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At the time, it was to emphasize compatibility. Only in the WotC era has edition become synonymous with a largely incompatible rule set.

I don't know why the idea of using adventures as a primary way to establish whether two versions of the game are "compatible" is so...

I think the key difference is that these were a few new changes limited to a few subclasses, spells, or optional subsystems. And it’s...

I dunno…I think there were several changes across all three books. Weapon properties, condition changes, background and feat changes...

Objectively, those folks were "right" the entire time. 5.5 was never just 5E. This move by WotC just brings the nomenclature in line...

I do wonder whether this has anything to do with the recent staffing changes at WotC - could be someone in the old team was adamantly...

It was just easier and less confusing to say 5.5 versus 5.24, 5e2024, etc. I guess we could have used 5R, or 5er. May have been fun to...

I'm discovering 5.5E is about as compatible with 5E as 3.5E was about as compatible with 3E. Which is to say DM can handwave the...

As soon as they began changing things in clearly non-errata ways, they were into new edition territory. It was all just a question of...

Is it just for 5.5? I mean, if a publisher says it is made for 5.5, then I may avoid it.

Does “fully” mean “100%”? Because that’s what they say in this very FAQ. “On D&D Beyond, 5.5e refers to content that uses the 2024...

It isn't all compatible. There were reams of different rules for Classes, Backgrounds, spells, and the like between editions. You could...

Given all that has happened in my life and in the world since then, 2024 already seems like a decade ago sometimes, so yeah, what...

I mean, it’s what most players were calling it, and it’s a lot easier and more efficient to say or type than “the 2024 rules.” Not to...

I don't know how they would. All "compatibility" ever meant was you could run the library of 5E adventures with the new books, along...