If you’re too lazy to read through a full article about the new players handbook for dnd, I’ve complied and paraphrased the notable stuff:
- more backgrounds and 3 new subclasses including a mystical viking barbarian
- specifically 16 backgrounds and 75 feats
- Some subclasses have been changed. Apparently way of the four elements monk has been entirely changed
- new core playable species: aasimar, goliath, orc
- Ability score modifiers now linked to background instead of species (less fantasy racism yayyy)
- calling races species now
- unspecified changes to current species like human
- you get one origin feat according to your background. Origin feat is a new type of feat typically only obtainable at character creation
- new types of feats unlockable at higher levels which are cooler/more powerful. Called epic boon feats
- weapons now have a mastery feature. So if you have mastery in a weapon you can use a move unique to that weapon like toppling with a maul. Bg3 has the same mechanic with proficiency for reference
- 100+ pages of spells 😭
- a more detailed equipment chapter
- all new art yayyy
- attempt to make it easier to understand and start out for new players