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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[FitzTheRuke]

This UA rogue (my favorite class when I play instead of DM) looks really good. I need to find a group were I can play now!

Same. Rogue is probably by far my favorite class, and this version is very, very compelling.

 

[dave2008]

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

Not completely:

Divine Smite is a new Paladin-exclusive spell,designed to unify the smite family of effects.Before they were all spells except Divine Smite.Now they’re all spells, making it easier to figureout how to use these effects from turn to turn.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Some of these changes seem pretty good--but I just got to Paladin, and now I'm seeing that they're making Channel Divinity class-siloed. Meaning, Paladins have Paladin charges for Paladin-only uses, Clerics have Cleric charges for Cleric-only uses...

Why in God's name are we continuing to call them "Channel Divinity" if they're completely unrelated features?

 

[darjr]

Note they'll break the long video up into smaller videos. So if you want to take them in bit by bit.

 

[darjr]

Oh someone at slyflourish discord that you could do the sneak attack trip at range. Or disarm. I don't mind but I wonder if that was intended?

 

[darjr]

Note they'll break the long video up into smaller videos. So if you want to take them in bit by bit.

For instance. Monk first!

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Oh someone at slyflourish discord that you could do the sneak attack trip at range. Or disarm. I don't mind but I wonder if that was intended?

Sounds pretty reasonable as a trick shot to the ankle/wrist.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Have they removed the ability to apply Expertise to Thieves' Tools that the 2014 Rogue offers? That's kind of a bummer.

 

[Remathilis]

Have they removed the ability to apply Expertise to Thieves' Tools that the 2014 Rogue offers? That's kind of a bummer.

That's kinda the artificer's niche

Edit: thinking about that: I don't imagine they will be doing anything for the artificer for a good while now that there are no structural changes to classes.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Not completely:

Divine Smite is a new Paladin-exclusive spell,designed to unify the smite family of effects.Before they were all spells except Divine Smite.Now they’re all spells, making it easier to figureout how to use these effects from turn to turn.

I guess what I mean is the divine smite exploit is gone. No more "Oh, I rolled a crit! I'm going blow my biggest divine smite!" It says it's a bonus action, which reads me not part of the actual attack action that triggered it. So no bonus damage from the crit.