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The text is almost the same as in 2014. The only meaningful difference is that 2014 gives examples of possible exceptions allowing you to wear more than one of the categories it says you can usually only wear one, and 2024 just says the DM might make exceptions. There has never been a limit...

Makes sense to me. As a consumer, Kickstarters are basically just a pre-order (I don't think I've backed anything risky, though I'm not completely opposed to doing so), and usually I'm aware of what it is I want to order ahead of time.

Sounds tricky! I think your assessment of the situation is sound. The question you are going to get is whether the PCs went after the dragon "stupidly" or whether it was just bad luck. Ie, did they know what they were getting into and risk bad odds, or was it a random wilderness encounter roll...

While I partly agree with the observation, 5e (2014) has been my favorite since it came out. The observation some made back then that it felt like it fit somewhere between 2e and 3e makes sense to me, because that's where my ideal D&D would fit. Also, I think there are likely quite a few other...

I've considered using it, but haven't tried it. I think it would probably end up feeling like the trade off isn't worth it at my table. What I would never consider though is going back to action declaration rounds and/or weapon/spell speeds. I was a bit skeptical when 3e got rid of that in...

There are a similar or greater percentage of general rules changes. Almost certainly less in number since 5e has a lot less rules than 3e, but at least as high of a percentage. I also think they tend to be more impactful changes. For example, weapon mastery is a pretty big new thing that is...

That would seem an odd way of doing it, since the main issue preventing even Legendary creatures from being good solo challenges is that if they deal enough damage to put up a satisfying fight they have too few hit points to last through it, while if they have enough hp to last through such a...

So apparently it's just OD&D and 1e AD&D that didn't have the rule in their core books? I believe it, but I don't know how I missed it. I never had those editions that didn't have the rule back then. I'm guessing it must be that I switched from the Mentzer box to the 2e books fairly soon, and I...

5e (2014 at least) just has a single cure wounds spell at 1st level, but it adds a d8 per level if you cast it in a higher level spell slot, so that part is already taken care of. Neat idea to make the dice based on a character's HD. Works well for PCs, but would be tricky with the simplified...

Interesting. Even though it's a tiny entry with little elaboration, I'm surprised I wasnt familiar with it, because the lack of such rules stood out to me in 1e, 2e, and BECMI. Do you happen to know if this was in the original 1989 2e PHB, or was it something added in the revised version? (I...

My fairly confident prediction is that it will be somewhere in the middle. 3.0e to 3.5e were mainly just mechanical changes which were almost universally considered improvements. The exceptions to that are fairly rare. 5.0e to 5.5e involves a more philosophical shift, and more of the changes...

Found it! Page 59 of 1e Manual of the Planes. (And I'm not sure why I even mentioned 3e Manual of the Planes as a possibility, since I know very well that they didn't have more than a passing reference to the idea of quasi-planes in it.)

Which then makes this the second time it actually shows up (thanks for the references)! I didn't have that particular DMGR book or I almost certainly would have taken note of it.

Aha! So that's the older edition that had it. Did OD&D, or Holmes have it? Because sometimes I see people online talking like that was a rule from the beginning, but I never saw it before 3e. It was distinctly absent in 2e, Mentzer Basic, and the BECMI Rules Cyclopedia. And as far as I can...

That sounds familiar to me also. My guess is either something 2e Planescape, or 3e Manual of the Planes. Or maybe the 3e Planescape conversion from the authorized fan site.

Seriously? That is absolutely horrible advice. At all levels of play 5e relies on multiple opponents for the action economy to work, and one of the best ways of making a fight take a toll without risking a TPK is to outnumber the players with relatively weak opponents. What they could have...

The chart actually does work for that. Every time you increase or decrease AC by 2 points, it is equivalent to moving up or down one level on the hp line. Same thing with attack bonus and the damage line. The chart requires the instructions to function--it isn't something you can just extract...

You don't need to do anything too extreme, but you do need to be careful. All of the following can work together without feeling like you are depriving players of too much of what they may want. Player Side: 1) Slower level progression. Potentially much slower. 2) Curated subclass and species...

I disagree. Monster creation rules that are an improved version of the 2014 ones would be generally well received. Part of this would involve possible math tweaks and expanded/improved lists of monster traits. The other part would be presentation. It needs to be easier to use. As it is now one...

If they are actually fighting with it, migh just make it a 60' radius of dim illumination to represent it briefly flashing all over the place. There would still need to be some way of dealing with them not doing so on turns they don't attack. That would require some thought, but I'd keep in...