D&D (2024) The 2024 Core D&D Rulebooks Are Coming In May

21st May 2024 is the official release date!

Update--WotC has taken down the promo image and replaced it with one without a release date. See more here.

 

[Maxperson]

see PF2

Did they do that with PF2? I haven't paid any attention to it.

 

[Yaarel]

I wouldnt mind five core books:

Players Handbook
Realms Setting (the default setting)
DMs Guide
Monster Manual
Companions Bestiary

But the only book that one needs to the play the game is the Players Handbook.

 

[Parmandur]

Did they do that with PF2? I haven't paid any attention to it.

Yeah, they've split the Core Classes between two releases, similar tonthe PHB1 and PHB2 set-up from 4E.

 

[Maxperson]

Yeah, they've split the Core Classes between two releases, similar tonthe PHB1 and PHB2 set-up from 4E.

Did it get pushback?

 

[mamba]

Did they do that with PF2? I haven't paid any attention to it.

kinda, they did have two books with class options, Core Rulebook and Advanced Player's Guide, with only one of them being part of the core books while the other was more a Xanathar's. With the remaster they reorganized the two 'PHBs' so everything for one class is in one book, and made them both part of the core as Player Core and Player Core 2, and there were some complaints about there now being 4 core books when it used to be three

 

[Parmandur]

Did it get pushback?

I'm not super plugged in to that community, but it seems so, yes. There was already a lot of controversy about PF1E to PF2E changed from what I saw, and going from 1 core rulebook in the Aughts to 4 core rulebooks (Player Core, GM Core, Monster Core, and Player Core 2) and losing Owlbears and Paladins (renamed Champions, and in Player Core 2 along with Barbarians, Monks, Oracles, Sorcerers, and Alchemists) has a lot of Paizo's traditional audoence a little put out.

 

[Parmandur]

kinda, they did have two books with class options, Core Rulebook and Advanced Player's Guide, with only one of them being part of the core books while the other was more a Xanathar's. With the remaster they reorganized the two 'PHBs' so everything for one class is in one book, and made them both part of the core as Player Core and Player Core 2, and there were some complaints about there now being 4 core books when it used to be three

To be fair, as someone with approximately zero interest in PF2E, it does seem that for $240 the four core books do provide a basically infinite set of play possibilities.

 

[mamba]

To be fair, as someone with approximately zero interest in PF2E, it does seem that for $240 the four core books do provide a basically infinite set of play possibilities.

agreed, and from just following it loosely, I like a lot of the changes they made better than what is happening on the 5e side, I just do not like my systems as crunchy. Granted, PT 8 did a lot right too

 

[Parmandur]

agreed, and from just following it loosely, I like a lot of the changes they made better than what is happening on the 5e side, I just do not like my systems as crunchy. Granted, PT 8 did a lot right too

If I were into it, I'd be pretty annoyed at a new edition after less than 4 years, gotta be honest.

 

[Maxperson]

I'm not super plugged in to that community, but it seems so, yes. There was already a lot of controversy about PF1E to PF2E changed from what I saw, and going from ine core rulebook in the Aughts to 4 core rulebooks (Player Core, GM Clre, Monster Core, and Player Core 2) and losing Owlbears and Paladins (renamed Champions, and in Player Core 2 along with Barbarians, Monks, Oracles, Sorcerers, and Alchemists) has a lot of Paizo's traditional audoence a little put out.

Yeah. I've been debating picking up PF1 books. I think next time Los Angeles has a game convention I'll see if someone is selling some used. From what I've heard about PF2, I have no interest in that system.