Mea Culpa. I haven't been around these past few years. D&D 4e has passed along into the mists of time... or the dustiness of your book shelf, depending upon how willing you are to convert such things between game systems and campaigns as your fancies evolve.
But, I'm back and I've been busy running the latest model of Dungeons and Dragons. The fifth, official, edition of the game was released last summer. And I realized a few things straight away.
First of all, everything you have for D&D, regardless of the edition, is compatible with 5e. I promise!
Secondly, all the 4e books that you thought you'd never use again, once 5e arrived... you can still use the maps and stat blocks pretty much as printed. Looking at the 4e stat block, just use the Bloodied HP value, everything else works, pretty much the same. Look it's D&D, you can wing it sometimes, and that doesn't break the rules. It's not like you're breaking the rules in a Magic tournament. :)
Third thing to keep in mind is that the newest D&D game is free to play. No I do not condone going off on a quest into the DarkNet searching for illegal copies of the core books. Wizards of the Coast, incorporated free rules into their business model for this edition. Here's the link: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules.
Keep in mind that D&D is a game. A game about fantastic realms and powerful heroes fighting against the forces of evil that wish to destroy civilization. Sometimes of course it's about rogues and legbreakers taking what they want and running from the King's Men-at -Arms. My point is that no matter how you play the game, the Basic Rules are free. Enjoy!
If you need quick maps for your next rpg session, allow me to recommend Dyson Logos. He's a fantastic cartographer and his maps are top notch... check out his work here: https://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/maps/.
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I have to admit that I do like 5e's combat system. Getting rid of the BAB and other such calculations really does speed up the game.
I agree with your point about the BAB; it always seemed to be an extra layer of crunchiness. I didn't like it much. 5e has proven easy and fun to run.
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