You can do double damage to buildings and are not slowed down by rubble. I am pretty sure you can use them out of combat if no-one shows up to stop the rampage as well. ;)
People engage in D&D in different ways. I grew up reading the old novels including Knight of the Black Rose, which is a darn good story, so I strongly disagree with this.
I think Player Characters can have interesting stories and great adventures, but so can NPCs. D&D is more than rolling dice.
If this is a WoTC published book we will get two covers. This picture looks perfect for the FLGS collectors cover, and I suspect the other cover would have a more modern look.
If the product has already been in the works for a while and WoTC has agreed to be the publisher, maybe we see it soon. If this is a new book from the ground up my guess is 2028.
My guess is the long-predicted dark sun set. If we are going back to the beginning, so they can reimagine some of the most problematic content out, then Champions working together to overthrow the Dragon King of Tyr makes a lot of sense.
I also think the seasons are going to primarily tie into...
Good catch. I guess they did say that.
I can see minimizing the changes if you are still trying to sell older books, but surprised and a little disappointed to see the word "fully" in there, when it is objectively false.
Compatible yes, fully or 100% no.
I think 100% compatible was always an objectively wrong description (looking at you Shepherd Druid, Warlock Pacts becoming Invocations, some old feats, etc.). With that being said the 5e and 5.5e are broadly compatible and a DM can easily make them harmonious.
I also don't think that Wizards...
I think the original plan was to replace all of the older content on D&D Beyond, so if you searched for a rule you would just see 2024, and it was only after folks complained that we ended up in this odd world where we have both legacy and current content side by side. This feels like a natural...
Horrified D&D has 3 villains that are similar in mechanics to other versions of horrified and then the red dragon which has a multi-location quest to defeat. I would love it if this expansion offers a new big baddy to replace the red dragon, as it would allow more variation than what we have in...
I think this actually shows how the current system is not functional. A lot of folks gave the higher level abilities good scores because they worked with the dragon as well as party members at the same time. I know I sure would not have marked them highly if the goal was to back port them to the...