"There has been a lot of talk on the internet this week about the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons, now just branded as 'D&D'. Wizards Of The Coast have finally announced release dates and pricing and there are some images on their website of the products.
The 'Starter Set' will be released (in the U.S. at least) on 15th of July. There not a lot of detail about what it contains and some official tweets from WOTC's DnD twitter account suggest the starter set is aimed at DMs, with player character creation being available free of charge on their website, which is an interesting development.
The now traditional three 'Core Rulebooks' will see staggered releases from August"
I think I'm in for the starter set at least. I didn't get around to playing the 'Next' play test though I did download and read through the material and I'm interested to see how they make the game material available online.
D&D 5th Edition US release dates and pricing
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"There has been a lot of talk on the internet this week about the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons, now just branded as 'D&D'. Wizards Of The Coast have finally announced release dates and pricing and there are some images on their website of the products.
The 'Starter Set' will be released (in the U.S. at least) on 15th of July. There not a lot of detail about what it contains and some official tweets from WOTC's DnD twitter account suggest the starter set is aimed at DMs, with player character creation being available free of charge on their website, which is an interesting development.
The now traditional three 'Core Rulebooks' will see staggered releases from August"
I think I'm in for the starter set at least. I didn't get around to playing the 'Next' play test though I did download and read through the material and I'm interested to see how they make the game material available online.
Bruce