D&D (2024) 6E When?

[Parmandur]

Yeah, but they stopped being an on-ramp to D&D, their parent line. It doesn't make sense to ruin that compatibility, either.

Mearls said during the Happy Fun Hour, when asked if they would receive a 5E facelift, that these boardgames are still working as an on-ramp, and aren't confusing anybody. Boardgames and RPGs are different beasts, after all.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Mearls said during the Happy Fun Hour, when asked if they would receive a 5E facelift, that these boardgames are still working as an on-ramp, and aren't confusing anybody.

That's the same guy who said a PH2 on the shelf was too confusing.

 

[Hussar]

Yeah, but they stopped being an on-ramp to D&D, their parent line. It doesn't make sense to ruin that compatibility, either.

That's the thing though. As you say yourself @Tony Vargas - the rules between 4e and 5e aren't actually all that different. So, there's no real need for a change in the rules for the board game to still work as an on ramp to D&D. Sure, there are some minor, cosmetic differences mechanically between 4e and 5e (healing surges and encounter balance probably being the biggest ones) but, overall, anyone who can read a 4e character sheet can read a 5e character sheet without any real difficulty.

5e is mostly backward compatible with 4e - there aren't that many mechanical changes.

 

[Tony Vargas]

That's the thing though. As you say yourself - the rules between 4e and 5e aren't actually all that different.

Well, I was more sorta quoting you without attribution, if I'm being honest.

5e is mostly backward compatible with 4e - there aren't that many mechanical changes.

Heck, the first few levels I've found 5e backwards compatible with 1e.

 

[darjr]

I would LOVE a more 5e style board game. But these are fine.

 

[Parmandur]

That's the same guy who said a PH2 on the shelf was too confusing.

That's true, though it was more Nate Stewart who figured that out: the enumerated Core book approach was a terrible decision in retrospect.

 

[Tony Vargas]

That's true,.

Managing IP ends up being a lot like politics, that way.

 

[Weiley31]

Honestly? I hope never/not for a good long time.

I'm going to be starting DnD for the first time very soon and already I've invested in Tyranny of Dragons(2019), Descent into Avernus, Mists of Akuma(Third Party), and The Essentials Starter Kit.

Once I get the PHB/DMG and Ebberon, it's on!!! Super excited. Been wanting to play for A LONG TIME but nobody I knew played it. So DMing for the first time as well.

 

[Parmandur]

Managing IP ends up being a lot like politics, that way.

It was a bad idea, that does confusion among customers. It is good that they are not repeating that particular mistake.

 

[Tony Vargas]

It was a bad idea, that does confusion among customers. It is good that they are not repeating that particular mistake.

But, like politics, good idea or bad idea, stay on message.