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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yora" data-source="post: 6000348" data-attributes="member: 6670763">Those are collected quotes. There's also a lot to say based on the playtest material:So far we have 4 races (human, elf, dwarf, halfling) and 6 classes (cleric, fighter, rogue, wizard, sorcerer, warlock).So far, it's limited to level 1-5,Base attack bonus increases much much slower and maybe not even at all for some classes. There are no saving throw bonuses and all you get is your ability modifier. In theory, you can also make Strenght, Intelligence, and Charisma saves, but they are very rare so far.Spellcasters also have a magic base attack bonus for spells that is separate from the base attack bonus for weapons.Skills are a +3 bonus, but at 2nd, 4th, and so on level, you can increase that number for one of your skills by +1.Backgrounds give your character three skills and a background trait, which usually takes the form of certain favors you can get, like getting a room and healing for free when you visit a temple of a religion you are a priest of.Rogues get a second background that gives them the skills of a thief or a thug, but everyone can take these two backgrounds as their normal background as well.Traits have been renamed Specializations. Specializations are basically a group of feats that has been preselected for you. Almost everyone seems to agree that it is intended that you can also not pick a Specialization and select your feats just like in older editions.Spells no longer become more powerful as you get more caster levels. There had been mentions of being able to use higher level spell slots to get stronger effects, but this is not implemented in the current playtest rules (yet)."Utility" spells also often have a "ritual version". The ritual version takes much longer to cast and requires extra material components, but you don't have to have the spell prepared and can cast it right out of the spellbook. This is great for spells that you rarely need and when you need them, you don't have to have them right now but it can wait 15 minutes or so.</blockquote>

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