D&D 5E (2024) D&D Beyond's Development Roadmap Is A Complete Rebuild Of Platform

D&D Beyond has announced its roadmap for the future, including features in active development and those planned for later down the line. These include a full rebuild of the game platform's engine, a new character builder, tools for Dungeon Masters, and more.

Over the past few months, we’ve launched a new homepage, a revamped and more sortable content library, image reveals in the Maps VTT to help DMs immerse their players more easily, and several other quality-of-life improvements.

2026 is a year of refocusing and rebuilding D&D Beyond to make it easier to play D&D your way. Three major initiatives will drive most of our work:

• Rebuilding D&D Beyond’s Game Platform
• Improving Player Onboarding and Revamping the Character Builder Experience
• Launching a Suite of Dungeon Master Tools

 

[GarrettKP]

Wondering. If DDB becomes a large success, or continues to be one as I suspect it is already is by WotC requirements, I wonder if the next edition might change the rules to not do things that can't be done in DDB or if it can be implemented in DDB might become a consideration for new rules?

It is way too early to think about a new edition when 2024 is still fresh.

Also, while plans may have changed since Crawford left, a reminder that he said in interviews while he was still with WotC that the team saw 5e D&D as a system they could just continue to update and not necessarily do a full edition reboot again. That certainly is still a possibility.

 

[Clint_L]

Wondering. If DDB becomes a large success, or continues to be one as I suspect it is already is by WotC requirements, I wonder if the next edition might change the rules to not do things that can't be done in DDB or if it can be implemented in DDB might become a consideration for new rules?

I think this was a clear impetus behind quite a few of the rules changes in DDB. That's why so many of them became simplified and more quantifiable.