Not sure how I feel about this... one one hand I'm hoping for improvements from some of the overly simplistic 5e rules I've come to "deal with." On the other hand, this gives me very little incentive to purchase anything new until the new edition comes out.
I'm also concerned about what this means for DnDBeyond. I truly value this platform... I'm definitely a fan!
Just so you know and can find it, Nerdvana is a little late to the party. Ongoing discussion of "The Future of D&D" here: New books/New Edition "Confirmed"
Just so you know and can find it, Nerdvana is a little late to the party. Ongoing discussion of "The Future of D&D" here: New books/New Edition "Confirmed"
Please note the quotation marks around "confirmed". :p
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Not sure how I feel about this... one one hand I'm hoping for improvements from some of the overly simplistic 5e rules I've come to "deal with." On the other hand, this gives me very little incentive to purchase anything new until the new edition comes out.
According the article, they intend for backwards compatibility with 5e content. Even if that proves to be not 100% correct, it seems like it won't stray far enough that you can't easily adapt. Plus, it's not like you have to jump ship to a new version immediately. With a 2024 planned release, even if it's on time, that's over two years away. Personally, while I'd be happy to try out a new edition* (whether it's 6e or a variant of 5e), I'd be inclined to keep running 5e campaigns I had going until they died a natural death.
Yeah, I anticipate my current campaigns will be done by then.
I'm also concerned about what this means for DnDBeyond. I truly value this platform... I'm definitely a fan!
At the very least, I'm sure it will continue to support 5e content, the popularity of which isn't going to die out immediately with a new edition. It's not clear what the new edition is. It could be a notable departure from 5e, or it could retain enough of the current architecture that the current character sheets are still usable. Normally I wouldn't assume so, but the backwards compatibility thing has me curious how far that compatibility goes. It would be entirely possible for DDB to support more than one system, though that may require a new licensing agreement or them (not like I know how that's managed). But if WotC doesn't plan on developing a similar resource on their own, I don't see why that would be much of an issue.
At the very least, I don't think the fate of DDB is looking too grim for the foreseeable future.
*I'm using "edition" loosely. It doesn't seem all that clear to me yet what these new books will actually be.
Doesn't WotC have some kind of partnership with DDB? I mean DDB is using WotC IP under license. I wouldn't be surprised if WotC extends it to 6e. It's a mutually beneficial relationship. DDB makes the game more accessible and gets more people into the hobby.
Doesn't WotC have some kind of partnership with DDB? I mean DDB is using WotC IP under license. I wouldn't be surprised if WotC extends it to 6e. It's a mutually beneficial relationship. DDB makes the game more accessible and gets more people into the hobby.
That'll depend on any plans WotC has for developing digital tools of their own. They couldn't get their own virtual table off the ground in the 4E era (part of the reason 4E was abandoned relatively quickly too) and they may have decided to leave all ancillary tools to 3rd parties including through the launch of a next edition (which, to be clear, we may not be getting in 2024), or they might feel the time is right to take another stab at in-house development. We'll see.
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People need to stop saying 6e. This is not that. Everything they have said has indicated the opposite - that this is going to be more like errata to the core books that updates them to the kind of mechanics you see in the newest books out this year.
There's also absolutely no reason they'd sunset an edition that continues to break sales records every single year. The term "new edition" is only being thrown around in articles because it gets clicks. Read what WotC is actually saying, not what NerdGuyMagazine says in their 5-line non-article.
So, Nerdvana jsut put our an article announcing the news of a new edition of D&D coming out in 2024.
https://nerdvanamedia.com/gaming/dungeons-and-dragons-new-edition-50th-anniversary/153986/
Not sure how I feel about this... one one hand I'm hoping for improvements from some of the overly simplistic 5e rules I've come to "deal with." On the other hand, this gives me very little incentive to purchase anything new until the new edition comes out.
I'm also concerned about what this means for DnDBeyond. I truly value this platform... I'm definitely a fan!
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Just so you know and can find it, Nerdvana is a little late to the party. Ongoing discussion of "The Future of D&D" here: New books/New Edition "Confirmed"
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Please note the quotation marks around "confirmed". :p
Want to start playing but don't have anyone to play with? You can try these options: [link].
Yeah, I anticipate my current campaigns will be done by then.
Doesn't WotC have some kind of partnership with DDB? I mean DDB is using WotC IP under license. I wouldn't be surprised if WotC extends it to 6e. It's a mutually beneficial relationship. DDB makes the game more accessible and gets more people into the hobby.
That'll depend on any plans WotC has for developing digital tools of their own. They couldn't get their own virtual table off the ground in the 4E era (part of the reason 4E was abandoned relatively quickly too) and they may have decided to leave all ancillary tools to 3rd parties including through the launch of a next edition (which, to be clear, we may not be getting in 2024), or they might feel the time is right to take another stab at in-house development. We'll see.
Want to start playing but don't have anyone to play with? You can try these options: [link].
People need to stop saying 6e. This is not that. Everything they have said has indicated the opposite - that this is going to be more like errata to the core books that updates them to the kind of mechanics you see in the newest books out this year.
There's also absolutely no reason they'd sunset an edition that continues to break sales records every single year. The term "new edition" is only being thrown around in articles because it gets clicks. Read what WotC is actually saying, not what NerdGuyMagazine says in their 5-line non-article.
My homebrew subclasses (full list here)
(Artificer) Swordmage | Glasswright | (Barbarian) Path of the Savage Embrace
(Bard) College of Dance | (Fighter) Warlord | Cannoneer
(Monk) Way of the Elements | (Ranger) Blade Dancer
(Rogue) DaggerMaster | Inquisitor | (Sorcerer) Riftwalker | Spellfist
(Warlock) The Swarm