D&D 2024 Free Rules - First look at the Revised Edition

If you would like to read the full ruleset they can be found here:

D&D 2024 Free Rules

General Rules Overview:

First up the attributes and what they measure/govern all remain as they were in the prior edition:

One thing of note is they have tied Constitution to include Endurance instead of just health and physical wellbeing. Intelligence has also been added the additional capacity to reason or remember. This means a player can ask for a role to recall information or to puzzle out something that the player might be missing if the character would reasonably have a better idea.

That makes it helpful in sessions that don't happen on a regular basis.

The DC ratings have remained the same as prior edition. This makes it easier for backwards compatible running of older games.

One new thing is Heroic Inspiration:

Interesting that you can give Heroic Inspiration to another PC in the group. In my games I typically allow the PCs to have a 1d6 inspiration for free at the beginning of the game. (They vote on who gets it.) But I like this a bit better.

Being Surprised on Initiative:

I have to say I like this rule. This practically ensures a "we get to go first" reward for the element of surprise.

Mounted Combat rules:

I like this rule, this gives both rider and mount a chance to save and gives a bit of clarity on how things will play when enemies levy attacks specifically at the rider or the steed.

Looks like they are bringing in the Bloodied status which may impact feats, spells and some other aspects of the game. I'm a fan of this. Sometimes in the prior edition being beaten up just meant you were running low on gas so to speak. Now you might be suffering additional issue due to the amount of damage taken.

Critical Hits no longer double the dice damage, instead all the dice are rolled twice.