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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jrowland" data-source="post: 6330933" data-attributes="member: 94389">This is something I've been noticing as well. I don't think we, as a community, fully realize the implications of 5E. We are still thinking in terms of prior editions. 5E breaks that in may ways. 5B is the core mechanic, and it is the only unifying mechanic. Everything else is optional in many ways (like excluding monks from your table, or using exploding dice crits, eg) This will mean most tables are very different from each other.AL will use as a baseline 5s, only because most people involved in D&D beyond curious or casual will use PHB classes and feats (I doubt variant sidebars will be assumed in AL) in some form or another.It truly will be YOUR GAME, YOUR WAY in ways previous editions were not, and yet...strangely enough, compatible across tables! I could have a fully modified 5A game (with all sorts of PHB variants and DMG options) and someone could bring their Starter set pre-made to the table and fit right in. The converse might be odd: ie a full-on 5B table and a player brings a PHB variant with DMG optioned character...but I think if a DM did allow it, it would work out well enough (caveat that other players might be pissed!)</blockquote>