I bought the 2024 Players Handbook & Dungeon Masters Guide .. but I’m not sure I’m ready to commit yet 😭❤️ How do we feel about the 2024 guides? Happy for the changes? How do things play out if you’ve played with the new rules? - ThreadSky

luastardust.com • 170 days ago

I bought the 2024 Players Handbook & Dungeon Masters Guide .. but I’m not sure I’m ready to commit yet 😭❤️

How do we feel about the 2024 guides? Happy for the changes? How do things play out if you’ve played with the new rules?

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dndeckbuilding.bsky.social•170 days ago

So, some changes have really made certain classes feel nicer to play. However, Ranger still needs work, and it doesn't feel very fun at times.

Other than that, the changes aren't awful. They take a little getting used to, but that's all.

kingdadbod.bsky.social•170 days ago

I’d be happy to use them if I could find people to play with

joeschoolcraft.bsky.social•170 days ago

Give me a good ole fashioned 2nd Edition book and 6 hours with friends.

I miss those days.

scrufynerfherd.bsky.social•170 days ago

All in all the changes have just streamlined things and shortened a lot of explanations. I havent changed to the rules yet but most likely will in the nearish future

gothimposter.bsky.social•170 days ago

Overall I think they are good and make 5.5/5.24 feel more consistent.

Biggest negatives are that Rogue & Ranger got the newest improvements, and feel the least satisfying.

Also makes a lot of changes reducing the need to min-max or cross-class

cybergeist.bsky.social•170 days ago

It took me 26 years to upgrade from 2nd edition to 5th edition back in 2016. It'll be 2051 before I buy a new book.

xecryo.bsky.social•169 days ago

I highly recommend them. The rules are much improved and a lot of classes/subclasses that needed changes got them like Monks or Berserkers. I think the real test is going to be whether the MM matches up to encounter building from the DMG.

lost0nearth.bsky.social•169 days ago

I’m still waiting for my copy (getting it as a Christmas gift from my sister)!

sophiesh3p.bsky.social•169 days ago

i haven’t had a good chance to sit down with them yet but from what i have seen, most of the changes were necessary to refresh the system. i’m keen to play test it!

mikaelalv.bsky.social•170 days ago

My long term D&D hasn't switched over to new rules yet but we're planning on a one shot to try them out. I'm personally excited by a lot of the DMG changes. It feels like the book caters a lot more new to new DMs than the previous book.

disturbedone77.bsky.social•170 days ago

I've only picked up the DMG, because there were entirely new sections in it that had no equivalent in the Tales of the Valiant Game Master's Guide. Those sections look interesting, but not sure yet how they will work out in-game.

drirritating.bsky.social•170 days ago

Both significantly reorganized to their benefit, and the changes don’t seem too extreme. Both leaders ok excellent tho I haven’t played with them yet. As 90% of the dire changes the skeptics warned us about haven’t come to pass, I have no idea what the YouTubers are going to do for clickbait 😄

mhuerta333.bsky.social•170 days ago

Damn they look pretty at least, haven't really looked at any of the changes yet

drbaldhead.bsky.social•169 days ago

I'm done giving Hasbro money. They have zero respect for the hobby. I suggest trying games other than D&D.

ducttapejake.bsky.social•170 days ago

I ordered the players handbook online because it looked cheaper and I wanted the digital copy on DnD beyond but it hasn't arrived yet :(
Think I'm going to get the DM guide from my local bookshop instead.

thewasteoftime.bsky.social•170 days ago

Lotta good, some bad. Parts of the new monk are great but some other stuff I really liked about the 5E Monk are a bit worse. Also dual wielding seems way worse. Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it was way better before.

voxnational.bsky.social•170 days ago

I'm done with D&D. It's like an old lover. I miss it and I'll go back if the opportunity arises, but I won't seek it out.
I've been a fan of Savage Worlds as a solid system.

martialsonlydnd.bsky.social•169 days ago

I've been having a blast playing a glamor bard. We're only two sessions in, but it feels like each class has more features while not being drastically overpowered

dottie26.bsky.social•169 days ago

I’m old school. AD&D. It’s hard for me to get used to all the new rules.

natebit.bsky.social•170 days ago

I really love the DM guide, the PH is decent, it’s been great for my new players but returning ones are on the fence about them.

spoopyghosps.bsky.social•170 days ago

I think the biggest thing I didn’t account for as a dm was the new backgrounds start players with obscene amounts of money in certain cases which def threw me for a loop not knowing how much cash they had to start a new campaign

mamascarlett24.bsky.social•170 days ago

My hubby just got these and I need to take a closer look.

zwraith.bsky.social•170 days ago

It's nothing for any other adventure, but Curse of Strahd DMs will want to watch out for the 2024 version of Daylight! It creates sunlight and the 2014 version doesn't! May be a major "gotcha" at level 5 if not planned around.

ecoli13.bsky.social•170 days ago

Haven’t found a downside yet as a player. From a DM perspective, my planned campaign hasn’t been derailed by any change

over55gamer.bsky.social•169 days ago

Yeah I second this, power curve changed a bit in players favor, but nothing that can’t be tweaked in encounter design.

robofwonder.bsky.social•169 days ago

By and large I like what I've seen. I'm essentially playing a hybrid version of D&D 2024, Level Up: Advanced 5e, and Tales of the Valiant at this point, but I'm using Level Up as the base and integrating some things I like from the other two.

luckmaybe.bsky.social•169 days ago

Like the Bastion System, don’t love the class changes.

ursarahtonin.bsky.social•170 days ago

The new changes make DM’ing a Warlock especially fun.

erinustv.bsky.social•170 days ago

Just started a new campaign with them - mostly, not too much has changed. Overall a lot of classes feel better off with the new rules, I’m playing a druid and feels like a totally different (and more consistent) experience

hurleyburleystudio.com•170 days ago

I love 5.24!

It feels the same as 5e just rebalanced. Like a COD update where the chance gun specs.

mjbaines.bsky.social•170 days ago

I personally hate them… but that’s because I was very sloppy with my campaign and have players using these and the old rules and it is causing me chaos 😂

mrwynd.bsky.social•170 days ago

I allowed my players to start using the changes in the Handbook if they wanted to but they had to stick with that choice so we have some hybrid characters in our 6 player game. So far it hasn't been a problem at all and players like the new options. I'm running Descent into Avernus.

disgruntledorc.bsky.social•170 days ago

I'm not changing the games that are already on, but I'm looking forward to the next fresh start.

robo915.bsky.social•170 days ago

i ran the old rules last school year for the club i run and the students were ok. this year we are running the new rules and it feels a bit easier for the new players compared to last year.

banalitybob.bsky.social•170 days ago

My group did a mid-campaign switch about 4 sessions ago, and it's been a net positive. All the classes seem to have nice quality-of- life updates, and my DM is enjoying it too.

My only complaint is that my boy, Counterspell, got nerfed into oblivion.

savagegreywolf.bsky.social•170 days ago

You do whatever you like.
I don't agree with giving Wizards/Hasbro money. They've shown that they're a toxic, hateful company that is literally willing to send mercenaries to threaten their biggest fans.
I'm still using the new rules. ...I'm just not buying the books.

thedeckdrmtg.bsky.social•170 days ago

I have minor criticisms; but, overall it's a net positive. Monks got even more powerful than they already were, fighters are just broken now, warlocks are better-ish, love barbarian crits, rangers are better. Don't like that Divine Smite is a spell now...

stillcrazy77.bsky.social•170 days ago

Try Pathfinder! 2e is more accessible than 1e while maintaining a level of depth that 5e lacks. Also, Paizo is a MUCH more ethical company than Hasbro/WotC.

wisteria40k.bsky.social•170 days ago

I personally as a monk player enjoy them alot

benbuzzy.bsky.social•170 days ago

I was the same way. But lots of positive changes. I love the rework of the “sleep” spell…. No more lowest HP math

over55gamer.bsky.social•169 days ago

I think they are a decent update. I like some of the changes in the PHB, although running a group that is ~8th level, there was a noticeable power bump. DMG has good advice geared and newer DMs, and is better laid out. I like the new treasure and encounter rules.

astrid-brenna.bsky.social•170 days ago

I'm a stubborn holdout, but it's mainly because I don't wanna give wotc anymore money. What I've seen is about 50/50, imo.

timcopper.bsky.social•170 days ago

I’m not sure I’d run a campaign with these rules. I’d probably wait until my players ask for it. Possibly.

nukethesun.bsky.social•169 days ago

Still playing AD&D.

tobiasthenobody.bsky.social•170 days ago

I'm loving the changes. My players are also loving them.

thefuzzydan.bsky.social•170 days ago

Got burned out as the forever DM of my small group a couple of years ago. Would these new manuals do anything to re-energize me?

9d8.bsky.social•169 days ago

They're pretty 👀✨️

bobcatpunk.bsky.social•170 days ago

Playing a world tree barbarian. It’s been a blast so far.

fedekino.bsky.social•170 days ago

I’m reading the DM’s guide in these days and I love it; the changes in the system for the PHB are minor (IMHO and for my personal approach to the game) and still give some players some more definition the like; so, seems a win-win, for now! :-)

suncityhustle.bsky.social•170 days ago

I have an existing 5e campaign going with @mtgbaron.bsky.social
We’ve only implemented a couple of the changes so far. I think next campaign we’ll fully commit.

stirlingnewberry.bsky.social•170 days ago

D&D is the lowest common denominator - therefore I get the most recent.

megalatron.bsky.social•169 days ago

I haven't taken the plunge yet, mid-campaign seems the wrong time to mix it up 😂

nicmoiseyev.bsky.social•170 days ago

I’ve been playing Tomb of Annihilation with them and there’s definitely some tradeoffs. Playing a martial class feels more interesting and fun, but there’s a lot less customization options for subclasses. Level 3 subclasses has been actually pretty fun for my group. Happy to expand if you would like

the777s.bsky.social•170 days ago

I'm happy with 99% of the tweaks to the game and the books are better organized. My LGS runs Adventurer's League games and I'll try to join one of those soon

scrysociety.bsky.social•170 days ago

I'm still on the fence honestly. A lot of it is just that I don't want to have to re-teach the rules to my players. 😔

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