D&D (2024) Unearthed Arcana Playtest Packet 6 Video

[Charlaquin]

I'm saddened that Epic Boons were received poorly.

To be more precise, epic boons themselves were received well. Them coming at 20th level (and consequently bumping the class capstone features to 18th) was received poorly. For a definition of poorly that encompasses up to 69% satisfaction.

 

[Charlaquin]

It's just complicated for no reason. A -1 to all d20 rolls and dcs you have per level is very simple and easy to keep track of. I wouldn't mind if they increased how harsh it is as long as it remains simple to use.

That’s fair.

 

[Leatherhead]

revised Spells and 1 new Spell

This is the part of the packet I am most interested in. If they can hammer down the broken spells, the game will be in a much better state even with minimal changes to the classes themselves.

 

[W'rkncacnter]

For a definition of poorly that encompasses up to 69% satisfaction.

nice.

 

[Charlaquin]

I'm a little surprised about all subclasses moving to 3, as that doesn't resolve the Warlock Patron/Cleric Domain concern, which did seem to be driving some of the resistance to the changed progression in general. I'm wondering if they have some other solution to that in mind.

The changes to the fluff text already addresses that sufficiently, in my opinion.

 

[Charlaquin]

I hope cleric gets a Domain of Beauty, but have be less of a manipulator, and more of a Muse, like dabbling in Bard, but with a more visual and religious angle, then audiotory.

Thoughts?

That’d be dope!

 

[Charlaquin]

I would argue that in common adventuring, exhaustion is actually quite rare, especially now that the frenzy barbarian is losing it.

I’d agree, that was a typo. Should have said uncommon, not in common.

 

[Emberashh]

I would argue that in common adventuring, exhaustion is actually quite rare, especially now that the frenzy barbarian is losing it.

Its just a repeat of history of Exploration in WOTC DND.

-> Release cruddy, half-baked mechanics
-> No one runs it, half the people forget why its even there
-> Repeat until no one cares when its deleted outright.

 

[Charlaquin]

Its just a repeat of history of Exploration in WOTC DND.

-> Release cruddy, half-baked mechanics
-> No one runs it, half the people forget why its even there
-> Repeat until no one cares when its deleted outright.

I’d argue that the exploration mechanics are actually quite well-baked and functional, if you can decipher them. They’re just presented extremely poorly. They’re functionally pretty much the same as the exploration system from the D&D Next playtest, but for some inscrutable reason they decided to break up the system up into pieces and hide them between like four different parts of the PHB and DMG.

 

[Emberashh]

I’d argue that the exploration mechanics are actually quite well-baked and functional, if you can decipher them. They’re just presented extremely poorly. They’re functionally pretty much the same as the exploration system from the D&D Next playtest, but for some inscrutable reason they decided to break up the system up into pieces and hide them between like four different parts of the PHB and DMG.

Thats what I mean, in part, by half-baked. Rules that have to be pieced together from the 9 Winds they got scattered to aren't functionally any different from a loose collection of disconnected mechanics.

Plus for me Ive spent an obnoxious amount of time researching and contemplating the idea of exploration in a TTRPG, so for me, even the pieced together rules are still very lacking, if a decent enough start.