on Wed 28 of May, 2014 12:58 BST, by Bruce_C
posts: 180
The latest news is that the free content will be called 'Basic D&D'. Potentially confusing to old skoolers like me who remember the various 'Basic' sets that that followed the original brown books and offered a gateway or alternative way to play than 'Advanced Dungeons & Dragons' but I guess the intent is similar.
It's quite an exciting idea though as the '5e Basic' rules cover the 'classic' races and classes up to level 20 and effectively makes the newest version of D&D 'free to play' Of course WOTC want you to buy their products too so the PHB, DM's Guide and Monster Manual will add to the game.
D&D 5th Edition US release dates and pricing
The latest news is that the free content will be called 'Basic D&D'. Potentially confusing to old skoolers like me who remember the various 'Basic' sets that that followed the original brown books and offered a gateway or alternative way to play than 'Advanced Dungeons & Dragons' but I guess the intent is similar.
It's quite an exciting idea though as the '5e Basic' rules cover the 'classic' races and classes up to level 20 and effectively makes the newest version of D&D 'free to play' Of course WOTC want you to buy their products too so the PHB, DM's Guide and Monster Manual will add to the game.
I'm curious to see how this plays out.
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20140527
Bruce