D&D 5E (2014) Official WotC 5e pdfs

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

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.

Your next wargame: Necromolds | A fun tabletop wargame for kids with clay molds & minis!

 

[SteveC]

The core three books in PDF are things I'd like to legally purchase.

 

[darjr]

The core three books in PDF are things I'd like to legally purchase.

100%. I’d even buy the core books in dndbeyond if they came with PDF! If I were WotC I’d do just that.

 

[Nikosandros]

100%. I’d even buy the core books in dndbeyond if they came with PDF! If I were WotC I’d do just that.

Someone explaining how wrong we are in desiring an awful format like PDF in 3, 2, 1...

 

[darjr]

Someone explaining how wrong we are in desiring an awful format like PDF in 3, 2, 1...

Hey now! I even like actual books!

 

[Bacon Bits]

including the coloring book pages.

I thought those were Barbarian character sheets.

 

[Morrus]

The core three books in PDF are things I'd like to legally purchase.

We've all been saying that for 20+ years, even before 5E. Don't hold your breath.

 

[SteveC]

We've all been saying that for 20+ years, even before 5E. Don't hold your breath.

Oh, I know that won't happen. Just thought it was appropriate to say. I have no illusions that WotC will make a change, but there are new people working with the product, perhaps one of them might try and make the sale. I mean, the choice in my case is PDF sales or nothing, and I'm not the only one.

 

[KnightVisionCreative]

Exactly, that’s why I thought it’s curious that this is out there and available for free. And it made me wonder what if 5e is actually out there in legitimate pdfs

It is out there at least in printer friendly versions for the manufacturer.

When you finish a manuscript in InDesign (Adobe product for text layout), you export that as a print ready PDF using the custom settings that the printer provides to ensure the job prints correctly with their machines.

That PDF exists somewhere. Exporting it in a user friendly setting would be as easy as choosing a different export format.

Here's an example of what it looks like:

I have a print option selected, but you'd instead choose a different export format and you have a PDF. No additional manuscript work needed.