D&D 5E So why are you buying 5th edition?
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Li Shenron
Legend
I didn't buy 3.5 (except Unearthed Arcana) and I didn't buy 4e, so I'm not tired of buying
But I will buy 5e only if I think I like it, even tho I won't necessarily play it. The premises of 5e at the moment sound very promising to me, but so did for 3.5 and 4e, and after playing them for a while (more than half a year 3.5, just a bunch of nights 4e) I decided they weren't for me.
Tallifer
Hero
Hopefully I will not have to buy any books, because hopefully a subscription to the Dungeons & Dragon Insider will give me all the rules, all the articles, the builders, the virtual tabletop and a database. I am also counting on still having the Fourth Edition stuff available to me on-line.
Gods be good, I beg of you.
Gods be good, I beg of you.
Alarian
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Unless it ends up relying heavily on 4e, I will most likely buy the core books just to check it out. After that, it will depend entirely on what my opinion is of it. Either way though I won't be buying Spat books, it would only be adventure modules and campaign setting types of things. All the spat books do is destroy any hope of balance.
Crazy Jerome
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If it is anything like the last two editions, there will be a ton of goofy claims made about it, many of them contradictory. I'll need to buy a copy just to find out the truth.
DMKastmaria
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Experimenting and looking for new ways of doing things is a major preoccupation of the OSR, at least, but not solely as it's represented in the blogosphere and publishing.
The OSR isn't standing still. It's exploring the road not taken, starting with the older games as a basis. Just largely ignoring much of the "rpg theory" of the past couple of decades.
Eh... my experience lurking in places like dragonsfoot and OSR blogs is somewhat different than that.
Even the OSR people lurking around the 5e forums seem to be largely saying "no" to new ideas, and asking for old stuff to be ressurected, rather than proposing new ideas.
I do see new ideas from people who swing towards the OSR but play other editions of D&D, but not those who cleave to the OSR exclusively.
What Ichneumon said! And, despite all D&D's problems, there is nothing better.
Dice4Hire
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For me there are always two questions to ask before I buy a new game.
1. Will I enjoy playing it?
2. Will I find people to play it with?
If the answer for 5E is yes to both, I will buy it.
#2 was a no for Pathfinder, which is why I do not play it.
DMKastmaria
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I don't do Dragonsfoot.
How many of the over 400 OSR blogs have you followed?
How many of the over 200 for pay, non rulebook, OSR products have you read?
Not to mention the ton of free products, constantly being released.
What percentage of OSR folk "Cleave to the OSR exclusively?" And how did you arrive at that number?
DMKastmaria
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P.S. I haven't suggested any new ideas in 5e threads at all. Because mostly, it's 4e folk suggesting designs along 4e lines and I see no reason to jump in those conversations, until the public playtest docs are released and I can see what we're dealing with.
And Old Schoolers are constantly asking about old stuff being released. You can expect more of that, as we've been encouraged by the AD&D re-releases.
And Old Schoolers are constantly asking about old stuff being released. You can expect more of that, as we've been encouraged by the AD&D re-releases.
Gamer McSmartypants
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DMKastmaria
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Constantcon. Several old school DM's are running "Open Tables" on Google+ hangouts.
As I said, "my experience with".
FitzTheRuke
Legend
I'll be buying scores, if not hundreds of 5e books!
But then, that's because I own a game store.
Why would I take them home, then? Because I like to move forward, and I find that (most of the time) I like the new.
Strangely, I never go back. For instance, I never played 2nd Ed ever again when 3.0 came out in spite of not being a big fan, and I've not played 3.5 again since 4e came out. I'm somewhat interested in trying Pathfinder (it sells well, people seem to like it) but I'm a DM with very little time to prep and I don't suppose it's much lighter on prep time than 3.5 which took more work than I've got time for. (What with wife, kids, business to run).
But then, that's because I own a game store.
Why would I take them home, then? Because I like to move forward, and I find that (most of the time) I like the new.
Strangely, I never go back. For instance, I never played 2nd Ed ever again when 3.0 came out in spite of not being a big fan, and I've not played 3.5 again since 4e came out. I'm somewhat interested in trying Pathfinder (it sells well, people seem to like it) but I'm a DM with very little time to prep and I don't suppose it's much lighter on prep time than 3.5 which took more work than I've got time for. (What with wife, kids, business to run).
Spinachcat
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Why buy it? It's a new RPG and RPGs are really cheap!
Dollars to hours, RPGs are incredibly cheap entertainment.
If I only play 20 hours of 5e and spend $100 on books, that's $5/hour.
And if I have so little interest in 5e, I can sell the books on eBay for half price which doubles my value instantly.
I've played at least 200 hours of 4e, probably more, so my investment to value ratio is $1/hour with the books I've bought.
Compare that to most other entertainment.
Dollars to hours, RPGs are incredibly cheap entertainment.
If I only play 20 hours of 5e and spend $100 on books, that's $5/hour.
And if I have so little interest in 5e, I can sell the books on eBay for half price which doubles my value instantly.
I've played at least 200 hours of 4e, probably more, so my investment to value ratio is $1/hour with the books I've bought.
Compare that to most other entertainment.
Blacky the Blackball
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Tt's new and shiny. I like new and shiny.
