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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 9418487" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>On Thursday August 1st, the review embargo is lifted for those who were sent an early copy of the new <strong>Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook</strong>. In this post I intend to compile a handy list of those reviews as they arrive. If you know of a review, please let me know in the comments so that I can add it! I'll be updating this list as new reviews arrive, so do check back later to see what's been added!</p><p>[HR][/HR]<strong>Review List</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-players-handbook-2024-the-official-advance-review.706021/" target="_blank"><strong>The official EN World review</strong></a> -- "Make no mistake, this is a new edition."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-2024-players-handbook-review/" target="_blank">ComicBook.com</a> -- "<em>Dungeons & Dragons</em> has improved upon its current ruleset, but the ruleset still feels very familiar to 5E veterans."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.cbr.com/dnd-5e-2024-players-handbook-review/" target="_blank">Comic Book Resources</a> -- "From magic upgrades to easier character building, D&D's 2024 <em>Player's Handbook</em> is the upgrade players and DMs didn't know they needed."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/2024-players-handbook-review" target="_blank">Wargamer.com</a> -- "The 2024 <em>Player’s Handbook</em> is bigger and more beginner-friendly than ever before. It still feels and plays like <em>D&D</em> fifth edition, but numerous quality-of-life tweaks have made the game more approachable and its player options more powerful. Its execution disappoints in a handful of places, and it’s too early to tell how the new rules will impact encounter balance, but this is an optimistic start to the new <em>Dungeons and Dragons</em> era."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://rpgbot.net/2024-dnd-5e-transition-guide-and-change-log-everything-thats-different-in-the-new-players-handbook/" target="_blank">RPGBOT</a> -- "A lot has changed in the 2024 DnD 5e rules. In this horrendously long article, we’ve dug into everything that has changed in excruciating detail. There’s a lot here."</li> </ul><p><strong>Video Reviews</strong></p><p>Note, a couple of these videos have been redacted or taken down <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-players-handbook-video-redactions-takedowns.705901/" target="_blank">following copyright claims by WotC</a>.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWcv38e6zHk" target="_blank">2024 PHB Rules Changes D&D 5.24</a> (Treantmonk's Temple)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf1u96T0_rE" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook 2024 Preview & Review | Key Takeaways and Comparisons with 2014</a> (Awesome Black)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LXWOTEIaqI" target="_blank">10 Unexpected Changes in the D&D 5E 2024 Player's Handbook</a> (This Effin' GM Games)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41x0EjkxATU" target="_blank">Every Class and Subclass Change for 2024</a> (d4: Deep Dive)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgf9HJj36iY" target="_blank">D&D Player's Handbook 2024 Winners & Losers!</a> (The Character Sheet on ComicBook.com)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDrPup9n7EM" target="_blank">2024 Player's Handbook First Look Review</a> (Dungeon Dudes)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDXvBPMUAyI" target="_blank">The 2024 Player's Handbook: Full Spoilers Review</a> (DnD Shorts)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/joefudge" target="_blank">Full Early Review! D&D 2024 Player's Handbook</a> (JoeFudge)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI3LmB3bcyE" target="_blank">First Look at the 2024 Player's Handbook for Dungeons & Dragons</a> (GameMasters)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK-ZP5lfL2I" target="_blank">2024 PHB Flip through</a> (Jorphdan) <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-players-handbook-video-redactions-takedowns.705901/" target="_blank"><strong>[taken down]</strong></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BmAqlMaozw" target="_blank">D&D New Player's Handbook, DM's Guide, Monster Manual, and Project Sigil Info</a> (maturemindedgamers)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oH6u-tS_ho" target="_blank">2024 Player's Handbook: Questions Answered!</a> (Alphastream)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfpwpQDQlw" target="_blank">D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Walkthrough</a> (Sly Flourish) <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-players-handbook-video-redactions-takedowns.705901/" target="_blank"><strong>[redacted]</strong></a></li> </ul><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>Release timeline (i.e. when <em>you</em> can get it!)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>August 1st: Reviewers. </strong>Some reviewers have copies already, with their embargo lifting August 1st.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>August 1st-4th: Gen Con.</strong> There will be 3,000 copies for sale at Gen Con.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>September 3rd: US/Canada Hobby Stores. </strong>US/Canada hobby stores get it September 3rd.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>September 3rd: DDB 'Master' Pre-orders.</strong> Also on this date, D&D Beyond 'Master Subscribers' get the digital version.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>September 10th: DDB 'Hero' Pre-orders.</strong> On this date, D&D Beyond 'Hero Subscribers' get the digital version.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>September 17th: General Release. </strong>For the rest of us, the street date is September 17th.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]374433[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 9418487, member: 1"] On Thursday August 1st, the review embargo is lifted for those who were sent an early copy of the new [B]Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook[/B]. In this post I intend to compile a handy list of those reviews as they arrive. If you know of a review, please let me know in the comments so that I can add it! I'll be updating this list as new reviews arrive, so do check back later to see what's been added! [HR][/HR][B]Review List[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-players-handbook-2024-the-official-advance-review.706021/'][B]The official EN World review[/B][/URL][B] [/B]-- "Make no mistake, this is a new edition." [*][URL='https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-2024-players-handbook-review/']ComicBook.com[/URL] -- "[I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I] has improved upon its current ruleset, but the ruleset still feels very familiar to 5E veterans." [*][URL='https://www.cbr.com/dnd-5e-2024-players-handbook-review/']Comic Book Resources[/URL] -- "From magic upgrades to easier character building, D&D's 2024 [I]Player's Handbook[/I] is the upgrade players and DMs didn't know they needed." [*][URL='https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/2024-players-handbook-review']Wargamer.com[/URL] -- "The 2024 [I]Player’s Handbook[/I] is bigger and more beginner-friendly than ever before. It still feels and plays like [I]D&D[/I] fifth edition, but numerous quality-of-life tweaks have made the game more approachable and its player options more powerful. Its execution disappoints in a handful of places, and it’s too early to tell how the new rules will impact encounter balance, but this is an optimistic start to the new [I]Dungeons and Dragons[/I] era." [*][URL='https://rpgbot.net/2024-dnd-5e-transition-guide-and-change-log-everything-thats-different-in-the-new-players-handbook/']RPGBOT[/URL] -- "A lot has changed in the 2024 DnD 5e rules. In this horrendously long article, we’ve dug into everything that has changed in excruciating detail. There’s a lot here." [/LIST] [B]Video Reviews[/B] Note, a couple of these videos have been redacted or taken down [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-players-handbook-video-redactions-takedowns.705901/']following copyright claims by WotC[/URL]. [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWcv38e6zHk']2024 PHB Rules Changes D&D 5.24[/URL] (Treantmonk's Temple) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf1u96T0_rE']Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook 2024 Preview & Review | Key Takeaways and Comparisons with 2014[/URL] (Awesome Black) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LXWOTEIaqI']10 Unexpected Changes in the D&D 5E 2024 Player's Handbook[/URL] (This Effin' GM Games) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41x0EjkxATU']Every Class and Subclass Change for 2024[/URL] (d4: Deep Dive) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgf9HJj36iY']D&D Player's Handbook 2024 Winners & Losers![/URL] (The Character Sheet on ComicBook.com) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDrPup9n7EM']2024 Player's Handbook First Look Review[/URL] (Dungeon Dudes) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDXvBPMUAyI']The 2024 Player's Handbook: Full Spoilers Review[/URL] (DnD Shorts) [*][URL='https://www.twitch.tv/joefudge']Full Early Review! D&D 2024 Player's Handbook[/URL] (JoeFudge) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI3LmB3bcyE']First Look at the 2024 Player's Handbook for Dungeons & Dragons[/URL] (GameMasters) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK-ZP5lfL2I']2024 PHB Flip through[/URL] (Jorphdan) [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-players-handbook-video-redactions-takedowns.705901/'][B][taken down][/B][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BmAqlMaozw']D&D New Player's Handbook, DM's Guide, Monster Manual, and Project Sigil Info[/URL] (maturemindedgamers) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oH6u-tS_ho']2024 Player's Handbook: Questions Answered![/URL] (Alphastream) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hfpwpQDQlw']D&D 2024 Player's Handbook Walkthrough[/URL] (Sly Flourish) [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-players-handbook-video-redactions-takedowns.705901/'][B][redacted][/B][/URL] [/LIST] [HR][/HR] Release timeline (i.e. when [I]you[/I] can get it!) [LIST] [*][B]August 1st: Reviewers. [/B]Some reviewers have copies already, with their embargo lifting August 1st. [*][B]August 1st-4th: Gen Con.[/B] There will be 3,000 copies for sale at Gen Con. [*][B]September 3rd: US/Canada Hobby Stores. [/B]US/Canada hobby stores get it September 3rd. [*][B]September 3rd: DDB 'Master' Pre-orders.[/B] Also on this date, D&D Beyond 'Master Subscribers' get the digital version. [*][B]September 10th: DDB 'Hero' Pre-orders.[/B] On this date, D&D Beyond 'Hero Subscribers' get the digital version. [*][B]September 17th: General Release. [/B]For the rest of us, the street date is September 17th. [/LIST] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="2Dec 2021.jpg"]374433[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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