D&D (2024) No, probably the 2024 DMG will not change its internal structure

[Alby87]

Hi all!

I was reading the new Mordenkainen's book. The Wastrilith lore text speak about the corruption it give to people drinking poisoned waters. To gave a table of the effect, they tell us to use the Abyssal Corruption table in chapter 2 of the DMG. Because this book is written with the 2024 version in mind, they are telling us that the second chapter ("Creating a multiverse") will still be the second chapter (or an errata will be issued...).

So, if the DMG organization it's one of your problem, you'll have to deal with it for a long time.

(just my 2 CP)

 

[Stormonu]

I wouldn't use that as an iron-clad. Wording has been updated with each print run, and it would be easy enough to change the reference in a print run following a new DMG. WotC won't care that old printings don't point to the updated location.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I'm not worried.

They can keep the location the same. Or they might change it. No one will ever know.

Because as we've learned from countless times on the threads of enworld whenever someone bothers citing to the DMG .... all together now ... no one reads the DMG.

 

[Parmandur]

Hi all!

I was reading the new Mordenkainen's book. The Wastrilith lore text speak about the corruption it give to people drinking poisoned waters. To gave a table of the effect, they tell us to use the Abyssal Corruption table in chapter 2 of the DMG. Because this book is written with the 2024 version in mind, they are telling us that the second chapter ("Creating a multiverse") will still be the second chapter (or an errata will be issued...).

So, if the DMG organization it's one of your problem, you'll have to deal with it for a long time.

(just my 2 CP)

Interesting point. I think they can radically improve the DMG without invalidating those sorts of pointers in extant books, since the direction is very general, to the Chapter. But I do expect the 50th Anniversary Edition to be very conservative.

 

[Morrus]

They’re not writing current books with the layout of an as-yet unmade future book in mind. The 5.5 DMG is two years away. They’re still doing playtest stuff for 5.5.

 

[Parmandur]

They’re not writing current books with the layout of an as-yet unmade future book in mind. The 5.5 DMG is two years away. They’re still doing playtest stuff for 5.5.

Well, they're maintaining that the books they are putting out now are meant to work past 2024.

 

[Morrus]

Well, they're maintaining that the books they are putting out now are meant to work past 2024.

I think you’re reading too much into that.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Well, they're maintaining that the books they are putting out now are meant to work past 2024.

I don't think "one section is being referenced incorrectly" makes the books "not work past 2024". It's just a reference that doesn't work. The core mechanics of the game still do. I think this thread is jumping to conclusions.

 

[Parmandur]

I think you’re reading too much into that.

I'm not the OP.

I don't think "one section is being referenced incorrectly" makes the books "not work past 2024". It's just a reference that doesn't work. The core mechanics of the game still do. I think this thread is jumping to conclusions.

Mayb, maybe not. The recent round of Subclass tests imply to me that the 2024 revision will be backwards compatible on the Class level, so we are looking at an overall extremely conservative and careful change.

 

[Morrus]

I'm not the OP.

I imagine not. I'm not Neil Armstrong. I was replying to you, not the OP. But OK, thanks for the info!