The 2024 D&D Core Rulebooks are Better Than You Think  

I hope the crafting section includes things about recipes. I remember in the past, we would harvest monster parts, or search for certain herbs, in order to make potions and items. It would be cool to need to find and defeat a basilisk in order to get it's eyes for a wand of petrification for example.

Honestly the new lay out will be the silent hero in the long term. The main rules at the start will give both players and dm a better understanding on how the game as a passive, I'm sure of it.

I'm actually hoping that magic item crafting and pricing aren't TOO detailed. I dont want to return to 3.5 design where seemingly every handbook and guide included a WBL shopping list players could wave at their DM regardless of the world they were playing in

Looking forward to the books, but if they don't stop doing anti-consumer/evil things, I won't be allowing myself to buy the books. Remember to never preorder, everyone. Wait till we see the books and unbiased reviews before putting down money. Do not pay them till we know the books are as promised.

I'm really excited that they're releasing updates to the Creative Commons SRD. I hope the community encourages them to keep that up!

I love that they are making more titanic creatures, my first thought when I heard of the Elder Tempest was pirates that sail along behind it looting and kidnaping in it's wake. The Elder Tempest itself is an unapproachable force of nature, pirates in a loose alliance as they plunder behind it are tangible threats that would exist in this world. Big cities, of course, would have defensive arrays that would defend against casual flybys, but a modestly wealthy port town would be a cracked egg ripe for a dozen pirate ships to "offer aid" in the form of taking all that heavy heavy gold off their hands and reducing the number of mouths to feed.

I’ve been hyped for the new PHB stuff from day one, but besides that, the Monster Manual is what I’m really excited about. I’ve sat read down and read mine for fun a couple times and I love the way monsters work, especially with the different types. And now we’re getting multiple different types of the same monsters that are either easier, more dangerous or both for all of them. Plants guys, plants. When my friend told me she wanted the Favored Enemy for her Ranger to be Plants, I told her it wouldn’t be that useful because there aren’t hardly any plant monsters. Now that shouldn’t be the case.

From what we saw in the later playtests, as well as what we have seen and heard since then - this updated PHB sound like it is going to be great for the game and I am looking forward to reading it and incorporating it into my games. I agree, Hasbro sucks. I wish they weren’t the parent company behind DND. I play DND with a couple friend groups and I have asked around in each of them if they would consider switching to a different system (Pathfinder, Mork Borg, Daggerheart, MCDM RPG, Tales of Valiant, etc etc etc) and not a single person has said they are interested. A few said they would be willing to try a one shot, but a few others said they just didn’t want to learn a new system. Which is a shame, but I understand. We are all in our 30s and don’t always have time to learn a new system. So we are gonna stick with DND and continue having a blast playing it together. But I think we all have to admit that the original 5e design has gotten a bit long in the tooth, and from what I have seen, most players play the game differently from how it looks in the 2014 PHB. The 2024 PHB seems to be bringing the rules more in line with how players are currently playing the game AND balancing some glaring issues that have been apparent for quite a while. I am thrilled there is an updated PHB coming out this year and I cannot wait to start digging through and seeing what it has to offer! And if you don’t wanna buy it - I fully support you. Buy it used, or photocopy it, or find a PDF online. But I do truly think the 2024 PHB will be great for the game and will be worth grabbing.

I don't they are going to level cap feats beyond level 4. I think they will class restrict feats the way that ToV does with their three talent lists but instead of using the class or group of classes as the prerequisite they will use a proficiency. For example, a feat that they want to restrict to martial characters will have the prerequisite "proficiency with a martial weapon" and spell caster feats will have "Ability to use a spell casting focus". This also allows subclasses that gain access to those abilities the opportunity to take those feats.

The issue with the feats is that the fighting styles are now feats that is going to cut into that amount, and if they are counting the epic feats, then that is also cutting into that count. These two could reduce the amount of feats down to the 50s.

While 75 feats is super impressive and exciting, it's tempered if the fighting styles are still feats like they are in the play test. Between that and the "ability score increase" potentially also being a feat that's over a dozen feats that really aren't "feats" per se

So are we getting the improvements and game design applications from the last 10 years like Naval Warfare from Saltmarsh? or Hexcrawl improvements from Chult? or Wilderness improvements and Point Crawl improvements from IcewindDale? I have high hopes for the DMG.

I'm pretty pumped for these books! And it sounds like a lot of good quality of life and balance issues are being sorted out. We've got so much clutter built up over the years so it'll feel nice to have a fresh start. It was a good article

It's really looking like it's going to be a quality product.

Ahem again (second place I posted this) the Monstrous Manual for 2nd edition AD&D had over 600 monsters.

The whole new range of books sounds really exciting. Any great game needs updates, and this looks like being a massive and great update. Just imagine what you, as a DM, can pick from to set up your own game of D&D. Fantastic!

I'm hoping the Poisoner feat is included and that it got a rework. A +1 to an ability score or dealing half damage with Poison Damage against creatures with Poison Immunity would be lovely.

400 page full color books - gonna cost a serious $! $100 each? I a big fan so I'll buy it anyways... but there might be sticker shock here.

Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting is great option to look at for crafting magic items from monster parts

ngl I am still iffy on the idea of background giving the ability score boosts instead of the "species" (prefer lineage) but I haven't fully looked at how they function yet. (haven't looked into the UA yet)

I'm a bit sceptical. The last few books release by WotC were very promising when advertised but most of them turned out to be a disappointement (according to reviews I've read). We'll see.

One thing that I haven't seen mentioned so far is the buff creature families means for Druid shapeshifting.

Stellar video. Nice job finding the info and summarizing some great points. I know I'M excited for the books to come out. Glad to know it shouldn't be a let down! :D

Honestly, I kinda liked the crafting rules in Xanathar's. My only stipulation would be that they are guidelines, and not rules, and the DM can add or subtract detail as they see fit. For example, I typically wouldn't require players to hope they get a formula as a random drop if they are simply creating an uncommon magic item. If the item they are creating feels like a natural extension of what their character can already do, I would just add a small amount of time to the item creation for them to figure out a formula. If you're a Forge Cleric, you don't need a formula to create a +1 weapon. You're a Forge Cleric, you ARE the formula. I'd only really enforce the formula rule for rare or rarer magic items.

Hearing that all of the monster stat blocks have been altered makes me nervous. A ton of low level monsters feel insanely similar but there were also a lot of gems. Goblinoids were handled really well across the board in my opinion, I’d be heartbroken if the new statblocks didn’t hit right.

Thank You for the break down of the article

Any rules to improve mounted combat, or is it forgotten again?

For someone who owns everything in 5e i think i will only get the monster manual for the new updated stat blocks and new monsters. I really liked the new abilities of the monsters in Vecna eve of ruin, which i saw i another video, and i think those would give a fresh new air to any campaign.

First edition dmg is the best.

There's a lot of substance changes i dont want that i saw from the playtests that i fear will be added. Unfortunately, i think it's going more the way of 3.5 than the changes i want. The backgrounds giving your asi is not good to me. I think it'll end up witha LOT of stereotypical street urchin rogues and Outcast Warlocks and Soldier fighters which will result in a far worse experience than the species bonuses. The Masteries are very finicky and overload your dm with what they have to remember/consider. Bastions detract from your main adventure. Classes still feel too same-y due to overlapping subclasses. More subclasses shown rely on dice pools tomspend as resources which makes the resources worse or just not worth using for optional uses Monsters need a boost and need to be revised so they aren't just HP sacks. Will i buy theses books? Probably. Will i play them? Probably not.

wait. so if I have a lot of old books, are they unable to be used in One DnD? I'm worried about all the feats and classes. How would it work on DnD beyond?

I have been looking forward to the new books since the first playtest. There is so much more creativity at low levels.

the new art is gorgeous !

Anyone else think the gold dragons eyes don't line up? Like the one on the left is higher than the one on the right

Wow. That all looks great. . . I just wish I could be excited about it. Every time you mention how much work or how well the designers did, I instantly think "Yeah, the same designers Hasbro/WoTC FIRED after the job was done". I so WANT to love the new edition and to play and run it, but I just can't bring myself to give that company ONE MORE DOLLAR of my money. What you pay for, you get more of. . . I'm sticking with other systems and trying to get other excited about other options . . . ANY other options. Maybe if D&D changes hands I'll come back. . .

New books are sounding awesome, and I was looking forward to acquiring them to play with my friends... ...if only I could, for they announced there will be no more translations moving forward.

Is the same situation as when you release a new edition. There are two camps: the newcomers and the already players. The newcomers obviously buy the newest version, but the already players have two choice: renewing or staying If the product works for you and your group, why would you re-buy the product?

5E doesn't really include any info about Faerun, other than the Sword Coast! : (

With regards to the feats, don't forget that the Epic Boons count as feats.

K but are they gonna have half-orcs and half-elves in the 5.5 players handbook?

Great video! I'd love to get the new books, but unless Hasbro/WotC makes amends, I cannot justify supporting them. I will probably switch to Pathfinder or another system after my next campaign.

I've got really hyped about the art on these D&D books, but I'll just buy and play DC20 instead.

Probably gonna wait for full info before I buy it. Figure out if I prefer it over 5e. If I do, nice I'll get it. If I don't, great i'll keep playing 5e.

I full stop at 5e. I've had enough endlessly buying yet another updated game and I have played the game long enough to know thst backwards compatible has, so far in decades upon decades, been a lie. My 5e books will still open and I have plenty of other game systems as well. I'm good.

The thing is… I just find it hard to care. If it was a truly new system then maybe but honestly not looking forward to a new schism. It is not new for TTRPGs but I will miss this era of DnD - the game, not management of it.

Well, as an old guy who is pretty dew up with WoTC and Hasbro - no matter how well they improved the design I don't plan on buying into the next generation of D&D. My group will stick with the 5e books and I might even roll back to editions 1 or 2.

90 % of the monsters in the MM are just “I swing my weapon” “I swing my weapon more than once” “I swing my weapon once but harder than that other guy” … and so on, the more interesting ones have spell lists that you have to look up in a different book to use. Stuffs gotten better with later releases but MCDM’s Flee Mortals, at least for now, is where it’s at

Liked and subscribed. Thank you for a great video!

The new cover and art looks great, but otherwise I listen to a lot of these changes and I'm glad I've moved to PF2E. Like monster variety and balance is something 5e designers have not figured out in the course of 10 years, and I frankly don't think they will 'figure it out' all of a sudden. The system is a bit too ducttape and bubblegum I think.

My thing is it just isn't needed. Any questionable scenarios the DM can just make a ruling. Instead of focusing on letting DM's experiment with trial and error we are trying to put every possible situation imaginable into ink and it only makes the game worse / slow it down.

I'm a little disappoint they are going with Backgrounds determining ability score bonuses. I prefer the Tasha's route.

Good for them, but I'm still not interested sadly. WotC and Hasbro burned any and all good will they had with me and basically killed my passion for their version of the game.

I think this edition of D&D will be the final version for years to come. I think Hasbro is going to cease writing new material and just publish third party content. See Dungeon Dudes, Humblewood, MCDM, etc as examples of where the game is headed. D&D is a lifestyle brand now, and Hasbro’s business model is more about licensing out their IP, than creating actual products. (See Whizkids)

thr 75 feats likely include fighting styles though because they became feats in an earlyier playtest version. Sothat's like a dozen or so fewer feats if you will

I’m really excited to pirate it, I just wish they’d have more experimental changes in design. After playing oodles of other games, 5E feels riddled with little issues that I don’t think will be addressed

Did the article offer any criticism?

its D&D 6E. They messed up all classes and created 4E but with 5E material just liked they messed up Spelljammer.

Your race not determing stats at all is just such a wierd idea just doesn't make Sense

Won't be purchasing any of the new edition books. Hasbro and WotC deserve no support given their consistent, under-handed tactics. And yes, I realise it's intended as a revised 5th edition, but it's a new edition as far as I'm concerned.

Awesome news. Can't wait for these books

So its like the 4th ed version. That no one liked it and it butched the game.

Sticking with the books I got. I don't want anything else from the virtue signaling company. I'll make up my own stuff and use 3rd party/homebrew.

I wish i could be excited, but Hasbro-WOTC has pulled so many things that rubbed me wrong that i might stick in the Base-5E and 3rd party Sphere for a while.

This comes from a company that hates itscustomer base

“Buy the new books, and then buy tasha 2.0, then monster manual 2.0, then dm guide 2.0, then bigby 2.0, then fizban2.0 then … “ And idiots will buy it

First I don’t trust WotC anymore Second the feats sound like 3.5 I’ll not buy anything unless it’s second hand, no more money to WotC from me. I like playing 3.5 and have enough 5e books to not worry about it

Pity they will be published by such greedy terrible company

Sounds like a shameless shill as usual😅

What is this feeling? Am I actually feeling excited about WoTC DnD?

Art looks horrible. What i was waiting