D&D (2024) Bonus Unearthed Arcana Reveals The Bastion System

A 'bonus' Unearthed Arcana playtest document has appeared, and it shows off D&D's upcoming Bastion System.

This October, we’re bringing you a special treat. While we’re continuing to develop and revise public playtesting material for the 2024 Player’s Handbook, we’d thought you’d enjoy an early look at what we’re cooking up for the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide.

The coming Dungeon Master’s Guide will be the biggest of its kind in decades and contain an assortment of new tools for DMs and their tables. In Bastions and Cantrips, we’re showcasing one of these tools, the Bastions subsystem. Dungeon Masters and their parties can use this subsystem to build a home, base of operations, or other significant structure for their characters.

And if you’re raring to test out more character options, we’re also including revisions for 10 cantrips in this playtest packet.

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[overgeeked]

The Pub vs pub thing is already a meme, isn't it...

 

[Yaarel]

It seems one can write up a "Hireling" as a proper player character. The character wouldnt gain levels without adventuring, but having player characters in the wings at the Bastion, adds continuity. They could be family members.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

We calling this 6th Edition yet or what?

Do you ever have anything to add, this is literally all you have ever said in these topics from memory.

 

[Mistwell]

We calling this 6th Edition yet or what?

It's pretty firmly "or what". Barely 5.5e.

 

[Mistwell]

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

Again how is this not 6th Edition? I'd love to see the argument in that one LOL

We calling this 6th Edition yet or what?

This comment wasn't productive the last two times you made it. We get it, you don't like 5e or WOTC. Gotcha.

 

[dave2008]

We calling this 6th Edition yet or what?

Not that you really care, but most definitely not. Most of the complaints now are that they are not changing enough from 20141 Many things have reverted back to their 2014 version. So it is definitely 5e, maybe 5e 2.0 (though that might be a bit generous)

 

[Umbran]

What's a PJ'S?

Pajamas.

Magic, sentient pajamas. They've used their ego to override their wearer, and are now running the criminal underworld...

 

[Umbran]

We calling this 6th Edition yet or what?

Mod Note:
Your pattern of coming in and dropping this as largely content-less snark has been noticed.

It looks like trolling. Please don't do it again.

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

The terminology is throwing me off. An establishment with magic potions on tap sounds like an exclusive club catering to high level murder hobos, not the local public house.

 

[Stalker0]

The terminology is throwing me off. An establishment with magic potions on tap sounds like an exclusive club catering to high level murder hobos, not the local public house.

I agree, I think the problem is completely in the name.

Its not a "pub" its like spy master's nesting ground or something.