D&D 5E Bugbears And Borderlands Pre-Launch!

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

We did see this coming and glad to see it too!

 

[DND_Reborn]

Really? Are you reading what your writing?

Yeah, I am. What's it to you?

 

[Riley]

Well, my only issue with this is will it really be a 5E primer or is it your own thing?

Sacrosanct discussed/drafted his ideas here: D&D 5E - Blue ONE, An attempt at a TRUE 5e Basic version

YMMV, but this seems to me both a bit of a primer and its own thing.

There are I believe only three classes: Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard. Clerics have been folded in as a subclass of wizard based on my reading of some of the materials Rod/Sacrosanct posted. (He did the same in his basic version of Chromatic Dungeons.)

Apart from that choice it seemed like a solid basic primer to 5e. (However, I have hardly played 5e, so I’m not a good judge to spot how close the one is to the other.)

 

[DND_Reborn]

Sacrosanct discussed/drafted his ideas here: D&D 5E - Blue ONE, An attempt at a TRUE 5e Basic version

Yep, I know, you will find several of my posts in that thread.

Apart from that choice it seemed like a basic primer to 5e. (However, I have hardly played 5e, so I’m not a good judge to spot how close the one is to the other.)

From our discussion there, my issue is someone who plays this as a primer for 5E will find features in B&B, such as Cannon Fodder, which aren't in D&D.

IMO I think this could be disconcerting for a new player, to find a feature in B&B that they like which they don't find in D&D. In that respect I don't consider this a "primer" as much as it's own thing. Basic D&D wasn't a primer for AD&D, either; so it's fine if it is more just its own thing.

 

[tsadkiel]

Yeah, I'm in. I would like a lighter 5E, and I always prefer softcover.

 

[Umbran]

Hey, @DND_Reborn and @Uni-the-Unicorn!

Can you, you know, not butt heads on the first page of the thread? Thanks much.

Edit to add: @reveal My apologies. There was an egregious autofill error there. Nothing for you here.

 

[Art Waring]

I really like cut down games like this! I tend to do more involved designs, but I really enjoy running things like this with an approach towards making things a little easier.

I have recently had experience introducing players that have never played D&D before, and core 5e can be a bit of an overload for those new to the hobby. It takes time to settle in, I think sometimes a simpler transition into the game is a good thing.

Not to mention softcovers, I do miss them somewhat.