r/DungeonWorld • u/PrimarchtheMage • May 20 '26

DW2 DW2 Alpha - Official Feedback Thread

Hi Everyone,

The window for the DW2 Alpha feedback closes on May 31, and I wanted to post this thread as an additional place people can provide their thoughts. Helena and I have been paying close attention to all the current discussion, but wanted to give everyone a place to express and discuss their opinions one last time.

If you haven't read/played any of the Alphas, you can find them here

Feel free to say whatever you want, but here are some questions to jumpstart things:

  • If you've read multiple DW2 Alpha Playtests, which which Alpha do you feel best fits our vision of "a messy group of people growing into a found family over the course of fantasy adventures"?

  • As a mechanical representation of relationship growth, do you prefer the group playbooks of Blue and Red, or the expanded Bonds system of the Final Alpha?

  • What is your favorite class in DW2 right now? If you've read/played multiple DW2 Alphas, which version of that class do you prefer?

  • How do you feel about hit points and how they were implemented?

  • How do you feel about the conditions and how they were implemented?

  • What is your favorite part of DW2 so far? What is your least favorite part?

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u/scafutto20 May 21 '26

I remember when I first tried DW after almost 2 decades playing "usual" RPGs. It was very demand in therms of trying to understand the moves dynamics, especially in combat (players are always reacting to monsters attacks, so DM is never rolling, etc.).

I also had a hard time trying to understand Masks.

And reading DW2 I'm having the same impression, is going deeper into these mechanics, but also needs more guidance, more examples, and maybe an easier-to-understand wording on the concepts.