D&D 5E Are you going to buy 5e?

[Blackbrrd]

I just pre-ordered the Starter Set, PHB, DMG and MM. The prices were really good, 111$ total +30$ in (sloooow) shipping. I also think that the rule set itself is nice and concise, giving room for a lot of options and customizability for running my kind of game. It's actually the first edition I am going to buy since AD&D 2nd edition.

I am really looking forward to playing a more rules-light game than 4e which I am currently playing. In another thread I started comparing 3e and 4e to 5e when it comes to complexity. 5e had a lot of smart options to keep it simple. For instance the concentration for buff-spells. It just feels so right to have some meaningful rules for disrupting spells and limit the number of buff spells, all with one simple rule.

Maybe I will finally get my girlfriend into the game. I will just have to wrap up my (very fun, fast and furious) 4e campaign first.

EDIT: changed the thread title to match the poll title.

 

[Boarstorm]

Where's my "No, but I'm waiting in line July 3rd" option? Just because I don't pre-order things doesn't mean I'm not interested in them.

 

[Chaltab]

Should be a maybe option. Like I'm definitely not going to buy it at launch just because I can't afford it, but depending on whether my group wants to and if they like the Basic PDF...

 

[Blackbrrd]

Should be a maybe option. Like I'm definitely not going to buy it at launch just because I can't afford it, but depending on whether my group wants to and if they like the Basic PDF...

Yeah, I see what you mean. Just go for option 3, it's pretty close.

 

[evileeyore]

If 5e includes a specific thing as a core features, then yes I will.

 

[Thaumaturge]

Where's the "I've got three children, and I can spare one to get the books early" option?

Asking for a friend.

Thaumaturge.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Yeah, I went ahead and pre-ordered to lock in lower prices. The product is looking promising; we'll be able to judge when Basic releases.

 

[Rygar]

No, since the playtest ended, what they've been showing and talking about is further and further away from the kind of game I like. At this point I'm writing it off.

 

[Robyo]

I'm anxious to glance over the PHB when it's in stores. The DMG is the book that I'm most interested in checking out.

Not really excited about buying a core set of D&D again, but it does look quite hackable.

One thing I'm not buying for certain is the Starter Set. More and more, I think it was a mistake to omit CharGen rules in the box. Basic D&D free PDF download sounds alright, but I think WotC dropped the ball on not including them. Would much prefer a shorter adventure module and added more rules for CharGen.

Maybe it's just me, but the first excitement I had playing Basic D&D in the 80's was rolling ability scores and scribbling out a new character (human thief) in pencil.

 

[Talath]

Heck yes I'll buy them! The disenfranchised has been reenfranchised (at least for me.) August can't come any sooner!