FitzTheRuke
Legend
Clearly you'll have to decide for yourself, but IMO the changes are hands-down worth it. I'm sure that there are more changes that I would like to see, but to me, this is a good enough start to make it worth the change.
D&D (2024) What is your oppinion of 5.24 so far?
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pukunui
Legend
For me, the art is a big part of the appeal. If I like the art, I can get excited about playing that game. If I don’t, I find it harder to be enthusiastic.
And while I can use other art I like better to illustrate characters and monsters during play, it’s kind of hard to ignore the art when it’s printed in the book you are reading and plastered all over the promotional material.
Agreed!
Parmandur
Book-Friend
Certainly this is largely going to cone down to taste, but as somebody who has loved 5E art since day 1...I really dig the new look, and how much effort they put into this new art. The Spell chapter looks like it will be sick.
pukunui
Legend
I like some of the new art. That halfling wild magic sorcerer with the prosthetic arm is awesome.
I think it’s mainly the dragons. I just think they look hideous and ridiculous. I much prefer the 3.xe / OG 5e designs. Rest assured I will not be using the new dragon art at my table.
FitzTheRuke
Legend
I mean, I agree entirely on the principle - I primarily flip through each new book just to look at the art - but I mean about the specifics of that art. IF I don't like, say, how "THICC" the silver dragon is, I just assume that silver dragons in my game are thinner. Or (like my earlier example) if Tieflings have too big of tails or horns, then MY tiefling does not need to.
I mean, I understand you not liking the specific redesigns on the dragons, but are you really saying that you don't like, say, this art:
I mean, that's the new Red Dragon in action. Don't get that dragon-pamphlet preorder perk, by all means.
FitzTheRuke
Legend
As the Red Dragon is (for the most part) relatively unchanged, maybe this is a better example. I'm not sure if I like the new Black Dragon design, myself - but I do think that this looks pretty awesome. I wouldn't want ALL black dragons to look like this guy, but an individual black dragon? I could see it:
mellored
Legend
At least some of them had been.Ehhh. Maybe.
The worst have been raised, but we won't know if the best have been reigned in until we see the changes made to the spells that were making the best the best.
Conjure Animals/Fey/ect... has been completely reworked and Spiritual Weapon has concentration.
And I would be very shocked if they did nothing to force cage and simulacrum.
Tales and Chronicles
Jewel of the North, formerly know as vincegetorix
Too many fiddly bits and the lost of many of our favorite kits makes me iffy on 5.24, but I still pre ordered the books. I think the improvements are generally good; so after a good read through, I'll decide which I'll keep.
Oofta
Legend
Good thing as DM I have infinite dragons. Actually there are a lot of ways to quickly and easily beef up monsters to make them more of a threat. Examples include adding a +2 to attack modifier, advantage to attack, max out damage or ... well any number of other options including adding attacks or powers I think are thematically appropriate. But this is ground well trod. Difficulty and level of challenge is up to the DM.
Don't be a slave to the encounter calculations in the book or the daily XP budget and the issues have gone away for me.
EzekielRaiden
Follower of the Way
I'm unfamiliar with it. 5.5e, on the other hand, I overall have a slightly better opinion of than 5.0.
