D&D (2024) New One D&D Playtest Shows Us The New Druid & Paladin

WotC has released the fourth One D&D playtest document. This 29-page PDF includes the druid and the paladin with Circle of the Moon and Oath of Devotion subclasses.

Druid. The Druid class and Circle of the Moon subclass are ready for playtesting here.

Paladin. The Paladin class and Oath of Devotion subclass are ready for playtesting here.

Feats. Several revised feats appear here for your feedback, with more revised feats coming in future articles.

Spells. More spells are ready for playtesting, with a focus on smite spells, Find Familiar, and Find Steed.

Rules Glossary. The rules glossary has been updated again and supersedes the glossary in previous Unearthed Arcana articles. In this document, any underlined term in the body text appears in that glossary, which defines game terms that have been clarified or redefined for this playtest or that don’t appear in the 2014 Player’s Handbook.

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[GMforPowergamers]

There likely won't be any guidance of the sort you're describing. Once the new PH is out, I have no doubt that WotC wants us to forget the 2014 book (and everything else more than few years old that isn't an adventure) ever existed.

yeah, I can't imagine they are going to care about people 'left behind' with the 2014 book except that (with minor work) they can still use the adventures going forward.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

How so? It looks like it was buffed slightly, given it works with ranged attacks.

it works with unarmed strikes and ranged weapons now.
Also the smite spells now are just alt ways to smite (aka on a hit instead of precast)

 

[Weiley31]

try again without being insulting...

You're always welcomed at my 2014/2024 compatible PHB games.

 

[Minigiant]

And?

Here.
You have druid (2014)
And druid (2024)
Just pretend they are different classes. And that this the new PHB is called PHB 2.

That should fix any dissonance you're experiencing. This is a splatbook.

In the before time, in the long long ago, we used to get multiple versions of the same thing.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

You're always welcomed at my 2014/2024 compatible PHB games.

thanks... but I think I will stick to one edition at a time as a player unless I am VERY sure of the DM

 

[Weiley31]

it works with unarmed strikes and ranged weapons now.

I saw that and a thought occured to me: Does that mean stuff like the Dhampir/Lizardfolk Paladins can ACTUALLY bite smite now?
Cuz I know Smite Dentures were a rad idea, but the way the rules were made it hazy if it was possible. Of course, that means a Paladin/Monk Multi-Class can Smite with their fists now.

 

[Greg Benage]

I honestly assume that was an error and should be "at least equals"...
Otherwise it would probably be "roll a d4. On a 4 you don´t exend the spell".

Oh, I agree. Gotta be an error.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

In the before time, in the long long ago, we used to get multiple versions of the same thing.

like what? I don't remember many if any varriant druids in 2e?

I DO remember being told that skills and powers, spells and magic, and combat and tactics mixed with the revised (black border) phb was 3e (and this is before wotc bought the game)... and when I asked how hard it is to just use the point buy to rebuild wizard or fighter (or what ever) I was told there was no reason to try...

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I saw that and a thought occured to me: Does that mean stuff like the Dhampir/Lizardfolk Paladins can ACTUALLY bite smite now?
Cuz I know Smite Dentures were a rad idea, but the way the rules were made it hazy if it was possible. Of course, that means a Paladin/Monk Multi-Class can Smite with their fists now.

I THINK they would

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Does that mean stuff like the Dhampir/Lizardfolk Paladins can ACTUALLY bite smite now?

There's no reason they couldn't, yeah.