D&D 5E What Makes 5E "5E"?

[TwoSix]

5.99e will be here in like 30 years.

We will asymptotically approach 6E but never quite get there.

 

[payn]

We will asymptotically approach 6E but never quite get there.

lol, we are already on to 6.5 according to some.

 

[TwoSix]

lol, we are already on to 6.5 according to some.

Yea, but I don't trust their math.

 

[Reynard]

We did character generation last night for my new campaign and we discovered another thing that is a strong 5E-ism: the common straight up nonsensical and/or contradictory writing of spells, feats, class abilities and rules. Lol.

 

[Corinnguard]

Constant complaining how it is destroying D&D over and over again.

D&D is always evolving; it's a living construct.

 

[Shardstone]

To me, 5E is:

• A game about conversations, rolls of the dice, and combat
• d20 + mods, advantage/disadvantage, adding dice for other mods instead of raw numbers
• Proficiency bonus, which contradicts the above by being added various rolls too and serving other purposes
• STATBLOCKS STATBLOCKS STATBLOCKs, hard to change, hard to create, hard to customize, not entirely sure if ever worth it
• A huge number of spells, and spells are your default powers and tools for most characters
• FREEDOM to improv rules

 

[Reynard]

• STATBLOCKS STATBLOCKS STATBLOCKs, hard to change, hard to create, hard to customize, not entirely sure if ever worth it

Huh. I have never considered statblocks for monsters in 5E hard to change, customize or create whole cloth.

 

[Shardstone]

Huh. I have never considered statblocks for monsters in 5E hard to change, customize or create whole cloth.

I can do them pretty well but it's always just kind of agonizing. I hate the format of it. Like, the actual template.

 

[Reynard]

I can do them pretty well but it's always just kind of agonizing. I hate the format of it. Like, the actual template.

Bah, that's layout's problem.

/am married to a graphic designer

 

[Willie the Duck]

Constant complaining how it is destroying D&D over and over again.

Can't be, that's a feature endemic to every edition of the D&D.