Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition

[Anaraxes]

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Each new "splatbook" will have to be ever more awesome

Yes; it remains to be seen how "optional" the optional rules actually turn out to be.

The flip side of the problem is that if you have enough rules that really are optional, it becomes hard simply to configure the rules system before you can play. Anyone that's ever been daunted by choosing amongst all the options in GURPS should empathize.

[Trixbat]

Originally Posted by Anders

Read all about it.

The core books cost $50 each, or $150 for the set - compared to GURPS (to take an example purely at random) which costs $85 but includes three (?) pages of monsters *cough* bestiary *cough*. But there's a starter's kit - gateway D&D - for $20.

Very little on what they contain, but maybe there's some information online?

It looks from the WotC site, however, that they will be making the 5th edition "Basic Set" free, and progressively updating them along with the print books so that by the time the print books are out, the Basic Set will be a complete rules set equivalent to the old Cyclopedia (i.e., covering up to 20th level).

http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/27/575...basic-rulebook

[Fred Brackin]

The PHB has shown up for pre-order in my Amazon recommendations at $29.97 with the Starter Set at $12.65.

Amazon prices of course and not MSRP but I know which one of those I consider "real".

I haven't placed an order yet. I am not strongly tempted based on what I've heard.

[johndallman]

I've ordered the three volumes from my FLGS. It will remind them there's still people who play actual RPGs, as opposed to the boxed games that now conceal their 1.5 shelves of role-playing material, and I can always dispose of the books to someone who'll want them.

[Captain Joy]

I'll be playing in a new 5th ed. game in a few weeks. I'll be playing a Cleric. I'm wondering (and I'm too lazing look it up myself—I only have the free download), can Clerics in 5th ed. use edged or pointy weapons (e.g. bow) if proficiency with such is granted by your race or background?

[Hans Rancke-Madsen]

Are there any free downloadable DD5 adventures for starter campaigns?


Hans

[sjard]

Originally Posted by Captain Joy

I'll be playing in a new 5th ed. game in a few weeks. I'll be playing a Cleric. I'm wondering (and I'm too lazing look it up myself—I only have the free download), can Clerics in 5th ed. use edged or pointy weapons (e.g. bow) if proficiency with such is granted by your race or background?

The only restriction as to what you can use are based on what proficiencies you have, what god you choose to serve, and what the GM allows. But in general, if you have the proficiency for it in 5th edition, you can use it.

That said, the party I'm in has a War Priest type Cleric running around with a halberd and raining down magical death. She has more kills than anyone else right now.

The party Wizard has chain mail armor (i believe) and a sword of some sort as well as magic with no casting penalties.

[sjard]

Originally Posted by Hans Rancke-Madsen

Are there any free downloadable DD5 adventures for starter campaigns?


Hans

Other than the playtest adventures if you still have any, I can't find anything free just yet.

[Hans Rancke-Madsen]

Originally Posted by sjard

Other than the playtest adventures if you still have any, I can't find anything free just yet.

Too bad. I wasn't involved in the playtest, so I didn't get the adventures.


Hans

[sjard]

Originally Posted by Hans Rancke-Madsen

Too bad. I wasn't involved in the playtest, so I didn't get the adventures.


Hans

You're not missing much, the playtest changed rules each release so there is a lot of confusion about what actually made it into the final release by those who were heavy into the playtests. Most of the playtest adventures were just updated for that playtest version of older adventures. Isle of Dread, Caves of Chaos, Against the Slave Lords, etc. And for most of those just a simple Monster Manual type update for what was in them.