D&D (2024) If WOTC announces that OneDnd will be called 6th edition and will be backwards compatible with fifth edition adventures and supplements What changes?

Oofta · Feb 24, 2023

To correct my previous, erroneous statement made because I didn't think to look at the back, I don't think it matters. What will matter is how compatible it is and how easy transition.

Umbran · Feb 24, 2023

I don't care whether it is called a new edition or not. It is a marketing distinction, not a functional one.

GMforPowergamers · Feb 24, 2023

Umbran said:
I don't care whether it is called a new edition or not. It is a marketing distinction, not a functional one.

the function is for saying what you are playing... clearity.

Imagine if you took the "edition number" off every edition then found out there are 120 D&D games running over the course of this long weekend at a con. You have a version of the game you want to play (lets say the version that was the most resent in 2007) how do you detriment how many of those games fit that?

lets say half those games are modern games (so 5e including tashas and MotM) (60) and half of what is left is base 5e without the updates (30) and of what is left some (5) are 4e, some are 3.5 (5), and the rest are all TSR editions (20)... without edition how do you silio those?

UngeheuerLich · Feb 24, 2023

GMforPowergamers said:
the function is for saying what you are playing... clearity.

Imagine if you took the "edition number" off every edition then found out there are 120 D&D games running over the course of this long weekend at a con. You have a version of the game you want to play (lets say the version that was the most resent in 2007) how do you detriment how many of those games fit that?

lets say half those games are modern games (so 5e including tashas and MotM) (60) and half of what is left is base 5e without the updates (30) and of what is left some (5) are 4e, some are 3.5 (5), and the rest are all TSR editions (20)... without edition how do you silio those?

Sounds like business as usual...

Mistwell · Feb 24, 2023

gametaku said:
If tomorrow WOTC came out with an announcement that said "One DND will be officially called Sixth Edition Dungeons and Dragons and that the rules will be backwards compatible with fifth edition adventures and supplements."

What changes?
About the playtest?
About the products you would buy?
The games and campaigns you would run?

What if they just call it 5e 2024?

Azzy · Feb 24, 2023

For me, nothing. To me, it's effectively going to be a new edition anyway regardless of what they call it—be it termed 5e revised, 5.1e, 6e, or whatever.