Ep. 1 How Does D&D 5e Compare?

In this first episode of The Knowledge Check, Eric and Philip go over why they love Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition and compare it to a few of their other favorite systems, like Savage Worlds and Edge of the Empire.

News

 * Unearthed Arcana: Sorcerer

Summary

 * 0:00:22: Introduction
 * 0:02:49: News
 * 0:09:17: Discussion of 4th Edition
 * 0:16:12: Discussion of Pathfinder
 * 0:24:01: Discussion of Savage Worlds
 * 0:28:14: Discussion of The One Ring
 * 0:37:00: Discussion of Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars
 * 0:40:10: Discussion of 5th Edition
 * 0:56:07: Wrap-up

Unfinished Wars
Eric and Philip's 3-year campaign that they often reference for comparison.

Converting from 4th edition to Pathfinder
Eric saw a bunch of stuff in they could do in Pathfinder, so they switched mid-campaign. One of the players had a Deva wizard. About three or four sessions into their newly converted Pathfinder game, Philip checks his spells and abilities and finds he's taken every spell he had in D&D and has been casting them with Pathfinder rules, ignoring the restrictions of spell slots that made it balanced in D&D. Although, Philip did enjoy spending the eight hours to make his character, Jak, into exactly what he had been wanting to play.

Trivia

 * Between the two, Eric and Philip have about 20 years of DMing experience.
 * Mike Mearls loves random tables. Surely not more than Eric though.

Plugs

 * d20radio
 * The Geek Pantheon Facebook
 * The Geek Pantheon website
 * Order 66 Podcast

Mentions

 * Acquisitions Incorporated
 * Destiny
 * Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition
 * Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
 * Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition
 * The One Ring
 * Pathfinder
 * Savage Worlds
 * Savage Worlds Eberron adaption
 * Star Wars RPG