I instantly could hear it in his voice. It feels like it went "*hurredly sits down* OK IM HERE.... uh... hit record... OK HELLO IM REACTING..." Obviously it isnt yelling, im using caps to represent the feeling that is strongly visable.
I'm so glad you have a full advance copy! The nuanced analysis of different features and mechanics you do is incredible, but it takes time! Giving you the time you need will hopefully mean you can temper peoples instant reactions with your own videos
@@TreantmonksTemple One question that I didn't notice if it was answered was related to the increased number of options for feats- They may have increased the number of feats available to choose from but did they also increase the number of feat slots available to characters? It doesn't mean much to increase the available feats you can choose from if they don't also increase the number of times you get to make those choices. I'm not sure if you can say anything regarding that but I'd be interested in the answer if you can.
@@TreantmonksTemplein all seriousness, I think you are the most thoughtful voice in the community. And it seems obvious to me that folks at WoTC are listening already. As a customer, I would really benefit from your formal and consistent review of their language.
Even if they will never admit it, someone on the WotC Dev Team has been keeping a close eye on Chris' thoughts and ideas through the entire play test process. I can't count how many of Chris' "prophecies" have come true!
I’m so glad they gave you a copy of the player’s handbook early. It is much more friendly to creators and will help them get early buzz going with higher quality videos and not just quick reactions. I’m glad they are finally working more closely with you guys.
11:00 Incorporating Common Houserules into the core rules was a major part of the development decision when the original AD&D was being reimagined 2.0. Numerous panels online with the surviving designers during that era constantly state that. It is core to the evolution of the game throughout its entire history.
The tap dance between reacting and not sharing NDA content is impressive! Great video and can't wait for the unrestricted videos that are on their way!
I am absolutely thrilled that they've recognized your content and channel and provided you with a review copy. This is great for you and your channel. 💯💯💯
Finally Wotc is interacting with you. By far best insight on mechanics and how they all interact with each other. Hopefully they start taking your advice on future updates to things
Breaking news: A new interview video with JC just came out focusing on backgrounds, and he said what you couldn't: The 2024 PHB does not support mixing-and-matching to create your own backgrounds. But he also said that the 2024 DMG will contain guidelines for something like that. He was vague on the latter, so we'll see just how flexible it ends up being.
So in order to open up more avenues to create the character fantasy you want they removed the ability to make the character fantasy you want? Sounds about right with WotC just removing stuff they don’t like, like player agency, because it doesn’t make them money.
Yeah I suspected as much because it sounded weird when he was raving about how much more choice you got..... But another way of wording what he was saying was "you are restricted to which backgrounds you can choose (and I'm guessing which feats you can get) to backgrounds that support the stat's you need boosted"
@@AtelierGodRestrictions create gameplay as much as free choice does. They rolled back the absolute freedom, my assumption is to provide a more guided character creation and limit power combos.
I'm guessing it's a business decision. With custom backgrounds the default there is little reason to care about the official backgrounds. Now people might buy a new book to get a new cool background that offers a new feat. I'm not happy I don't like ANY of the official backgrounds they all need at least a skill change and the feats are lackluster.
There's no actual play video where we could see TM so clearly running calculations about the next optimized action so clearly as seeing TM evaluating on the spot what he could say without breaking his NDA at every step of this reaction. Pretty excited for the 2024 PHB. I'll get my hands in a copy as soon as it is available in Brazil.
@@GLORPDORP I do think there’s some merit to having slight restrictions, since they can help get creative juices flowing and sometimes building a character sub-optimally can be narratively interesting, but for an advanced player or a character whose origin doesn’t fall under the options presented, a custom background is necessary imo and if it’s not presented, I’m sure it will be easy enough to create.
@@pederw4900 I half agree with that. Having a background feat that's probably not meant for your character has the potential to be sub-optimal in an interesting way, but there's nothing interesting about being behind the mathematical assumptions that the system is making about your character. There's a reason that they changed racial ASIs to allow them to apply to any attribute of your choosing, and it seems like they forgot it.
@@quintec45anything that’s in the DMG might as well not exist for players, players won’t know it exists and therefore be forced into playing what the cookie cutter characters WotC thinks are supposed to be played.
I'm so glad to hear you got the early copy. Your feedback was always on point, can imagine it's going to be invaluable. 50:11 ART! I love that gnome Rosie the Riveter in the upper right corner.
I see WOTC reached out to some other youtube D&D 5e creators. I'm pleased to see that. I'm hoping, if not almost certain, they have reviewed closely your invaluable commentary. I'm looking forward to buying a physical copy, and sitting down for a cover to cover read through.
I can see them leaking the PDF a week or some days in advance for hype. Sidenote but people don't realize how 9/10 leaks games have happened by the hands of the company itself to generate hype between hardcore fans who will talk about anything they can get their hands on
I don't think that this will happen. A lot of companies actually add really tiny watermarks on each PDF (and send it to different external parties). Thus a leak can come back to you.
A note about the rigidity of backgrounds: The Custom Background option IS in the DMG. Odd choice to not put it in the PHB, but it is in fact in the game, so we can have our way with a custom background with all of our builds in the future.
Thrilled to know that WotC has contacted you to give you a copy of the book. It means they have noticed your videos and good analyses of their system. Fingers crossed you become a consultant in the future. It would do that game a load of good!
Firstly, I am so glad that you got an advanced copy, well deserved in my opinion. However, I do hope one of the things they "missed" is a re-vamping of the shield spell, as I have always thought the spell was just fine as is. Also, I hope that spells like Bigby's Hand, and Telekinesis are kept vs checks as that clearly separates them from most other spells. Obviously, I am so excited to see, and hear what's upcoming, and again I think its highly fortunate that you are going to be among the individuals providing advanced information even if I disagree (very rarely) with your take.
I'm guessing they didn't change the god awful exhaustion rules? (Blink twice if I'm spot on )😉 Still quite excited overall. Martials just feel more varied and there's more non-damage ways to interact which I appreciate a ton.
Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm hoping the Poisoner feat was included as one of the Tasha's Feats to get some revisions. I suspect Telekinetic made it, given the presence of so many Psionic subclasses.
I think it was missed in this reaction but they do kinda awkwardly state how ability score asignment works now, being offered 3 stats and being given 3 points to spread across at least 2 of the 3 stats, they present it as "woah look at all this choice!" ignoring that it is a restriction over the completely free asignment tasha's allowed, it's a much better designed restriction than the 2014 racial stats, but I'll have to wait and see exactly how the stat spreads work to decide if I am going to enforce this or just keep letting my players put their stats anywhere.
[12:20] Educated guess: Stealth and surprise rules... XD I love to play rogues and I hate those rules amd the discussions they instigate. I saw the expression on your face andf imidiatly got the impression, it has to be that. So cough twice if I'm right. ;)
I'm still not excited for Weapon Masteries. After taking a look at the D&D Next playtest documents and seeing the conceptual development of the martial classes, of feats and backgrounds and maneuvers and fighting styles, I see a ton of wasted potential and overlapping design space. Like, Fighting Styles should have just been made into class feats, a la Eldritch Invocations. Masteries didn't need to exist when martials can just get useful style options. Now, if you want to focus on your weapon, you take a fighting style, a weapon feat, use a weapon mastery, and on a class that maybe gets weapon-exclusive features (such as Hunter Ranger's whirlwind attack). It's way too much bloat. I hate it.
Does anyone remember what prediction he is talking about at 20:42? I don't remember, and obviously he can't say, but if we figured it out in comments, that would be okay...
Yeah I was also about to post a comment to speculate about what they didn't change. Was invisibility changed in the playtest? Is that on the table to be refined?
They got rid of custom backgrounds?? 😱😱😱 i’m still gonna make them. there’s 75 feats there’s gotta be so much opportunity for flavorful custom backgrounds
This also begs the question from an optimization standpoint, now that this competes with the SS/ XBE etc builds.... will the Tasha's gloomstalker still dominate that playstyle? Is this version truly superior in terms of optimization in ALL cases?
Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't care much for the art. The art in the book is gonna be great I'm sure, but art is not content I'm excited for.
I wonder if they address transformations in the new DMG, I know players can find it exciting to undergo vampirism or lycanthropy, only to find they lose control of their character. Hopefully the new rules will make it more approachable.
Reading between the lines on what you could and couldn’t say: Custom Origins/Backgrounds are now not going to be a thing in 2024. Probably because anybody remotely interested in optimization would more or less exclusively only use custom Origins to get exactly what they wanted every time, effectively sidestepping the whole narrative point of the subsystem.
Glad they realized you should have an advanced copy. Can’t wait to see your content on the NEW version. ( I am guessing they are not officially letting you make backgrounds. And that sucks and not calling it the 5.0 Gold Edition or 5.5 is 💯 going to cause confusion outside of the D&D circles - most stupid leadership over there)
PHB will have specific backgrounds, DMG will have an optional rule for custom backgrounds. I imagine it's so players don't feel entitled to create their own background before actually working with their DM in doing so.
They talked about how Backgrounds now have real utility both in combat and out-of-combat situations (actual glimpse at 14:18). From what's been portraited by Crawford, you get +3 ASI improvements based on your background and a 1st-level Feat, as well as the given skill/tool proficiencies, and starting equipment. What I wonder is how these new ASI improvements stack with ASI Racial Bonuses, which are a +2 or +3 to characters in 2014 rules. Are you effectively adding +6 to your ability score with your race and background? And how will races that pick their Feats like Custom Lineage and Variant Human work with the new rules, if at all?
They don’t, they replace them. It’s like when they had Tasha’s free ASI distribution. Also “variant” human is now the regular human, they have more skills and a free inspiration a day feature alongside 1 Origin feat (no 4 level feats) This means they have 2 Origin feats.
Treantmonk, I sincerely hope you gave them more personal thoughts when they gave you the copy! You have had and continue to have some of the best analysis so even if you cant tell US about it hammer it in that these little mistakes CAN be fixed!!! Its a little quality thing that will show alot about WOTC as a whole if they do or dont fix it!!!
So many things/questions. How have they changed or not changed Monk since last we seen them? Both the Aberrant Mind, and the Clockwork Soul sorcerers are included in the PHB, are they going to retain their additional spell lists? Are the other sorcerers going to get additional spells as lists as well or perhaps the other way around? I really wish the PHB would be out sooner but I understand that things take time. Take care all.
I'm curious if we're going to see play beyond tier 2 actually work. I personally prefer higher level play, but the game just breaks down a lot after a certain point. As a DM, I have to fix and adjust a lot more than I should need to in order to make those later tiers fun for everyone, myself included.
I love martials having more tactical options and level options. It's part of why I always favored spell casters, there just wasn't enough going on with the martials in comparison.
In very excited that you have an advance copy!!! That helps SO much with helping us understand things, where they're coming from, and allows you to make better shaped content once it does fully release. Exceptionally pleased they brought you in in some small way to assist in being a creator
Cris, they really should have hired you as an external consultant (I don't know if you'd accept, but they clearly need the help). In Brazil there was a popular meme of Wood Woodpecker holding a "You haven't done more than your obligation" sign. There's kind of what I feel about WOTC so far. Concisely organization, incorporating (some) players feedback (which they're actually blessed to have plenty) and including specialist in playability of their own game (like yourself, D4, PackTactics etc.) is actually trivial for what I consider to justify a reviewed edition.
What are you talking about it’s them who gets a cut from him, I’m certain they wrote something into the NDA that basically sold his channel to them indefinitely.
@@AtelierGod You don't think Chris of all people would have been able to tell if something like that was in the NDA, he's probably already optimizing his content releases to fully maximize what the NDA allows, and based on historical context I bet they left big gaping loopholes in it that he could drive a convoy through.
This is such a minor thing I’m sure it’s not the thing you were talking about, but I’m mystified that they just called it “Heroic Inspiration” instead of renaming it to get it far away from being confused with Bardic inspiration.
They probably also felt a tension between getting new players up to speed quickly, versus giving experienced players a bunch of Lego pieces to make whatever they want. Good catch @quintec45
48:07 "There was something you could do (with backgrounds) in the playtest you can no longer do in the official PHB" Is it customizing your background? It was in the playtest, but Jeremy said in the "New Feats | Backgrounds | Species | 2024 Player's Handbook | D&D" video that is now in the DMG.
@@evannewell7985 brief copy and paste but theres more: A mounted creature under your control can take the Dash, Disengage, or Dodge action during your movement on your turn. Alternatively, you can use a bonus action to command the creature to make an ability check or take the Attack action (this does not include Multiattack).
Obviously can't talk about specifics, but don't you feel Rogues kinda got the short end of the stick in the 2024 updates ? Considering how skills work in 5e and considering how many classes now get ways to improve their skills, it feels like Rogues almost lost their niche.
I knew it! So your content creation is a little less prolific at the moment because you’re banking some videos for when the NDA ends! That’s fantastic! Smart move WOTC!
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The absolute speed of this upload hahaha
Strike while the iron is hot!
I instantly could hear it in his voice. It feels like it went "*hurredly sits down* OK IM HERE.... uh... hit record... OK HELLO IM REACTING..."
Obviously it isnt yelling, im using caps to represent the feeling that is strongly visable.
I felt like this upload teleported behind me and told me it’s not personal…
I'm so glad you have a full advance copy! The nuanced analysis of different features and mechanics you do is incredible, but it takes time! Giving you the time you need will hopefully mean you can temper peoples instant reactions with your own videos
Treantmonk got a review copy? Awesome. I hope they hired you as a consultant as well lol.
Doubt it if there's sections he didn't even know about that didn't get reworked (and needed it).
I wish!
@@TreantmonksTemple One question that I didn't notice if it was answered was related to the increased number of options for feats- They may have increased the number of feats available to choose from but did they also increase the number of feat slots available to characters? It doesn't mean much to increase the available feats you can choose from if they don't also increase the number of times you get to make those choices. I'm not sure if you can say anything regarding that but I'd be interested in the answer if you can.
@@TreantmonksTemplein all seriousness, I think you are the most thoughtful voice in the community. And it seems obvious to me that folks at WoTC are listening already. As a customer, I would really benefit from your formal and consistent review of their language.
Even if they will never admit it, someone on the WotC Dev Team has been keeping a close eye on Chris' thoughts and ideas through the entire play test process. I can't count how many of Chris' "prophecies" have come true!
I’m so glad they gave you a copy of the player’s handbook early. It is much more friendly to creators and will help them get early buzz going with higher quality videos and not just quick reactions. I’m glad they are finally working more closely with you guys.
Me too!
@@TreantmonksTempleI noticed they did not list you on dnd beyond; Got really worried for a second.
The only persons opinion about the updates I care about
(I'll watch Colby's video too haha love that man)
Not the only, but the most important one
The most important one IMHO.
I hope Colby, and Dungeon Dudes and this Channel have a nice 4 person round table on their opinion of the 2024 PHB
Chris comes with hope , I started with nerd immersion and the dude focused wayyy to much on the negatives
11:00 Incorporating Common Houserules into the core rules was a major part of the development decision when the original AD&D was being reimagined 2.0. Numerous panels online with the surviving designers during that era constantly state that. It is core to the evolution of the game throughout its entire history.
The tap dance between reacting and not sharing NDA content is impressive! Great video and can't wait for the unrestricted videos that are on their way!
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I am very glad that you have also been included in the loop of the pre-release content! I can't wait for your feedback!
I am absolutely thrilled that they've recognized your content and channel and provided you with a review copy. This is great for you and your channel. 💯💯💯
The move to give Treantmonk an advanced copy was balsy on wotcs part. They have to know he's going to pick it to pieces for critiquing.
Yep, and they said I can say whatever I like about it (when the time comes)
@@TreantmonksTemple Glad they're confident in the product, though with A5e & TOTV, how do you think those compare?
@@TreantmonksTemple looking forward to seeing it.
Finally Wotc is interacting with you. By far best insight on mechanics and how they all interact with each other. Hopefully they start taking your advice on future updates to things
Breaking news: A new interview video with JC just came out focusing on backgrounds, and he said what you couldn't: The 2024 PHB does not support mixing-and-matching to create your own backgrounds. But he also said that the 2024 DMG will contain guidelines for something like that. He was vague on the latter, so we'll see just how flexible it ends up being.
That sucks
So in order to open up more avenues to create the character fantasy you want they removed the ability to make the character fantasy you want? Sounds about right with WotC just removing stuff they don’t like, like player agency, because it doesn’t make them money.
Yeah I suspected as much because it sounded weird when he was raving about how much more choice you got..... But another way of wording what he was saying was "you are restricted to which backgrounds you can choose (and I'm guessing which feats you can get) to backgrounds that support the stat's you need boosted"
@@AtelierGodRestrictions create gameplay as much as free choice does. They rolled back the absolute freedom, my assumption is to provide a more guided character creation and limit power combos.
I'm guessing it's a business decision. With custom backgrounds the default there is little reason to care about the official backgrounds. Now people might buy a new book to get a new cool background that offers a new feat. I'm not happy I don't like ANY of the official backgrounds they all need at least a skill change and the feats are lackluster.
There's no actual play video where we could see TM so clearly running calculations about the next optimized action so clearly as seeing TM evaluating on the spot what he could say without breaking his NDA at every step of this reaction.
Pretty excited for the 2024 PHB. I'll get my hands in a copy as soon as it is available in Brazil.
around 45:00 "Your 2014 character swimming in a 2024 pool" is priceless
Congrats on getting a full copy! Out of all the dnd CC your critical analysis is one I agree and respect with the most!
I mean if you can’t customize your background….I’m just gonna customize it anyways lmao
Yeah that's gonna be me.
"You can't take Dex and Con on the Acolyte background!"
"Well I'm playing a fighter, sue me."
@@GLORPDORP I do think there’s some merit to having slight restrictions, since they can help get creative juices flowing and sometimes building a character sub-optimally can be narratively interesting, but for an advanced player or a character whose origin doesn’t fall under the options presented, a custom background is necessary imo and if it’s not presented, I’m sure it will be easy enough to create.
@@pederw4900 I half agree with that. Having a background feat that's probably not meant for your character has the potential to be sub-optimal in an interesting way, but there's nothing interesting about being behind the mathematical assumptions that the system is making about your character. There's a reason that they changed racial ASIs to allow them to apply to any attribute of your choosing, and it seems like they forgot it.
They clarified in the most recent video that the rules for custom backgrounds are in the DMG. As long as ur DM is down ur good.
@@quintec45anything that’s in the DMG might as well not exist for players, players won’t know it exists and therefore be forced into playing what the cookie cutter characters WotC thinks are supposed to be played.
I'm so glad to hear you got the early copy. Your feedback was always on point, can imagine it's going to be invaluable.
50:11 ART! I love that gnome Rosie the Riveter in the upper right corner.
I see WOTC reached out to some other youtube D&D 5e creators. I'm pleased to see that. I'm hoping, if not almost certain, they have reviewed closely your invaluable commentary. I'm looking forward to buying a physical copy, and sitting down for a cover to cover read through.
Chris your breakdowns are crucial! Keep up the great work!!
Thanks! Will do!
Blink once if they fixed outlier spells.
JK but I'm sooooooo curious
Well deserved, Chris, congratulations.
i wonder how long until. PDF of the book leaks
Pack Tactics posted a video saying that got an early copy, but I came here first.
@@XanderHarris1023 im not saying a given copy im saying one falls off a truck and everyone can read
I can see them leaking the PDF a week or some days in advance for hype. Sidenote but people don't realize how 9/10 leaks games have happened by the hands of the company itself to generate hype between hardcore fans who will talk about anything they can get their hands on
I don't think that this will happen. A lot of companies actually add really tiny watermarks on each PDF (and send it to different external parties). Thus a leak can come back to you.
@@JJV7243 almost every book of this type has leaked early
Congratulations Chris! Been watching your videos for a long time now. Love to see your success!! 🎉🥳🎉
"what's the most exciting thing about 2024 phb?"
Perkins: the glossary
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This is great. And I hope they consider an online errata to fix the last few things they missed!
That online erratta is going to be huge. *If* we get it
A note about the rigidity of backgrounds: The Custom Background option IS in the DMG. Odd choice to not put it in the PHB, but it is in fact in the game, so we can have our way with a custom background with all of our builds in the future.
Thrilled to know that WotC has contacted you to give you a copy of the book. It means they have noticed your videos and good analyses of their system. Fingers crossed you become a consultant in the future. It would do that game a load of good!
I love these reactions and breakdowns of the official videos. In fact I generally just watch these instead. Always great commentary and insights.
Dude! That's so cool that they got you the early copy!
Finally WOTC acknowledge the genious that is Treantmonk
August 3rd! Just before my birthday! Thanks Treantmonk I wasn’t expecting a gift this year!!
Firstly, I am so glad that you got an advanced copy, well deserved in my opinion. However, I do hope one of the things they "missed" is a re-vamping of the shield spell, as I have always thought the spell was just fine as is. Also, I hope that spells like Bigby's Hand, and Telekinesis are kept vs checks as that clearly separates them from most other spells. Obviously, I am so excited to see, and hear what's upcoming, and again I think its highly fortunate that you are going to be among the individuals providing advanced information even if I disagree (very rarely) with your take.
Im so glad you got a review copy. Can't wait for the future videos got cooking up.
You and me both!
Custom Background was removed, my guess. Not going to matter at my group's table. We'll keep it as home brew.
Glad they've sent you a copy for review. Feels right ❤
I'm guessing they didn't change the god awful exhaustion rules? (Blink twice if I'm spot on )😉
Still quite excited overall. Martials just feel more varied and there's more non-damage ways to interact which I appreciate a ton.
My guess is the rules for invisibility and jumping are the things that are not fixed
I think invisibility and hiding are but I also doubt jumping got fixed
Whats really wrong with jumping aside from the unclearity of the DC for jumping further?
@@ClassicThermite that major problem you just put aside to start with
I am exited for this update ❤
Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm hoping the Poisoner feat was included as one of the Tasha's Feats to get some revisions. I suspect Telekinetic made it, given the presence of so many Psionic subclasses.
That's all well and good. But the real question we all want answered is, which do you prefer? This or DC20?
22:51 BEHOLDER VS BEHIR WITH MAGIC ITEMS ART
Im SO HAPPY for treantmonk! Finlly wizards giving you some acknowledgment xD
Hopefully it will be om 5etools soon❤
Looking forward to see the phb myself. I think they have done a super good job this time around. Stoked to play the new edition soon.
Have they fixed Mount rules?
I doubt it.
I think it was missed in this reaction but they do kinda awkwardly state how ability score asignment works now, being offered 3 stats and being given 3 points to spread across at least 2 of the 3 stats, they present it as "woah look at all this choice!" ignoring that it is a restriction over the completely free asignment tasha's allowed, it's a much better designed restriction than the 2014 racial stats, but I'll have to wait and see exactly how the stat spreads work to decide if I am going to enforce this or just keep letting my players put their stats anywhere.
[12:20] Educated guess: Stealth and surprise rules... XD I love to play rogues and I hate those rules amd the discussions they instigate. I saw the expression on your face andf imidiatly got the impression, it has to be that. So cough twice if I'm right. ;)
I'm still not excited for Weapon Masteries. After taking a look at the D&D Next playtest documents and seeing the conceptual development of the martial classes, of feats and backgrounds and maneuvers and fighting styles, I see a ton of wasted potential and overlapping design space.
Like, Fighting Styles should have just been made into class feats, a la Eldritch Invocations. Masteries didn't need to exist when martials can just get useful style options.
Now, if you want to focus on your weapon, you take a fighting style, a weapon feat, use a weapon mastery, and on a class that maybe gets weapon-exclusive features (such as Hunter Ranger's whirlwind attack).
It's way too much bloat. I hate it.
22:55 is that beholder using a belt of dwarvenkind? 😂😂😂
Does anyone remember what prediction he is talking about at 20:42? I don't remember, and obviously he can't say, but if we figured it out in comments, that would be okay...
11:44 my guess is that they didn't change the rules for juggling somatic and material components. Which would be really sad
That would be sad, but I would also be sad about mounted combat.
That was my first thought as well
I bet they left shield unchanged
@@keeganmbg6999 Ugh. I hadn't thought of mounts. 🤦🏻♂️
Yeah I was also about to post a comment to speculate about what they didn't change.
Was invisibility changed in the playtest? Is that on the table to be refined?
Chris doing a rules optimization of his NDA so he can tell us as much as possible:
Custom backgrounds are gone :(. That really sucks. Kinda just want to use the UA version if that is the case.
So "backwards compatible" yet also "Replacement"... Hmmmm 2+2 = ??
They got rid of custom backgrounds?? 😱😱😱
i’m still gonna make them. there’s 75 feats there’s gotta be so much opportunity for flavorful custom backgrounds
This also begs the question from an optimization standpoint, now that this competes with the SS/ XBE etc builds.... will the Tasha's gloomstalker still dominate that playstyle? Is this version truly superior in terms of optimization in ALL cases?
Glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't care much for the art. The art in the book is gonna be great I'm sure, but art is not content I'm excited for.
I really hope that the thing that didn't change isn't the bonus action spellcasting rule.
I wonder if they address transformations in the new DMG, I know players can find it exciting to undergo vampirism or lycanthropy, only to find they lose control of their character. Hopefully the new rules will make it more approachable.
Reading between the lines on what you could and couldn’t say: Custom Origins/Backgrounds are now not going to be a thing in 2024. Probably because anybody remotely interested in optimization would more or less exclusively only use custom Origins to get exactly what they wanted every time, effectively sidestepping the whole narrative point of the subsystem.
I realise you can't say too much, but hopefully this is fine. On a scale of 1-10 how satisfied are you with the PHB? Also Monk is good? Please be true
Glad they realized you should have an advanced copy. Can’t wait to see your content on the NEW version.
( I am guessing they are not officially letting you make backgrounds. And that sucks and not calling it the 5.0 Gold Edition or 5.5 is 💯 going to cause confusion outside of the D&D circles - most stupid leadership over there)
Did they nix Custom Backgrounds!?
PHB will have specific backgrounds, DMG will have an optional rule for custom backgrounds. I imagine it's so players don't feel entitled to create their own background before actually working with their DM in doing so.
Speculation around backgrounds, no more custom background? You have to select one the listed backgrounds?
Calling it right now that they didn't fix sight, being invisible and surprised. I hope Ranger and Warlock are fixed at least
They talked about how Backgrounds now have real utility both in combat and out-of-combat situations (actual glimpse at 14:18). From what's been portraited by Crawford, you get +3 ASI improvements based on your background and a 1st-level Feat, as well as the given skill/tool proficiencies, and starting equipment.
What I wonder is how these new ASI improvements stack with ASI Racial Bonuses, which are a +2 or +3 to characters in 2014 rules. Are you effectively adding +6 to your ability score with your race and background? And how will races that pick their Feats like Custom Lineage and Variant Human work with the new rules, if at all?
They don’t, they replace them. It’s like when they had Tasha’s free ASI distribution. Also “variant” human is now the regular human, they have more skills and a free inspiration a day feature alongside 1 Origin feat (no 4 level feats) This means they have 2 Origin feats.
@@JazzyBassy I'm not entirely caught up on the OneDND. So ASI bonuses only apply to backgrounds and feats, no longer Races.
That's right
I can't wait to have more info. I'm curious if they'll keep updates on the rest of the classes because again... Monks. They need help!
Treantmonk, I sincerely hope you gave them more personal thoughts when they gave you the copy! You have had and continue to have some of the best analysis so even if you cant tell US about it hammer it in that these little mistakes CAN be fixed!!! Its a little quality thing that will show alot about WOTC as a whole if they do or dont fix it!!!
Its the bonus action spell thing isnt it?? they didnt change that? I say that because its one thing I really want them to change.
So many things/questions. How have they changed or not changed Monk since last we seen them? Both the Aberrant Mind, and the Clockwork Soul sorcerers are included in the PHB, are they going to retain their additional spell lists? Are the other sorcerers going to get additional spells as lists as well or perhaps the other way around? I really wish the PHB would be out sooner but I understand that things take time. Take care all.
34:30 Bud, “Origin Feats” isn’t exactly a huge revelation lol
I'm curious if we're going to see play beyond tier 2 actually work. I personally prefer higher level play, but the game just breaks down a lot after a certain point. As a DM, I have to fix and adjust a lot more than I should need to in order to make those later tiers fun for everyone, myself included.
Here’s hoping that this olive branch WotC has extended to creators is a sign that they’re listening to what we all have to say.
12:56 I'm guessing hiding and/or invisibility. 😢
I love martials having more tactical options and level options. It's part of why I always favored spell casters, there just wasn't enough going on with the martials in comparison.
I guess they, probadly ,didnt fix the bonus action spell limitation rule
This video :=
10x“There’s a cool thing I can’t talk about”
Drinking potions in combat in general feels really weird. Now it's only a bonus action? Alright, I guess
In very excited that you have an advance copy!!! That helps SO much with helping us understand things, where they're coming from, and allows you to make better shaped content once it does fully release. Exceptionally pleased they brought you in in some small way to assist in being a creator
In general I’m excited about the changes to martials, but I wish they had more courage with changes.
Cris, they really should have hired you as an external consultant (I don't know if you'd accept, but they clearly need the help).
In Brazil there was a popular meme of Wood Woodpecker holding a "You haven't done more than your obligation" sign. There's kind of what I feel about WOTC so far.
Concisely organization, incorporating (some) players feedback (which they're actually blessed to have plenty) and including specialist in playability of their own game (like yourself, D4, PackTactics etc.) is actually trivial for what I consider to justify a reviewed edition.
If they're adding a bunch of new Feats, including some things that used to be Class features, are characters going to be getting more Feats in total?
"I have been excited to share my opinions with you." is all the endorsement I needed. I'm buying this book, do you have a link so you can get a cut?
I wish!
What are you talking about it’s them who gets a cut from him, I’m certain they wrote something into the NDA that basically sold his channel to them indefinitely.
@@AtelierGod You don't think Chris of all people would have been able to tell if something like that was in the NDA, he's probably already optimizing his content releases to fully maximize what the NDA allows, and based on historical context I bet they left big gaping loopholes in it that he could drive a convoy through.
Congratulations! I’m so happy that WoTC has finally given you “a seat at the table,” per se.
Please tell us, when you can, that the Dance Bard is not the still the best monk ?!
I chose note to watch the official videos and instead wait for treantmonk's video. I chose well.
This is such a minor thing I’m sure it’s not the thing you were talking about, but I’m mystified that they just called it “Heroic Inspiration” instead of renaming it to get it far away from being confused with Bardic inspiration.
So true
It should be noted that you could already take a feat to get a fighting style... and this was usually a poor choice...
True but it was weighed against all Feats but now just Origin Feats
With potions and items now using a bonus action it is now obvious which rogue got the kick, may you return someday thief...
Sounds like it’s only HEALING potions. Not all potions
Thief did OK
@@TreantmonksTempleThank goodness
If what you can't talk about is the lack of Custom Backgrounds, they just clarified in the most recent video that those rules are in the DMG instead.
It seems like there is a focus in placing the optional rules in the DMG to show that its the Dungeon Master's choice to allow or disallow them.
I noticed that. Yes, that's what I was hinting at.
They probably also felt a tension between getting new players up to speed quickly, versus giving experienced players a bunch of Lego pieces to make whatever they want. Good catch @quintec45
48:07 "There was something you could do (with backgrounds) in the playtest you can no longer do in the official PHB" Is it customizing your background? It was in the playtest, but Jeremy said in the "New Feats | Backgrounds | Species | 2024 Player's Handbook | D&D" video that is now in the DMG.
It's the mounted combat rules that didn't get fixed isn't it. I have a bad feeling.
There are multiple things.
Level Up 3rd party publisher fixed it with bonus action controlling the mount.
@@samuelbroad11 Thanks for the heads up. My play group is considering A5e for our next campaign, but I didn't know about this.
@@evannewell7985 brief copy and paste but theres more: A mounted creature under your control can take
the Dash, Disengage, or Dodge action during your
movement on your turn. Alternatively, you can use
a bonus action to command the creature to make
an ability check or take the Attack action (this does
not include Multiattack).
Are there any new ideas in the book that reflect how TTRPGs have evolved over the last ten years?
Moving up in the world !
So let me guess... no custom background and they actually got the moon druid right.
Obviously can't talk about specifics, but don't you feel Rogues kinda got the short end of the stick in the 2024 updates ?
Considering how skills work in 5e and considering how many classes now get ways to improve their skills, it feels like Rogues almost lost their niche.
all classes get their subclasses at L3! No more OP 1 level dips! 👏👏👏
I knew it! So your content creation is a little less prolific at the moment because you’re banking some videos for when the NDA ends! That’s fantastic!
Smart move WOTC!
13:06 ooph. I want to know who took Veger's horn
Bet it is hiding rules and mounted combat that were unchanged