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

[Parmandur]

For anyone curious, Karl David Brown @Coronoides reverse engineered how WotC value traits in the game on various forums, and eventually put his work up on DMsGuild:

The Tinker’s Toolkit Race Design - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild

The Tinker’s Toolkit Race Design - This is an analysis of 5th edition D&D’s underlying mathematics and system for referees to create new races an

www.dmsguild.com

 

[TwoSix]

Then I hereby start a petition to rename Tieflings, Mordlings and connect them to Mordor.

 

[Remathilis]

Hodlings. Descendants of Hodor

Only if Arcane Lock is an SLA for them.

 

[Cadence]

But perhaps Gnomish Cunning is more favorably compared to Dwarven Toughness or Dwarven Resilience.

I wonder if they could just tag them as major, minor, and fluff and only let swaps happen at the same level or lower.

Was it 2e that had a really complicated set up for custom classes?

(Ninja's by @TwoSix )

 

[TwoSix]

I wonder if they could just tag them as major, minor, and fluff and only let swaps happen at the same level or lower.

Was it 2e that had a really complicated set up for custom classes?

2e had Skills and Powers, which assigned point values to various racial traits and class abilities and gave each race and class a variable amount of points to select them from.

 

[MarkB]

Trying very hard (and failing) not to bring up the fact that hordelings were a type of NE fiend back in 2e...

Trying (and failing) to find a good excuse to work in descendants of natives of the planet Fondor in Star Wars.

 

[Faolyn]

If you believe that kids have more stamina today, I would suggest you haven't been around kids. We have bred a generation based on immediate gratification and short attention spans that result in them ping-ponging from one medium to another.

One of the best things about DnD and the board game hobby in general (that I feel we are slowly losing) is that in many games, it forced them to put down their tech and engage with each other for long stretches of time. Anyone that has played with kids can tell you that it was a rare opportunity for them to actually build stamina/longer attention spans. However, by and large, many are not coming to the table with this already built in. It just isn't how they have been raised.

Hah! Kids have always been like that. It just used to be acceptable for parents to smack their kids if their attention wandered.

 

[Cadence]

Hah! Kids have always been like that. It just used to be acceptable for parents to smack their kids if their attention wandered.

A long car ride many decades ago, before DVD players or cell phones or... well, lot's of things.

My sister: "DAD! He's looking out my window!"

My dad: "Don't make me stop this car!"

 

[Haplo781]

Trying (and failing) to find a good excuse to work in descendants of natives of the planet Fondor in Star Wars.

Endlings

 

[Vaalingrade]

I saw some speculation that the "Ard" from "Ardling" comes from "Ardor", due to its connection to the Seraphim.

I just assumed it was to connect them to the Celestial Furries, the Guardinals.