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5th edition Dungeons & Dragons
5x refers to Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition of both the 2014 and 2024 releases.
5th edition 2014
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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.[2] In direct contrast to the previous editions of the game, D&D Next was developed partly via a public open playtest.[3] An early build of the new edition debuted at the 2012 Dungeons & Dragons Experience event to about 500 fans.[4] Public playtesting began on May 24, 2012,[5] with the final playtest packet released on September 20, 2013.[6]
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.[7] 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 Lost Mine of Phandelver.[8] The Player's Handbook was released on August 19, 2014.[9] The fifth edition Monster Manual was released on September 30, 2014.[10] The Dungeon Master's Guide was released on December 9, 2014.[11] The edition returns to having only three core rule books, with the Player’s Handbook containing most major races and classes.
5th edition 2024
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On 2024-09-03, Wizards of the Coast released the 2024 D&D Free Rules, the start of the 2024 revision to the 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.
Sources and Notes
- Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Wikipedia - 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons
(acccessed 2019-09-19)
↑ - Harnish, MJ (January 9, 2012). 5th Edition D&D Is in Development — Should We Care? "Wired.com". Accessed: October 1, 2013. Conde Nast. ↑
- Gilsdorf, Ethan (January 9, 2012). Players Roll the Dice for Dungeons & Dragons Remake "The New York Times". Accessed: January 9, 2012. ↑
- Ohannessian, Kevin (February 3, 2012). "Dungeons & Dragons Next" Creators Look To Simplicity, Open Development To Regain Lost Gamers Accessed: August 30, 2013. ↑
- Mike Mearls (April 25, 2012). Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (News on D&D Next) Wizards.com. ↑
- (September 20, 2012). Final Playtest Packet Wizards.com. ↑
- (July 3, 2014). 5E Basic Rules Accessed: August 20, 2014. Wizards.com. ↑
- . 5E starter Set Accessed: August 20, 2013. Wizards.com. ↑
- Mearls, Mike. Player's Handbook | Dungeons & Dragons Accessed: 2015-08-08. Dnd.wizards.com. ↑
- . Monster Manual Accessed: August 20, 2014. wizards.com. ↑
- Mearls, Mike. Dungeon Master's Guide | Dungeons & Dragons Accessed: 2015-11-13. Dnd.wizards.com. ↑