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.

 

[Belen]

I'm glad they're doing all this errata, but it certainly makes my fancy FLGS cover book a little less exciting to lay hands on, later this week.

Agreed.

Maybe they should have released online first and waited to print the books.

 

[Zaukrie]

I've created or converted a few characters now, it's not that big of a deal. For an existing PC, make a copy, delete the class, race and background. Add them back in. If an existing background doesn't work, just use the custom background.

If using a custom background at this point you still have to add the starting feat manually. View the character sheet > Features & Traits > Feats > Manage Feats. Select your feat.

It's not about how ready it is, it's that they can't support most of what a warlock will do every round. And sear undead not working. We okay virtually in one group, and the foundry native sheet works just fine. Hence the post you replied to stating we'll likely switch to native foundry for that game

 

[Zaukrie]

I'm glad they're doing all this errata, but it certainly makes my fancy FLGS cover book a little less exciting to lay hands on, later this week.

I'm already regretting buying it this printing.

 

[Sulicius]

Agreed.

Maybe they should have released online first and waited to print the books.

I think we would have people up in arms against that too, plus how long does it take between editing and getting it into all FLGS?

 

[Queer Venger]

woohoo!!! Masters Tier!!!

 

[Queer Venger]

I think we would have people up in arms against that too, plus how long does it take between editing and getting it into all FLGS?

FLGS are a disappointment, (I live in LA, a very big city), I hit a couple locally, neither had the new PHB. Got mine online, no need to waste more gas.
Online also got it for big discount.

 

[Marandahir]

Yeah, I'm happy with my physical copy for now; will wait for the digital copy to go up on 9/17 – I don't want to up my subscription just to get more easily searchable rules two weeks earlier.

 

[Mistwell]

FLGS are a disappointment, (I live in LA, a very big city), I hit a couple locally, neither had the new PHB. Got mine online, no need to waste more gas.
Online also got it for big discount.

Fire and Dice in the San Fernando Valley has many copies. Good store too. Lots of space for running and playing games.

 

[Arilyn]

Fire and Dice in the San Fernando Valley has many copies. Good store too. Lots of space for running and playing games.

Love that name! Lots of copies in our local store up here in northern BC. Get a free dice set too, but definitely more expensive than in USA.

 

[jasper]

Any body got a link to the new character sheet? The 2024 basic rules on the phone app, does not download the sheet. Thanks.