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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dungeonosophy" data-source="post: 8913494" data-attributes="member: 6688049">Hi, I'm leaning toward converting our entire campaign into A5E. And soon. Like in the next two weeks.For a few years, we've been playing our own home-crafted Freeform D&D, which is 90% storytelling and roleplaying, with an occasional symbolic DC 10 die roll (+/- Advantage or Disadvantage) or drawing a card from a deck. And we'll still use that in good weather when we hike-n-play (our usual mode).But this week, I'm feeling urgency to get into a robust system.I'm a firm boycotter of WOTC for the foreseeable future.Yet some newcomer kids who are joining us only know about 5E.Now, in their first session yesterday, I already made my speech to them about how I'm not buying any more new WOTC D&D products.But their energy level is off the charts...so much so that our Freeform D&D kinda isn't working. They are all over the place! In a fun way, but kinda too much.They (and I, as their DM) could benefit from some structure. So that they can look at the book or the online tools page, and make measured decisions.And prior to going "freeform", my guys were most familiar with 5E. (Though we ended up hating it in some ways.) But that's what they know.Plus, I appreciate the ENWorld community (usually!).So A5E is at the top of my list.Here are my three big questions for which I'm seeking guidance and comments:1) Of course, normally I would buy the hardcover books straight off, but I can't afford to re-buy them if/when A5E is re-issued as a non-OGL version (hopefully soon). Do you think that the A5E Tools website, and maybe the PDF purchases would be wieldy enough to run a whole campaign on in the meantime? I'm not the kind of DM who keeps a computer at the table. Does anyone have any word on when the non-OGL A5E might come out? Is it a matter of weeks, months, or years?2) Is it pretty 'obvious' how to convert the 5E PHB subclasses into A5E equivalents? Because most of our legacy characters were originally based on 5E subclasses. Is there some kind of conversion chart or something? For example, is an Way of the Open Hand Monk 'obviously' equivalent to a certain kind of Adept subclass?3) We have a whole bunch of weird PC ancestries and sidekicks in play:-Awakened Snake-Half-Leprechaun (and full Leprechaun)-Cute Goblin-Frogman (i.e. Bullywug)-Harpy Ninja [Edit: I just saw the 3PP Harpy Heritage PDF, and bought it!]-Ogre-Happy Skeleton Sidekick-Tiefling with inate Stoneskin spell-Aaracocra-Were-Bear-Cat which can transform into a Panther-Flying Miniature Goat-Twig BlightI just bought the 3PP book: Homebrew and Hacking: Crafting Heritages and Cultures, which looks to be a big help in this regard. Any other pointers?-Travis H.Berkshire-Columbia D&D Club, Massachusetts-New York</blockquote>

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