How One D&D Is Different From D&D 5e

With Wizards of the Coast announcing One D&D, there is some confusion as to what it is and how it is different to ' fifth edition. Basically put, One D&Dis the newest edition of the legendary TTRPG and is the version that Wizards of the Coast will be working with beyond 2024. It will also involve D&D Beyondand D&D Digitalas official companion tools that will help shape the future of the game.

As with any new edition of, there will be a new rule set with a new rule book, also called the, which willintroduce fundamental changes when it releases on September 17, 2024. A new is in the works too, meaning this edition will retread the ground covered by the fifth edition. 5e has been out for over 10 years, so a new edition should be expected, but the changes in One D&Dmay not be as extreme as players may expect.

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There are many changes to the rules, including character creation which, if the playtest is representative of the final version, largely formalizes the additions seen in . This source book added floating ability score increases, so races like orcs, gnomes and elves receive bonuses to any ability score, rather than the specific choices in the fifth edition. This was done with the mentality of avoiding the assumptions of the races, such as orcs being strong, dumb brutes.

The ability score improvements are now tied to a character's backstory instead, meaning that their past experiences affect their stats rather than their race.

Although there have been some tweaks to classes, they have largely remained the same. No new classes have been added, but with the sheer number that players have at their disposal, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. The big change to leveling is with feats instead. In order to better balance them, One D&Dadds level requirements to certain feats, preventing access to the most powerful ones at low