D&D (2024) Dungeons and Dragons future? Ray Winninger gives a nod to Mike Shea's proposed changes.

[Parmandur]

We're still looking for ways to cut down the page count...maybe for more art! How...great...would that be?

Sure, absolutely. Art is great.

 

[Parmandur]

I am wondering if they will fit Artificer in.

Almost certainly, I would say.

 

[Parmandur]

By Grabthar's Hammer what a savings!

The leaves them enough room to add a few more races to the core, like Goblins and Aasimar, ones that keep popping up in all kinds of setting.

Or more room for Backgrounds, Subclasses, art, etc.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Or more room for Backgrounds, Subclasses, art, etc.

i still think adding a few races that are very common between settings such as Goblins makes sense. I mean how many D&D and MtG settings are there that are likely to be published as D&D setting books don't have Goblins? FR, DL, PS, Mystara, Raveloft, Greyhawk, Eberron, SJ, Ravnica, Strixhaven (Arcvios), Dominaria, Alara, Mirrodin/New Phyrexia, Kamigawa, Mercane, all have Goblins vs Theros, Kaldheim, New Capenna, and Darksun that don't have Goblins.

And if you have Tieflings in, it feels unbalanced to not have Aasimar and Genasi in.

 

[tetrasodium]

i still think adding a few races that are very common between settings such as Goblins makes sense. I mean how many D&D and MtG settings are there that are likely to be published as D&D setting books don't have Goblins? FR, DL, PS, Mystara, Raveloft, Greyhawk, Eberron, SJ, Ravnica, Strixhaven (Arcvios), Dominaria, Alara, Mirrodin/New Phyrexia, Kamigawa, Mercane, all have Goblins vs Theros, Kaldheim, New Capenna, and Darksun that don't have Goblins.

And if you have Tieflings in, it feels unbalanced to not have Aasimar and Genasi in.

Daskinor “Goblin Death” no doubt appreciates you acknowledging his contribution Athas. IoW if there are goblins in athas they better be even more adept at hiding their nature than a wizard

 

[Micah Sweet]

You could also use some of that space to add a few amount of races that are common to alot of settings, like Aasimar, Genasi, Goblins, etc...

You could, but I expect we'll just get art and less page count in general for the same or a higher price. Spelljammer showed the future pretty clearly, even if what they did release was pretty cool.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Sure, absolutely. Art is great.

Not greater than actual content, for the game we are paying for.

 

[Parmandur]

Not greater than actual content, for the game we are paying for.

Both/and, not either/or.

 

[tetrasodium]

You could, but I expect we'll just get art and less page count in general for the same or a higher price. Spelljammer showed the future pretty clearly, even if what they did release was pretty cool.

There's also the option used in rising from the last war where relevant in setting newspaper clipping type sidebars got used in ways that cover things like what x does and how y reacts to it simultaneously without needing a ton of writing about each individually.

 

[Vaalingrade]

i still think adding a few races that are very common between settings such as Goblins makes sense. I mean how many D&D and MtG settings are there that are likely to be published as D&D setting books don't have Goblins? FR, DL, PS, Mystara, Raveloft, Greyhawk, Eberron, SJ, Ravnica, Strixhaven (Arcvios), Dominaria, Alara, Mirrodin/New Phyrexia, Kamigawa, Mercane, all have Goblins vs Theros, Kaldheim, New Capenna, and Darksun that don't have Goblins.

And if you have Tieflings in, it feels unbalanced to not have Aasimar and Genasi in.

I just had the amazing mental image of a Phyrexian Tiefling.

Though I guess that's just Newts like Ratepe.

Edit: Xancha. Ratepe was their love interest/ Urza's replacement Mishra.