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B&B Next Playtest 0puate
0ctobei 29, 2u12

Welcome to the B&B Next playtest! This is an
exciting oppoitunity to tiy out pieces of the
next iteiation of B0NuE0NS & BRAu0NS anu to
pioviue youi feeuback.
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. 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,
Naneuveis, 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 Rule Changes
Nany aieas of the iules have been claiifieu oi
expanueu. Beie aie some of the highlights.
9/:/'7 ;<=>? The playtest now suppoits
play thiough level 1u.
@AA"-%510%) B%%(.C7? A cieatuie making
an oppoitunity attack no longei automatically
uoes so with auvantage.
!/('01D? A couple of expeiimental iules foi
healing have been auueu.
+"1./1%-(%0"1? Some spells now iequiie
concentiation. The iules foi concentiation
have been auueu to the Bow to Play
uocument.
E/# B.%0"17? New types of actions,
incluuing contests such as uisaim anu giab,
have been auueu.
+-0%0.(' !0%? The iule foi ciitical hits has
been ieviseu.
F#"GH/(A"1 I0D,%01D? Two weapon-
fighting is now in the combat iules.
J%/('%, (16 &/-./A%0"1? The guiuelines
foi hiuing anu foi finuing hiuuen things have
unueigone ievision to claiify the uses of
Wisuom anu Intelligence.
Class Changes
+'/-0.? The cleiic's Channel Bivinity featuie
has been cut. The class now has a Tuin
0nueau featuie. The class's uomain choice
has been iecast as a choice of ueity, which
supplies a cleiic with uomain spells, at-will
spells, anu a class featuie. The class's
spellcasting iules have also been ieviseu.
I0D,%/-? The fightei's expeitise uie
piogiession has been changeu. New combat
maneuveis have been auueu in suppoit of the
highei level fightei. The fightei also gains an
extia attack at level 6.
K"D5/? The iogue now has expeitise uice
anu gets access to vaiious maneuveis,
incluuing Sneak Attack. The Skill Nasteiy anu
Knack class featuies have been iemoveu, the
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but the class has maneuveis that compensate.
Seveial new iogue schemes have been auueu.
J"-./-/- (16 H(-'".C? The soiceiei anu
the wailock uo not appeai in this packet. As a
iesult of playtest feeuback, we aie exploiing
new appioaches to these classes, as well as
new options foi magic.
H0L(-6? The wizaiu's staiting hit points
have been iaiseu. The wizaiu's spellcasting
ability has unueigone significant changes tieu
to the auuition of tiauitions of wizaiuiy,
which supplies the wizaiu with the ability to
use ceitain spells at will anu to ieuse a
signatuie spell.
Spell Changes
MNA(16/6 9/:/'7? Spells have been
expanueu to suppoit chaiacteis levels 1-1u.
B660%0"17 (16 2/'/%0"17? Some spells
have been iemoveu fiom the pievious spell
list, anu othei spells have been auueu.
K/:070"17 %" JA/'' 2/7.-0A%0"17? Nany of
the spell uesciiptions anu effects have been
ieviseu.
H"-67 "O &"#/-? Some spells aie now
taggeu as woius of powei, in suppoit of the
cleiic. See the cleiic foi uetails.
Naneuveis
The maneuveis that pieviously appeaieu in
the fightei have been pulleu into a sepaiate
uocument. Naneuveis aie now available to
the fightei anu the iogue.
Chaiactei Cieation
JC0''7? A chaiactei now staits with foui
skills, insteau of thiee.
+57%"P0L01D BQ0'0%) J."-/7? 0ptional
iules have been auueu foi customizing ability
scoies.
R& B6:(1./P/1% S('5/7? The numbei of
expeiience points iequiieu to level up has
been changeu foi levels 1-1u.
Backgiounus anu Skills
JC0'' 907%? The skill list has been ieviseu.
Skills aie a little naiiowei anu aie no longei
tieu to specific ability scoies.
E/# 8(.CD-"5167? New backgiounus
have been auueu.
Specialties anu Feats
B660%0"17 (16 2/'/%0"17? Some of the
specialties pieviously appeaiing in the
playtest aie not in this ielease. 0thei
specialties have been auueu. Anu most of the
specialties have new names to ieflect theii
cuiient emphases.
I/(% K/:070"17? Nany feats have ieviseu
benefits.
Nagic Items
This section has not unueigone any changes
since it ieleaseu on 0ctobei 8.
BN uuiuelines
+"PQ(% M1."51%/- 4506/'01/7? XP values
to ueteimine combat encountei uifficulty
have been aujusteu.
J,(6"#7? Shauows aie now iefeiieu to as
uim light in the iules on illumination.
Nonstei Changes
B660%0"17? Bozens of monsteis have been
auueu in suppoit of highei-level play.
3"17%/- 3(%,? Nany of the monsteis hau
theii statistics aujusteu, incluuing ability
scoies, uamage, hit points, anu XP.
K/.,(-D/? A iechaige mechanic was auueu
to a numbei of monsteis.
@A%0"1(' F-(0%7 (16 B.%0"17? Ceitain
monsteis now have tiaits oi actions that can
be auueu at the BN's uiscietion.
I0N/6 2(P(D/ @A%0"1? A BN now has a
choice between using a fixeu uamage numbei
oi iolling uamage, both of which aie listeu in
a monstei's stat block.