Please bring back example material components in the final version

[Nullpunkt]

It's a very minor thing but I noticed that the spells with a Material Casting action don't actually say what the material component is like they used to.

Please bring those back! I really, really enjoy seeing that you need a piece of butter for grease or a length of copper wire for sending.

I hope the example components were just cut for space and that we'll see them back in the final version!

[Pyrofool]

I wholly agree here.

[Tusk the Half-Orc]

Agreed. I don’t want my wizard reaching into a pouch to pull out a unit of Generic Material Component™, I want him to have to carry around a carefully wrapped ball of bat guano!

[Yolande d'Bar]

I also agree. I'm sure they removed them to save space and because, most of the time, it doesn't matter what material components you used.

But those components go all the way back to the AD&D Player's Handbook and are part of the grand history of this game. They represent a magical tradition, in a way.

Also, there are times when, for instance, the party has lost their equipment and you really need to know what, exactly, is required for casting fireball or Tasha's Laughter. These are moments GMs live for: "Where will you go to find a tart?"

I know this is weird, but the omission of components is maybe my biggest disappointment in this edition. I really miss them.

[Ediwir]

A penny for your thoughts!

[Gorbacz]

No. The last thing that's fun about D&D is people arguing about what are the chances of obtaining bat guano given the local ecosystem and economy.

[Kalindlara]

This might be something that was cut for space in the playtest, and will appear in the final Core Rulebook.

[Xenocrat]

Under no conditions bring back those lame dad jokes in the form of material components.