D&D 5E Everything aboot 5E looks boring.

Tequila Sunrise

Adventurer
1) I don't see how having an extra +1 to +3 due to DM discretion is ambiguous.

2) Not true, you can take default array.

3) Well, that's personal, and 4th Ed specific, after DMing 4th Ed for 10 sessions or so, I grew to despise the AEDU format.

4) I love it, no more +37 to hit and such malarkey,
It sounds like you're trying to convince me of something. If so, say so.

If not, kudos, 5e sounds like your kind of game.
 

log in or register to remove this ad


keterys

First Post
+1 to +3 enhancement from magic item
+1 to +3 from stat boost
+1 to +3 from random items that just add to attack value cause someone doesn't know how to design well

Soon enough you've shifted the d20 goal posts, and I sincerely hope they're actually thinking about it.
 


triqui

First Post
Classes don't have a common AEDU structure. (Yeah I know 4e already regressed this way; I don't play or allow E classes.)

If this bother you, I can save you a lot of time. Ignore 5e, it's not your game, because this is not going to happen. Others of your concerns, maybe will change during the playtest, and finish being in the actual books looking closer to what you like. This, will not.
 

Tequila Sunrise

Adventurer
If this bother you, I can save you a lot of time. Ignore 5e, it's not your game, because this is not going to happen. Others of your concerns, maybe will change during the playtest, and finish being in the actual books looking closer to what you like. This, will not.
Oh, I'm not losing any sleep over the issue. :) I'm perfectly happy to not buy D&D books for the next 5ish years.
 

Steely_Dan

First Post
Oh, so now we're playing 20 questions. Okay...

Is it a person?
Is it a place?
Is it a thing?

Oh I know! It's an edition warrior who just can't let it go.


Please, I am really not an edition warrior, I have DMed and enjoyed 4th Ed extensively; come on, you kinda come off as the edition warring type, so, man-up, and account, or did you just throw those 3 things out there hoping they wold go unnoticed?
 

Umbran

Mod Squad
Staff member
Please, I am really not an edition warrior


Whether or not you are an edition warrior, you're making this personal, which is something we pretty much constantly warn people against. Ad hominem is probably not a way you want to go, here.

So, let us stop making it personal. We now expect everyone to drop this little tangent like a hot rock. Got it, everyone? Good. We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion.
 

Oh, I'm not losing any sleep over the issue. :) I'm perfectly happy to not buy D&D books for the next 5ish years.
You may be happy, but WotC /needs your money/! 5e is the edition for everyone, if it's not for you, it's already failing just a little teeny bit in that goal, when it's hardly even started.
 

Tequila Sunrise

Adventurer
You may be happy, but WotC /needs your money/! 5e is the edition for everyone, if it's not for you, it's already failing just a little teeny bit in that goal, when it's hardly even started.
I don't have any xp to give you for the George Carlin reference, but here's a smiling virtual Buddy Jesus for you:

: )
 

M.L. Martin

Adventurer
You may be happy, but WotC /needs your money/! 5e is the edition for everyone, if it's not for you, it's already failing just a little teeny bit in that goal, when it's hardly even started.

I can't speak for TS, but WotC will be getting my money when they start putting up those old edition products--there's a lot of BD&D and 2E setting stuff I never picked up and don't want to pay secondary market prices for, and even a few late 3.5 books. That should counterbalance the fact that Next is still looking too much like a cleaned-up 1E. :)

And on the original topic, I think the biggest 'boring' element for me is the monster writeups--not the Bestiary, mind, that's a work in progress, but the Wandering Monsters column. We've been through several now, and I haven't seen any signs of fresh or interesting ideas. Personally, I'm waiting on the vampire--if we go back to level-eating slap-fighters, that will convince me that Next is going to be the Ouroboros Edition of the game.
 

I can't speak for TS, but WotC will be getting my money when they start putting up those old edition products--there's a lot of BD&D and 2E setting stuff I never picked up and don't want to pay secondary market prices for, and even a few late 3.5 books. That should counterbalance the fact that Next is still looking too much like a cleaned-up 1E. :)

And on the original topic, I think the biggest 'boring' element for me is the monster writeups--not the Bestiary, mind, that's a work in progress, but the Wandering Monsters column. We've been through several now, and I haven't seen any signs of fresh or interesting ideas. Personally, I'm waiting on the vampire--if we go back to level-eating slap-fighters, that will convince me that Next is going to be the Ouroboros Edition of the game.

Personally, I could wish for the Nosferatu variant in the 2E Van Richten guide to become the standard. Check out this innovation: it drains CON by sucking your blood.

And yeah, I can't wait to actually be able to buy 1st hand 1E & 2E Realms stuff. All my old books got stolen years ago when I had them is storage.
 

Epic Threats

An Advertisement

Advertisement4

Top