D&D (2024) Is 5th edition too big for there to be a 6th edition?

[Charlaquin]

You know... I’ve given it some more thought, and I think 5e is big enough to last another 10 years. Which means it realistically could be the last edition, if we haven’t gotten our act together environmentally by then.

 

[Charlaquin]

I would say that Paizo has had more "mature" content than WotC's D&D (in its current edition). Runelords alone is more gory, violent, and disturbing than even D&D's horror-themed campaign adventure.
Then look at this monster, which is basically a rape demon. Yeah, Pathfinder is gritty.

Drakainia – d20PFSRD

www.d20pfsrd.com

“Rape demon” doesn’t really say “gritty” to me, so much as “edgy.” Fortunately the writing of PF2 seems to be handled with more maturity.

 

[Arnwolf666]

D&D Legend of Zelda!!!! Ohahoha!

Their are really good fan made PDF's for several editions of D&D including 5E. I highly recommend checking them out if you are going to do a Hyrule setting. Even the non-5E stuff is good for setting material.

 

[Tony Vargas]

I would say that Paizo has had more "mature" content than WotC's D&D (in its current edition). Runelords alone is more gory, violent, and disturbing than even D&D's horror-themed campaign adventure.
Then look at this monster, which is basically a rape demon. Yeah, Pathfinder is gritty.

Drakainia – d20PFSRD

www.d20pfsrd.com

Parasitoid, technically? Like the Alien franchise. Or traditional D&D Carrion Crawler, for that matter.

 

[Zardnaar]

You know... I’ve given it some more thought, and I think 5e is big enough to last another 10 years. Which means it realistically could be the last edition, if we haven’t gotten our act together environmentally by then.

Na we will be playing 1E, those books will survive the apocalypse.

 

[Charlaquin]

Na we will be playing 1E, those books will survive the apocalypse.

You jest, but honestly when climate collapse throws us into the next dark age, what else are the survivors going to do to entertain themselves?

 

[Zardnaar]

You jest, but honestly when climate collapse throws us into the next dark age, what else are the survivors going to do to entertain themselves?

I wasn't joking, my 1E DMG and one of the PHB have stitch binding, my original 5E PHB and MM have cracked binding.

Modern binding is cheap and nasty. Basically glued together.

Early 1E books are probably good for a few hundred years.

 

[darjr]

I wish I could get a set of 5e books with stitch binding on 1e style paper. Beedle and Grimm do you hear me?

What is that paper called anyway?

 

[Zardnaar]

I would also pay a premium for stich binding phb.

 

[Arnwolf666]

Na we will be playing 1E, those books will survive the apocalypse.

I know several groups still playing ad&d 1E. And they have become quite good with their settings and sandboxes. Experience trumps edition any day for me.