2024 Player's Handbook Officially Live on D&D Beyond

The 2024 Player's Handbook has officially launched on D&D Beyond after a longer-than-expected wait. The new rulebook, which contains major revisions to the current 5th Edition ruleset for Dungeons & Dragons, is now live for "Master Tier" subscribers of the online character builder and rules compendium website, provided they pre-ordered the book. "Hero Tier" subscribers will gain access to the new Player's Handbook next week (again, provided they pre-ordered it), while the full book will be available to all subscribers starting on September 17th.

The integration of the 2024 Player's Handbook was not without hiccups, with the service initially opting to switchover the rules text for magic spells, magic items, and mundane items before reversing course after a significant uproar among some users. While D&D Beyond was supposed to be down for a four hour maintenance window this morning, assumably to "go live" with the 2024 Player's Handbook, it took an additional two hours to finish the maintenance period.

NOTE: As of 2:52 PM ET, the full suite of character building options for the 2024 Player's Handbook were not available on D&D Beyond. Users can create a Cleric, Rogue, Wizard, or Fighter character using the 2024 Basic Rules set, but all other new material is not available.

 

[Zaukrie]

Anyone see an easy way to update your spells to 2024 spells?

No UI improvements, IMO, alas.....(not unexpected)

 

[Horacio]

I see the PHB 2024 in the web version of D&D Beyond, but I don't see it in the Android app, weird...

 

[Zaukrie]

I see the PHB 2024 in the web version of D&D Beyond, but I don't see it in the Android app, weird...

did you update it and download the book (I think you need to do both)

 

[Horacio]

did you update it and download the book (I think you need to do both)

I don't see the book in the sources in the app, I see it the web

 

[Demetrios1453]

Some quick observations:

So the third person in the artwork with Raistlin and Caramon is Kitiara, even though they never adventured together after the test that changed his skin color.

The art with the cartoon characters specifically mentions Sheila as being in the picture, even though you can't see her. Using the cloak, I assume!

Each class' spell list is actually listed in the class section itself.

The Postitive and Negative Planes aren't gone, they were just not illustrated. The text states that they will be detailed (along with the other planes) in the DMG.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Trying to figure out an easy way to make a copy of a 2014 character and then update it to 2024 so I can easily compare and contrast the two.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The Postitive and Negative Planes aren't gone, they were just not illustrated. The text states that they will be detailed (along with the other planes) in the DMG.

Using this space (in print) for the planes instead of a list of the gods remains kind of a head scratcher, other than it being apparently part of WotC wanting to establish the multiverse as their primary setting they can use beyond gaming.

At least the species listings mention the gods, if not their domains.

 

[Mistwell]

Hmm, either I am seeing some hiccups, or I am doing something wrong. My 4th level Warlock has Armor of Agathys, I'm trying to replace that spell with the updated version, but the updated version isn't appearing as an option. But it is in the new 2024 PHB. Same with Spike Growth. It's possible the later isn't appearing because it's a subclass spell (Dao Genie - EDIT confirmed that's the issue, but there is no new Genie version so that shouldn't cause a hiccup) and I have not updated that yet. But I don't think Agathys was that?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Hmm, either I am seeing some hiccups, or I am doing something wrong. My 4th level Warlock has Armor of Agathys, I'm trying to replace that spell with the updated version, but the updated version isn't appearing as an option. But it is in the new 2024 PHB. Same with Spike Growth. It's possible the later isn't appearing because it's a subclass spell (Dao Genie) and I have not updated that yet. But I don't think Agathys was that?

I suspect the "you'll have both versions available to you!" was more aspirational than something they could guarantee in the given timeframe. I would guess there are probably a lot of errors being fixed as fast as the team can.