D&D (2024) D&D Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

[Henadic Theologian]

The Players Handbook is for the Players.

It should contain what the players need to create an play the DM allowed Characters presented in the PHB.

Common player side variants rules should be there so every DM does not need to explain how to use them to players.

Player side variant rules in the DMG should only be the uncommon to rarely used ones or style/genre/tone shifting ones.

Actually thanks to the SRD none of the core books are needed, but the most important parts of the DMG end up in the SRD so even if you want the full experience of the PHB and Monsters of the Monster Manual, the DMG is the easiest core book to skip, which not a bad thing.

 

[Queer Venger]

So I noticed that the new PHB has removed any references to diseases or its effects (lesser and greater restoration. do not even make mention of curing. diseases).

Is that because diseases and. its effects will be in the DMG?

 

[Distracted DM]

It still feels so weird to not have a DMG or MM released along with the PHB. So many discussions ultimately fall to "well it's not in the PHB so maybe it'll/it has to be in the DMG- the DMG/MM will have all the answers."

... So weird.

 

[Parmandur]

It still feels so weird to not have a DMG or MM released along with the PHB. So many discussions ultimately fall to "well it's not in the PHB so maybe it'll/it has to be in the DMG- the DMG/MM will have all the answers."

... So weird.

I mean, it is how it ever was...? This happened in 2014, 2003, 2000, 1989, etc...

 

[Nikosandros]

I mean, it is how it ever was...? This happened in 2014, 2003, 2000, 1989, etc...

... and 1979 as well, with the first ever DMG. I started much later, but it took TSR two years to publish the 3 books for AD&D!

 

[SteveC]

... and 1979 as well, with the first ever DMG. I started much later, but it took TSR two years to publish the 3 books for AD&D!

I lived through this as a little kid. And let me tell you that two years is an eternity when you're 8! If I remember correctly, we used a combination of the White Box rules, the Holmes basic set and ... just making stuff up.

 

[Distracted DM]

I mean, it is how it ever was...? This happened in 2014, 2003, 2000, 1989, etc...

That doesn't make it not weird/awkward.

I only started playing in latter 2e years, and I didn't start running games until .. actually DnD wasn't what I ran when I started running games regularly. Most of the games I started running with had all the info in their core book.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It still feels so weird to not have a DMG or MM released along with the PHB. So many discussions ultimately fall to "well it's not in the PHB so maybe it'll/it has to be in the DMG- the DMG/MM will have all the answers."

... So weird.

Wait until you see when they're putting out the new starter set.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

So I noticed that the new PHB has removed any references to diseases or its effects (lesser and greater restoration. do not even make mention of curing. diseases).

Is that because diseases and. its effects will be in the DMG?

Diseases have hardly been used in any effective way in 5e. I think they just decided that the concept of being "ill" is modelled by Exhaustion, and/or the Poisoned condition, and that's enough - there probably doesn't really need to be a separate mechanic for Disease.

We'll see, but I suspect that is their thinking on it.

 

[Azzy]

Wait until you see when they're putting out the new starter set.

That saddens me. I plan to introduce some newbies to D&D, and it sure would be nice to have a Starter Set to go along with the new PHB & DMG.