D&D (2024) First playtest thread! One D&D Character Origins.

[Mistwell]

The "crit only rolls weapon damage dice again" is a nerf to rogue sneak attack and paladin smiting for sure.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Tell that to the stupid 'proper authorities' who said I can't name my child God$layer the Kurz7, which is of course spelled out in my native binary.

At least tell me you got that on your license plate?

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Monsters don't crit? As if D&D needed to be EVEN EASIER.

You can auto succeed an ability check with a nat 20? So 1/20 times my Born on the Street uneducated Rogue can perform a successful brain surgery? Sure. Why not.

You can houserule that if you want, but the regular version of the rules has the DM asking for rolls when the outcome is in doubt, and not otherwise (which would include when failure is not in doubt).

 

[GMforPowergamers]

6E, 5.5E, 5E+, 1D&D... does any of those terms actually matter? The game's the game. Call it the 'Fred Edition' for that matter if you want.

not really I have been saying 6e/5.5/anniversary edition for about a year... so it's nice to have 1D&D to say it easier... I am sure the community will decide if it is a new edition or not, not wotc

 

[DEFCON 1]

The "crit only rolls weapon damage dice again" is a nerf to rogue sneak attack and paladin smiting for sure.

Which would probably been seen as a good nerf to the paladin, but a bad one to the rogue.

 

[Yaarel]

Races

I love the new rule for half-races. Pick one race for stats, but describe the character with two races in mind. Use a background to round out any mechanical needs.

The anthropomorphic human-animals, the humanimals, are less my thing. The ardling is less for me. At the same time, an easy way to accommodate the many different kinds of humanimal via a single race is a good idea for players who enjoy this archetype.

 

[dave2008]

Unearthed Arcana: Character Origins | One D&D​

All playest docs (this and upcoming UA) work with your existing 5e books.

So not 6e?

 

[Vaalingrade]

Nah, we've got plenty of those out here in the Puget Sound area, and they've got a different naming scheme. Stuff like Ramtha's School of Enlightenment or the Moorish Science Temple of America. They try to sound all official and serious and legitimate.

Be cause they care about the image instead of just the money

 

[DEFCON 1]

not really I have been saying 6e/5.5/anniversary edition for about a year... so it's nice to have 1D&D to say it easier... I am sure the community will decide if it is a new edition or not, not wotc

Heh heh... I'm not going to hold me breath waiting for the community to all come together and decide as a cohesive group whether this is considered a "new edition".

 

[GMforPowergamers]

The "crit only rolls weapon damage dice again" is a nerf to rogue sneak attack and paladin smiting for sure.

that is good so is the no critting with spells (nerf to eldritch blast)