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For sure nothing heavy for 5ed, it is the creator of the « Casual school » style of play.

It don’t take a big hammer to give a minimum taste of OS to 5ed. Roll scores. That’s official. If rolled score is not enough use 3d6 instead! Roll hit points after level 1. That is official too. Even CR do it. No Feat, no MC. Also official. Use PHB only for PCs. Quite official. The building...

I think that 5ed can be more lethal, but DM just want more precise CR and Xp budget rules instead. OS say don’t bother with encounter balance and even balance between PCs, while 5ed fan just ask more balance. It’s the same problem with creative solution. if DMs constantly ask rolls and features...

I recently find a pdf detailing Old school style. Principia apocrypha. Principia-Apocrypha-SC-20.pdf « The more of the following a campaign has, the more old school it is: high lethality, an open world, a lack of pre- written plot, an emphasis on creative problem solving, an...

Fireball, fly, invisibility. 3rd level of spell is enough for me.

Players satisfaction + Designer satisfaction + Editor satisfaction = success!

Delusion of grandeur

Just parse quickly the preview rule book. Very crunchy, Very strategic for all classes. 4 action points to spend in maneuver and techniques for martial. Very symmetric in gameplay immersion for all classes. Too complex to be a trend product. A niche product for gamer and tactical thinking fans.

And add a Retreat mechanic for PCs.

I would like simplier character creation. In ten years we make no use of magic item Gp value. We already ban darkvison for all PCs. Absolute abilty should be reserved for class, like immune to fear for Paladin. But I dont see those as a failure in the system.

In any setting philosopher and sage may wonder what’s make human so special, how they manage to be everywhere despite being less skilled, less wise, less intelligent than other races? The missing key that all those sage don’t have is : You, the Sage, live in a simulation handle by humans!

Modern Weapons are great but most fantasy show just can’t stop using swords and fist fight. Star war light saber and other martial technique, WH 40k with so many reference to medieval fighting and armor, Dune movie, and so on endlessly. Medievalism is still a key element of fantasy even in 2024...

By the book, darkvision is equal to having proficiency in a skill. If you have that additional skill there are no evolutionary advantage for your kinds. By the Phb all ancestry have been made equal!

And the Warlock whim, « nobody think I’m the bad guy of the party ».

Actual DnD already toss away the concept of Evil race. The Ranger choosing two humanoid races as favored ennemies is way more « racist » than the paladin.

Thematic role.

Dont worry to keep your book. Playing ADnD without the book and not knowing the rules is in line with my memories.

I follow the play tests and see nothing in this direction.

I heard that Gygax don’t use this table of adjustment for his game, which makes the rule even more obscure!

Dark vision for PCs. Out!