D&D (2024) How D&D Beyond Will Handle Access To 2014 Rules

D&D Beyond has announced how the transition to the new 2024 edition will work on the platform, and how legacy access to the 2014 version of D&D will be implemented.

• You will still be able to access the 2014 Basic Rules and core rulebooks.
• You will still be able to make characters using the 2014 Player's Handbook.
• Existing home-brew content will not be impacted.
• These 2014 rules will be accessible and will be marked with a 'legacy' badge: classes, subclasses, species, backgrounds, feats, monsters.
• Tooltips will reflect the 2024 rules.
• Monster stat blocks will be updated to 2024.
• There will be terminology changes (Heroic Inspiration, Species, etc.)

D&D (2024) - Wizards of the Coast Backtracks on D&D Beyond and 2014 Content

Wizards of the Coast posted an overnight update stating that they are not going forward with previously released plans to require those wishing to use some 2014 content on D&D Beyond to use the Homebrew function to manually enter it. Instead, all the content including spells and magic items will...

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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

About what we expected.

What I don't see mentioned, though, is whether they're going to continue selling the 2014 books. It would make sense that they wouldn't (they're also not selling Volo's or the original Starter Set, for instance), but I suspect there will be people who wish they had purchased them once they're no longer available.

You've got about a week and a half to purchase the 2014 PHB, if you want it on DDB and haven't done so already.

 

[Clint_L]

Pretty much as expected.

 

[Nikosandros]

Not really a fan of what they are doing with spells and magic items. I have an ongoing 2014 campaign and it will be a bit of a hassle.

 

[bedir than]

I have an ongoing 2014 campaign and it will be a bit of a hassle.

Same.
Our DM wanted us to stick with 2014 through the campaign, but our DnD Beyond heavy use among players will make this hard

 

[Micah Sweet]

However you might feel about it, nothing here is unexpected.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Same.
Our DM wanted us to stick with 2014 through the campaign, but our DnD Beyond heavy use among players will make this hard

Perhaps by design. The harder it is to stay with the old, the more enticing paying for the new will be.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Someone asked this in another thread a few minutes ago, and I responded that this was likely to be what would happen. Nice to be vindicated so quickly!

 

[Charlaquin]

However you might feel about it, nothing here is unexpected.

Perhaps by design. The harder it is to stay with the old, the more enticing paying for the new will be.

This is why I will always favor physical media

 

[bedir than]

Perhaps by design. The harder it is to stay with the old, the more enticing paying for the new will be.

I just need to remind us to copy our characters onto paper