I currently have the Master Tier subscription for D&DB and am hosting the campaign we are using. The only books I bought for it are the (3) 2024 core books, PHB, DMG, & MM. I only have those selected for content sharing with my other players. So, in theory I would imagine that those are the only books they can access to make characters (and the free basic rules), as long as I've deselected everything else, which I have.
Today I had a friend create a new PC and using the app and he told me he couldn't select the Tiefling species. I went into his character, and it was right there. So, it looks like what I'm seeing in my internet browser as opposed to him using the app are two different things. Further he created another character using the 2014 PHB, WTF? A few years back he was the one who bought some books, had a Master Tier Subscription and used content sharing for all of us to access the 2014 core books, Tashas, Xanathars and a few others. Since then, he no longer has a subscription so doesn't that revoke his ability to share content he owns with the rest of us? Apparently not as when I looked to see what content I had available to share and those legacy books showed up as shared in my campaign, even though I know they weren't
there a few weeks ago when I set things up. I never purchased them.
I'm starting to wonder if when D&DB is updated if content sharing is reset and re-selects the free books they offer. I also have a feeling that he is logged in over multiple devices using 2 separate accounts one where he bought those old books and one where he didn't which may be causing confusion. I recall using my wizards.com account to log in when D&DB launched and then had to create a second D&DB account a few years later. Another possibility is if for some reason he's able to access the content sharing on the campaign page he's switching things on/off and just screwing with everyone. I'm just really confused how those 2014 legacy books are showing up in my content as I never bought them, and he only has a free account now.