D&D (2024) Let's call it 5.24

[see]

There's a big gold "50" on the back cover of the Monster Manual.

 

[Cordwainer Fish]

5.85987448...

 

[Wolfpack48]

I like Anniversary Edition.

 

[Vaalingrade]

5.5

Easier to say and the same basic meaning.

 

[mellored]

5.85987448...

5.e

Where e=

 

[EzekielRaiden]

It's 5.5e. It's still 5e, as much as 5.0 is/was 5e. Just like how 3.5e was as much 3e as 3.0 was. It's a bigger change than, say, Essentials, which actually was 100% just an alternate slate of classes (with specific rules for how that new slate could be blended with the old slate). It's inarguably smaller than past full-edition changes, with the one arguable exception of 1e->2e. Certainly, it's a smaller gap than 2e->3e, 3e->4e, or 4e->5e.

Various core mechanics have changed. A number of things that used to be class features have become spells. A number of spells have been reworked. Advantage, which is a pretty deep core mechanic, has been expanded. Etc. It's not absolutely perfectly the same game. But it's also not so radically different that it isn't mutually intelligible, outside the specific bits that require conversion.

It's 5.5e.

 

[Baumi]

I am for 5.2, everyone knows what version and has the same number as the upcoming srd

 

[Cordwainer Fish]

5.e

I didn't pick my number out of a hat, you know.

 

[Gradine]

What you think it is. Which is fine.

I mean sure sure, existence is subjective, true objectivity is a myth, of course of course.

But also yeah that's basically what it is.

 

[Blue]

I've been calling it 5eR, pronounced "Fiver". Distinct from "Five-Ee" sound, yet still having the Five be prevalent when pronounced or written. R for Revised, Revamped, whatever R-type word WotC has used in describing it.

That said, the back of the three new covers talking about it being companion works to with "fifth edition [Book title] (2024)". So "fifth edition (2024)" is probably the closest to official we'll get.