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

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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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[Sacrosanct]

@Sacrosanct @DEFCON 1
Some one pointed out that the spell causes the attacked to take extra damage. Which matches with what sneak attack does. So it looks like those dice would be doubled too. dang.

It doesn't match though. Smites require a bonus action, SA doesn't. By using a bonus action, that tells me they are separating that out. I mean, it could also crit, but I don't know for sure because it's a bonus action.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Searing Smite is still absolute trash, when the Paladin could just smite for certain damage right now.

Unlike the other Smite spells, Searing and Wrathful Smite are on the full divine spell list, so they're accessible to non-Paladins.

 

[Erdric Dragin]

How they're not passing this off as 5.5, or even 6e, is the biggest joke of these playtests entirely.

 

[Gradine]

Tools + Skill = Advantage is an awesome approach, btw.

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

Unlike the other Smite spells, Searing and Wrathful Smite are on the full divine spell list, so they're accessible to non-Paladins.

My god, their naming scheme could use some work. Smite and Smite and Smite are Paladin-only but NOT THAT SMITE

 

[OldSchoolGamerGirl]

How they're not passing this off as 5.5, or even 6e, is the biggest joke of these playtests entirely.

I have been on that page, but this looks like they rolled back a lot

 

[TwoSix]

Well ... this new Druid has problems then. Back to MM statblocks means no Owlbear and Doric's escape from the tower uses 6 forms (fly, mouse, hawk, cat, deer and ... chocobo?). I know, the movie and RPG aren't the same things, but it's just funny that the current design doesn't take that into account.

Agreed. Not being able to shapechange multiple times during the duration of wildshape seems like an obvious oversight in wake of the movie.

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

Agreed. Not being able to shapechange multiple times during the duration of wildshape seems like an obvious oversight in wake of the movie.

They're just trying to avoid discussions about who takes what damage when you fly over people as a fly and turn into a moose.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Well ... this new Druid has problems then. Back to MM statblocks means no Owlbear and Doric's escape from the tower uses 6 forms (fly, mouse, hawk, cat, deer and ... chocobo?). I know, the movie and RPG aren't the same things, but it's just funny that the current design doesn't take that into account.

Chocobo would presumably be an axebeak - haven't seen the movie, so just guessing - and all they'd have to do to let people wildshape into an owlbear is reclassify it as a beast in the '24 MM instead of a monstrosity...

 

[TwoSix]

They're just trying to avoid discussions about who takes what damage when you fly over people as a fly and turn into a moose.

But those kinds of argument are, like, the point of D&D.