D&D 5E Official WotC 5e pdfs

[paradisebunny]

It looks like a leftover from a freebie offering a few years ago. Here's an article containing active links to a couple other Essentials Kit-related PDFs using a similar URL:

Free to Download: Official D&D "Dragon of Icespire Peak"

The following download contains a special preview version of material presented in the D&D Essentials Kit, and is meant as a new group's first Dungeons & Dragons experience.

www.geeknative.com

The actual WotC freebie page itself, though, seems to just go to DDB now.

The adventure though is severely limited compared to what’s in the box set, just containing one location “gnomengard”.

 

[darjr]

The Erratta and SRD are in PDF.

 

[darjr]

Google Search

Try that search. I think it works best if you copy the url and paste it into the browser.

 

[Burnside]

Hi all, I just stumbled across this (freely available) link for the pdf of the essentials kit rules. which I consider a GREAT version of the 5e rules, simple with all the basics covered including character creation minus some fluff. It made me wonder if there is actually some other good, fully illustrated PDFs out there that haven’t really been advertised as much? with lack of official 5e core books in pdf, this might be one of the few documents out there that completly mirror the print products. Are there others out there that I am not aware of?

The 5.1 SRD is available as a PDF here:

https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd?srsltid=AfmBOoo9UZP9gUNag1-3F1YDmfvmEIdRGlHlYElHUiUEyuCqt78C5vG6

 

[J.Quondam]

Google Search

Try that search. I think it works best if you copy the url and paste it into the browser.

Oh, a search is good call.
And thanks to that, I now know i somehow missed the official D&D/Play-doh crossover, Clay-O-Rama (pdf) by Zeb Cook.
Truly, I am agog!

 

[paradisebunny]

Google Search

Try that search. I think it works best if you copy the url and paste it into the browser.

This works like a charm! Thank you, it even shows versions in different languages!

 

[SlyFlourish]

Yeah I found it to be a very curious randomly available download. It came up when I searched for essentials kit character sheets. I just thought it was an interesting case of a 5e pdf available in the wilds from an official download page when e.g. @SlyFlourish frequently discusses the lack of any 5e material available in pdf and how it affects the accessibility and durability of the hobby

There's some 5e stuff in PDF. I wish all of it were.

Or even the three D&D 2014 core books at this point. That would be great.

 

[paradisebunny]

There's some 5e stuff in PDF. I wish all of it were.

Or even the three D&D 2014 core books at this point. That would be great.

Finger crossed for tomorrow’s release of the srd and new basic rules. I am hoping for basic rules that actually simplify some aspects of the game for first timers (cut passive perception, dodge proficiency, add sidekicks for duo play). Maybe the basic rules will give us a bit of a preview for the new starter set…

 

[sevenbastard]

Oh, a search is good call.
And thanks to that, I now know i somehow missed the official D&D/Play-doh crossover, Clay-O-Rama (pdf) by Zeb Cook.
Truly, I am agog!

I rember Clay o Rama from Dragon Magazine. They need to release a complete Role-Claying game. It's the only minatures I can afford.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

WotC put stuff, including the Essentials rules, online during lockdown on their main site. They cycled through a number of PDFs in that period, so you can find legit PDFs of a few things floating around still. I made sure to download everything as it was uploaded, including the coloring book pages.