D&D (2024) 2024 Players Handbook: Personality and Appearance is now part of the Abilities (not background or species) - NEW Alignment decriptions.

[FitzTheRuke]

We’re assigning importance values to things now?

No kidding. Compared to what? Compared to trouble in Gaza? Not much. Compared to other PHB2024 reveals? It's pretty interesting.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I think that looks like a good page. I don't use alignment, but it's not about me. A lot of people do.

Same. I think that keeping alignment as a legacy (and so people will always understand the memes!) is cool, and they've divorced it from any real mechanical significance.

And some people really like it, and others can ignore it.

Although, I have to admit ... say what you want about the tenets of the Lawful Stupid Paladin, Dude, at least it's an ethos.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I am curious to hear what you like about the revised 5E.

Dance bard, species revamp, weapon masteries, feats at level 1, tacit admission that non-starter games start at level 3, alternate uses of second wind, most of the rogue upgrades.

I know what the point of the question was, but there ya go.

 

[bedir than]

In the screenshot in the Original Post, to create your background is quasi-official. The textbox says.

"
BACKGROUNDS AND SPECIES FROM OLDER BOOKS
Backgrounds in older D&D books dont include ability score adjustments. If your using a background from an older book, adjust your ability scores by increasing one score by 2 and a different score by 1, or increase three scores by 1. None of these increases can raise a score above 20. ...
Also if the background you choose doesnt provide a feat, you gain an Origin feat of your choice.

"

On the one hand, using an earlier background is an "if". On the other hand, it offers official advice as a normal option that players might do. A custom background is something like 2024 variant rule. The 2024 rules adjust the custom background from the 2014 Players Handbook as follows.

2014 Customizing a Background
• choose two skills
• choose two tool proficiencies
• choose personality
2024 Using a background from an earlier book
• adjust ability scores (+2 any and +1 any other, or +1 any three)
• choose origin feat

This resulting custom background is slightly more powerful than a 2024 default background because of the extra tool proficiency. Perhaps it is a reward for players who put thought into their background. Meanwhile, the 2014 personality can correlate with the 2024 personalities relating to the abilities of a background.

I am ok with this custom background being a variant rule that implies DM permission, because the DM might need to adjust the setting to accommodate a certain custom background. For example, if the custom background is a Soldier who proficient with both an Air Vehicle and a Water Vehicle, the DM might want to think of a specific military unit at a specific location where this would make sense. Meanwhile, the player and the DM should be coordinating the background with each other anyway. The DM setting description can inspire the player character concept − and viceversa.

The player is responsible for the character. The DM is responsible for the setting. The background is where these responsibilities overlap.

Minor correction about 2014 custom background

It's a combination of two tools and/or languages

Whereas the 2024 background is just one tool and one language

 

[jerryrice4949]

Dance bard, species revamp, weapon masteries, feats at level 1, tacit admission that non-starter games start at level 3, alternate uses of second wind, most of the rogue upgrades.

I know what the point of the question was, but there ya go.

I appreciate you sharing. It helps me understand your POV more. I also like the weapon masteries, feats at level 1 and the acknowledgement that most experienced groups start at level 3 (even my beginning groups usually start at level 3).

 

[CreamCloud0]

i'm glad alignment hasn't been totally kicked out of the game yet though i do lament the overly short and simple descriptions given, you don't exactly get much nuance when they're each only consisting of about 40 words and a single example, of course it's going to be a shallow mechanic when this lipservice is all you're going to dedicate to elaborating on it.

i still hold that the concept of alignment holds interesting potential, especially now that it's moved on from restrictive nonsense implementations of earlier editions.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Dance bard, species revamp, weapon masteries, feats at level 1, tacit admission that non-starter games start at level 3, alternate uses of second wind, most of the rogue upgrades.

I know what the point of the question was, but there ya go.

This is a good selection, yeah.

I like some of the spell changes and a some other random rules stuff too, but these are the better ones.

We could have also had something way better as an rp aide than D&D's weird moralizing vector.

This is true, though I will say at least this time they kept the descriptions short and succinct and with a relatively minimal level of controversy/moralizing.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Technically you should do Ability Scores first then, since that sets your inherent talents. Personally I go Race, Class, Ability Score, then Background.

I do ability scores (rolled of course), heritage, culture, background, class, destiny.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I wish there was a way to read more about this stuff (what they actually see D&D as and what the game is about) without buying a $50 book full of rules I'm not going to use.

 

[BookTenTiger]

I wish there was a way to read more about this stuff (what they actually see D&D as and what the game is about) without buying a $50 book full of rules I'm not going to use.

My local library has the 2014 5e D&D Player's Handbook available. Maybe soon yours will have the 2024?