Parmandur
Book-Friend
There is no 2024 slipcase, though they said it would probavly happen eventually. No alt covers in 2024, even, due to the logistical challenge of printing enoughncore rulebooks.
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D&D (2024) Are you going to buy the new 2024 D&D Core Books
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great gift set from grandparents
beautiful covers (look at the design of the white-covered XGTE, MOTM and Tasha's )
chance to make completists re-buy something
chance to incorporate the first round of errata (yuk yuk)
works as a bookend
Parmandur
Book-Friend
I wouldn't bet on an exact time frame, but yeah, it will happen eventually. But not in 2024.
They admitted having trouble getting enough books printed from the presses fast enough, exacerbating that with slip cases right out of the gate is probably not a great idea.
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
Ah. None of that really appeals to me (well, maybe the bookend), but to each their own.
Dire Bare
Legend
Yet. It will happen, if not in 2024.
All of that, plus the practical benefit of keeping dust off your books, and to help keep them organized together as a set.
And they just look nice, it's a nifty visual upgrade to your books . . . if you're into that sort of thing. Which obviously, many are, as WotC goes through the expense of producing them.
MonsterEnvy
Legend
Oh yes it will happen eventually.
sunrisekid
Explorer
I totally agree. I absolutely love my 5E collector books, though only have a couple of them. Wish I jumped in when my LFGS had them in stock but even so the collector books scratche a massive nostalgia itch for me. I can't explain it better than that.
Li Shenron
Legend
I am not enough interested to switch edition, as I already have several to choose from, but most importantly I know how to use each editions as a toolbox and get infinite variations out of it.
In addition, what distinguishes the 2024 version as it seems to be shaping up from the 2014 version, are a few gaming principles that strongly contrast with my motivations to even play a RPG... like this idea of easily changing character abilities on a long rest. I don't even like that Clerics/Druids know all their spells list (always wished for fixed number of known spells, or spells list restricted/based on domains and terrains) so that a Cleric can totally switch identity on a night's sleep... I am never going to be able to have fun with characters at my table doing the same daily swap of weapon masteries or fighting styles.
In addition, what distinguishes the 2024 version as it seems to be shaping up from the 2014 version, are a few gaming principles that strongly contrast with my motivations to even play a RPG... like this idea of easily changing character abilities on a long rest. I don't even like that Clerics/Druids know all their spells list (always wished for fixed number of known spells, or spells list restricted/based on domains and terrains) so that a Cleric can totally switch identity on a night's sleep... I am never going to be able to have fun with characters at my table doing the same daily swap of weapon masteries or fighting styles.
Bill Zebub
“It’s probably Matt Mercer’s fault.”
As I've been shouting all over the forums, I'm all-in on Shadowdark. That said, I may find myself under pressure to also play D&D, and if that happens I will probably buy the books. I do like some of the changes I've seen so far, I'm disappointed that others aren't going to make the cut (e.g. Druid shapechange "templates"), and I really loathe weapon masteries.
Alas.
Alas.
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