FAQ and erratas

Post/Author/DateTimePost
#1

Coredump00

Sep 28, 2014 9:42:48

For various reasons, I missed 4.0 entirely, so I have no experience to draw from.

 

 

How has WotC been regarding addressing FAQs and issuing erratas?  Is it handled on a reliable basis?

 

 

More specifically, has anyone heard of rumors or indications about any coming out for the PHB, or when it might happen?

 

Before it starts... Yes! I do realize its only been a short time and yes they have plenty of stuff on their plate right now.  This is not meant as a condemnation, more just a request for information.

 

 

#2

Gruff_Ironfist

Sep 28, 2014 10:04:37

Yes, in the form of tweets, I believe.

 

Huge List of Q&A

http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?1900-D-D-5th-Edition-Sage-Advice-from-Designers-Mearls-Crawford#.VCg-PRaa87s

 

15 more Q&A

http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?1928-Does-WotC-Suck-at-Selling-Games-A-New-MONSTER-MANUAL-Review-a-look-at-the-DUNGEONSCAPE-BETA-plus-26-More-SAGE-ADVICES-From-Mearls#.VCg_FBaa87s

 

26 more Q&A

http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?1923-SPELL-CARDS-Delayed-Until-September!-MONSTER-MANUAL-Review-Plus-26-More-Qs-As-from-Mike-Mearls!#.VCg-xRaa87s

 

Or supposedly all of it:

http://thesageadvice.wordpress.com/

#3

mellored

Sep 28, 2014 10:06:35

They said they would do a yearly review, and send out surveys to find out if stuff is even worth changing.

 

So, there won't be anything offical for a good while.

#4

Coredump00

Sep 28, 2014 10:27:27

No, tweets from one of the designers is not the same as a FAQ or errata.  It isn't even an offiical WotcC twitter account.  (That said, it is *really* cool they are willing to take the time to answer the questoins and I am grateful for them.)

 

When WotC had Star Wars, they had a weekly FAQ column on their website with official responses; that was really cool.

 

But I would hope we get some offiicial rule clarifications before a year passes....

(Reply to #4)

Gruff_Ironfist

Coredump00 wrote:
(Reply to #4)

Undrhil

Coredump00 wrote:
(Reply to #5)

Coredump00

Gruff_Ironfist wrote:
(Reply to #7)

AaronOfBarbaria

Coredump00 wrote:
#9

Sword_of_Spirit

Sep 29, 2014 17:35:54

Jeremy Crawford also often seems to have a better grasp of the actual mechanics and balance issues in the areas where he and Mike Mearls would rule it differently, in case that matters. I say this because sometimes I'm with Mike on how I would do it, even though I recognize that Jeremy is probably closer to design intent.

 

I get the feeling that Mike had moved on a bit to other things when it came down to ironing out the real nitty-gritty of the rules, and some of the others designers are going to have responses more in-line with how the final PHB is intended to be interpreted.

 

#10

frbelanger

Sep 30, 2014 4:58:16

What makes me laugh or cry! Is some answer like 'i personally dont bother with that' like the free hand rule for casting,

And see in this forum long thread and people yelling at each other about RAW rule.

dnd is a strange game.

(Reply to #10)

SteveMND

frbelanger wrote: