D&D (2024) What are the top 3 things, above all else, you want from One DnD?

[UngeheuerLich]

1. Pushes people to play other games.

2. Pushes people to support other game companies.

3. Pushes people to let go of official D&D and embrace folk D&D.

I don't like being pushed. So if you hate official D&D so much, go find something you like.

 

[cranberry]

I'm not sure if it's possible at this point, but I'd like them to find some way to minimize the "zero to hero" effect, so that playing at the high levels remains challenging.

 

[Argyle King]

1) Functional parts of a book - better indexing

I have a 2 and 3, but I already know they aren't happening.

 

[payn]

1. Modularity
2. Modularity
3. Birthright

 

[DEFCON 1]

#1: a good reason to care about moving from 5e to One D&D

I expect for a lot of people... just the "cleaning up" of all the bits and bobs of 2014E they've been complaining about for 8 years will be the main reason they'd care.

But if any of us never actually were concerned with things like the 4 Elements Monk, the Great Weapon Master feat, the Stealth and Hiding rules, the Challenge Rating system, or any of the other things that have gotten bees in people's bonnets all these years... then a big reason to buy the new books would be greatly diminished.

 

[Aldarc]

I expect for a lot of people... just the "cleaning up" of all the bits and bobs of 2014E they've been complaining about for 8 years will be the main reason they'd care.

But if any of us never actually were concerned with things like the 4 Elements Monk, the Great Weapon Master feat, the Stealth and Hiding rules, the Challenge Rating system, or any of the other things that have gotten bees in people's bonnets all these years... then a big reason to buy the new books would be greatly diminished.

Nah, the truth is that we will all move on to OneD&D so that we can complain that they didn't fix things the way that we wanted them to fix it. Because if there is anything that unites us, it's complaining and bickering about rules.

 

[payn]

Nah, the truth is that we will all move on to OneD&D so that we can complain that they didn't fix things the way that we wanted them to fix it. Because if there is anything that unites us, it's complaining and bickering about rules.

WHERE'S THACO?!

 

[ART!]

1. Better support for DMs across all tiers of play. This is me jamming a few points into one, but while I haven't experienced high level (past 10th level) play, I've heard 5e breaks down at those higher levels. And as a DM, I'd like the game to be easier on me and easier to make more DMs. This includes Monsters that are easy to run, support and tools for the non-combat pillars of play, etc.

1000% this. I've been running a 5E game for the first time in a few years, and I'm really struck by how much work it is. I know DDB's Encounter Builder is in beta, but it's utility is pretty trivial. I'm sure its functionality is helpful for some folks, but I need it to do things I can't easily do myself with paper, pencil, and some dice.

Diverse art, inclusive lore, and diverse design team.

Yes, yes, and yes!

Better downtime, crafting, interaction, and exploration (mostly resolution of distinct exploration challenges, idc about travel that much.

-more extensive rules for dealing with social encounters and exploration, and for classes to have abilities that interface with them.

Level Up does a lot in this department, and it's an evolutionary step that I think the game needs.

I want the encounter builder to cover combat but also exploration challenges (to borrow a term from Level Up) and social milieus. The DDB character sheets need to have a function where you can track how much time your character is spending on what downtime activities.

More optional rules in the core books to lean in different directions, updating the DMG especially based on what they’ve learned over a decade.

...and I want this built into campaigns on DDB, where the DM can toggle setting/tone switches for these variants.

Champion is the most popular character.

Probably the least popular for people on these forums, but a lot of new players take it so they don't have to worry about resources when learning to play.

Agreed! To take it further, for each class I'd like a subclass that is very clearly the easiest to run, most bare-bones version of that class.

B. Better creature statblocks. 5e usually comes down to both sides hitting each other for a while until one side is dead. It would be good if the monsters could do more things.

I think building a system of exploration, "social"/skill encounters, and combat could go a long way to fleshing out what a party can do in a situation and how combats play out.

1. Dungeons
2. Dragons
3. Umm… And?

I want to fight dragons, I want to fight dungeons, I want to fight dragons in dungeons, I want to fight a dungeon inside a dragon, I want dragons fighting dungeons - the works!

 

[GMforPowergamers]

3 sounds potentially plausible, but I think they've told us what's going to be in the 6e PH, and neither 1 nor 2 are making the cut. We have zero idea what further content they intend to make for 6e post the core three, other than the artificer will eventually be released somewhere.

oh I don't need them to be PHB... if they relase they are working on them for a book in yeaar 1 that would be enough

 

[mellored]

3) Rituals getting more coverage. (I want all the spells that take a minute to cast count as rituals)

In case you missed it.

If you have a Spell prepared that has the Ritual tag, you can cast that Spell as a Ritual.A special feature is no longer required for Ritual casting.

Might not be everything you wanted, but should be a decent chunk of it.

Though honestly, most non-healing spells could be rituals. Like, a 10 minute fireball isn't going to cause problems.