D&D 5E Advice on Books?

[Charlaquin]

There is also UA content which is semi-official. Most of the player content has ended up in a book eventually (though usually refined some).

It’s official playtest content. In other words, it is consistent with official material in terms of presentation, but DMs should apply as much rigor when evaluating it for balance as they do 3rd party content, if not more.

 

[S'mon]

You'll find chargen in 5e option-poor compared to 3.x/PF1. There's XGtE & SCAG offering some additional stuff, but, the former is heavy on the exotic races

Are you thinking of Volo's? No races in XGTE?

 

[Tony Vargas]

Are you thinking of Volo's? No races in XGTE?

Whichever had the teenage mutant ninja Tortles.

 

[Parmandur]

Whichever had the teenage mutant ninja Tortles.

The Tortles aren't in a book, that's a charity PDF release.

 

[Tony Vargas]

The Tortles aren't in a book, that's a charity PDF release.

Thunder Tabaxi, then?

… I remember something reminded me of an 80s cartoon...

 

[Parmandur]

Thunder Tabaxi, then?

… I remember something reminded me of an 80s cartoon...

Tabaxi were in Volo's Guide. Frankly, just about every 5E book has elements of some 80's cartoon or the other, as is only appropriate.

 

[Xenonnonex]

In fact, except for the lack of classes it looks like there is almost enough for another PHB spread out amongst other books. I hadn't realized that until reviewing Ash's list

Yet you still have people complaining about a lack of options and choices.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Frankly, just about every 5E book has elements of some 80's cartoon or the other, as is only appropriate.

Well, that's going to make it a less useful mnemonic...

 

[Xenonnonex]

The majority of 5e books are more or less adventure paths. If you're leaving PF because PF2 has disappointed you, you won't find much of a haven in 5e, it's intentionally limited on the player/crunch side.

Ash's list begs to differ. And you have other people add on to the player's side of things. Then you have the UAs.
So I guess it is intentionally limited on the player crunch side. If you remain ignorant of the spreading out of the crunch across books.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Then you have the UAs.

I missed where they were published in a book. I answered a question about 5e book, and talked about 5e in terms of books being published for it.