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Who cares? They didn't change the actual game, just called it what people have already been calling it.

The only way it would be compatible for some people would be if they hadn't changed a single thing. Meanwhile we mix in different...

People have been saying D&D is dying for pretty much the entirety of it's existence. Sometimes they've been almost right but as far as...

I can't wait to tell my FLGS players to limit their new PCs to the Clarence versions. I am so glad that they will no longer be confused!

Was it a new edition when Tasha's came out, with new rules? Or even earlier, when 2014 books were reprinted with corrections and other...

I'm glad they did not give up on organized play. The convention I went to a few weeks ago had some rumors about things changing or...

Have you played 5.5e? It doesn't feel any different.

It would be a weird thing for them to say, since it wouldn’t be accurate.

I don't think there was ever anything disingenuous they were always quite clear that some things have new versions and if their...

I have no idea why anyone cares.

I guess I don't see that it's a big issue one way or another as long as rules are backwards compatible unless there's a newer version...

I've used wild magic storms now and then that can potentially be terrifying. Unfortunately it seems like they've taken most of the...

I don't agree with your premise. Those are challenges, not anti-PC abilities. At least they are no more anti-PC than a dragon claw or...

And this matters ... because? All the old stuff is still compatible, I don't really care what label is used.

Back to the OP (original premise in this case): I find the narrative dissonance of, say, getting shot, and then standing around while...