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<blockquote data-quote="GX.Sigma" data-source="post: 6136699" data-attributes="member: 6690511">The big picture:After 4e tore down the increasingly complex D&amp;D system, 5e is the version that will take what we've learned through the decades and rebuild the game better than it was before, in a form that is recognizable to everyone who's ever played any form of D&amp;D.Big goals are simplicity and &quot;that D&amp;D feel,&quot; and the ability to change your game to fit your style using optional rules. The current packet shows a bit of that, but the most interesting things are upcoming:Cross-posted from <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?337058-Next-Update-And-State-of-D-amp-D-In-General" target="_blank">a similar thread</a>:Upcoming in the D&amp;D Next rules:Updated exploration rules integrated into core system (so e.g. Green Dragons can make their lairs difficult to navigate).New interaction rules.Subclasses: Large, discrete, choices within each class. Different subclasses can use totally different mechanics (so there can be &quot;simple fighter&quot; and &quot;complex fighter&quot; subclasses). They will be based on flavor archetypes.Feats: Feats will not be part of the core system. Your class will give you a +1 to an ability score of your choice every few levels; as a more advanced option, you can take a feat instead.Skills: Skills will not be part of the core system. An optional skills system will be very similar to 3e and 4e.Backgrounds: Backgrounds will not be packages of skills (because skills are optional). Instead, they will grant areas of knowledge (+10 bonuses to certain INT checks), proficiencies (which say you're able to do a specialized thing; e.g. sailing), and other benefits.Upcoming in D&amp;D:D&amp;D's presence at Gen Con will be Baldur's Gate themed.The first Sundering adventure, Murder in Baldur's Gate, will be released at Gen Con and concurrent in-store events which will also introduce the new Encounters season.Both Gen Con and Game Day will feature &quot;interactive&quot; (multi-table) adventures (Gen Con: Confrontation at Candlekeep; Game Day: Vault of the Dracolich).All of these will use the D&amp;D Next rules (though Murder in Baldur's Gate will apparently be system-neutral, or at least 4e+D&amp;DN).Breaking news: A D&amp;D Next campaign, Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle, will be available at Gen Con. You can pre-order it online, but you must go to Gen Con to get it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GX.Sigma, post: 6136699, member: 6690511"] The big picture: After 4e tore down the increasingly complex D&D system, 5e is the version that will take what we've learned through the decades and rebuild the game better than it was before, in a form that is recognizable to everyone who's ever played any form of D&D. Big goals are simplicity and "that D&D feel," and the ability to change your game to fit your style using optional rules. The current packet shows a bit of that, but the most interesting things are upcoming: Cross-posted from [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?337058-Next-Update-And-State-of-D-amp-D-In-General"]a similar thread[/URL]: Upcoming in the D&D Next rules: Updated exploration rules integrated into core system (so e.g. Green Dragons can make their lairs difficult to navigate). New interaction rules. Subclasses: Large, discrete, choices within each class. Different subclasses can use totally different mechanics (so there can be "simple fighter" and "complex fighter" subclasses). They will be based on flavor archetypes. Feats: Feats will not be part of the core system. Your class will give you a +1 to an ability score of your choice every few levels; as a more advanced option, you can take a feat instead. Skills: Skills will not be part of the core system. An optional skills system will be very similar to 3e and 4e. Backgrounds: Backgrounds will not be packages of skills (because skills are optional). Instead, they will grant areas of knowledge (+10 bonuses to certain INT checks), proficiencies (which say you're able to do a specialized thing; e.g. sailing), and other benefits. Upcoming in D&D: D&D's presence at Gen Con will be Baldur's Gate themed. The first Sundering adventure, Murder in Baldur's Gate, will be released at Gen Con and concurrent in-store events which will also introduce the new Encounters season. Both Gen Con and Game Day will feature "interactive" (multi-table) adventures (Gen Con: Confrontation at Candlekeep; Game Day: Vault of the Dracolich). All of these will use the D&D Next rules (though Murder in Baldur's Gate will apparently be system-neutral, or at least 4e+D&DN). Breaking news: A D&D Next campaign, Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle, will be available at Gen Con. You can pre-order it online, but you must go to Gen Con to get it. [/QUOTE]

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