D&D (2024) You're not planning on getting 2024 D&D? Why is that?

[Micah Sweet]

I guess if the most interesting or salient thing about the fiction is how crossbow reloading occurs, that's a sign of something in itself.

I would never say it's the most interesting, but it all adds up.

 

[Micah Sweet]

You have left "cost of buying new books" off the list. And space to store them. Those are the only factors that apply to me.

Totally valid. It's a good chunk of change (and shelf space!) I can't really afford at the moment.

 

[Daztur]

This is why I moved on to Level Up when it came out. WotC 5e was already heading in a direction I didn't like at the time.

Been a bit out of the loop on 5e replacement games. If the thing I love the most about D&D is having the creative freedom to do things like come up with any verb I want for Command what sets Level Up apart from the competition? Some short info would be very appreciated.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Been a bit out of the loop on 5e replacement games. If the thing I love the most about D&D is having the creative freedom to do things like come up with any verb I want for Command what sets Level Up apart from the competition? Some short info would be very appreciated.

Level Up is billed as, "Advanced 5e". It is a crunchier version of the 2014 5e rules, with a strong emphasis on the exploration and social pillars of play, and (to my mind) a stronger focus on simulation and verisimilitude. To that end a lot of "I win" buttons have been adjusted, and certain areas have become more granular in nature.

My best recommendation would be to check out the official website (the game is published by our own EN Publishing):

Levelup5e.com

It is my very favorite RPG to play, and I can't recommend it highly enough!

 

[Stormonu]

I'm tired of edition churn/updates. I've already got at least 5 sets of rules in my memory, I don't need more.

 

[HaroldTheHobbit]

We've moved to Savage Worlds as our system of choice. I've planned a system palate cleanser with a DCC campaign starting in September, then I kick off a long SW sci fi campaign next year. So no D&D in sight.

 

[ColinChapman]

Beyond my less-than-impressed feelings regarding WotC, I'd also add:

1) I ain't buying nowt till I see how extensive the errata is (and what form the errata takes).
2) It sure isn't cheap to buy in.
3) Does it honestly offer me a D&D-style experience I can't find in a host of other, often slicker forms, e.g. Shadowdark or my own modernised BX-based ruleset?
4) Will it provide rules options (such as zone-based combat, spell AoEs turned into random targets hit, etc.) specifically supporting Theatre of the Mind play in the DMG? Note, I mean actual rules that are called out and detailed as options, not simply throwaway advice to "just eyeball it."

 

[mamba]

I guess if the most interesting or salient thing about the fiction is how crossbow reloading occurs, that's a sign of something in itself.

yes, it is, but I am not sure D&D has been all that different in that regard in 5e either (or 3e or 4e for that matter) so that is not exactly news

I would not call it the most interesting point however, it’s more one of the many fiddly bits crunchier games concern themselves with

 

[Ulfgeir]

Voted concerns about how Hasbro/WOTC behaves, and that we already moved on to other games. The second part is a bit of misnomer as my group constantly switches between systems depending on what we feel like playing, and the behaviour of WotC/Hasbro has soured us on their stuff...

As an partial list of stuff we have played other the 20 past years: Babylon 5 d20 (both 1e and 2e), Buffy the Vampire Slayer rpg, GURPS 4e, Exalted 2e, Vampire: The Masquerade 53, Shadowrun 5e, Eclipse Phase (1e and 2e), Ultima Fantasy, Atomic Robo rpg, Dresden Files rpg, D&D (3x, 4e, 5e), A homebrewed Wuxia-game (started as FATE-basd but is now PbtA-based), Scion 2e, The Troubleshooters, Star Wars d20 (1e+ revised edition), Star Wars Saga edition, Star Wars (Fantasy Flight version), Pathfinder (1e+ 2e)

And we have lots and lots of other games to play.

 

[Hriston]

I chose backgrounds and other. Other because there isn’t a “happily (or otherwise) sticking with 5E” option, which seems like an oversight on the part of the poll maker.