D&D 5E What do you think they call 5.5e Ultimately?

[Charlaquin]

50th anniversary edition (50AE)

 

[Henadic Theologian]

FRED.

(Fifth Revised Edition.)

What's the D in FRED?

 

[Davies]

What's the D in FRED?

Second letter of EDition.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

The same thing they are calling 5E: "Dungeons & Dragons."

I am sure the community will come up with something to distinguish it from the 2014 version (OG 5E), but the official branding won't use it anymore than the current version calls itself "5E."

They at least have to call the new core PHB/MM/PHB something to distinguish them from original 5e core books, the 50th Anniversary Player's Handbook, at which point everyone will call it the Anniverary Edition, Ae maybe for short.

 

[pukunui]

The same thing they are calling 5E: "Dungeons & Dragons."

I am sure the community will come up with something to distinguish it from the 2014 version (OG 5E), but the official branding won't use it anymore than the current version calls itself "5E."

This. WotC doesn't want to reignite the edition wars / edition church, so they try to avoid using an edition number as much as possible. I know they sometimes refer to the game as "5e" or "5th edition" in interviews, but it's pretty much nowhere in their published products.

If they have to call the 2024 books something different to distinguish them from the 2014 ones, then my bet will be on some variation of "anniversary edition" as others have said.

 

[Campbell]

Dungeons and Dragons

 

[Retreater]

Dungeons & Dragons (but the "50" will be incorporated in the logo somehow)

 

[R_J_K75]

I plead the 5th.

 

[Parmandur]

6E, but emphasizing continuity and compatibility with 5E

 

[Yaarel]

6E, but emphasizing continuity and compatibility with 5E

So you expect the Anniversary to be something like 1e to 2e transition?