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Yep, some include scaling advice.

I like the new 5.5e logo.

I would also add that I think in addition to the monk, 5.5 absolutely improves the Thief, Berzerker, and Circle of the Land subclasses...

There are free 5.5 Basic Rules available for use on DNDBeyond, but not as a PDF or anything. There is also the 5.1.2 SRD, which is...

Do you think D&D sells better than Shadowdark more because of how the actual games play, or might it have slightly more to do with...

It's just more of a mixed bag for me: Weapon Masteries - net negative, don't feel they're needed and they slow down combat Starter...

Nah. The Basic Rules for 5.5 are still 5.5. Weapon Masteries, Starter Feats, etc - it's all still there. Just fewer subclasses. Heroes...

FWIW, If I was WotC, I would strongly consider testing the market for a streamlined/less mechanically complex variant of D&D covering...

Yeah fair enough - the monk is inarguably improved and I haven't played the new one yet. Maybe the monk is the killer app of 5.5.

I 100% agree that "modern" design tends towards simplicity and I think Shadowdark punching so far above its weight class is clear...

Aside from weapons mastery, or if they play a monk or druid, your players will barely notice the difference (and half of my players...

I think the main questions are: Does your group want more crunch/mechanical complexity? Are you okay with combat being a little slower...

Is 16 hours on levels 1-2 "quickly"? At some tables, that would be slow. In recent years, the official WotC campaigns generally get the...

It's always hard to gauge what people mean on things like this if you don't know how frequent their sessions are, and how long they are.

I generally start at level 1, but the progression to level 3 is pretty rapid. I will generally get a group to level 2 after ~4 hours of...