D&D (2024) Reworked…revised…redone….but

[R_J_K75]

Does the new book say "2024 Revision" anywhere on it, or is that just Crawford having to differentiate it in interviews?

On the back cover I believe it does

 

[MarkB]

My guess is that it says something in small print on the back.

Not really - at least, not in terms of consistent nomenclature.

 

[R_J_K75]

Amazon and D&D beyond both list them as "2024 Player's Handbook".

And yea. It says "revised" and "2024" on the back.

Doesnt necessarily jump out at you, if you get out your microscope you might see it

 

[Micah Sweet]

I’m quite sure you know.
They wanted to do away with the edition naming convention because they wanted new players to not be confused and existing players not to complain. No I do not have a source as I am not a D&D informational scholar.

Then yes, I would say they've failed on both counts.

 

[R_J_K75]

Not really - at least, not in terms of consistent nomenclature.

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[mamba]

3.0 and 3.5 were compatible enough for adventure content, which is all WotC wants put of 5.5's backward compatibility, do I still don't see the problem.

that is not all the compatibility though, old subclasses that are not in 2024 are also compatible, not just adventures

Does the new book say "2024 Revision" anywhere on it, or is that just Crawford having to differentiate it in interviews?

as I said, ask me when the book is available, at a minimum it looks nothing like the 2014 book, so as far as deceptions go this is one of the worst possible ones, it’s like they are not even trying

 

[mamba]

D&D has changed the exterior art of many books without changing the inside, so that gets you nothing.

that sounds far more deceptive to me…

 

[mamba]

They wanted to do away with the edition naming convention because they wanted new players to not be confused

they did that

and existing players not to complain.

this would not ever have worked

 

[Micah Sweet]

that is not all the compatibility though, old subclasses that are not in 2024 are also compatible, not just adventures


as I said, ask me when the book is available, at a minimum it looks nothing like the 2014 book, so as far as deceptions go this is one of the worst possible ones, it’s like they are not even trying

They want people to see it as new and the same, but it's actually new and different.

 

[The Soloist]

We never 'translated' D&D characters from one edition to the other. We continued until the campaign was done OR started another with the new edition.

This time around, I have no D&D active characters when a new edition comes out. Not even solo ones. First time since 1981. Weird.