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Poll #489 - 5e subclasses or 5.5e subclasses? (Patreon)

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2025-01-23 21:15:37
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2026-06
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Poll #489 - 5e subclasses or 5.5e subclasses?

  • D&D 5.5??? FUCK. THAT. SHIT. Just 5e for me, Dave! 115
  • THE FUTURE IS NOW, OLD MAN. WE LIVE IN A 5.5E WORLD, DAVE. 77
  • I DON'T CARE! JUST MAKE SOME SHIT! 24
  • Same as above, but with a side of fries and a chocky shake. 53
  • 2025-01-23
  • —2025-01-24
  • 269 votes
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Hey peeps,

I'm working on a last hunk of subclasses for this month related to fighting werebeasts. I know what they're going to be, but I'm not sure if I want them to be 5e friendly or 5.5e friendly. Unfortunately, they aren't reverse compatible (well.... kinda, but it's one way or the other).

YES, I know what the answer will probably be but STILL I just want to make sure I'm not ticking anyone off by not asking first.

Comments

Douglas L. Holeman

All jokes aside, I'd appreciate 5e, but don't mind introducing OP content to my players (My children) whom I DM for.

Stuart Mackey

I think the next campaign I start will be standard 5e because the setting I want to use is published in that, or else I'll start a Tales of the Valiant/Black Flag campaign and modify.

Frank Moore

While I won't argue that there are broken aspects of 5E, 6E (or 5.5E, or 2024, or whatever the fuck they're calling it) wasn't the solution we wanted. Give me 5E / ToV or give me Star Frontiers (which might as well be nothin').

Roosevelt Cooper

The future is now old man even though we are close in age lol

Stephanie Bader

I feel like I won't be able to keep 5.5 at bay... so why resist? The Future is Now!

Dr The Eliminator

Is it quite hard to produce a subclass that could be compatible for both?

Ron Lauman

How about Tales of the Valiant?

Brickthology

I think you're a bit harsh on yourself with the jokes. Make stuff, make stuff that works with 5.5 as in many ways, 5.0 is compatible with 5.5 though there are changes. And if I don't like something or think it's broken, I won't use it.

Prince Goodgame

Maybe in like 5-6years, when my main campaign is at a close, I'll go to 5.5e, but right now, my whole world is built around 5e. And with new players (and myself as a new DM) it would be a pain to swap to 5.5 anytime soon

Marshall Clowers

I've said "Fk it all" and migrated to Castles and Crusades. It's compatible enough that one of our new players had no idea that they weren't playing D&D, but something else. Whatever you write, I'll be able to make it work.

The Cat Sidhe

5.5 added some fun shit, but most of subclasses were better in 5. maybe they needed to learn from Baldur's Gate 3 for balance

Roosevelt Cooper

But yeah honestly although I picked 5.5e I'm good either way. I can tweak whatever I need to tweak to fit my purposes.

☄️TH3 Ⓜ️🅾️3️⃣ U KN0W☄️

here are changes that I prefer: - I prefer Artificer being a core class ( especially for Spelljammer ) - Bring back old races/species & monsters from campaign settings that were not brought back ( like the Pyreen , Mul , Half-Giant from Dark Sun , Spirit Warriors and Bionoids from Spelljammer ) - I feel like Aartuks fit well in Dark Sun cause of the fact that theyre a violent plant species , like create an Athasian version of Aartuks - Al-Qadim D&D Campaign Setting needs to be brought back - GIVE WARLOCKS MORE SPELL SLOTS

Adahy Bullet

I will say, I may have chosen option 1 but I do like how some things are done in 5.5e. The dragons look pretty good and there is pretty damn good art. Warlocks felt ok as well on cursory glance and test. But I do hate what they did to Orcs. The appearance no longer screams Orc. Half-Orc maybe, but definitely not Orc. It has done some things good, some bad. It also doesn't help that wotc has tried pulling so much crap leading up to the creation of 5.5e. I honestly doubt I'll ever switch fully to 5.5 if at all.

Andrew Johnson

I don't love everything 5.5e did, but for the most part I think classes were improved. (Most backgrounds and Races/Species are better with 5e.) So if the option is specifically a subclass, my vote is in favor of 5.5e!