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<big><big>5th edition [[Dungeons & Dragons]]</big></big><br />

'''5x''' refers to [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 5th edition of both the 2014 and 2024 releases.

==5th edition 2014==
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{{blockref|In January 2012, Wizards of the Coast announced that a new edition of the game, at the time referred to as ''D&D Next'', was under development.<ref name="wired1">{{cite|last=Harnish|first=MJ|title=5th Edition D&D Is in Development — Should We Care?|url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/5th-edition-dungeons-and-dragons/|work=Wired.com|publisher=Conde Nast|accessdate=October 1, 2013|date=January 9, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303225739/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/5th-edition-dungeons-and-dragons/|archivedate=March 3, 2014}}</ref> In direct contrast to the previous editions of the game, ''D&D Next'' was developed partly via a public open playtest.<ref name="NYT remake">{{cite| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/arts/video-games/dungeons-dragons-remake-uses-players-input.html | title=Players Roll the Dice for Dungeons & Dragons Remake | work=[https://www.nytimes.com The New York Times] | author=Gilsdorf, Ethan | page=2 | date=January 9, 2012 | accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref> An early build of the new edition debuted at the 2012 ''Dungeons & Dragons Experience'' event to about 500 fans.<ref>{{cite|last=Ohannessian|first=Kevin|title="Dungeons & Dragons Next" Creators Look To Simplicity, Open Development To Regain Lost Gamers|url=http://www.fastcocreate.com/1679620/dungeons-dragons-next-creators-look-to-simplicity-open-development-to-regain-lost-gamers|accessdate=August 30, 2013|newspaper=Co.Create|date=February 3, 2012}}</ref> Public playtesting began on May 24, 2012,<ref name="Next playtest starts">{{cite |author=Mike Mearls |url=http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4news/20120425a |title=Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (News on D&D Next) |publisher=Wizards.com |date=April 25, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720201719/http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd%2F4news%2F20120425a |archivedate=July 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> with the final playtest packet released on September 20, 2013.<ref>{{cite|url=http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4news/20130920 |title=Final Playtest Packet |publisher=Wizards.com |date=September 20, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721200345/http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd%2F4news%2F20130920 |archivedate=July 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The 5th edition's ''Basic Rules'', a free [[PDF]] containing complete rules for play and a subset of the player and DM content from the core rulebooks, was released on July 3, 2014.<ref>{{cite|url=http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules?x=dnd/basicrules |title=5E Basic Rules |publisher=Wizards.com |date=July 3, 2014|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> The ''Starter Set'' was released on July 15, featuring a set of pre-generated characters, a set of instructions for basic play, and the adventure module {{pub|Lost Mine of Phandelver}}.<ref>{{cite|url=http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/rpg_starterset?x=dnd/products/dndacc/starterset |title=5E starter Set |publisher=Wizards.com |accessdate=August 20, 2013}}</ref> The {{pub|Player's Handbook (5e)|Player's Handbook}} was released on August 19, 2014.<ref>{{cite|last=Mearls |first=Mike |url=http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/rpg_playershandbook |title=Player's Handbook &#124; Dungeons & Dragons |publisher=Dnd.wizards.com |date= |accessdate=2015-08-08}}</ref> The fifth edition {{pub|Monster Manual (5e)|Monster Manual}} was released on September 30, 2014.<ref>{{cite|url=http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/monster-manual|title=Monster Manual|publisher=wizards.com|accessdate=August 20, 2014}}</ref> The {{pub|Dungeon Master's Guide (5e)|Dungeon Master's Guide}} was released on December 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite|last=Mearls |first=Mike |url=http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/dungeon-masters-guide |title=Dungeon Master's Guide &#124; Dungeons & Dragons |publisher=Dnd.wizards.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-13}}</ref> The edition returns to having only three core rule books, with the ''Player’s Handbook'' containing most major races and classes.|<ref>{{wikip|Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Wikipedia - 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons}} (acccessed 2019-09-19)</ref>}}

==5th edition 2024==
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On 2024-09-03, Wizards of the Coast released the {{iplink|2024 D&D Free Rules}}, the start of the 2024 revision to the [[5e|5th edition]] core rulebooks release. The 2024 rules are designed to be semi-backward compatible, meaning that unless the rule is replaced, the 5e (2014) rules still apply.

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