D&D (2024) When are we getting the second playtest document?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Where else are you going to keep the bag of ball bearings, bell, tinderbox, 3 spare daggers, flask of oil, crowbar, 50 feet of rope, hammer, candle, 10 pitons, hooded lantern, and week's worth of rations?

The dungeonpunk aesthetic from 3E makes a lot more sense for D&D than the 2E style of art, much of it inspired by 19th century illustrators. Lovely art, but not believable adventurers, much of the time.

I assume most of Larry Elmore's heroes starved to death in the dark in their first dungeon, other than the female adventurers, who likely died of pneumonia on the way in.

 

[Umbran]

WotC's design parameters are nearly opposite those of Level Up, as far as I can tell. That's why they're not getting any more of my money.

Well, then, maybe you'd prefer to take your input to the Level Up forum? This is the One D&D Forum, and repeatedly mentioning that you aren't going for the game starts looking like threadcrapping. Not all discussions have to be for you, especially when they are clearly about a game that isn't for you.

 

[Parmandur]

Well, this is interesting: I just checked the playtest pagez and the survey has been extended to September 26th. Ao we may or may not see a new packet until then...?

 

[JEB]

Well, this is interesting: I just checked the playtest pagez and the survey has been extended to September 26th. Ao we may or may not see a new packet until then...?

That is interesting. Did they not get enough feedback, or are they getting so much feedback that they wanted to give folks more time? (Though a more boring answer could be that they simply don't have the next packet ready.)

EDIT: Compromise possibility #4: The feedback they got suggested some fundamental changes to subsequent packets that they are now taking in.

 

[darjr]

I saw that too. I think that's the date for the next one and someone jumped the gun. Just a guess.

 

[Parmandur]

That is interesting. Did they not get enough feedback, or are they getting so much feedback that they wanted to give folks more time? (Though a more boring answer could be that they simply don't have the next packet ready.)

EDIT: Compromise possibility #4: The feedback they got suggested some fundamental changes to subsequent packets that they are now taking in.

Who knows?

 

[Azzy]

I think I'm the only person who doesn't like Wayne Reynolds art work. It's good, he's talented for sure, I just don't like the style.

No, you're not the only one.

 

[Parmandur]

I think I'm the only person who doesn't like Wayne Reynolds art work. It's good, he's talented for sure, I just don't like the style.

I was over it nearly twenty years ago, when I had barely started playing. Just not my aesthetic.

 

[Azzy]

Who knows?

The Shadow knows.

 

[Azzy]

Well, this is interesting: I just checked the playtest pagez and the survey has been extended to September 26th. Ao we may or may not see a new packet until then...?

I am sad. I wanted something new to digest and talk about.