am wrong (I am not near books and that one is put away not being used right now anyway) were those not subraces? if they do away with subraces how will that work? (I may be 100% off on this one)

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I notice short rest is suspiciously missing from the glossary of terms. :-o

But as already said: it is still there. If you interrupt a long rest, it counts as a short one.

Overall I like what we see. Quite some updates, but nothing that makes DM content useless.
I like the new backgrounds but think they should not give all of the stat bonuses. I think I would only have one +1 modifier to stats from bavkground and leave the other +1 modifiers to assign as you like (without going the extra step of creating a custom copy of backgrounds with different stat modifications).
I also like the new inspiration mechanic and the human race, but I also think giving inspiration after rolling a 1 would be nicer. I don't particularly like half race rules. I think I'd like a sidebar, that says: in dialogue with your DM you can swap features from one parent's race with your other parent's one. As an example I would like to see the half elf with darkvision and versatile trait and elven resitances.

 

[TwoSix]

how they interact with 'arcane spell list' already has some qustions... I hope the no eldritch blast being a cantrip means it is a class feature again

Eldritch blast isn't part of the SRD, so that may be why it's missing from the playtest.

I'm more curious to see what they do with booming blade and greenflame blade.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

correct me if I am wrong (I am not near books and that one is put away not being used right now anyway) were those not subraces? if they do away with subraces how will that work? (I may be 100% off on this one)

Probably you just use the 2014 races. I think, with the new rules, we will see backgrounds for dragonmaks instead of subraces which were a neat idea, but rather a fix for the limited design space.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Oh don't mistake me for saying you're having badwrongfun with your playstyle. For me I don't like it because of the randomness. I play Pathfinder 2, where higher-level monsters crit the hell out of players! I just think the randomness of how it is implemented is somewhat problematic in this case. Just my opinion, not at all saying you are wrong.

Oh no your absolutely fine. I don’t believe in tilting the scale for my players unless it will cause a TPK. If you run afoul of a goblin and it lops your head off, well.. no one said adventuring was a safe profession.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

This was not my experience. I was banished from good fighters the second Essentials dropped.

(Unless you were the player at Origins that year) you are the 2nd person I have heard say this or something akin to that... so I didn't say NO TABLES....

 

[Thunder Brother]

Happy to see that neither Great Weapon Master nor Sharpshooter are in the 1st-level Feat list. That should help encourage variety.

I feel like Lucky is a strong pick for Humans though. Having essentially 3 points of Inspiration feels strong.

 

[Scribe]

Fun Fact: Iron Kingdom: Requiem beat them do the whole "Background gives a stat boost" that they are doing with these backgrounds.

@AcererakTriple6 and I discussed background as providing (part of) the initial ASI years ago it seems.

 

[Cadence]

So just a rename for standard ability checks?

Any of ability check, attack roll, or saving throw (so almost anything using a d20 to judge success).