

The threat of a character’s death ideally should be a point for concern at tables, but the severity is lessened due to D&D 5E’s resurrection mechanics. Again, even if it is not eliminated entirely, a rework is needed. It suddenly introduces modifiers when effects are typically treated with advantage and disadvantage. When under half cover, targets gain a +2 to their armor class, a +5 when in three-quarters cover, and are unable to be hit when in total cover - similar to the hide mechanic. D&D 5e Rules That Don't Make Much Sense To Include In 6eĬombat in Dungeons & Dragons is difficult enough as it is, and throwing in and having to keep track of cover exacerbates that. Even if exhaustion isn’t cut from 6e, it could use a rework on mechanics. Exhaustion is difficult to recover from, and there are better ways for DMs to insist that their party take a rest. The first three levels of exhaustion are a range of mild inconveniences, that quickly turn into a death spiral with little to no chance of recovery.

Related: Best D&D Classes & Subclasses For BeginnersĮxhaustion is one of the easier rules to avoid in D&D, and thus a new edition could stand to benefit from the elimination of it entirely. The most likely situation is that publishers will continue to let 5e circulate for a decade, meaning the earliest players could expect to see a new edition is probably sometime around 2024.

With the recent resurgence in D&D’s popularity, the game has become too profitable to not release a new edition. While Wizards of the Coast has not confirmed anything official on 6e, it seems as if an eventual release is imminent. 5e greatly simplified D&D and made it more accessible to newcomers, but nearly eight years after its release, players have begun to root out some of the widely disagreeable rules. As with every transition to a new edition, rules and mechanics differ, most of the time for the best. With the prospective release of the sixth edition of Dungeons & Dragons, talks have begun to circulate on what possible changes will and should be made.
