Summary

Dungeons & Dragonsis undergo quite a few changes this yr , thanks to the2024 Player ’s Handbookand the2024 Dungeon Master ’s Guide . ThePlayer ’s Handbook , which releases globally on September 17 , has already been pre - released at GenCon thanks to genius of the Coast ’s presence there . speak at a GenCon case whichScreen Rantattended , Lead Designer Jeremy Crawford explicate whichD&Dsubclass has the biggest changes .

GenCon has already stick off with a boot when it comes toD&D , with WotC give away new merch andchanges to item like DM screens . Speaking at GenCon , Jeremy Crawford disclose that the Warrior of the Elements subclass would be going through the most changesin the2024 Player ’s Handbook . Crawford tell , " So of the 13 subclass that have been completely redesigned , the one that is most dramatically redesigned is the Warrior of the element , which was formerly known as The Way of the Four Elements in the Monk . "

Crawford live on on to explain , " There is almost no trace of the previous subclass there other than the theme . So the theme is still there of tapping into primary business leader , but the gameplay is completely different . "

An Eldritch Knight fighter from D&D in front of an iamge of a dragon curling from the 2024 Player’s Handbook alt cover.

Fighters are getting some interesting changes in D&D ’s 2024 Player ’s Handbook , and one feature of speech overhaul gives them a batch more options than before .

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New Changes To Monk Subclass In The Player’s Handbook

The reveal that the Thelonious Monk subclass would be undergoing the most change is just one of the new factoids apportion by Crawford at GenCon . antecedently , Crawford had excuse whyArtificers would n’t be in the2024 Player ’s Handbook , and , thanks to the new book being share withScreen Rant , other class and subclass changes are immediately detectable as well .

It is deserving notice , however , that playtests of the Warrior of the Elements subclass were possible already , and some information had been shared viaD&D Beyondback in July . The answer to the monk subclass variety has mostly been electropositive so far . From whatScreen Ranthas seen of the subclass so far , Warrior of the Elements will ostensibly play better overall and is more in line with what players expect from monks .

While every socio-economic class and subclass has received some tweak , the variety in gameplay is the most drastic for Warrior of the Elements , agree to Crawford . Now that the2024 Player ’s Handbookis out in the state of nature , news on other subclass and class changes will lead off trickle through . Of of course , GenCon is also still going on , so some surpriseDungeons & Dragonsreveals may still be in store asScreen Rantcontinues to cover the event .

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