D&D (2024) New One D&D Playtest Document: 77 Pages, 7 Classes, & More!

There's a brand new playtest document for the new (version/edition/update) of Dungeons of Dragons available for download! This one is an enormous 77 pages and includes classes, spells, feats, and weapons.

Unearthed Arcana Playtest

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In this new Unearthed Arcana document for the 2024 Core Rulebooks, we explore material designed for the next version of the Player’s Handbook. This playtest document presents updated rules on seven classes: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Monk, Paladin, Ranger, and Rogue. This document also presents multiple subclasses for each of those classes, new Spells, revisions to existing Spells and Spell Lists, and several revised Feats. You will also find an updated rules glossary that supercedes the glossary of any previous playtest document.

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[darjr]

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[Weiley31]

Well, I have to reset my password and, WoTC is taking their sweet time to send me the link to reset it.

 

[Weiley31]

Monk Empowered Strike (new) vs Ki Strike (old): Are the monk's strikes automatically considered "magic" now by virtue of them being Force damage? Otherwise, there's now a gap for the monk against creatures with resistance/immunity to non-magical weapons.

I know in the Nether Deep book, the monk stat blocks in it WERE doing Force Damage with their fists. So, it's a possibility in that sense.

 

[TerraDave]

Holy hell, Druid of the Sea is pretty strong. Wis d6 Thunder Damage at the end of your turn for no action.

Overalll really like it.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Did I miss something, or does the War cleric not get heavy armor anymore? I didn't see it.

Also, no surprise, paladins can't do divine smite any longer.

 

[TerraDave]

Monk Empowered Strike (new) vs Ki Strike (old): Are the monk's strikes automatically considered "magic" now by virtue of them being Force damage? Otherwise, there's now a gap for the monk against creatures with resistance/immunity to non-magical weapons.

Force damages them. There is also the elemental monk.

 

[Parmandur]

Did I miss something, or does the War cleric not get heavy armor anymore? I didn't see it.

Also, no surprise, paladins can't do divine smite any longer.

They took the Heavy Armor versus extra Spell choice away from Subclass and made it a Level 1 choice. So you can be a heavy Armor or extra Spell focused War Cleric now. Effectively double the Subclass variety, since 2014 Subs were only one or the other.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Listening to the video, I think they just forgot the school restriction for the bard spell list...

 

[TerraDave]

Weapon mastery did replace paladin and ranger cantrips!

2024, 2024, 2024, 2024……

 

[Vaalingrade]

"What do people talk about most with the monk?"

"Not having enough ki points at low level."

"That must be what people love about it!"

Points for not murdering the Short Rest for the monk at least. And finally fixing the terminology.