A comparison of newer 5e systems to the core 2014 D&D / 5.1 SRD

2014 D&D

• It’s the original! There are millions of Players’ Handbooks out there in the wild.
• Extended significantly through Xanathar’s and Tasha’s.
• Fully compatible with just about every 5e compatible product released in the past ten years.
• We all know it.
• D&D Beyond for character building. Free rules, basic rules, and a system reference document. Extensive digital tools from many vendors.

Tales of the Valiant

• Closest modern 5e variant to the original 2014 5e SRD.
• Lineage (8) and Heritage (14) instead of Race
• Ability scores and bonuses are done all together
• Talents instead of feats — equivalent to a feat and a half
• Two subclasses per class
• New mechanist class
• Magic items with costs in the players guide
• Luck system instead of inspiration (easily ported to other 5e systems).
• Doom pool for monsters (easily ported to other 5e systems).
• Spells are mostly from 2014 D&D / 5.1 SRD
• Character builder available on Shard. VTT support on Roll20 and Foundry.

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