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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[SlyFlourish]

That is how I feel about the issue. I just don't see the value (and I do see some measure of harm) in putting WotC up on some kind if pedestal, as if they're somehow above other 5e content creators. They already make much, much more money than everyone else. Isn't that enough?

Right. I don't think it takes anything away from them either. They don't call their stuff 5e. They call it D&D because they own that brand. D&D as a brand is so much more valuable than "5e" is for them.

I think they're also doing some great things for the RPG hobby and the 5e hobby: SRDs in five languages, supporting other VTT platforms, after-school programs, and so on.

But why put any company at the center of it? We don't have to. So why choose to?

 

[FrogReaver]

Well at least the true motivations are starting to come out.

 

[Imaro]

yes, it always has been

What are the steps for creating a character according to the SRD?

and the SRD established what is the common, open standard (everything in it) and what is not (the rest)

So it all stems from the 5th edition of D&D.

 

[mamba]

What are the steps for creating a character according to the SRD?

who cares, it gives you races, classes, character progression, how combat works, how checks work, how spells work, many common spells and monsters, etc. You have the rules for playing the game and then some

So it all stems from the 5th edition of D&D.

no one disputed that, but that ultimately does not matter, it still is the open, shared ruleset that underpins D&D 5e and other games

 

[mamba]

Well at least the true motivations are starting to come out.

yeah, because acknowledging that 5e has grown beyond just D&D is so nefarious… guess your opposition tells me something too then

 

[Imaro]

who cares, it gives you races, classes, character progression, how combat works, how checks work, how spells work, many common spells and monsters, etc. You have the rules for playing the game and then some

How do you use any of that with no characters?

no one disputed that, but that ultimately does not matter, it still is the open, shared ruleset that underpins D&D 5e and other games

You sure are quick to tell others what does or doesn't matter. Without 5e there would be no SRD... How can that not matter??

 

[mamba]

How do you use any of that with no characters?

pretty sure all the games based on it tell you how to create a character

You sure are quick to tell others what does or doesn't matter. Without 5e there would be no SRD... How can that not matter??

in what way does it matter? Do I need to credit WotC for creating the SRD? Sure, I did that. How else does it matter?

 

[FrogReaver]

yeah, because acknowledging that 5e has grown beyond just D&D is so nefarious… guess your opposition tells me something too then

acknowledging that 5e is d&d 5e still leaves tons of room to acknowledge that there are tons of great d&d 5e compatible products, tons of great similar to d&d 5e but slightly different products, and tons of great d&d 5e derived products.

So whatever you do, please don’t try to paint this as a refusal to acknowledge 3rd party.

I can still talk about the growth of all that, I just don’t mislabel it 5e.

 

[mamba]

I can still talk about the growth of all that, I just don’t mislabel it 5e.

we disagree on that being mislabeled

 

[FrogReaver]

we disagree on that being mislabeled

Obviously.