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.

 

[pukunui]

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

Same. I updated the app, and it now gives me the option of downloading the free rules, but the PHB isn’t there. When I go to search and look for something from 2024, it just says the PHB is unavailable.

I can access it from the web version, though.

 

[OB1]

Got in and boy is that Rules Glossary great!

Got started building a Monk character (based on my first BG3 character) and the new character creation process does feel nicely streamlined. Only issue I ran into is a bug where my grapple and shove DCs are calculating off of Str instead of Dex. I submitted a bug report at the site, I'm sure it will be fixed soon.

 

[darjr]

Is the pdf character sheet available?

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

So far so good, I'm converting my old halfling diviner (nothing fancy) and the whole legacy/2024 is pretty easy to mix and match.

 

[Sulicius]

Magical secrets does not appear to be working yet. I can't select spells from the cleric, druid or wizard spell list for me bard after level 10.

 

[OB1]

Is the pdf character sheet available?

Yes, and works great!

Another small bug, the dice roller doesn't automatically account for your exhaustion level using the new rules.

One thing I did just notice that I haven't seen anyone mention yet, is that because the new Sleep spell gives the incapacitated condition, and the new incapacitated condition breaks concentration, Sleep is now a REALLY good anti-caster spell across all levels.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

My Dragon Artbook was just emailed to me.

First good look at the White Dragon

Spoiler

 

[Zaukrie]

My Dragon Artbook was just emailed to me.

First good look at the White Dragon

Spoiler

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That book is surprisingly fun to skim and read.

I love that the dragons have different body types and scales and stuff. Big step up.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Yes, and works great!

Another small bug, the dice roller doesn't automatically account for your exhaustion level using the new rules.

One thing I did just notice that I haven't seen anyone mention yet, is that because the new Sleep spell gives the incapacitated condition, and the new incapacitated condition breaks concentration, Sleep is now a REALLY good anti-caster spell across all levels.

How did sleep not break concentration before? It puts you to sleep!

 

[pablomaz]

Same. I updated the app, and it now gives me the option of downloading the free rules, but the PHB isn’t there. When I go to search and look for something from 2024, it just says the PHB is unavailable.

I can access it from the web version, though.

Yup, same here.

OH, another thing, this Master Tier subscription free trial came in handy, huh? Well, at least for me.