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Balance shmalance! :LOL:

Indeed, is it the "monster" that is evil or the mob (us) driven by our own fears and hatreds? That is the true message. That said, there are beasties both human and otherwise to be defeated, and it's okay to list them in the Monster Manual with all their darknesses.

I am tending to agree, but only insomuch as players should have the freedom to play what they want. That said, I often see players ask "what would be a good fit for the party?" if they are entering an established game. So they are thinking in terms of complementary roles too. I would be more...

Entering this discussion late and apologies if it's already been covered, but it seems to me that, even outside D&D, there's long been a struggle or questioning of the definition of an "evil" monster. As far back as Frankenstein (was it the monster who was evil or was it the doctor who created...

In any case, a PC with magic rings on every finger is well into the realm of ridiculous.

For those out there currently playing 5e, with the 2024 Monster Manual on the on the verge of being released, how are you planning to change (or not) your current game? Let us know how the 2024 updates affect you, or if you will keep on with 2014!

In most games we've played, simply obtaining the ingredients to craft a magic item is expensive, time-consuming and risky. Abstracting crafting to a simple gold for magic item swap or purchase cheapens the magic item considerably. You can even make obtaining a rare ingredient for the item the...

There are the parts of any rulebook that are highly subjective and always open to being ignored. Any player quoting us chapter and verse of any rulebook isn't welcome at our table.

Nah, just not the preferred way to run our individual game.

Which is why we make our own guidelines. You think we're gonna let some silly rule book push our group around? We regularly ignore stuff like this.

These guidelines are way overgenerous.

I'd never allow this many magic items.

Fight on the side of a cliff ala Indiana Jones. Fight on a slowly erupting volcano. Tree fight in the jungle Running fight across rooftops in the city. Fight while outrunning an avalanche.

It's pretty darn intuitive. It could actually be the best game for beginners. I'm running it with Greyhawk and we're having a grand time.

Not really paying attention to this but I do find all these new classifications kinda confusing.

We can look more closely at 2014 vs 2024 later. That wasn’t the intention of this poll.

Well keep in mind this the TTRPG General forum. Probably different results on the actual D&D forum. That said, if you add up all the variants, other editions and retroclones, it’s actually D&D Family 68, non-D&D 55.

Yeah, this might better fit the "D&D-adjacent" category.

Yeah the problem I think has always been the niche nature of the game. It’s the best thing about it for me but ironically prevents it from gaining a mass audience.

The answer depends on exactly what the actual very next game is then I guess (as opposed to every possible future game). The question does say “next game” after all. “Not sure” is an option too.