D&D (2024) How D&D Beyond Will Handle Access To 2014 Rules

D&D Beyond has announced how the transition to the new 2024 edition will work on the platform, and how legacy access to the 2014 version of D&D will be implemented.

• You will still be able to access the 2014 Basic Rules and core rulebooks.
• You will still be able to make characters using the 2014 Player's Handbook.
• Existing home-brew content will not be impacted.
• These 2014 rules will be accessible and will be marked with a 'legacy' badge: classes, subclasses, species, backgrounds, feats, monsters.
• Tooltips will reflect the 2024 rules.
• Monster stat blocks will be updated to 2024.
• There will be terminology changes (Heroic Inspiration, Species, etc.)

D&D (2024) - Wizards of the Coast Backtracks on D&D Beyond and 2014 Content

Wizards of the Coast posted an overnight update stating that they are not going forward with previously released plans to require those wishing to use some 2014 content on D&D Beyond to use the Homebrew function to manually enter it. Instead, all the content including spells and magic items will...

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[mamba]

Right, same thing.

Maybe, maybe not, too many unknowns in thst equation (not sure 30% corresponds to anything): guess WotC is about to find out.

agreed, many unknowns, the 30% refers to a poll I use as my baseline where 30% answered they would move to 2024, 40% they would mix and match, with the remaining 30% either planning to not switch or play something other than D&D.

Given the news, I am not sure how mix and match will work though

 

[Parmandur]

agreed, many unknowns, the 30% refers to a poll I use as my baseline where 30% answered they would move to 2024, 40% they would mix and match, with the remaining 30% either planning to not switch or play something other than D&D.

Given the news, I am not sure how mix and match will work though

Manually, just fine: but I wouldn't take a poll of a forum as representative of Beyond users.

 

[mamba]

Manually, just fine: but I wouldn't take a poll of a forum as representative of Beyond users.

'manually' is not the question though, I am talking about DDB...

 

[Kevin Bender]

This is why I will always favor physical media

The digital 2014 PHB will still exist on D&D Beyond for those who have purchased it.

 

[Daztur]

'manually' is not the question though, I am talking about DDB...

If they want a character sheet with all the right tooltips etc. then they'll have to manually "homebrew" some stuff spell by spell to get the 5.0 stuff they want to display correctly. Other 5.0 stuff can be chosen as a "legacy" option.

 

[mamba]

The digital 2014 PHB will still exist on D&D Beyond for those who have purchased it.

it will still be available for purchase too, according to

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/news-announcements/204068-news-clarifications-on-the-2024-d-d-beyond

"Players will not lose access to their 2014 content in the Compendium. 2014 content will continue to be accessible on the D&D Beyond site and available for purchase after the release of the 2024 Core Rulebook."

 

[pukunui]

If they want a character sheet with all the right tooltips etc. then they'll have to manually "homebrew" some stuff spell by spell to get the 5.0 stuff they want to display correctly. Other 5.0 stuff can be chosen as a "legacy" option.

Even then it won't give us all the right tooltips, because there are things in D&D Beyond that are not available for homebrew, like mundane equipment and warlock invocations, among other things. We also won't be able to have the character sheet's built-in rules references refer to the 2014 rules for things like exhaustion, which is completely different in the 2024 version.

The digital 2014 PHB will still exist on D&D Beyond for those who have purchased it.

it will still be available for purchase too, according to

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/news-announcements/204068-news-clarifications-on-the-2024-d-d-beyond

"Players will not lose access to their 2014 content in the Compendium. 2014 content will continue to be accessible on the D&D Beyond site and available for purchase after the release of the 2024 Core Rulebook."

Still available in the compendium but not in the digital tools, which is what is upsetting most of us.

 

[mamba]

If they want a character sheet with all the right tooltips etc. then they'll have to manually "homebrew" some stuff spell by spell to get the 5.0 stuff they want to display correctly. Other 5.0 stuff can be chosen as a "legacy" option.

so it should work then, at least the way WotC recommends, i.e. use the 2024 version where available and the 2014 only if there isn’t one

 

[mamba]

Still available in the compendium but not in the digital tools, which is what is upsetting most of us.

yes, in the context of the post I replied to, i.e. as a compendium

 

[QuentinGeorge]

"Perhaps"?

I actually didn't expect them to force users to use the 2024 rules as a base going forward, but I guess I should have.

"Why are you guys so worried about a new edition? It's not like WoTC is going to come into your house and take away your old books."