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Unearthed Arcana: 5th Edition

Description

Unearthed Arcana (UA) is the term for the free monthly supplement released by Wizards of the Coast to the current rules and mechanics of the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons. It was started on February 2nd, 2015 and has continued to present day without fail. The material in each release generally revolve around a certain theme or setting in the D&D universe and includes new game mechanics, playable races or monsters, or a new class or subclass that fit into the theme. The material presented are in draft form and yet to be play tested which serves much like a beta test for video games as the players get to respond with what they think about it. Giving the creative team a better idea of what the community wants to be made

Design

Each month when the new UA edition is released for free on the D&D official website for anyone who wants to use it. Then for the next month the UA content is able to be commented on by the general D&D community in order to give Wizards of The Coast a better understanding of how the community feels about these addition so that in the future they could become official in a latter book release such as the storm soccer and swashbucklers sub-classes which after a few additional changes were put into the Sword Coast Adventures Guide

Origin

The Origin of the current UA can be traced back to two books published for the 1st and 3rd editions of D&D by Gary Gygax that were created to expand and offer new rules and mechanics and were met with various level of success and scrutiny which came from the problem of the classes inside it being overpowered as compared to the players hand book at the time.

Refrences
Sword Coast Adventurers Guide Sourcebook for Players and DMs. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2018, from http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/sc-adventurers-guide

'Dungeons and Dragons' Releases Wilderness-Themed Unearthed Arcana Supplement. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2018, from http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/02/13/dungeons-and-dragons-unearthed-arcana-into-the-wild/

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Article Unearthed Arcana: When Armies Clash. (n.d.). Retrieved February 26, 2018, from http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana/unearthed-arcana-when-armies-clash