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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9059048" data-attributes="member: 7635">Nope. This is barely more than what Tasha and MotM did. What are the major changes we've seen so far?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Redone races: Monsters of the Multiverse already rewrote nearly all the game supplemental races in the new format. This is just updating the PHB races to that standard.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">First level feat: a rule that's been in every setting since Strixhaven. As has been the general changes to backgrounds.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New class features: Tasha's pretty much set the template for adding new and replacing class features. Due to the fact they are reprinting each class, they can make larger changes (such as changing all subs to start at 3rd or giving the bard a different spell list) but no class's main gameplay loop has been radically altered. This is some eratra and QoL options made standard.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Weapon mastery could have been an alternative feature option in a supplement. It's nice that the base classes account for it, but it still feels built atop the combat system rather than a core component of it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spells and feats rebalancing: precedent in Xanathar's (Elemental Evil spells) and racial feats like deep gnome magic.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monster rebalancing: see MotM.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three spell lists: while technically a larger change, it isn't as radical as it first appeared. It fixes the lackluster lists of the sorcerer and warlock with the wizard and makes the paladin and ranger share the spell list of their full caster brothers. The largest change is to bard who now instead of getting one mediocre spell list gets to pick a good one at first and then gets all of them at 10th.</li> </ul>Bigger changes like wild shape and (presumably) pact magic are going to remain. Short rest recharges remain. Bonus actions are more important than ever. It's the equivalent of a super-splat plus eratra'd reprint. It's MotM: core rules edition. It barely qualifies to move the 5,x counter a tick. (depending on if you call post Tasha's 5.1 or not). The only thing it has going for it is that it resets the base assumptions so that dark elves and astral elves have similar design goals. It's changes aren't really rising to the level of 3.5, let alone 2e.</blockquote>

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