D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The biggest challenge the 2024 rules faced is that most players were happy enough with the 2014 rules. There certainly isn’t a demand for rules that are more different to the 2014 rules.

Well, there is, but that demand is largely met by playing something else at a time when we probably have more fantasy RPGs than any time in the hobby's history.

 

[Reynard]

The biggest challenge the 2024 rules faced is that most players were happy enough with the 2014 rules. There certainly isn’t a demand for rules that are more different to the 2014 rules.

The 2024 rules changes are not upgrades. They are just different, built to convince you to buy them, not that they are better. The "playtest" was just more marketing BS.

They could have just issued anniversary editions of the core books incorporating with new art and on created a rift, but some C suiter made a different assessment and decided to do half an edition.

Just baffling.

 

[mamba]

There certainly isn’t a demand for rules that are more different to the 2014 rules.

there certainly is, whether that is enough demand… I am hoping for a 6e ‘soon’, not expecting one, but 5.5 was a dud for me, a 6e might be of interest again, more 5.5 won’t be

 

[Argyle King]

Well, there is, but that demand is largely met by playing something else at a time when we probably have more fantasy RPGs than any time in the hobby's history.

I agree with a lot of this.

In the past 2-3 years, I've played a wider selection of games. I think the last time I played D&D was during the Covid lockdowns.

 

[Remathilis]

.They could have just issued anniversary editions of the core books incorporating with new art and on created a rift, but some C suiter made a different assessment and decided to do half an edition.

That was a a NEVER going to fly. Reprint the core books with new art and it would be labeled a soulless cash grab. You'd have to change the book to account for the new art and the minute you touch the PHB, people are going to demand functional errata. Races at the very least would need to be redone to have the ASI and proficiencies removed to match the MotM style of design. People would want the Fizban Dragonborn or the Tome of Foes tieflings. And then people would whine and complain they didn't fix the monk, the beastmaster, the sorcerer, the moon druid, etc. They would want the Tasha additions made core, and the level 1 feat added to the base backgrounds. And that's the bare minimum.

They could reprint the 2014 PHB as is with a new cover, but they minute you tinker with the pages you're going to get "5.5". Your options were a Core Rules Slipcase set with gold foil covers and exclusive new DM Screen art, or some type of 5.5.

 

[Reynard]

That was a a NEVER going to fly. Reprint the core books with new art and it would be labeled a soulless cash grab. You'd have to change the book to account for the new art and the minute you touch the PHB, people are going to demand functional errata. Races at the very least would need to be redone to have the ASI and proficiencies removed to match the MotM style of design. People would want the Fizban Dragonborn or the Tome of Foes tieflings. And then people would whine and complain they didn't fix the monk, the beastmaster, the sorcerer, the moon druid, etc. They would want the Tasha additions made core, and the level 1 feat added to the base backgrounds. And that's the bare minimum.

They could reprint the 2014 PHB as is with a new cover, but they minute you tinker with the pages you're going to get "5.5". Your options were a Core Rules Slipcase set with gold foil covers and exclusive new DM Screen art, or some type of 5.5.

I don't know. i think 5.5 which will eventually ask you to buy everything again is more of a cash grab.