Adventure Time TTRPG Drops "Yes And" System, Switches To 5E

When the Adventure Time roleplaying game was announced back in June, it was going to be using a brand new RPG system called the "Yes And" system, which involved dice which had Yes and No on one die, and things like And or But on the other.

However, publisher Cryptozoic Entertainment has recently indicated that, following fan feedback, the upcoming Kickstarter will now be powered by 5E instead. The update was included last week as part of the FAQ in its current Adventure Time card game Kickstarter.

Has Adventure Time: The Roleplaying Game changed since you announced it a few months ago?

Yes, we made the decision to make it a 5e experience, based on feedback from fans. That doesn’t mean the game shown at Gen Con earlier this year won’t be released too, but the main offering in the upcoming Kickstarter will be the 5e RPG.

 

[MichaelSomething]

Critical Role's style isn't for everyone, but the fact that it's all actors means that a lot of the drama is about internal conflict and desires. (Honestly, there doesn't seem to be an apocalypse that their characters aren't willing to have a sidebar during to discuss their feelings.) It definitely can be made to work in D&D.

That said, it's a much more natural fit in games like MonsterHearts, where emotional conflict receives direct mechanical support, rather than D&D, where such things have almost no mechanical support whatsoever. (A motivated DM can find ways to use the skill system to support it, but it requires a bit of DIY to get it done.)

Exactly. D&D doesn't try to impose a playstyle on you! It empowers you to play the way YOU want to! If you want a game where rules affect the game, go play 4E!

 

[Micah Sweet]

Exactly. D&D doesn't try to impose a playstyle on you! It empowers you to play the way YOU want to! If you want a game where rules affect the game, go play 4E!

I would say WotC 5e is less about empowering anyone and more about staying out of everyone's way.

 

[Parmandur]

I would say WotC 5e is less about empowering anyone and more about staying out of everyone's way.

It is actually quite good at that.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It is actually quite good at that.

As good as any game I've encountered. A shame that's not my highest priority in design.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

D&D doesn't try to impose a playstyle on you! It empowers you to play the way YOU want to!

By this logic, the best ruleset for RPGs is checkers, which doesn't impose any sort of playstyle on anyone.

 

[Parmandur]

By this logic, the best ruleset for RPGs is checkers, which doesn't impose any sort of playstyle on anyone.

There is a balance to be found.

 

[MichaelSomething]

By this logic, the best ruleset for RPGs is checkers, which doesn't impose any sort of playstyle on anyone.

And many would prefer checkers over having balance, fun, and playability forced down their throats like 4E did.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

And many would prefer checkers over having balance, fun, and playability forced down their throats like 4E did.

No one is raising the spectre of 4E here except for you. If you haven't ever checked out a game where there's mechanical support for roleplay, I don't think 4E is even it. Watch the Critical Role Monsterhearts video linked above.

 

[Golden Bee]

You can be silly in any system, as we prove here:

 

[Parmandur]

You can be silly in any system, as we prove here:

Science fact.