D&D 5E Volo's 5e vs Tasha's 5e where do you see 5e heading?

[Henadic Theologian]

Volo's 5e vs Tasha's 5e is how I see 5e. Volo's 5e is all the pre Tasha's 5e, explified by Volo's Guide to Monster races as the original 5e, with Tasha's changes and the other changes to 5e and FR that appear in TCoE and after like VRGtR linaeges/races.

TCoE was increasingly a minor edition change and its effects are apart of a major shift in approaches to 5e we see now. This has so far had major implications for settings like Ravenloft and Forgotten Realms so far and mechanics and its just starting.

Where do you see 5e heading.

 

[Scribe]

Removal or de emphasis on Alignment.

Eberron style approach to Lineage.

Absolutely a removal of any kind of cultural or ability restrictions based on Lineage.

Player choice, flexibility of the rules, will trump any kind of world building restrictions, and the older views on how various fantasy lineages are presented and codified will be neglected or outright removed.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Where do you see 5e heading.

5e will increasingly add options and become more diffuse. At some point in the future, it will be difficult to tell if a table is playing "5e" or "5.5e" or using various player options or what have you.

Concomitant with that, sales of the core rulebooks (PHB, DMG) will plateau and decline.

When that happens, Hasbro will release "D&D" again. They will not refer to it by a version number, but we will call it 6e. They will just continue to call it 5e, but it will have rule modifications and changes incorporated from the past X years as well as streamlining the game, in a manner similar to the 1e/2e transition (in other words, it will be largely compatible with 5e, but still spur people to purchase new product).

 

[DemoMonkey]

They will definitely release an "Advanced D&D 5E" line in parallel to the main 5E line. It will have lots of small differences that make converting support material between the two an extra chore, and split the revenue stream. Eventually support for the line will almost entirely rest on media tie ins, which of course could not possibly ever falter.

I mean really, why not repeat the past? It worked out for TSR.

 

[Reynard]

What did Tasha's do that marks it as some sort of inflection point?

 

[Scribe]

What did Tasha's do that marks it as some sort of inflection point?

Options, specifically floating ASI, which...is no longer optional for new lineages, seemingly.

 

[ccs]

Where do I see 5e heading? Full steam ahead towards 6e.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Yes 5e is done.

I look forward to a new player's handbook with upgraded lineages and classes.

Short rest abilities are also on the brink of extinction, replaced by prof bonus per long rest.

 

[ph0rk]

5.5 or 6e, for sure. They said they wouldn't do revisions of core books, but it has also been over five years.

 

[Sithlord]

A new edition is a revision.