2024 Rules Updates

Season 2 Rule & Mechanic Updates
Player Sheets DnD Beyond 2024 Character
Review WA Character Sheet (Class, subclass, background, backstory)
Any changes to WA Character Sheet contact DM, if not make sure DND Beyond character sheets align to WA Character sheet
Import DND Beyond Character to WA Campaign
Provide Origin Feat and DND Beyond Character Profile link to DM
Check access to and review Adventuring Guide and Tome of Healing on WA Toril Homepage
Preview upcoming abilities for your character in next 3 levels, proactively discuss this with DM to avoid being surprised by story blocks
Decide whether to turn the permadeath toggle on

New & Updated Features

Hunger pains: Malnutrition

Fear: Fear

Heroic Inspiration: Heroic Inspiration

Personal Inspiration: Personal Inspiration

ASI/Feats tied to character levels: Growing in Power

Multiclass subclass flexibility: Growing in Power

Weapon masteries: Weapon Mastery

Crime & Punishment: Crime & Punishment

Tools and Crafting Mundane Items: Crafting Mundane Items & Tools

Crafting Magic Items: Crafting Magical Items 2024

Scribing Spell Scrolls: Scribing Spell Scrolls

Brewing Health Potions: Brewing Health Potions

Next;

Scrolls; casting at higher levels, single use, costs to transcribe into a book or copy, crafted scrolls use the spellcasting modifier of the party member who made them

Potions as bonus action, can be ingested or absorbed through the skin

Cover (1/2, 3/4, full cover vs hidden), shooting from cover

Death Saving Throws for NPC's - each PC can provide an NPC with a set of magical arm bands called Plot Armour. Only PC's and NPC's with Plot Armour receive death saving throws. Once a NPC receives plot armour, it cannot be removed until the creature dies or willingly gives it up. PC's cannot use Plot Armour on themselves, nor can they provide it to more than one NPC at once.

Death Settings for PC's - choose permadeath or defeat options when character should die (fails all death saving throws). Defeat results in a coma, which results in preexisting character level reset coming into play and requires a DC20 constitution save, which can be attempted at the end of each long rest. If a player's PC is in a coma, they may play as a new character or where they have given their plot armour to an NPC, they can play the game as that NPC until their main PC recovers from the coma. These settings can only be switched in between seasons.

Mixed initiative trial for sequential combat

Surprise (5.5e update)

Telepathic communication rules 2024 clarification

Multiclassing rules (no starting equipment, channel divinity, extra attack, unarmoured defense, spellcasting), Spellcaster Level

Death memories, when PCs have to death saving throws, if they can roleplay a positive memory (on a success) or a negative memory (on a fail) can provide advantage on the next death saving throw at DM discretion.

Plot point update as quest rewards for main storylines

Classes and species covered in the 2024 PHB will become the default character options. Classes and subclass options not covered in the 2024 PHB can be used as normal.

Origin feats

2024 Feats, legacy 2014 feats, no half feats at lvl 1, option to switch legacy feats

spellcaster slots

Door DC reference

Lock DC reference

Blessings rules

Charms rules

Mutations

Bastions (DMG 2024)

Feature to turn legacy backgrounds into 2024 backgrounds

Epic boons or capstone feats are fine and can be unlocked between lvl 16-20

Collectibles (maps) / marks of prestige

Enchanted bestiary

Combo attacks (spell, melee, ranged) rules (Ryoko's)

Iterative Rules & Updates

Range for when combat xp is delivered is 300 ft, quest xp, narrative xp

Voluntarily failing saving throws

Opportunity Shoves, no opportunity attacks against allies

heavy weapons require str of 15 to use / small creatures no longer have restrictions on weapon types

Swapping weapons or shields still bonus action

Hands required for spellcasting +verbal/somatic/material components

Hidden vs Invisible

invisibility 5.5 (if a creature can see you, ignores disadvantage)

Stunned Movement

Grappling, attacking while grappling, movement while grappling remains at half speed keeping legacy feat

Helping hand (BG3 v 5e v realism)

multiple levelled spells per turn in 5e, one spell per spell slot level per turn in 5.5e

Concentration rules for temp hitpoints

Find familiar/summon steed/beast companion/wild shape

Weapon properties, stacking attack properties (dual wield/TWF), repeating save, multiple saves effect on momentum

Spell mechanics 5e: suggestion still needs to be reasonable, permanent true polymorph, see invisibility removes disadvantage when attacking invisible creatures

Detect good and evil, detect magic, magic awareness

No rest casting, interruptions to rest restart timer (8 hours) and casting spells are considered interruptions to rest

spell list categories (arcane, primal, divine)

Classes (2024 Updates)

Barbarian

Bard

Rogue

Sorcerer

Paladin

Tips

Try not to ask for skill checks, describe what you want to do and how, and then the DM will advise if a skill check is required

Consider your words carefully while roleplaying, they may be taken at face value.

You are not limited to your class abilities, through roleplay it is possible to pursue a variety of skills and abilities, though this route will almost always require significant work from the character and will remain at the discretion of the DM

Class abilities are not always available upon level up as a result of 'story blocks' - additional requirements that need to be resolved in-game via roleplay. Proactively planning for roleplay opportunities to gain these abilities with the DM outside of the game will usually result in the most efficient way to go.

Healing potions and healing items provide important aid when an ally goes down in combat

Avoid P2P (player to player) interaction with the player in the spotlight. In these situations, interject as your character where the roleplay is appropriate

post world anvil world link

post rules discussion article, also accessible via the adventurer's guide

ask for Ace for their emails to get invites to campaign

ask Lonnie, Zebadi to check they still have access

link to discussion boards here, also accessible via the world page; https://www.worldanvil.com/w/toril-dmaku/discussion-boards