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manacurves.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Okay, another question:

5 or 5.5?

Alright, babes, I need your help. I finally want to make a dive into D&D. My partner plays, and he wants to teach me.

Tell me everything I need in this thread. Accessories, books, resources, everything! I want to be decked out!!!

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sloth0sean.bsky.social•1 day ago

5 is definitely the better option of the two. Theres far more supplements and homebrews available for it as well

thetiniestpirate.bsky.social•1 day ago

They are super similar, but 5.5 makes some tweaks that improves on the rules, makes things smoother overall. I prefer 5.5, but both are great. And, honestly, everywhere you can buy the books, you're going to likely find 5.5 only.

thejoechaney.bsky.social•1 day ago

5.5 is so much improved! a *decade* of feedback integrated into the new books

the DMG and MM are especially great!!

the new PHB is more of a balance patch than new rules, and imo does a great job of settling the power differences between spellcasters and martial classes

godofgrenades.bsky.social•1 day ago

5.5 is the current supported one so this is my vote.

It’s what will get new exciting things and errata.

timaeuthy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Both of my D&D groups are strongly pro 5e and anti 5.5

grovethefae.bsky.social•1 day ago

They both have their perks. 5 has far more character class/species/etc options out there and a ton of 3rd party content that’s incredible. 5.5 has far fewer options but those options are better designed and stronger across the board.

ticklecorn.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’d go with the newest version (5.5E). Keep in mind, you can download the basic 5E rules for free if you like. You can do the same with 5.5E for free as well, but the free versions wouldn’t have all the bells and whistles you want.

shivambhatt.bsky.social•1 day ago

The only edition that matters is the one you are playing. They're all the same at the end of the day- an engine to get a story told. The rules are trivial. As long as you're all playing the same thing it will not matter. That said, the actual answer is 3.5

sloth0sean.bsky.social•1 day ago

3.5e do be good, was the system my first long running dnd group used. Prestige classes while sometimes underpowered were nice for flavor purposes

thewubba1.bsky.social•1 day ago

If I play 3.5, I just play og pathfinder.

derekdearreader.bsky.social•1 day ago

ooooo 3.5 now youre talkin my language

oz-edgewalker.bsky.social•1 day ago

Lemme be a Cragtop Archer again gdi

katiecombat.bsky.social•1 day ago

Have you tried pathfinder 2 yet Shivam?

shivambhatt.bsky.social•1 day ago

Nah. I more or less stopped playing regularly when my son was born. I had time for d&d or magic and I chose magic

shivambhatt.bsky.social•1 day ago

I promise I'm not being a hater! I just love d&d a lot and am unbelievably stoked you're gonna play, and I just want you to get to the fun part sooner =)

xahhfink6.bsky.social•1 day ago

No one tell my players but they're not playing 5, they've just been playing 3.5 with advantage/disadvantage

zephtheknight.bsky.social•1 day ago

My players think we're playing 5. The amount of house rules has it's own document at this point with many of our favorite rules taken from entirely other game systems.

onionbug.bsky.social•1 day ago

3.5 all day baby.

legdotegg.bsky.social•1 day ago

I prefer 5E but my group keeps the table open to 5.5 features so 5 but we're out here consulting with the DM if we stumble across something new we like. certain things definitely got upgraded in the new edition and I really like a feat at lvl 1

banalitybob.bsky.social•1 day ago

I really like the 5.5 (2024) rule set, especially for newer players. It has the most player friendly rules.

A lot of people are going to go with older editions out of nostalgia or attachment to specific rules that got nerfed or tweaked in ways they don't like.

vithedeer.bsky.social•1 day ago

The differences between the two are miniscule. 5.5 is mostly an iterative update. Take whichever you have the easier access to the books for, they're all interchangeably compatible. Or whichever you like the cover art better of.

vithedeer.bsky.social•1 day ago

I will say that some of the 5.5 changes are too be more inclusive, though 5e was already doing a great job with that

warblgarbl.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think the biggest complaint for 5.5 is the players who have invested everything into fifth edition. If I was complete new, I'd just play 5.5.

callahanishere.bsky.social•1 day ago

Truth be told they are basically the same. 2024 was specifically designed to work with 2015 edition so I feel like you just pick the things you want.
My personal feelings is that base 2024 rules is more beginner friendly than base 2015

brands248.bsky.social•1 day ago

I would go with 2024, it is the WotC default going forward. They are mostly the same, 5.5/2024 is a little more complex but mostly backwards compatible

the777s.bsky.social•1 day ago

most of your gaming experience is coming from the other people at the table. just play what their playing

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