New Books
After a few weeks of debating with myself and discussing with Bryan, I took a $200 plunge yesterday and bought the core books and screen for the newest D&D incarnation. So far, I've only reached the write-up on Rogues in the Players Handbook, but I will say there are a few very promising things there. The books are very pretty, to start with, with much nicer interior art than previous versions. There are two new core races, Dragonborn and Tiefling, which may have been part of the fourth edition that I skipped. Divine spellcasters still prepare their lists as they always have, but the text seems to say that if they need to swap one memorized spell out for another, they can do so. Characters seem to have special subclasses that provide different bonuses, and fighting types get to specialize in things like Archery, Defensive Combat, Great Weapons and Double-wielding.
I will post more as I get a better handle on this system.
I will post more as I get a better handle on this system.