D&D (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook Reveal #1: "Everything You Need To Know!"

Each day this week, Wizards of the Coast will be releasing a new live-streamed preview video based on the upcoming Player's Handbook. The first is entitled Everything You Need To Know and you can watch it live below (or, if you missed it, you should be able to watch it from the start afterwards). The video focuses on weapon mastery and character origins.

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There will be new videos on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week, focusing on the Fighter, the Paladin, and the Barbarian, with (presumably) more in the coming weeks.

 

[Zaukrie]

Inspiration for ANY roll......(may have been mentioned above) is interesting. I have one player that will use this for damage, I'd guess.....

 

[DarkCrisis]

This is literally what the OSR does with rulesets that can be quite different (WWN) or literally identical (OSE) to the original game systems. That's the value add, any stats for creatures, traps, and magical items can be used as is regardless of your OSR chassis.

I think the guideline of "Keep to one or the other, but not both PH to make your PCs" seems reasonable for combability. Realistically, you can't test out all the combinations so there may still be some ironing out to do. And I can see some GMs putting a moratorium on the 2024 PH until they read it themselves.

I suppose a better example would using AD&D Magic Spells.

Me: "I cast Moldvay's Basic edition Sleep."
DM: "Okay what's the save?"
Me: "No save, they are just asleep. I proceed to instantly slay them via Moldvay Basic rules, no need for any rolls."

 

[Vaalingrade]

Inspiration for ANY roll......(may have been mentioned above) is interesting. I have one player that will use this for damage, I'd guess.....

Looks like a good change.

There's been a lot of discussion in my group about using Slay The Dice mechanics on non-d20 rolls after so many 1-infested fireballs and heal spells.

 

[Zaukrie]

I really like the art a lot....

 

[bedir than]

Inspiration for ANY roll......(may have been mentioned above) is interesting. I have one player that will use this for damage, I'd guess.....

oooh.
I wonder how that will interact with multiple dice

 

[ART!]

Woo! More fighting styles!

I like the sound of the Inspiration changes.

The DMG is sounding really good.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Video on Feats, Backgrounds, and Species.

 

[Remathilis]

All 48 Subclasses

 

[overgeeked]

I still wish backgrounds retained 2014 style features instead of feats, but it is what it is.

This is one of the things I'm completely on board with. No more arguing over peasant mind control or worrying about one background obviating wilderness exploration.

 

[Zaukrie]

When they talk about weapon mastery (on DnDbeyond and the video).....I hope they include sidebars about what mastery means and how to use it and stuff. (really, I love 13th age sidebars, and I hope against hope we get those)