Charisma: Spellcasting Ability?

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#1

E-Tallitnics

Jul 11, 2014 22:01:26

Spellcasting Ability

Bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks use Charisma as their spellcasting ability, which helps determine the saving throw DCs of spells they cast.

 

Why are these listed in Basic D&D? I'm sure it's just an oversight…

#2

UYtrdennis

Jul 11, 2014 22:09:05

I guess they just pulled that directly from the  Player's handbook.

#3

Be3Al2

Jul 12, 2014 5:24:33

They did copy-paste from the Player's handbook, and it is at least as relevant as the multiclassing rules they included in Basic.

#4

Archon007

Jul 12, 2014 9:36:24

E-Tallitnics wrote:
(Reply to #4)

Ashrym

Archon007 wrote:
#6

E-Tallitnics

Jul 12, 2014 20:42:20

See I thought the same thing, but then I checked and...no Bard, Druid, Ranger, Paladin, Sorcerer or Warlock! And certainly no mention of, "See the Players Handbook for more information". 

 

It's a copy paste error for sure, and they missed a golden opportunity for that lead in.

#7

Alynn

Jul 12, 2014 20:42:04

Another reason is that, for example:

 

Player A cannot afford the PHB, but does have the internet and therefore basic D&D.

 

Player joins a group with player B playing one of those CHA based spellcasters

 

Player A understand why player B uses CHA even without owning the PHB.

#8

Tichrimo

Jul 13, 2014 21:36:11

We already know they're adding to the Basic rules once the core rulebooks are released, so there are more possibilities, such as:

 

  • Monster manual entries added to Basic for NPC bards, paladins, sorcerers, and warlocks
  • More character classes added to Basic once the Player's Handbook is out
#9

lawrencehoy

Jul 13, 2014 21:47:02

They've stated that the Basic D&D rules are straight from the other rule books. This is on purpose, so that they don't end up with contradictory rules between the versions.

 

That doesn't mean that the rule books won't expand on these rules; only that they won't state things differently.

 

It also doesn't mean that something won't change, between now and when those rulebooks are released; they will update Basic D&D with each release of the three core books (PHB, MM, & DMG). EDIT: I just hope they realize that they need to keep track of any such changes or modify the Basic D&D master PDF in realtime; so that no changes to the core books get overlooked in the Basic D&D PDF.