D&D 5E What Should We Call Next/5e

[Agamon]

Shirley...



....has to win this pole.

Intentional misspelling, or Freudian slip?

 

[Sword of Spirit]

The only possible way to reduce the number of people calling it 5e is to actually give it another edition in the title page (not on the cover--that is unneeded and undesirable). If they called in something like Dungeons & Dragons: Legacy Edition, people might call it LE instead of 5e. Might.

If they put nothing inside the cover but "First publication August 2014," it will be called 5e by everyone. They've got to realize that.

 

[Mistwell]

Just Dungeons and Dragons.

Because only existing players will care about edition numbers, and if they care about the issue they will call it whatever they want anyway.

 

[Obryn]

Probably exactly what we're calling it now - some combination of Next and 5e.

 

[Tequila Sunrise]

I'm feeling Gertrude for some reason.

Only if she's a 60+ year old german with knitted lime green leg warmers.

As for the question, I've variously referred to it as Next, 5E, the Ouroboros Edition, Daisy, or some combination thereof.

I get Ouroboros, which is very appropriate! But...Daisy?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Vote for Shirley!

'Cause the right answer is "Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition".

 

[the Jester]

I don't know "Next" has a catchy thing to it (and is one syllable shorter than 5e or 5th e)

But it's only "next" until it's out, then it's "now". And after 6e comes out, it becomes "last".

 

[DaveMage]

"The World's Most Popular Role Playing Game."

You know, to avoid lawsuits and stuff like that.

Actually, "the World's Oldest Roleplaying Game" works better.

 

[Morrus]

The only possible way to reduce the number of people calling it 5e is to actually give it another edition in the title page (not on the cover--that is unneeded and undesirable). If they called in something like Dungeons & Dragons: Legacy Edition, people might call it LE instead of 5e. Might.

If they put nothing inside the cover but "First publication August 2014," it will be called 5e by everyone. They've got to realize that.

Why do you feel this is a problem, or that it needs solving? Are you under the impression that there's a faction of WotC employees desperate that nobody refer to their baby as "5E"?

It'll be referred to as 5E by us. It'll just be "D&D" to those not already playing it and who don't care about previous editions

 

[Ichneumon]

I was gonna call it Captain Planet, but on reflection, Dungeons & Dragons will do.