D&D 5E WotC has updated the Hadozee glide ability on DnDBeyond

[Retreater]

I'd probably get used to it. I mean, they're not going to stop printing books, but the main locus of communication about games-specific stuff is going to be through D&D Beyond.

That's the only way to get "One" D&D.
Darned subscription service.

 

[Mistwell]

I actually have no idea what you're talking about. If there was a thread about something else, I missed it. I just remember the Hadozee glide ability because I saw someone in another thread talking about how broken it is.

Me. You saw me talking about how broken it is

I'm gathering from the context in this thread that there's something problematic about the Hadozee in terms of presentation, but I don't actually know what it is.

I don't know how to prove I DON'T know something, but I've mostly been arguing about wizards all day.

There is a big long thread about it here, which is locked. We've been asked to not continue that conversation.

 

[The Myopic Sniper]

I imagine the errata for the Glide ability change probably would have gone out on D&D Beyond in December or the next time they were planning to issue a big errata summary, but since they were changing that other more crucial thing on the Hadozee anyway they decided to put out the Glide change as well. I don't think that pairing that change with the glide change has any sort of ill intent or misdirection on WOTCs part as some on Twitter seem to be suggesting, but just since they were changing that one thing anyway, that they might as well change the other thing which they were planning to earlier.

 

[Parmandur]

and yet they pushed it out only how many days from the book being live?!?! someone thought it (and the one we can't talk about) was important enough to do, BUT not important enough to let us all see it

Give it time, they will.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Mod Note:

As asked, let’s keep this thread open by just discussing the errata on Hadozee gliding mechanics.

(Discussing other mechanical errata- needed or announced- won’t be a problem, either, FWIW.)

 

[TwoSix]

Me. You saw me talking about how broken it is

And you were absolutely right, it was totally busted.

There is a big long thread about it here, which is locked. We've been asked to not continue that conversation.

I figured it out with some Googling. Wow, that's definitely a <redacted><redacted>.

 

[cbwjm]

That's the only way to get "One" D&D.
Darned subscription service.

Presumably less subscription and more an account, which can be free.

 

[a.everett1287]

Presumably less subscription and more an account, which can be free.

Don't think that's even 'presumably' because it's the way it operates right now, that post is just dumb.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Mod Note:

But I want to know about the controversial slavery element, y'all.

Are you trying to get banned? Stop pot-stirring.

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

I don't think that pairing that change with the glide change has any sort of ill intent or misdirection on WOTCs part as some on Twitter seem to be suggesting, but just since they were changing that one thing anyway, that they might as well change the other thing which they were planning to earlier.

Yeah, I think the gliding thing had about the same urgency as adding darkvision to Tritons. Just got moved up in the que when that more pressing issue came up.

 

[HammerMan]

I'd probably get used to it. I mean, they're not going to stop printing books, but the main locus of communication about games-specific stuff is going to be through D&D Beyond.

God this entire new edition has sapped any energy I have for d&d

 

[a.everett1287]

God this entire new edition has sapped any energy I have for d&d

It's pretty good so far, yeah.

 

[Gradine]

Look, I think we're all glad that the gliding language was fixed, at least for some customers, but whose bright idea was it to be that way in the first place? What were they thinking? And why aren't they talking about the gliding errata at all? As originally written it was incredibly broken. Who's responsible for it? How did nobody catch how broken the gliding was?

 

[billd91]

Presumably less subscription and more an account, which can be free.

I got the play test stuff with my free account. No money changed hands.

 

[billd91]

Look, I think we're all glad that the gliding language was fixed, at least for some customers, but whose bright idea was it to be that way in the first place? What were they thinking? And why aren't they talking about the gliding errata at all? As originally written it was incredibly broken. Who's responsible for it? How did nobody catch how broken the gliding was?

You know, if any of the gliding controversy was done by a European contributor, I wouldn’t hold it against them. We can’t expect everyone outside the US to be fully cognizant of our gliding issues. But the American personnel on the project should have noticed that there were unfortunate gliding implications and, you know, edited the gliding bit.

 

[Mecheon]

How did nobody catch how broken the gliding was?

They probably didn't think folks would read it that way. Had a mental image for how it would go. Possibly forgot this is the D&D fandom who read how Truespeakers went in 3.5E, realised they didn't work, and also realised that the precise wording of their spells lead to Infinite Angel Cascades simply because someone didn't put in the limiter on it.

Then, moment it comes out, the net's first instinct became "Hey, falling from a jump should count" and wavedash

 

[Zubatcarteira]

The glide was in the UA, they definitely saw people pointing out the issue in the feedback. I truly don't get why they kept the same in the book just to fix it after release.

 

[Retreater]

Presumably less subscription and more an account, which can be free.

As pointed out in this thread from people who purchased their books not on DND Beyond, you don't get the errata for free.

 

[billd91]

As pointed out in this thread from people who purchased their books not on DND Beyond, you don't get the errata for free.

Well, not via DND Beyond, you won’t. Give it a little time and I’m sure it’ll appear on WotC’s errata page as free as all the other errata documents.

 

[a.everett1287]

Well, not via DND Beyond, you won’t. Give it a little time and I’m sure it’ll appear on WotC’s errata page as free as all the other errata documents.

I'm not entirely sure the post you're arguing against is actually in good faith.