D&D 5E I'm so excited (and I just can't hide it)
- Thread starter Mercurius
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I am not excited exactly but I am very interested and am looking forward to getting my hands on the PHB. By this time for 4E all I was feeling was a lot of dread that it would not be the edition for me and I was right. It was a very sad time because for the first time I was no longer playing DnD. But I don't feel that way about this new edition and while it might not become the main rule set I play I don't think I am going to dislike like I dd 4E.
VengerSatanis
High Priest of Kort'thalis Publishing
I didn't know that! Cool.
Yes, I'm very excited. Will be running back-to-back demos of the starter set July 17th. Also, I switched the con game I'm running in November to 5e instead of S&W. D&D is where it's at.
But I probably won't be buying or running the other adventures (besides the starter one). We'll see... really want to do my own thing with 5e. Vengerize it.
VS
FitzTheRuke
Legend
Oh! I see what you mean. Like using D&D to play Vampire or Rifts. That WOULD be weird.
(I didn't think it was likely that I knew something that you didn't...)
mechascorpio
First Post
Never played the early editions, I was a Melee and Wizard fan. 3.x was too bloated and 4 wasn't for me.
5 however, looks like the perfect (fantasy) RPG
Same here, though I did actually play pre-2E. We even mixed and mashed alot of The Fantasy Trip rules with D&D back in the day.
I've been optimistic about 5E, like what I've read and seen. But after actually playing 5E and playing with Morningstar at Origins this week, I am now crazy excited. Going to my FLGS tomorrow to pre-order the Starter Set and the PHB with money I didn't spend at Origins, and may even leave my Amazon pre-orders in place.
Psikerlord#
Explorer
I'm very excited too, moreso for reading this thread and everyone else's excitement, hahahah! I really like what I've heard about optional rules for 5e, and am genuinely hopeful groups will be able to tailor it to make it their best DnD yet. Release the starter set already!!!
PS - I've played 2e, 3e, 4e, 13th AGe, shadowrun 2e, 3e, 4e and dabbled a touch in some other systems over the years
PS - I've played 2e, 3e, 4e, 13th AGe, shadowrun 2e, 3e, 4e and dabbled a touch in some other systems over the years
Mercurius
Legend
I'll give these a shot - although this is just from what I gathered with a bit of speculation mixed in.
As I see it, the online document--Basic D&D--will be the core rules of the game, always free and updated with any rules tweaks and additions. The Starter Set will be simple enough to essentially be an evergreen product, so coupled with Basic D&D you can play 5E indefinitely for very little (or nothing if you go by Basic D&D alone).
As for the PHB, DMG, and MM, my guess is that they will revise and reprint them every few years to reflect rules additions, tweaks, etc. Or maybe only the PHB. My guess is that it won't be "5.5" but more like "5.2" in 2-3 years, "5.4" in another 2-3 years, etc.
So rather than saying they're "planning 5.5 already," my sense is that they are trying to make room for inevitable rules tweaks and adjustments, which will always be reflected in the free Basic D&D document. I mean, we want them to continue to improve the game, right? I think they may have stumbled upon the best way to do that without pissing people off with a major revision every few years - they're offering a high quality PDF for free that will always be up-to-date.
I don't know how it would, especially when one of the key design goals fo 5E was to make it customizable for individual DMs and groups. If anything they may err on the side of too much homebrew encouragement and leave newbies and RAWists out in the cold a bit. But even that it seems like they're trying accommodate.
Remember also that the DMG is going to be essentially a toolbox for customization, so homebrewing is considered the norm.
Now how this dovetails with the digital toolset, I'm not sure. I'd hope that they have an option to add homebrew options. Given what we've seen so far I'd be surprised if they didn't.
No idea on either one.
As I see it, the online document--Basic D&D--will be the core rules of the game, always free and updated with any rules tweaks and additions. The Starter Set will be simple enough to essentially be an evergreen product, so coupled with Basic D&D you can play 5E indefinitely for very little (or nothing if you go by Basic D&D alone).
As for the PHB, DMG, and MM, my guess is that they will revise and reprint them every few years to reflect rules additions, tweaks, etc. Or maybe only the PHB. My guess is that it won't be "5.5" but more like "5.2" in 2-3 years, "5.4" in another 2-3 years, etc.
So rather than saying they're "planning 5.5 already," my sense is that they are trying to make room for inevitable rules tweaks and adjustments, which will always be reflected in the free Basic D&D document. I mean, we want them to continue to improve the game, right? I think they may have stumbled upon the best way to do that without pissing people off with a major revision every few years - they're offering a high quality PDF for free that will always be up-to-date.
I don't know how it would, especially when one of the key design goals fo 5E was to make it customizable for individual DMs and groups. If anything they may err on the side of too much homebrew encouragement and leave newbies and RAWists out in the cold a bit. But even that it seems like they're trying accommodate.
Remember also that the DMG is going to be essentially a toolbox for customization, so homebrewing is considered the norm.
Now how this dovetails with the digital toolset, I'm not sure. I'd hope that they have an option to add homebrew options. Given what we've seen so far I'd be surprised if they didn't.
No idea on either one.