Russ “Morrus” Morrissey

From cover to cover, it is a completely new book. It's not an updated, revised book. It is a completely new book. And I think it's kind of really hard to say it's not.

Yeah, we're trying to put this on a Kickstarter. We need to say... Something is compatible with both versions. And we're trying to come up with an eloquent and quick way of saying that. And at the moment, the best we've got is like a statement, a sentence going, compatible with both the 2014 editions of D&D 5th edition and the 2024 edition. And it's like, it's too clumsy and awkward.

Yeah, we're trying to put this on a Kickstarter. We need to say... Something is compatible with both versions. And we're trying to come up with an eloquent and quick way of saying that. And at the moment, the best we've got is like a statement, a sentence going, compatible with both the 2014 editions of D&D 5th edition and the 2024 edition. And it's like, it's too clumsy and awkward.

If you just go compatible with all editions of D&D or something, it just sounds like you've got a rules neutral product, doesn't it?

If you just go compatible with all editions of D&D or something, it just sounds like you've got a rules neutral product, doesn't it?

A quote system neutral product, which is basically a D20 thing with no mechanics really.

A quote system neutral product, which is basically a D20 thing with no mechanics really.

I'm sorry, I do apologise. I realise I sound very sniffy. I apologise. I'm not being sniffy about such things, but they're not

I'm sorry, I do apologise. I realise I sound very sniffy. I apologise. I'm not being sniffy about such things, but they're not

what i would expect from a book advertising itself as compatible i'm not expecting law i am expecting mechanics i'm expecting crunch and that wouldn't be able to deliver yeah yeah um so yeah so i think for i think really good customers for players dms um what do we call our what do we call the audience we can't call them clients that's me with my favorite the people that listen to the podcast

what i would expect from a book advertising itself as compatible i'm not expecting law i am expecting mechanics i'm expecting crunch and that wouldn't be able to deliver yeah yeah um so yeah so i think for i think really good customers for players dms um what do we call our what do we call the audience we can't call them clients that's me with my favorite the people that listen to the podcast

Well, like the people who are buying D&D books. Gamers, I don't know. Players. Nerds. Yeah. For fans of the gaming systems, then, yeah, this is confusing and it's not very helpful. And I can imagine it's going to lead to problems onboarding people into the hobby.

Well, like the people who are buying D&D books. Gamers, I don't know. Players. Nerds. Yeah. For fans of the gaming systems, then, yeah, this is confusing and it's not very helpful. And I can imagine it's going to lead to problems onboarding people into the hobby.

Because if someone turns up at a gaming club clutching their brand new 2024 Players Handbook and people are like, well, I ain't running that. I'm running 2014.

Because if someone turns up at a gaming club clutching their brand new 2024 Players Handbook and people are like, well, I ain't running that. I'm running 2014.

or someone turns up they've gone into a hobby shop they've seen two players handbooks neither of them says this is the new edition or the old edition on it you don't know they just say Dungeons and Dragons so you pick which cover you prefer yeah yeah so they're like oh well I like the picture on that one I'll pick that one up and they've got the 2014 one they go along to a gaming group with their brand new character they've made up and everyone's like playing the 2024 rules and it's like I don't know yeah

or someone turns up they've gone into a hobby shop they've seen two players handbooks neither of them says this is the new edition or the old edition on it you don't know they just say Dungeons and Dragons so you pick which cover you prefer yeah yeah so they're like oh well I like the picture on that one I'll pick that one up and they've got the 2014 one they go along to a gaming group with their brand new character they've made up and everyone's like playing the 2024 rules and it's like I don't know yeah

I imagine, call me old-fashioned, but maybe this 2014 stock is going to get discounted. So, you know, people will go and buy stuff and think they're getting something relevant, and they're just not.

I imagine, call me old-fashioned, but maybe this 2014 stock is going to get discounted. So, you know, people will go and buy stuff and think they're getting something relevant, and they're just not.

I really do believe the clarity of just using an edition number would have been so much better.