D&D (2024) Unearthed Arcana Playtest Packet 6 Video

[mellored]

I wonder if they'll go back and give Fighter anything of their own, now that everyone gets weapon masteries.

The ability to mix and match masteries seems likely to stay.

Also, more attacks -> more masteries.

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

Wait -- I haven't been following the development for a couple months. Did they drop the new 10 level exhaustion and go back to the clunky, punishing 2014 version?

Yes indeed they did! Because the new fatigue 'did not get enough excitement', which is just a made-up requirement when they want something to fail - no-one is ever going to be EXCITED about new fatigue rules, which they never used in the first place, because of how gruesome they were.

 

[Zaukrie]

Meh. I've given up expecting much interesting change. Tweaks here and there are what I expect. Which, fine. I play to spend time with friends, not to have the greatest RPG rules ever.

 

[mellored]

the loss of epic boons

Sounds like they are just getting moved up a level to 21.

And only "removed" from this playtest, because it's big enough. Not from the final game.

 

[Remathilis]

epic boons will still be a thing, just not the 20th level abilities.

Sounds like they are just getting moved up a level to 21.

And only "removed" from this playtest, because it's big enough. Not from the final game.

I only mean they will probably go back to an option in the DMG rather than a part of the leveling process in the PHB.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

I wish they would allow the bard, rogue, and sorcerer keep the 3, 6, 10, 14 subclass level distribution as I think they we’re the three that really needed the change. I really don’t see why the rogue and sorcerer needed to get their later subclass features so late and it was nice for the bards to get another subclass feature since they only get three normally which is a bit weird to me.

 

[mellored]

But it gives the main Class some power budget back. That's probavly why they only kitted out one Subclass for each Class with the test progression.

It allows for variations in the class / subclass power budget.

Which i prefer.

Though I do miss the potential for having subclasses anyone could take. (I.e. racial subclass).

 

[HammerMan]

Wait -- I haven't been following the development for a couple months. Did they drop the new 10 level exhaustion and go back to the clunky, punishing 2014 version?

We don’t really know. This is all testing. But as of right now we will have to check the glossary of the new playtest to see.

 

[mellored]

Will the Monk be one of the classes in this UA?

Way of the shadow (monk sub-class) was specifically mentioned.

So yes.

 

[ZetaShift]

Yes indeed they did! Because the new fatigue 'did not get enough excitement', which is just a made-up requirement when they want something to fail - no-one is ever going to be EXCITED about new fatigue rules, which they never used in the first place, because of how gruesome they were.

Wait where did they say this in the video? Do you know where the timestamp is?