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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8170594" data-attributes="member: 29398">Not that I necessarily like some of what I'm about to type, but here goes:What will be vaguely the same:---six base stats---different playable creature types and species (but their underlying mechanics will be much more similar to each other than now, any species-based bonuses, penalties and abilities will be gone)---classes (though somewhere along the way there'll be a big contraction in their number - likely on a new edition's release - before expansion takes over again)---levels and-or power gradations---D&D's dominance over the RPG marketplace (it can't be long before Hasbro starts buying up the more successful competitors in order to either adopt their IP or squash it)Assuming current trends continue, what will be different:---no randomness of any type in char-gen and very limited randomness in play e.g. pre-set damage amounts (or pre-determined combat and-or check outcomes in general?)---alignment will be completely gone---divine magic disappears, with its remnants combined with arcane magic to just have 'magic'---spell preparation or pre-memorization will be gone as it's too inconvenient---xp will be gone, replace either by group levelling or milestone levelling; also individual rewards of any kind will be gone---D&D and M:tG will continue to merge, to the point where we'll see D&D-based card sets; maybe even to the point where WotC develops a true crossover game system with elements of both but different from either in how it playsWhat will be new:---the base game will become so easy on its players and PCs that a reverse movement will arise in a similar manner as today's OSR movement, toward grittier survival-first game styles---advances in game-related technology will slowly cause a rift in the community between those who can afford it and those who cannot, adding further to an existing rift between those willing to adopt it and those who are not---the D&D system will be expanded or reworked such that other types of RPGs (space, supers, etc.) can be played using the same rules chassis</blockquote>

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