How so? Not only can you make endless campaigns of your own (a long and storied tradition particularly w/ dnd), but there are massive volumes of 5e content out there, not just from wotc, but also from 3rd party and individual publishers. Again, it's not like a videogame where you play the official content and then you're done.
D&D (2024) Is the 5E player base going to split?
I like to skip to the end of long threads like this to see what the latest discussion is. It is normally either something really odd yet heated like:
"I told you, Ferrets are a type of muskilid! and I fail to see how the breeding cycle of tortoises is even relevant to this discussion of Keats!"
Or it is Morrus telling two people to be civilised as their off-topic discussion of My Little Pony themed D&D fanfic has become a flamewar.
I was disappointed to see we remained on topic this time.
Back on topic though: I think D&D players will keep speaking the same language with any 5.5 split, it will be a minor different in accent at most I think. I can't see any significant changes splintering things in any meaningful way. We are not readopting ThAC0 or a 4e style change. I think it will be less of a difference than 4e was to 4e Essentials. They still play the exact same way, with a minor tweak to the design philosophy.
"I told you, Ferrets are a type of muskilid! and I fail to see how the breeding cycle of tortoises is even relevant to this discussion of Keats!"
Or it is Morrus telling two people to be civilised as their off-topic discussion of My Little Pony themed D&D fanfic has become a flamewar.
I was disappointed to see we remained on topic this time.
Back on topic though: I think D&D players will keep speaking the same language with any 5.5 split, it will be a minor different in accent at most I think. I can't see any significant changes splintering things in any meaningful way. We are not readopting ThAC0 or a 4e style change. I think it will be less of a difference than 4e was to 4e Essentials. They still play the exact same way, with a minor tweak to the design philosophy.
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
Oh? Where? From Wizards/D&D Beyond sources, I see the following...
Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures Is Now Available!
All D&D Beyond users get 10 Spelljammer monsters for use in their campaigns! Click here to learn about this collection!
www.dndbeyond.com
D&D Digital Library | Dungeons & Dragons
Sign up now for a D&D Beyond Account to access your D&D Digital Library.
Neither promises that future volumes will be free.
All the other sources I can find are third-party news sites, some of which are interpreting it as "all free" and others as "Volume One is free." (I actually can't even find a Wizards source that promises the free Spelljammer adventure, though that I don't doubt so much.)
Was there something in a Youtube video or such?
EDIT: Sidenote, you don't even need a DDB account to see Volume One now: Spelljammer Creatures
Parmandur
Book-Friend
From your first link, calling it "the first in a series of monthly drops available to all D&D Beyond users!" And they talked about it being an ongoing free series of Monstrous Compendiums in the after show for the Direct, whixh is whynall the news sites mention it.Oh? Where? From Wizards/D&D Beyond sources, I see the following...
Monstrous Compendium Volume One: Spelljammer Creatures Is Now Available!
All D&D Beyond users get 10 Spelljammer monsters for use in their campaigns! Click here to learn about this collection!
D&D Digital Library | Dungeons & Dragons
Sign up now for a D&D Beyond Account to access your D&D Digital Library.dnd.wizards.com
Neither promises that future volumes will be free.
All the other sources I can find are third-party news sites, some of which are interpreting it as "all free" and others as "Volume One is free." (I actually can't even find a Wizards source that promises the free Spelljammer adventure, though that I don't doubt so much.)
Was there something in a Youtube video or such?
EDIT: Sidenote, you don't even need a DDB account to see Volume One now: Spelljammer Creatures
teitan
Legend
That only matters to people like us, we aren’t the majority of players.
Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
It's true that we are not the majority of players, but you can't speak for everyone else and don't know who it might matter to.
It being the first in a series, and it being free, doesn't make the entire series free...
And I just checked the D&D Direct, the relevant part starts at 48:48. They say the series will continue to be updated (49:40) and throughout the year there will be more (49:55). At no point do they clearly say it'll all remain free, only that it'll be available. (The video does earlier confirm the free Spelljammer starter adventure, FWIW.)
As for the after-show, if the only record we have is what's on third-party news sites, as mentioned they're also not consistent about whether or not all the installments will be free, or just this one.
I'm not saying they definitely won't be free. I'm just saying there's no definitive statement, which leaves room for future installments to cost money. And it wouldn't surprise me if that's exactly what they do.
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