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

[TwoSix]

While Ardlings are interesting, I hope that they are not in the One D&D PHB. I would probably prefer another popular player race: e.g., goblins, goliaths, genasi, kobolds, etc.

The fact that they're getting a strong spotlight on the official announcement makes me feel their exclusion is pretty unlikely.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I would love if they had a better name since for some reason NONE of them is an aardvark.

 

[dave2008]

Exciting times. The title of the first playtest (Origins) seems to imply it's just that, but the associated video trails a ton of rules-changes, like 1/20 always fails/passes on everything, automatically get Inspiration on a nat 20, etc.

The UA should be backgrounds and races or maybe just races. I haven't gotten through the whole video

 

[overgeeked]

Seems like a mixed bag of ideas. Am I hearing that right in that ability scores are no longer a function of race but rather your background? The video seems to plant that flag solidly. They never say race doesn't give you ability scores bonuses, but they repeatedly say that background does now. Unless you're getting two sets of +2/+1...which would make sense with the auto success on a 20 and no more monster crits.

ETA: Is it a bit of a red flag to anyone else that the playtest material drops today and the survey opens on Sept 1st? Literally two weeks from now. That doesn't fill me with confidence that 1) people will actually playtest these things, or that; 2) feedback will actually matter.

 

[dave2008]

please explain please?

Infernal = Lawful evil fiendish origin
Abyssal = Chaotic evil fiendish origin
Cthonic = Neutral evil fiendish origin

 

[dave2008]

Seems like a mixed bag of ideas. Am I hearing that right in that ability scores are no longer a function of race but rather your background? The video seems to plant that flag solidly. They never say race doesn't give you ability scores bonuses, but they repeatedly say that background does now. Unless you're getting two sets of +2/+1...which would make sense with the auto success on a 20 and no more monster crits.

Well it is a playtest with a survey on 9/1

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Cthonic = Neutral evil fiendish origin

Or Far Realms origin?

Although technically, Cthonic means "underground".

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

please explain please?

Tieflings get a to choose between the existing "Infernal" origin/legacy as well as an Abyssal or Cthonic one, representing a choice between having ties to the LE, CE, or NE lower planes respectively.

No details beyond that at the moment, as the PDFs aren't actually out yet, but "devil-spawn-only" tieflings are seemingly being opened back up to a more generic tiefling with options for devil, demon, and 'loth spawn.

 

[dave2008]

Am I hearing that right in that ability scores are no longer a function of race but rather your background?

I like that idea personally.

 

[dave2008]

Or Far Realms origin?

Although technically, Cthonic means "underground".

In the video Crawford explains it is neutral evil fiendish origins. I didn't make it up.