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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 9121298" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>Wizards of the Coast posted <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1569-players-handbook-playtest-7-try-out-5-revised" target="_blank">the seventh playtest packet</a> for the 2024 update to <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em>. The new playtest packet includes updated class material for the Barbarian, Fighter, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard classes.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]294373[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Highlights for each class:</p><p></p><p>Barbarian</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New Path of the World Tree subclass and updated Berserker, Wild Heart (formerly Totem Warrior), and Zealot subclasses.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Attack recklessly for a full round rather than just one turn.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Path of the Wild Heart (formerly Path of the Totem Warrior) has updated options.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Brutal Critical gets damage buffs.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Fighter</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New Brawler subclass excels at using improvised weapons and unarmed strikes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tactical Mind and Tactical Shift expand the use of Second Wind.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Studied Attacks grants advantage on an attack roll against an enemy after you've missed an attack against them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Battle Master and its maneuvers have been updated.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Sorcerer</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Innate Sorcery empowers your spellcasting for a limited time.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sorcery Incarnate and Arcane Apotheosis boost your Metamagic while Innate Sorcery is active.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sorcerous Restoration is available at 5th level and scales with your sorcerer level.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wild Magic Sorcery now more reliably allows you to roll on the Wild Magic Surge table.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Warlock</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pact Magic is back.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eldritch Invocations are now available at 1st level and your options have been revised.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pact Boons are now invocations, and Mystic Arcanum is once again a class feature.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Patron Spells are always prepared.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Updated Archfey Patron, Celestial Patron, Fiend Patron, Great Old One Patron subclasses.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Wizard</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spellcasting feature now allows you to swap out a cantrip each long rest.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Memorize Spell is now a feature. Modify Spell and Create spell have been nixed.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Updated Abjurer, Diviner, Evoker, and Illusionist subclasses.</li> </ul><p>Universal changes include a return to class spell lists, more features from <em>Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything</em>, and update to some of the spells including arcane eruption, sorcerous burst, counterspell, and jump.</p><p></p><p>The official <em>Dungeons & Dragons </em>YouTube account also posted an almost 90-minute-long video doing a deep dive on the playtest packet.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]CQxFfFGtdxw[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 9121298, member: 6669048"] Wizards of the Coast posted [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1569-players-handbook-playtest-7-try-out-5-revised']the seventh playtest packet[/URL] for the 2024 update to [I]Dungeons & Dragons[/I]. The new playtest packet includes updated class material for the Barbarian, Fighter, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard classes. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="ua7.jpg"]294373[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Highlights for each class: Barbarian [LIST] [*]New Path of the World Tree subclass and updated Berserker, Wild Heart (formerly Totem Warrior), and Zealot subclasses. [*]Attack recklessly for a full round rather than just one turn. [*]Path of the Wild Heart (formerly Path of the Totem Warrior) has updated options. [*]Brutal Critical gets damage buffs. [/LIST] Fighter [LIST] [*]New Brawler subclass excels at using improvised weapons and unarmed strikes. [*]Tactical Mind and Tactical Shift expand the use of Second Wind. [*]Studied Attacks grants advantage on an attack roll against an enemy after you've missed an attack against them. [*]Battle Master and its maneuvers have been updated. [/LIST] Sorcerer [LIST] [*]Innate Sorcery empowers your spellcasting for a limited time. [*]Sorcery Incarnate and Arcane Apotheosis boost your Metamagic while Innate Sorcery is active. [*]Sorcerous Restoration is available at 5th level and scales with your sorcerer level. [*]Wild Magic Sorcery now more reliably allows you to roll on the Wild Magic Surge table. [/LIST] Warlock [LIST] [*]Pact Magic is back. [*]Eldritch Invocations are now available at 1st level and your options have been revised. [*]Pact Boons are now invocations, and Mystic Arcanum is once again a class feature. [*]Patron Spells are always prepared. [*]Updated Archfey Patron, Celestial Patron, Fiend Patron, Great Old One Patron subclasses. [/LIST] Wizard [LIST] [*]Spellcasting feature now allows you to swap out a cantrip each long rest. [*]Memorize Spell is now a feature. Modify Spell and Create spell have been nixed. [*]Updated Abjurer, Diviner, Evoker, and Illusionist subclasses. [/LIST] Universal changes include a return to class spell lists, more features from [I]Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything[/I], and update to some of the spells including arcane eruption, sorcerous burst, counterspell, and jump. The official [I]Dungeons & Dragons [/I]YouTube account also posted an almost 90-minute-long video doing a deep dive on the playtest packet. [MEDIA=youtube]CQxFfFGtdxw[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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