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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 9430568" data-attributes="member: 1465">Very different case between being a player and a DM...As a DM, you can pretty much run any RPG you want. The most mainstream trend-following players will not want to play the second-last edition (neither current nor vintage), but how much like that are your typical players? If you want to keep playing 5e for the next decade, buy a couple of backup books (PHB, MM, anything you use that is showing signs of age) to be on the safe side. Maybe you can even get them discounted if you buy them just when 5.5 books are released. The CORE books will be probably back in print after 10 years or so, like it's been the case with older editions, when they become vintage enough that people starts missing them, but non-core books might be more risky, so make sure you get those you want before they disappear. Also, I personally do NOT suggest my players to even buy rulebooks at all, so I would not care at all about new future players, it's not your problem.As a player, things will be different... organized play at shops and conventions is very mainstream, so if you are into that, things are going to be difficult to keep playing with 5e rules. Online play will also inevitably follow the mainstream, but given the large audience there are fair chances at finding groups of people wanting the play the same edition as you. Your best bet is always a group of actual friends who play in person, if life allows.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 9430568, member: 1465"] Very different case between being a player and a DM... As a DM, you can pretty much run any RPG you want. The most mainstream trend-following players will not want to play the second-last edition (neither current nor vintage), but how much like that are your typical players? If you want to keep playing 5e for the next decade, buy a couple of backup books (PHB, MM, anything you use that is showing signs of age) to be on the safe side. Maybe you can even get them discounted if you buy them just when 5.5 books are released. The CORE books will be probably back in print after 10 years or so, like it's been the case with older editions, when they become vintage enough that people starts missing them, but non-core books might be more risky, so make sure you get those you want before they disappear. Also, I personally do NOT suggest my players to even buy rulebooks at all, so I would not care at all about new future players, it's not your problem. As a player, things will be different... organized play at shops and conventions is very mainstream, so if you are into that, things are going to be difficult to keep playing with 5e rules. Online play will also inevitably follow the mainstream, but given the large audience there are fair chances at finding groups of people wanting the play the same edition as you. Your best bet is always a group of actual friends who play in person, if life allows. [/QUOTE]

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