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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[Snarf Zagyg]

This is why I will always favor physical media

Cut electronic subscriptions — Cut loot boxes and NFTs — Smash the control images — Smash the control machine — Burn the pdfs and the pdf makers— Kill the digital age evils— Kill! Kill! Kill!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Cut electronic subscriptions — Cut loot boxes and NFTs — Smash the control images — Smash the control machine — Burn the pdfs and the pdf makers— Kill the digital age evils— Kill! Kill! Kill!

I look forward to the years-long "yes, it is," "no, it isn't" quasi-debates in the ENWorld zine's letters column.

 

[Nikosandros]

Physical media is great. What is, IMO, also great is to be able to get PDF and/or epub version of the books I use and to have off-line tools that have a downloadable install file.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I look forward to the years-long "yes, it is," "no, it isn't" quasi-debates in the ENWorld zine's letters column.

Don't threaten me with a good time!

 

[darjr]

Cut electronic subscriptions — Cut loot boxes and NFTs — Smash the control images — Smash the control machine — Burn the pdfs and the pdf makers— Kill the digital age evils— Kill! Kill! Kill!

You stay away from my PDFs! Do you hear me?!

 

[MockingBird]

I wonder if you can toggle between 2014 character sheets and 2024 character sheets. I'd be surprised if there isn't an option for this considering how many character sheets are on Dndbeyond.

 

[darjr]

I wonder if you can toggle between 2014 character sheets and 2024 character sheets. I'd be surprised if there isn't an option for this considering how many character sheets are on Dndbeyond.

I thought there was only one sheet in beyond? When did they add others?

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

You stay away from my PDFs! Do you hear me?!

I'm looking out for you. Physical media is the path to health, well-being, and fitness.

Do you even lift books, bruh? Do ... you ... even.... lift?

 

[Micah Sweet]

This is why I will always favor physical media

Me too, although I can accept pdfs as needed for practicality. That's as far as I go for material I want to access long term, however.

 

[MockingBird]

I thought there was only one sheet in beyond? When did they add others?

That's what I'm wondering. As far as I know there's only one sheet (the 2014 sheet) in beyond. I was just curious if we will be able to choose what sheet we use at character creation.