Questions tagged [edition-comparison]
For questions comparing different editions of the same system.
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Which Revisions of WoD explode dice, which double them?
Specialties in the classic World of Darkness trigger on 10s. If you have a fitting speciality on a roll, any 10 does add to the roll more than any other. But, there has been two versions since 1st ...
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What's the purpose of the 2024 DMG's explicit limit on the number of Ioun Stones?
The 2024 version of Ioun Stones differs somewhat from the 2014 version. While the only drastic change was to Ioun Stone of Reserve (allowing it to store up to 4 levels of spells compared to the ...
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What is the history of opportunity attacks?
The idea of opportunity attacks seems to go back all the way to first edition of D&D where the PHB says on page 105
Fleeing means as rapid a withdrawal from combat as possible; while it exposes ...
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What changed in the Pathfinder 2e remaster?
Pathfinder 2e has two versions, the original and a "remastered" version. What are the major differences between those versions?
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What are the major changes from D&D 5E 2014 to 2024?
What are the major changes from D&D 5E 2014 rules to 2024 rules? I have the "main" 2014 books (DMG, PHB, MM, and a couple supplements), and was wondering what the main differences were ...
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Faerie Fire 2014 vs 2024
I am DMing a campaign for a group of DMs and one new player.
The new player was asking a question about Faerie Fire and how it works, comparing the new version and old version of the spell. Everyone ...
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What is the power scale difference for Solar Exalted between Exalted Second Edition and Third Edition?
I am not particularly familiar with Exalted 2e but my friends who have played it mentioned that Exalted 3e dialed back powers of Exalted but I couldn't get an exact answer as to how. So power level ...
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If you've previously copied a spell into a spellbook but lose it, do you get a discount when you copy the same spell from another wizard's spellbook?
This is a hypothetical scenario:
Suppose a wizard (A) has already copied a spell into their spellbook, from another wizard's (B) spellbook. Wizard A then loses their spellbook. They then find wizard C'...
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What are the differences between the various editions of The Dark Eye?
I used to play The Dark Eye (a German RPG) in its original version in my youth, with the original Adventure Basics ("Abenteuer Basis") and Expansion ("Abenteuer-Ausbau") boxes, ...
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When is the 2024 sleep spell likely to remove more targets from combat than the 2014 sleep spell?
I want to know if I should still prioritize sleep as a first level spell when making a wizard using the 2024 rules. Under many older rule sets, including the 2014 rules, the sleep spell was one of the ...
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While swimming, your speed is reduced to zero. How do the rules for buoyancy differ between 5e editions?
Let's say you're swimming away from a big bad in a chase scene, and the big bad uses an ability that reduces your speed to zero. What happens?
Do they sink or float? If they begin to sink, I assume ...
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Which spells changed between the 2014 and 2024 edition of 5e?
In browsing through the new D&D 5e 2024 rules, I already saw several spells that have changes to how they function, for example counterspell has been rewritten (and, as far as I can tell, nerfed), ...
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When is 2024 Counterspell more likely to succeed than 2014 Counterspell?
I'm trying to evaluate the consequences of 5e's 2024 PHB changing Counterspell from a spellcasting ability check by the caster against a DC based on the spell level to a Constutution save by the ...
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What are differences and similarities between 2017 Paranoia (Red Clearance Edition) and 2023 (The All New Shiny Edition) one?
There are two editions of Paranoia you can still buy*:
2017 (Red Clearance Edition)
2023 (The All New Shiny Edition)
They are supposed to be similar and somewhat compatible, but the first one uses ...
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What is different about the 2024 character sheets?
Along with the recently released 2024 Player's Handbook, there are newly drafted pre-printed character sheets.
I’m interested to know what changes are necessitated by the rules update, and which ...
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