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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[MockingBird]

I wish they had given them a refresh...

You don't feel the new books are a refresh? I've only been able to look through it briefly but from what I saw its still 5e. Do you wish it had just been a reorganization with new art? Or do you wish it had been more changes?

Just to add, I love your videos.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I wish they had given them a refresh...

I'm not sure what 5.0 to 5.5 qualifies as actually. Not a major overhaul, but not merely additive or a shiny re-print either. It's some weird middle ground, to me akin to 3.0 to 3.5. I'd rather they went one way or the other, and at this point I'm not sure I care which.

 

[Micah Sweet]

You don't feel the new books are a refresh? I've only been able to look through it briefly but from what I saw its still 5e. Do you wish it had just been a reorganization with new art? Or do you wish it had been more changes?

Just to add, I love your videos.

Either would have been better IMO.

 

[Imaro]

Either would have been better IMO.

You don't like 5e so would either have really been better in your oppinion?

 

[Imaro]

I wish they had given them a refresh...

I'm curious about this as well... what would have been considered a refresh IYO?

 

[mamba]

You don't like 5e so would either have really been better in your oppinion?

he can like 2024 even less

 

[Micah Sweet]

You don't like 5e so would either have really been better in your oppinion?

I don't like WotC 5e's creative direction lately, and I like the decisions made for 5.5 less. I would have preferred they either do a simply re-print of 5.0 (with new art, etc if people want it), or a proper new edition that makes the game the way they want it. Either way, it wouldn't affect 5e 3pp, which I very much do like and use. As it stands, most 3pp will feel forced to follow in WotC's footsteps with 5.5, making that creative space less friendly to me, since I don't like the changes they made.

My opinion of 5e is more nuanced than, "I don't like it".

 

[Remathilis]

You don't feel the new books are a refresh? I've only been able to look through it briefly but from what I saw its still 5e. Do you wish it had just been a reorganization with new art? Or do you wish it had been more changes?

Just to add, I love your videos.

Honestly, if the 2024 books were reprinted with new art and a bit of errata, I would have skipped them. My current books are fine.

If they had just done Tasha level edits (floating ASI, add in the optional features, touch up monster math) I'd have waited till they went on sale and got them. Honestly, the 2024 phb is not that far removed from this, but the idea being a lower effort version of that.

If they opted for a radical reinvention, I probably would have used that to get off the train. I own a dozen different styles of D&D at this point (between editions and 3pp) and I don't see the value of starting again with an incompatible edition.

The 2024 books are just enough changes to warrant my interest without making me feel I'm starting over. Honestly, it might just be a tad over, but not enough to break the deal.

But the two things I absolutely would have skipped was the 2014 with a different cover and 6e.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Honestly, if the 2024 books were reprinted with new art and a bit of errata, I would have skipped them. My current books are fine.

If they had just done Tasha level edits (floating ASI, add in the optional features, touch up monster math) I'd have waited till they went on sale and got them. Honestly, the 2024 phb is not that far removed from this, but the idea being a lower effort version of that.

If they opted for a radical reinvention, I probably would have used that to get off the train. I own a dozen different styles of D&D at this point (between editions and 3pp) and I don't see the value of starting again with an incompatible edition.

The 2024 books are just enough changes to warrant my interest without making me feel I'm starting over. Honestly, it might just be a tad over, but not enough to break the deal.

But the two things I absolutely would have skipped was the 2014 with a different cover and 6e.

No one expects everyone to feel the same way about this. I would have preferred either of the choices you don't like.

 

[Stormonu]

I think 5e is a better game than 5.5

Seems a bit getting ahead of the horse. We've only seen a taste of what's changing in the MM, and nothing about the DMG. Further, I haven't seen any reports myself of anyone actually using the new rules in play (UA stuff yes, but that's not quite what's in the new PHB).

That said, I'm one of those who doesn't have interest in switching. My 2014 books work well enough for me, I'm just crossing my fingers the 2024 DMG is better organized and has more options in it.

And don't touch my Beyond stuff, I'm still playing in a 2014 campaign that's likely to last at least another year - and I use Beyond to look up stuff almost daily.