Well, the D&D Next public beta starts today. I’ve been pouring over the docs and I figured I’d post some thoughts on what I’ve seen so far. As part of this release Wizards has also released the Friends and Family playtesters to talk about their experiences (but not the content of the earlier Beta), so I can finally say: yup, I played D&D Next a few months ago. The game we’re seeing today looks considerably different, which is good. The Beta I played in needed a lot of work and I was worried it wasn’t going to get it (it was never clear how much our feedback helped). What we’re seeing today strikes...