B&B Next Playtest 0puate

Naich 2u, 2u12

Welcome to the latest veision of the B&B Next
playtest! This veision contains many ievisions
inspiieu by playtest feeuback ovei the past few
months.
In the playtest, you aie looking at poitions of
the game, not the whole thing. Because of that
fact, you might finu things in the iules that aie
uncleai oi that iefei to elements of the game
that aien't yet in the playtest. Please let us know
thiough oui suiveys what woiks, what uoesn't
woik, what you uon't like, anu what you like.
0sing This Nateiial
If you aie a playei, heie is the iecommenueu
oiuei foi ieauing the playtest packet's
uocuments:

1. !"# %" &'()* The iest of the playtest
packet assumes you aie familiai with this
uocument, which piesents the basics of
play.
2. +,(-(.%/- +-/(%0"1* This uocument
guiues you thiough cieating a chaiactei
anu points you to the packet's othei
playei-focuseu uocuments: Races, Classes,
Backgiounus anu Skills, Specialties anu
Feats, Equipment, anu Spells.

If you aie a Bungeon Nastei, heie is the
iecommenueu ieauing oiuei:

1. !"# %" &'()* The iest of the playtest
packet assumes you aie familiai with this
uocument, which piesents the basics of
play.
2. 23 4506/'01/7* A mix of BNing auvice anu
iules, this uocument incluues the nuts anu
bolts of setting BCs anu ciafting combat
encounteis.
S. 8/7%0(-)* Containing a selection of low-
level monsteis, this uocument gives you
enough cieatuies to tiy out encountei
builuing.
ueneial Rules
Nany aieas of the iules have been claiifieu oi
expanueu. Beie aie some of the highlights.
9.%0"17: Thiee actions have been ieviseu:
coup ue giace, giapple, anu use an item. Two
actions have been cut: uisaim anu push. Both of
those options aie now hanuleu by feats.
+"160%0"17: Some of the game's conuitions
have been ieviseu: blinueu, ueafeneu, etheieal,
anu stunneu.
;(7<7 (16 =<0''7: The section on ability scoies
has been ieviseu to featuie common tasks
associateu with the abilities. These tasks foim
the basis foi the skills in the game, the iules foi
which have been ieviseu.
=<0'' 20/: The piogiession of the skill uie has
been mouifieu. Auuitionally, the option is now
piesent to gain new skills, insteau of incieasing
youi skill uie.
;#">?/(@"1 A0B,%01B: Two-weapon fighting
has been upuateu to bettei balance it against
othei fighting styles.
2/(%, (16 2)01B: The ueath anu uying iules
have been ieviseu to make them easiei to use
anu unueistanu.
C%,/- D/E070"17: A vaiiety of othei iules have
been claiifieu anu ieviseu: the iules foi ieactions,
iangeu attacks, attacking an unseen taiget,
taking a long iest, anu pushing, uiagging, oi
lifting a heavy loau.
Classes
3(-%0(' 2(F(B/ 20./: Naitial uamage uice
anu the maitial uamage bonus have been
iemoveu in the baibaiian, cleiic, fightei anu
iogue. The Beauly Stiike class featuie ieplaceu
the maitial uamage bonus, anu the fightei
ietaineu a featuie similai to maitial uamage uice.
8(-G(-0(1: The Rage uamage bonus has been
claiifieu to only function once pei tuin,
pieventing stacking the uamage bonus when
two-weapon fighting. Rage also now iequiies the
baibaiian to attack a hostile cieatuie to continue
his oi hei iage.
+'/-0.: Nany Channel Bivinity options have
been ieviseu (incluuing Bivine Sheltei, Restoie
Bealth, anu Tuin 0nueau). Seveial ueity-specific
weapon pioficiencies have been ieviseu to
bettei match the ueity. Religious Knowleuge has
been ieviseu to function bettei alongsiue the
skill system.
2-506: The uiuiu is now in the playtest.
A0B,%/-: The fightei has ieceiveu a majoi
ievision in this packet. In auuition to the Beauly
Stiike ievision, fighteis now ieceive expeitise
uice, which iefiesh uuiing a shoit iest, giving the
fightei the ability to uo exceptional things in
combat. Some foimei maneuveis have been
integiateu into the class featuies that make use
of the expeitise uie system. 0thei foimei
maneuveis have become feats. The fightei now
gains bonus feats to allow the class to gain the
benefits of both the expeitise system anu new
actions fiom feats. The fightei has also gaineu
the Nultiattack class featuie, allowing the class
to attack multiple taigets with a single action.
3"1<: The monk has ieceiveu some ievisions
similai to the fightei's, incluuing moving some
maneuveis into the feats system. Please note
that this monk is in tiansition anu will ieceive
fuithei ievision in a subsequent ielease.
&('(601: The palauin is now in the playtest.
D(1B/-: The iangei is now in the playtest.
D"B5/: The iogue's Skill Nasteiy class featuie
has been folueu into the Rogue Schemes, anu
many ievisions have been maue to what a
scheme now gives a iogue. Auuitionally, all
iogues now get Sneak Attack. The iogue also
ieceives seveial new class featuies. Nany foimei
skill tiicks have become feats, anu a iogue can
gain them easily thiough bonus feats.
Please note that, like the monk, the iogue is in
tiansition anu will ieceive fuithei ievision in a
subsequent ielease.
?0H(-6: The wizaiu's Wizaiuly Knowleuge
featuie has been ieviseu to function bettei with
the skill system. The wizaiu has also ieceiveu a
new class featuie, Aicane Recoveiy.
Spells
I/# =@/''7: New spells have been auueu to
suppoit the uiuiu anu the iangei. The game's
othei spellcasteis have gaineu new spells as a
iesult.
+(1%-0@7: Cantiip uamage has been ieviseu to
scale moie appiopiiately with weapon uamage.
+(7%01B ;0F/7: Spells now incluue a casting
time. This packet also intiouuces the swift spell,
a ieplacement foi the Woiu of Powei iule
pieviously founu in the cleiic.
C%,/- D/E070"17: Nany spells have hau minoi
ievision to theii uamage, anu a numbei of
claiifications have been maue to the spellcasting
iules.
Specialties anu Feats
A/(% +(%/B"-0/7: Feats now fall unuei one of
foui categoiies: geneial feats, expeit feats,
maitial feats, oi magic feats. These categoiies
have no iules of theii own, but aie iefeiieu to by
othei paits of the game.
9660%0"17: Nany of what weie once
maneuveis anu skill tiicks have become feats.
8/1/J0% D/E070"17: Nany feats have ieviseu
benefits.
Equipment
D/E07/6 =%(%07%0.7: Seveial weapons have
ieceiveu ievisions to theii statistics.
?/(@"1 &-"@/-%0/7: The ammunition
piopeity has been auueu, anu thiee piopeities
have been ieviseu: loauing, mounteu, anu special.
;,0/E/7K ;""'7: New iules have been
implementeu foi Thieves' Tools, iequiiing
pioficiency to use them to uisable tiaps anu
open locks.
Nagic Items
+"175F(G'/7: Consumable magic items aie
moie cleaily labeleu, anu the effects of using a
consumable item have been claiifieu.
BN uuiuelines
;(7< D/E070"17: The uocument's uesciiption
of tasks has been ieviseu to match the tasks
listeu in the "Bow to Play" uocument. Sample
BCs have been pioviueu foi common uses of
those tasks.
+"FG(% L1."51%/- 4506/'01/7: XP values to
ueteimine combat encountei uifficulty have
been aujusteu.
Nonsteis
3"17%/- M&: A new methou foi calculating
monstei XP has been implementeu, which
shoulu iesult in moie accuiate XP values. All
monsteis have hau theii XP iecalculateu to
account foi this new methou anu the new math
foi playei chaiacteis.
3"17%/- 2/E/'"@F/1%: Nany monsteis have
been ieviseu to impiove theii use in play.

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use monsLers from Lhe besLlary. 1hese advenLures can
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LncounLers` offlclal play program. use Lhe sLore locaLor
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season ls =)%&(-. .1" 29$. /4 21%/->, and nexL season,
:./7' /3"7 ?"3"7@&(."7>, sLarLs Aprll 10. 1haL season ls
lnLended for characLers levels 4 - 6.