D&D 5E Revisiting Mearls and Co

[Nagol]

I want to listen to that one again. Even though the mechanics they're discussing are outdated, a lot of the discussions are still relevant. Like you said, Mike Krahulik starts the podcast saying "I've never been through this 'new edition' thing. I don't understand why I need a new edition." and later on he seemed to come around.

Oddly enough I don't think I've seen a post about D&D on PA since the starter and Basic came out. I wonder if Mike and Jerry decided they'd rather stick to 4th? Either way I'd be interested in seeing what they think.

Didn't they eventually move on to other games systems? I haven't read Penny Arcade in ages but I seem to recall Warhammer or something like it and some form of card/RPG about kid scouts or something.

 

[Mon]

One of the martial class leaks has expertise dice. The Battle Master. (links snipped)

Wow, what is that leak? I've not seen it before.

 

[jadrax]

Wow, what is that leak? I've not seen it before.

Someone leaked the Alpha version of the Player's Guide from February.

However, a better and more up to date guide to how 'expertise dice' will work is probably the NPC in the starter set who can Parry.

 

[wedgeski]

Didn't they eventually move on to other games systems? I haven't read Penny Arcade in ages but I seem to recall Warhammer or something like it and some form of card/RPG about kid scouts or something.

They play a massive range of games, with D&D and roleplaying being only one small part of that. I follow PA and don't recall hearing whether they've switched their campaigns to 5E...although they certainly played it at PAX, of course.

The "card/RPG [game] about kid scouts or something" is "Thornwatch", a roleplaying/card game hybrid designed by Mike Krahulik based on some of their comics. It actually looks very interesting.