Changelog
July - September 2024
Updating the D&D Beyond Toolset for the 2024 Core Rulebooks
This entry was updated on September 3, 2024, to clarify changes to the D&D Beyond toolset that are kicking off alongside Master Tier early access for the digital 2024 Player’s Handbook and will continue indefinitely.
This Changelog reiterates points found in the previous Updating the D&D Beyond Toolset for the 2024 Core Rulebooks and 2024 D&D Beyond Ruleset Changelog [UPDATE] updates. We wanted to keep these old posts visible to be transparent about the changes D&D Beyond is undergoing as part of the process of implementing the 2024 Core Rulebook, but they are now deprecated.
The 2024 Core Rulebooks are revising fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons, updating everything from base classes to spells to monster stat blocks. As the official digital toolset for the game, D&D Beyond is undergoing updates so that you can jump into play as soon as the new core rulebooks become available.
Below, we cover these key changes to D&D Beyond as well as what won’t be changing.
We’re committed to making the D&D Beyond experience excellent, and will be continuing to develop, improve, and innovate based on community feedback.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my previous character sheets be affected?
The game mechanics for your 2014 characters will not be impacted, and all spells, abilities, items, and conditions will display information in line with 2014 rules. Your previous character sheets will receive some updated terminology, as explained in “Changes in Terminology” below.
How do I differentiate between making a 2014 and a 2024 character? And how do I turn off viewing Legacy Content?
When you use the Character Builder to create a new character, you decide which sources will be used. The 2024 content will always be available, but you can choose to show or hide other sources in the Sources section. For example, 2014 content will be marked with a Legacy tag and will default to 'on.' If you do not want to see Legacy content, you can change the toggle to ‘off’ to hide those options. For more details, refer to “Marking Old Material with a Legacy Badge” and “Updates to the Character Builder and Character Sheet”.
How will tooltips and rules impact my 2014 character?
Rules and tooltips for 2014 characters with Legacy sources enabled will provide access to both 2014 and 2024 spells, actions, and items. Conditions, like Exhaustion, will show both the updated 2024 ruling and the 2014 ruling. Some terminology will be updated, but descriptions will stay consistent with the 2014 game mechanics. For more information, refer to “Updates to the Character Builder and Character Sheet”.
Will I still have access to the 2024 spells referenced in the first Changelog?
You will have access to all 2024 spells and classes that are available through the Free Rules, detailed in “Introducing the D&D Free Rules” below. Players who have purchased the 2024 Player’s Handbook will have access to all the content within the source.
How will spells work for my 2014 character class? How will they work for my 2024 character class?
Players using Legacy content as a source to play with a 2014 character class will be able to see both 2014 and 2024 spell lists. 2014 spells will be marked with a Legacy tag.
Players using 2024 content as a source will only see the 2024 spell list. For more details refer to “Examples of these Changes and Backwards Compatibility”.
Will relabeled features, like Heroic Inspiration and Species, reference 2014 or 2024 rules for my 2014 character?
Relabeled features will receive new language, but this language is still in line with the 2014 ruleset. For more details, refer to “Changes in Terminology” under “Updates to the Character Builder and Character Sheet”.
Will functions that consult spells (ex. Warlock invocations) be affected?
No, they will not. If you have 2014 content enabled, you will still be able to refer to 2014 versions of functions like invocations in your character sheet.
Introducing the D&D Free Rules (2024)
The 2024 Core Rulebooks introduce new and exciting updates to the fifth edition ruleset, and we want to give players a free and accessible way to experience them.
To celebrate early access to the digital 2024 Player’s Handbook for Master Tier subscribers, we’re also giving registered users a sneak peek into the D&D Free Rules (2024) by granting access to four base classes (Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard), spells, and one subclass for each of these classes. These free materials are available under the Sources tab on D&D Beyond. The D&D Free Rules (2024) will be further expanded on September 17 to include the remaining core classes.
You can learn more about the D&D Free Rules (2024) here.
Access to the 2014 Rules and Homebrew Are Not Changing
You will not lose access to the Basic Rules (2014) or to your copies of the 2014 Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, or Monster Manual.
You’ll continue to be able to create characters in the Character Builder using all the player options found in the 2014 Core Rulebooks. This includes the classes, subclasses, species, backgrounds, spells, feats, and other options you enjoy today.
All the monsters found in the Monster Manual (2014) will also still be available for use in the toolset. 2014 game materials will be marked with a Legacy badge if there are updated versions of them in the 2024 Core Rulebooks.
Finally, existing homebrew will not be impacted by the changes we roll out. When you create new Homebrew, you will have the option to choose between 2024 templates and Legacy source templates.
Marking Old Material with a Legacy Badge
Starting with the 2024 Player’s Handbook and continuing through the release of the 2024 Monster Manual, we’ll be updating the Game Rules to flag older material.
The following materials from the 2014 Player’s Handbook will receive a Legacy badge in the game rules:
- Classes
- Subclasses that have a new version in the 2024 Player’s Handbook
- Species
- Backgrounds
- Feats
- Items
- Spells from the 2014 Player’s Handbook and the Basic Rules (2014)
- Monsters that have a new version in the 2024 Player’s Handbook
Adding Tooltips and Game Materials in the Toolset
As the 2024 Core Rulebooks release, we will add new game materials and updated tooltips to the toolset. This change will have varying degrees of impact on the information you’ll find on D&D Beyond and in its tools. See below for details:
Updates to the Character Builder and Character Sheet
The Character Builder will continue to allow players to choose the source of the character options, including the newly introduced 2024 content. The Character Sheet is the same for all content and will reflect the character options used to build the character. The Character Sheet was updated to reflect 2024 terminology with descriptions that are consistent with 2014 and 2024 game rules.
Switching Between the 2014 and 2024 Rules, Plus Updates to Sources
In the Sources section of the Home tab in Character Builder, you can already choose to show or hide sources. Your available content will be set to be shown by default, and you will choose what to hide when creating your character. The 2024 content will always be available, but you can choose to show or hide other sources. For example, 2014 content will be marked with a Legacy tag and will be defaulted on. If you do not want to see Legacy content, you can change the toggle off to hide those options.
Here are the updated categories you’ll be able to enable and disable:
- Expanded Rules: Character options from other official sources, such as Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
- Legacy: Character options from the 2014 Core Rulebooks whose 2024 counterparts have been released. This category also includes other noncore content, such as One Grung Above.
Homebrew and each third-party source, such as Critical Role and Humblewood, will continue to have their own on/off toggles.
Changes in Terminology
You will continue to use the same character sheet for any character you build, regardless of the source. However, we will update the terminology to reflect the 2024 Core Rulebooks. This includes:
- Inspiration will be renamed Heroic Inspiration
- Initiative will display as the name Initiative Score when you click on the Initiative button
- Proficiencies & Languages will become Proficiencies & Training
- Racial Traits will be renamed Species Traits
- Description will become Background
- Cast a Spell will become Magic
- Influence and Search have been added as actions
When you click into these terms on your character sheet, you will see new language. Though the language is updated, there are no differences between the 2014 and 2024 rules in these cases.
Here is an example of updated terminology that has no impact on gameplay mechanics. The first image references the 2014 rules, and the second image references the 2024 rules:
Conditions, like Exhaustion, will show both the 2024 and 2014 text, marked with a Legacy badge.
New Options in the Character Creation Process
To keep in line with changes to character creation in the 2024 Player’s Handbook, the steps you follow in the Character Builder will be updated:
- Current: Home > Race > Class > Abilities > Description > Equipment
- Updated: Home > Class > Background > Species > Abilities > Equipment
Backwards Compatibility with 2014 Material
You will continue to be able to play with game materials from the 2014 ruleset. Much of this older content will be flagged with the Legacy badge and be usable with the 2024 rules.
However, if an older subclass was updated for the 2024 Player’s Handbook, that subclass will not be useable with the 2024 class.
If you are playing a 2024 character class, but using a subclass not updated in the 2024 Player's Handbook, that character will still consult the 2024 spell list.
There will be no change in your experience if you choose a 2014 subclass and play it with its 2014 class.
Examples of these Changes and Backwards Compatibility
Here are a few examples of these changes in action:
- You create a Cleric using the 2024 Player’s Handbook as your source. At level 3, you get to choose a subclass. You own the 2014 Player’s Handbook and decide you want to use the Knowledge Domain subclass from that book. You may select it in the Character Builder. As you level up, your subclass features will unlock according to the Cleric’s progression in the 2024 ruleset. Further, the Domain spells you receive will be the 2024 versions of the spells.
- You create a Sorcerer using the 2024 Player’s Handbook as your source. You also own Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, which has the Aberrant Mind subclass. At level 3, you want to take the Aberrant Mind as your subclass. You may only choose to use the 2024 version of the subclass, which is known as the Aberrant Sorcery. This does not affect your ability to use the 2014 version of the subclass with the 2014 Sorcerer.
- You create a Warlock using the 2014 Player’s Handbook as your source. You want to select the Fiend for your subclass. Because you are playing with the 2014 Warlock, you can only choose to use the old version of the subclass.
- You have a 2024 Wizard who has just leveled up. Because you are playing with a 2024 character, you must choose your new spells from the 2024 list of spells.
- Your Dungeon Master wants you to create a character for their Tomb of Annihilation campaign. You create a Fighter using the rules in the 2024 Player’s Handbook and want to take the Anthropologist background from the adventure. You select the background. Because of the revised character creation rules in the 2024 Player’s Handbook, you will need to select an Origin feat. Similarly, you will adjust your ability scores by increasing one score by 2 and a different one by 1, or by increasing three scores by 1.
- Your character was created using the 2024 ruleset. They have a Greataxe equipped and have the Weapon Master feat. On your character sheet, when you click on the Greataxe in your inventory, you will see the rules for the Greataxe’s mastery property, Cleave.
- Your character was created using the 2014 character options. They have a Greataxe equipped but have not taken the Weapon Master feat from the 2024 Player’s Handbook. When you click on the Greataxe in your inventory, you will not see the rules for the weapon’s mastery property. If you later take the Weapon Master feat or a feature that unlocks weapon mastery, you will see the rules for weapon mastery on your items.
- You want to reference the rules for Exhaustion, which were overhauled in the 2024 Player’s Handbook. When you navigate to conditions on your character sheet and click the entry for Exhaustion, you will see the 2024 ruling for the condition. You will also see the 2014 rules for the condition. The 2014 rules will be marked as Legacy.
- You have an existing Cleric character created with 2014 rules. Legacy content is already enabled as a source. You would like to prepare Healing Word. When you click into your known spells, you will have the option to choose from either the 2014 or the 2024 version of the spell.
- You would like to create a new Cleric character with 2014 rules. Legacy content is enabled as a source. You would like to prepare Healing Word. When you click into your known spells, you will have the option to choose from either the 2014 or 2024 version of the spell.
Other Changes in Terminology
In the Character Builder and elsewhere on D&D Beyond, you will see updates to other game terminology.
Species, Subrace, Variant Race
Race will be changed to Species and Variant Race will become Variant Species. In the D&D Beyond marketplace, you will also see Subrace become Species Option.
For older sources such as the Shifter from Eberron: Rising from the Last War, you will still see references to Race and Subrace. Material from previous books that has been revised in new releases will receive a Legacy badge. For example, the 2014 Elf species page will receive a Legacy badge.
Updated Names of Actions
The names of certain actions have also been changed. For example, the Use an Object action is now the Utilize action and the Cast a Spell action has become the Magic action. These will be reflected on D&D Beyond.
We remain committed to making D&D Beyond a fantastic experience for our community. From all of us on the D&D team, we thank you for joining us on this journey!
[DEPRECATED] 2024 D&D Beyond Ruleset Changelog [UPDATE]
Last week we released a Changelog detailing how players would experience the 2024 Core Rulebooks on D&D Beyond. We heard your feedback loud and clear and thank you for speaking up.
Our excitement around the 2024 Core Rulebooks led us to view these planned updates as welcome improvements and free upgrades to existing content. We misjudged the impact of this change, and we agree that you should be free to choose your own way to play. Taking your feedback to heart, here’s what we’re going to do:
Players who only have access to the 2014 Player’s Handbook will maintain their character options, spells, and magical items in their character sheets. Players with access to the 2024 and 2014 digital Player’s Handbooks can select from both sources when creating new characters. Players will not need to rely on Homebrew to use their 2014 player options, including spells and magic items, as recommended in previous changelogs.
Please Note:
- Players will continue to have access to their free, shared, and purchased items on D&D Beyond, with the ability to use previously acquired player options when creating characters and using character sheets.
- We are not changing players’ current character sheets, except for relabeling and renaming. Examples include Races to Species, Inspiration to Heroic Inspiration, and Cast Spell to Magic.
We’re dedicated to making D&D Beyond the ultimate digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons, continuously enhancing the platform to ensure you can create, customize, and play your game just as you envision it. From your first one-shot to multi-year campaigns and everything in between, we're grateful to be on this journey with you.
-The D&D Studio
[DEPRECATED] Updating the D&D Beyond Toolset for the 2024 Core Rulebooks
This changelog is no longer accurate. For updated information, please reference the changelog Updating the D&D Beyond Toolset for the 2024 Core Rulebooks.
The 2024 Core Rulebooks revise fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons, updating everything from the base classes to spells to monster stat blocks. As the official digital toolset for the game, D&D Beyond is undergoing updates so that you can jump into play as soon as the new core rulebooks become available.
These updates kick off alongside the launch of early access for the 2024 Player’s Handbook and will continue even after the release of the 2024 Monster Manual.
Below, we cover key changes to D&D Beyond as well as what won’t be changing.
What Isn’t Changing: Access to the 2014 Rules and Homebrew
You will not lose access to the Basic Rules or to your copies of the 2014 Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, or Monster Manual.
You’ll continue to be able to create characters in the Character Builder using the classes, subclasses, species, backgrounds, and feats found in the 2014 Player’s Handbook. All the monsters found in the 2014 Monster Manual will also still be available for use in the toolset. These materials will be marked with a Legacy badge if there are newer versions of them in the 2024 Core Rulebooks.
Finally, existing homebrew will not be impacted by the changes we roll out. The exception to this is for homebrew that includes tooltips in their descriptions. We are updating tooltips and, therefore, homebrew that uses them will see these changes reflected.
Marking Old Material with a Legacy Badge
Starting with the 2024 Player’s Handbook and continuing through the release of the 2024 Monster Manual, we’ll be updating the Game Rules to flag older material.
The following materials from the 2014 Core Rulebooks will not be updated and will instead receive the Legacy badge:
- Classes
- Subclasses that have a new version in the 2024 Player’s Handbook
- Species
- Backgrounds
- Feats
- Monsters
Updating Tooltips and Game Materials in the Toolset
With the rules revision, we are updating game materials in the toolset and in tooltips to be in line with the 2024 Core Rulebooks. This change impacts the information you’ll find on your character sheet, in tooltips, and that is linked in the compendium.
The following rules will be updated:
- Core gameplay definitions
- Armor Class
- Saving Throws
- Skills and Abilities
- Alignment
- Senses (Blindsight, Darkvision, Tremorsense, Truesight)
- Area of effect definitions
Aside from a few exceptions, all entries for mundane and magical items, weapons, armor, and spells will also be updated to their 2024 version. For magic items, most of those changes will come with the release of the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide. Further, all tooltips and links to monsters will also be updated to point to their newest version.
The exceptions to these changes include the following:
- Feeblemind and Branding Smite will be archived and replaced with Befuddlement and Shining Smite, respectively. If you already have Feeblemind and Branding Smite on your character sheet, they will remain there until you remove them, after which you will have to add Befuddlement and Shining Smite to your spell list. We took this step to avoid confusion for players who may be unaware that Feeblemind and Branding Smite have new versions under different names.
- The Net weapon and all magic weapons that use it as a base weapon (e.g., +1 Net) will be archived and replaced with the Net adventuring gear.
Backwards Compatibility with 2014 Material
You will continue to be able to play with game materials from the 2014 ruleset, including:
- Classes
- Subclasses
- Species
- Backgrounds
- Feats
This older content will be flagged with the Legacy badge. In many cases, it will be usable with the 2024 rules. If a subclass received an update in the 2024 Player’s Handbook, you will not be able to use the older version with the 2024 class. However, you can continue using it with the 2014 class.
Examples of these Changes and Backwards Compatibility
Here are a few examples of these changes in action:
UI Updates to Monster Stat Blocks
The 2024 Monster Manual introduces changes to monster stat blocks. As a result, we will update the UI for monster stat blocks found throughout the D&D Beyond toolset. We do not have a precise date for when you will see these changes, but you can expect them before the release of the 2024 Monster Manual.
Notably, you’ll see these changes:
- Monsters will display an Initiative and Initiative score
- All monster saving throw bonuses will be shown
- Armor Class will be shortened to AC
- Hit Points will be shortened to HP
- Damage Vulnerabilities will be shortened to Vulnerabilities
- Damage Resistances will be shortened to Resistances
- Damage and Condition Immunities will be combined into a single Immunities section, separated by a semicolon
- Challenge & Proficiency now follows this new format: CR ## (XP ##, PB +#)
- The monster’s features will be moved to the Traits section
- Books in the compendium will still reflect the original formatting used for monster stat blocks. For example, if you go into the 2014 Monster Manual, all monster stat blocks in that book will have their original formatting.
Updates to the Character Builder and Character Sheet
The 2024 Player’s Handbook streamlines the steps to creating a character and updates the character sheet. The Character Builder and digital character sheet are being updated to reflect these changes as well as changes in game terminology.
Changes to the Character Creation Process
To keep in line with changes to character creation, the steps you follow in the Character Builder will be updated:
Current: Home > Race > Class > Abilities > Description > Equipment
Updated: Home > Class > Background > Species > Abilities > Equipment
Updates to Sources and Book Categorization
In the Home tab of the Character Builder, you can already enable and disable game material under the Sources section. We’re tidying up this section and adding the option to enable or disable 2014 player options.
Here are the updated categories you’ll be able to enable and disable:
- Expanded Rules: Game materials from other official sources, such as Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
- Legacy: Game materials from the 2014 Core Rulebooks whose 2024 counterparts have been released. This category also includes other noncore content, such as One Grung Above.
Homebrew and each third-party source, such as Critical Role and Humblewood, will continue to have their own on/off toggles. The core D&D rules from the 2024 Core Rulebooks do not have a toggle as they are always considered enabled.
Changes in Terminology
The following terminology will be updated in the character sheet to bring it in line with the 2024 Core Rulebooks:
- Inspiration will be renamed Heroic Inspiration
- Initiative Score will be displayed when you click on the Initiative button
- Proficiencies & Languages will become Proficiencies & Trainings
- Racial Traits will be renamed Species Traits
- Description will become Background
Other Changes in Terminology
In the Character Builder and elsewhere on D&D Beyond, you will see updates to other game terminology.
Species, Subrace, Variant Race
Race will be changed to Species and Variant Race will become Variant Species. In the D&D Beyond marketplace, you will also see Subrace become Species Option.
For older game materials, such as the Shifter from Eberron: Rising from the Last War, you will still see references to Race and Subrace. Material from previous books that has been revised in new releases will receive a Legacy badge. For example, the 2014 Elf species page will receive a Legacy badge.
Updated Names of Actions
The names of certain actions have also been changed. For example, the Use an Object action is now the Utilize action and the Cast a Spell action has become the Magic action. These will be reflected on D&D Beyond.
D&D Beyond Is Seeing Big Changes
Over these coming months, you’re going to see a lot of updates to D&D Beyond and its suite of tools. In updating the website and toolset for the core rules revisions, we hope to make it easier for you to jump into these exciting new rules and player options.
We thank you for joining us on this journey!
July Updates
Tagging of 2014 Core Rulebooks
The team is hard at work readying the site for the biggest release in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. The first bit of preparation for the launch of the 2024 Core Rulebooks begins with tagging the 2014 books. You’ll now see that the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, Monster Manual, and Basic Rules all have “(2014)” affixed to the end of their names and in various other areas of the site.
New Releases
We had two exciting releases in July.
Quest from the Infinite Staircase is the latest adventure anthology. It features six beloved D&D adventures, including the truly bizarre Expedition to the Barrier Peaks and a wonderful retake on the classic romantic adventure Beyond the Crystal Cave. Quests from the Infinite Staircase launched with full Maps support, so you can jump straight into any of these nostalgic adventures.
Book of Ebon Tides from Kobold Press is a setting book that contains everything you need to take your campaign to the dim and daunting Shadow Realm. In this book, you’ll find umbral monsters, magic items, locales, and NPCs, including several tactical maps all ready to use in the D&D Beyond VTT.
Maps Updates
Four books were added to Maps, two new and two backfilled titles:
- Quests from the Infinite Staircase
- Book of Ebon Tides
- Eberron: Rising from the Last War
- Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons
Subscriber Perks
This July, we busted out the bling with four filigreed character portrait frames that tie in with D&D’s 50th anniversary.
Avrae
We removed the case sensitivity of the !i command, a nice quality-of-life improvement owed to Dusk, one of our moderators.
April - June 2024
June Updates
New Releases
Grim Hollow: Player Pack is a new release by Ghostfire Gaming. It’s great for those of you looking for something a little more morose and to expand play, whether you’re combining it with Lairs of Etharis and Dungeons of Drakkenheim or other books. This collection of player options curated by Ghostfire Gaming and D&D Beyond features two species, six subclasses, ten spells, and twelve magic items all perfect for your dark D&D game.
Maps Updates
Maps received a big feature update that’ll be perfect for all you Wizards screaming, “I don’t care how big the room is, I cast Fireball!” You can now use Area of Effect templates on Maps for circle, square, cone, and line effects. Each template can not only be resized, but you can choose different colors and symbols to be applied, making it easy to distinguish your Silence from your Darkness.
We also had four backfill titles added to Maps:
Quality-of-Life Update for Equipment Listings
There’s been a small update to the equipment listings; you can now access vehicles directly from that page via the View Vehicles button in the top right.
Subscriber Perks
In our ongoing celebration of D&D’s 50th anniversary, we dropped a series of anniversary-themed backdrops for your character sheets.
Avrae
Our team of devs as well as community contributors work hard to maintain and improve the D&D Discord bot. This June, Avrae saw two large updates:
- Homebrew content, such as monsters, spells, and items, can now be properly looked up with slash commands. Shoutout to @Croebh!
- We had an infrastructure update to move from DocumentDB (Mongo) 3.6 to DocumentDB 5.0.
You’ll also notice smaller changes. For example, monster embeds are now closer to their source material (thank you to @Lathaon).
April & May Updates
Marketplace Refresh
On April 30, we launched our new look marketplace, adding several new features. Physical book purchases and bundles, which previously had to be purchased externally, can now be purchased through the D&D Beyond marketplace*. Additionally, adding both the physical and digital versions to your cart will automatically apply the relevant bundle pricing. The new marketplace also adds a wish list, the ability to save payment information, and new filters and categorization to make finding the book you were looking for even easier.
Some features of the old marketplace were not carried over and have been sunsetted. These include digital book bundles such as the Legendary, Player, and Adventure bundles and à la carte purchasing options from within books. Discounts and book credits from previous purchases will still apply. For more details on the new marketplace, see the Marketplace FAQ.
*United States customers only. Customers in all other regions can purchase physical books and digital + physical bundles via dndstore.wizards.com
Owned Content Tags in Sources
If you navigate to the sources section of the site, you’ll now see that books you own have a spiffy new blue “Library” tag that’ll quickly inform you as to which books you own. What’s more, you can search “library” in the search field to filter down to just your owned books.
New Releases
The archlich Vecna may try to hoard secrets for his own evil ends, but not all such whisperings can be contained. Vecna: Eve of Ruin, the latest D&D adventure for characters from levels 10 to 20, is now available on D&D Beyond. Additionally, the prequel adventure for level 3 characters, Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye, is now available for purchase.
D&D Beyond’s library of Partnered content continues to expand with two new additions: MCDM’s Flee, Mortals! and Where Evil Lives! Both books can be purchased individually or as a bundle at a discounted price.
Book Update for Tales From the Yawning Portal
Previously released as seven separate listings bundled together, Tales from the Yawning Portal has been updated as a single book entry. This aligns it with all our other books and will make downloading and updating the book easier on the mobile app.
Maps Updates
The Game Log on Maps has received a quality-of-life improvement; you can now select a roll result to expand it to display the specific die results for each roll.
Next up is a feature a lot of Dungeon Master’s have been asking for; controls over Player access to features. Within the Game Info menu, you’ll find a Settings option. From here you can toggle if players can use the following features:
- Move monster and NPC tokens
- Draw on the map
- Use the draw too
- Use the pointer tool
Finally, a total of eight books were added to Maps: four backfilled adventures and four brand-new releases:
- Storm King’s Thunder
- Out of the Abyss
- Tyranny of Dragons
- Princes of the Apocalypse
- Vecna: Eve of Ruin
- Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
- Flee, Mortals!
- Where Evil Lives
Subscriber Perks
It is said that April showers bring May flowers, but here at D&D Beyond, they bring subscriber perks! April brought the Kintsugi dice set, where delicate flaws accentuate inner beauty, while May adds a touch of floral spring flair to your character sheet with four spring-themed frames.
D&D Beyond Mobile App Updates
The D&D Beyond mobile app updates to version 2.54, bringing the following changes and new features for Android and iOS:
Android
- Search within My Dice to find the perfect set
- Artificer infusions can now be managed from within the app
- Proficiency Bonus can be found in the Proficiencies and Languages section
iOS
- Filter spells within your spell list
- Artificer infusions can now be managed from within the app
- Proficiency Bonus can be found in the Proficiencies and Languages section
Jan - March 2024
March Updates
D&D’s 50th anniversary celebrations may be in full swing, but that doesn’t mean the updates stop coming. This month, we have some cool new updates for Maps, the D&D Beyond App, and new books.
New Free Adventure: Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
As part of honoring D&D’s gold anniversary, we’ve released a free, abridged version of The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth. This is a one-shot version of the full adventure, which was originally written by Gary Gygax himself and will appear in its full, fifth edition form in the upcoming Quests from the Infinite Staircase, releasing July 16.
Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth is playable in a single D&D session and even includes a scoring system for tournament play. We have an article on this free adventure with more information on how tournament scoring works and how to claim it.
New Partnered Content: Tome of Beasts 1 from Kobold Press
D&D Beyond’s library of third-party content continues to grow with the addition of Tome of Beasts 1 from Kobold Press. This massive bestiary contains over 400 new monsters that can be used right away in the D&D Beyond Encounters and Maps tools. You can pick up Tome of Beasts 1 now in the D&D Beyond marketplace.
D&D Beyond App Updates
The D&D Beyond App, which you can find in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, has received a veritable goody bag of updates:
Android:
- You can reorder the tabs from the quick access menu. To do this, tap “Reorder” and then press and drag the menu option to the desired position.
- Tapping initiative, speed, a saving throw, or any sense will give you more information about that feature.
- Senses can be customized to add custom visions or modifiers to your passive senses.
- Defenses, such as resistances or immunities, can now be customized.
- You can now access the changelog for the app and updates to its functionality.
- Speed and Defense now have their own dedicated section.
- Spells can now be filtered.
iOS:
- Favorite skills can be pinned so they’re listed at the top of the skills list.
- You can reorder the tabs from the quick access menu. To do this, tap “Reorder” and then press and drag the menu option to the desired position.
- Tapping initiative, speed, ability, saving throw, sense, or Armor Class will give you more information about that feature.
- Customize your Armor Class, actions, abilities, and skills.
- Senses can be customized to add custom visions or modifiers to your passive senses.
- Defenses, such as resistances or immunities, can now be customized.
- It’s now possible to search in Characters and My Dice.
- Global search results can be quickly filtered.
- You can now access the changelog for the app and updates to its functionality.
Maps Updates
Two more books from the D&D Beyond digital library have been backfilled into Maps and are now available to use when running your games:
- Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
- Tomb of Annihilation
Additionally, with the release of Kobold Press’s Tome of Beasts 1 on D&D Beyond, a massive selection of tokens has been added for book owners to populate their maps.
Character Sheet Bug Fix
Coin weight calculations have been fixed for when you have coins within containers, and tracking of coin weight is enabled. Now those gold pieces will be correctly weighing you down!
March Subscriber Perks
March sees fortune favor you as you draw four original backdrops from the Deck of Many Things. These new backdrops can be found in the character sheet customization section.
Channel-Specific Characters in Avrae
If you have multiple campaigns in one server, you’ll now be able to set channel-specific characters using the !char channel command. This functionality was contributed by a community member and you can see more details in the Avrae Development Discord.
Jasper’s Dice Set Update
March 22, 2023
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Jasper’s Game Day had a mission to raise funds for suicide prevention and awareness. Through this, they strove to reduce the stigma around talking about mental health so the world could start to treat it just like physical health. In doing so, they sought to help prevent suicide, and not just respond to the aftermath. They wanted to bring the community together and show everyone that they are not alone!
From its inception in 2017 to its closure in 2023, Jasper’s Game Day raised over $300,000 for suicide prevention and awareness.
In 2022, Jasper’s partnered with Die Hard Dice to produce a TTRPG dice set in support of the charity. The set was replicated digitally on D&D Beyond.
As Jasper’s Game Day closed its doors in 2023, we will be removing the dice from the D&D Beyond marketplace and donating the remaining proceeds to The Jed Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports mental and emotional health and suicide prevention in teens and young adults. For more information on this incredible organization, visit jedfoundation.org.
If you’ve previously purchased or gifted the dice, no need to worry—they will remain a part of your digital dice collection.
We are incredibly grateful to Fenway and her team for allowing us to be a part of such an amazing legacy and would like to remind everyone that a community of friends and family is behind you, even in your darkest times. You are not alone!
February Updates
This month, we kicked off celebrations for D&D’s 50th anniversary, released new features on Maps, and a whole lot more. Check out all the news below!
D&D Beyond Maps Updates
We released a new Dev Update on our YouTube channel. It highlights the new books and amazing new features released on D&D Beyond Maps, as well as what’s to come.
Check out these features new to Maps:
- Draw has been added to the VTT! Direct your players’ attention with arrows, circle a monster or key feature of a map, or just doodle during a short rest. Usable by DMs and players, this feature uses the same color scheme as the token color rings.
- The Connected Players Menu allows you to see which players are connected to the VTT and with which characters. In the midst of combat and need to reference a character sheet? Just click on the character name in the Connected Players Menu to open it!
- Spectator View lets DMs see what their players see in the VTT, including fog of war, pings, and drawings. This is a handy feature for DMs who project their games onto a TV for player use or who just want to make sure their maps are set up correctly.
The following books were added to Maps this month:
As a tease of what’s to come, we’re planning on bringing in new functionality to build encounters and run combat in Maps. And, by the end of the year, you can expect to see our backlog of D&D titles implemented in the VTT. The Dev Update has more insights into all the hard work we’ve done and our plans for Maps and other D&D Beyond tools.
Humblewood Arrives to D&D Beyond
This month, we released the Humblewood Campaign Setting on D&D Beyond. This third-party book by Hit Point Press includes adorable player options and an adventure for character levels 1-5.
50th Anniversary Celebration Kick-Off
This year marks D&D’s 50th anniversary! You’ll notice the logo for our anniversary popping up on our socials and elsewhere. For more details on how we’re celebrating, check out our 50th anniversary article.
D&D Beyond Mobile App Updates
In addition to minor bug fixes and improvements, the mobile app saw improvements, which are detailed below.
Android
- Customize your Armor Class, actions, abilities, and skills
- Pin your favorite skills for later use
iOS
- Search enabled in My Dice
- Pin your favorite skills for later use
- Filter results in the global search function
Avrae
You'll notice that avrae.io now has a new logo. The D&D Discord bot has also seen numerous updates over the past months. In February, we put out the following changes:
- Quote pairs now work everywhere argparse is used
- Actions that have Damage nodes will now show a footer of the damage dealt when out of combat
- Added typographic apostrophe
’(aka smart quote) into the exception list when considering mid-string apostrophes
We've also been working on package security updates and automation is constantly being handled for new books that are coming out.
February Sub Perks
This February, D&D Beyond subscribers received four animated frames celebrating Valentine’s Day and the Chinese New Year!
January Updates!
January 31st
New year, new changelog, same Party Wizard! Let’s see what changes we’re kicking off the year with.
D&D Beyond Mobile App Updates
The mobile app has received a series of updates adding new features and functionality! Here are some of them:
- Spells and inventory items can now be customized.
- The Conditions section received a fresh new look.
- You can now search your list of characters and sort your campaigns on iOS.
More Maps!
We've added two more books from our catalog!
- Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep
- Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Subscriber Perks
This January, we’re celebrating with a series of winter-themed character sheet backdrops.
October - December 2023
Hail and well met, adventurers! It is I, Party Wizard, having returned from another jaunt across the multiverse. It seems no matter which plane I visit, I can always find a beverage flavored with the essence of spiced gourds. It is truly amazing!
But you’re not here for my ramblings. You’re here for the updates, so let us begin.
November & December Roundup
New Releases
We’ve had four brand new books land on D&D Beyond, including books from Ghostfire Gaming and the Dungeon Dudes:
- The Book of Many Things
- Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
- Lairs of Etharis
- Dungeons of Drakkenheim
Maps Updates
Maps also got a series of updates!
- A fullscreen option now allows you to get the most out of your screen real estate. A real boon for those of you using digital tabletops, too!
- You can now adjust the size and shape of the Fog of War brush in Maps.
- We've also added the Point tool! You can now show your Dungeon Master just where you’re gonna put that fireball!
- By community request, there are now visible scroll bars in the map browser window! That way, those of you on non-touchscreen devices aren't playing with disadvantage.
Finally, a total of six books were added to Maps; two backfilled and four brand new releases:
- Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
- Dungeons of Drakkenheim
- Ghosts of Saltmarsh
- Heroes’ Feast: Saving the Children’s Menu
- Lairs of Etharis
- The Book of Many Things
New Playtest Material
Player’s Handbook Playtest 8 dropped, with playtest options for the Barbarian, Druid, and Monk, as well as revised spells, feats, weapon rules, and rules.
Subscriber Perks
A ferocious set of red dragon dice dropped for December’s subscriber perks, sure to warm you up on those cold winter gaming nights.
New Maps update!
November 9th
Today, we’ve added new tools to Maps to help make session prep easier. When using Maps, you’ll now have access to:
- The Ruler tool to help you determine whether that bandit is in fireball range
- Zoom controls and zoom percentage display
- A Token Toolbar, which includes:
- Border Color options to help with differentiating tokens
- A Hide/Reveal button for the DM
- A Delete button
We’ve also added maps from the following sources!
- Candlekeep Mysteries
- Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
- Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn
Keep an eye out for future additions to the Maps tool, as well as new features!
October Round-up
October Maps Improvements
As part of the ongoing Alpha development of the D&D Beyond Maps tool, we rolled out a series of improvements, including:
- Campaign and map invite links now have icons and updated text
- Added a loading animation to the token browser
- Fixed spacing when placing tokens
- Added tooltips for Fog of War options and tokens
- Added support for PNG transparency in map images
- Fixed some UI misalignments and styling issues
We’ve also implemented maps from the following sources:
- Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
- Curse of Strahd (with all-new maps for Castle Ravenloft!)
- Intro to Stormwreck Isle
- Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
- The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
- The Book of Many Things
Content Releases
We’ve also released a ton of content in October!
- Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse brings this reality-bending campaign setting to fifth edition! Comprising of 3 books - Sigil and the Outlands, Morte’s Planar Parade, and Turn of Fortune’s Wheel, it includes a number of player options, unusual creatures, and lore to help you navigate the D&D multiverse.
- A new Unearthed Arcana playtest was published, this time exploring material for the next version of the Dungeon Master’s Guide! It contained Bastions; a brand new subsystem that includes everything you need to get started and introduce them into your game and a number of new Cantrips as well.
- Intro to Stormwreck Isle is a new introductory play experience. It includes two encounters designed for beginner D&D players and DMs, and leads into the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle starter adventure.
- Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary is a supplement that explores this creepy location. It can be used to build and run adventures in the otherworldly Mortuary, fully equipped with new monsters and maps that can be used in the Maps tool.
- The Book of Many Things lets you dive deep into the lore behind the (in)famous Deck of Many Things. It comes with cosmic character options, adventure locations that are perfect for any campaign, mysterious organizations, and much more!
Mobile App
Lastly, in our mobile app, we’ve continued fixing bugs and have added the ability to place a character widget onto the home screen of your phone or tablet, giving you quick access to your most recently used characters!
July - September 2023
Roundup: Sep 20th - Sep 30th
We’ve had a number of exciting things to round out our September! Here’s a look at them:
- Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants Art Replacement: Following our Community Update on the use of AI-generated content back in August, we’ve completed the second half of that process and by adding 13 pieces of newly commissioned art to Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants.
- Monstrous Compendium Vol. 4 - Eldraine Creatures: We explore another world from Magic: the Gathering in our fourth Monstrous Compendium! This supplement brings 25 fey and fairy-tale inspired creatures from the wilds of Eldraine.
- Lightning Keep: We’ve released an exciting Minecraft-inspired adventure called Lightning Keep. This short, kid-friendly adventure uses creatures found in Monstrous Compendium Vol. 3: Minecraft Creatures but can be placed in any setting.
- Under the hood Maps Improvements: We’ve also been hard at work fixing bugs and making behind-the-scenes improvements with Maps!
Introducing Maps
September 19th, 2023
Hello, adventurers!
We’re excited to announce the Alpha launch of Maps on D&D Beyond today!
Maps is a new browser-based tool that lets Dungeon Masters and players participate in tactical gameplay using maps in a shared play space on D&D Beyond.
Maps is an Alpha launch, which means it’s not finished: it will be buggy, features basic functionality, and may even crash at times as its user base grows! Our intention is to gather player feedback and continue to improve the tool with added functionality. We’re committed to consistent improvements.
Features supported at launch include:
- The ability to add, move, and delete characters, monster, and companion tokens
- Fog of War
- The ability to scale tokens to uploaded images with Token Scaling
- Integration with the D&D Beyond game log, character sheet, digital dice rolling
- Free basic maps featuring different terrains
- Supported official D&D adventures at launch:
- Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
- Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
- Giants of the Star Forge
- Keys from the Golden Vault
- Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
- Future physical and digital products on D&D Beyond will be supported at launch (if applicable), and older content will be backfilled over time.
- The ability to upload your own maps with 10 GB(s) of storage space
Maps is included with the Master-tier subscription. Master Tier subscribers can launch and run a game on Maps for any registered D&D Beyond user. Dungeon Masters who would like to use the tool are encouraged to sign up for a 30-day free trial Master-tier subscription!
Dungeon Masters can launch Maps from the Maps Discovery page, while players can launch from their character sheet! The Discovery page is also where you’ll find the development roadmap, feedback portal, and FAQ. We have also published an article to serve as a light tutorial and guide as you dig in.
New Privacy Setting & Default Character Preferences
July 17th, 2023
Hello, Beyonders! We are releasing a few quality of life improvements so that you can adjust DDB a bit more to your needs:
- We are adding a new privacy setting for your characters. As of now, you can set your characters accessible only to the fellowship of your campaigns. You can still make a character sheet private or fully public but campaign-only is going to be your default.
- You can now decide about certain default behaviors of the sheet. You can set if the sheet is automatically in the Underdark mode (default is "off") and whether modifiers or ability scores should appear at the top (the default is "modifiers on top").
April - June 2023
Roundup: May 4th - June 13th
Hey, Beyonders! Your friend the Party Wizard here, hoping that you're having the Hot Druid Summer of your dreams! Let's dig into the changelog!
Our June sub perks have been released, so if Elder Flames are interesting to you, you'll want to check out the Elder Flame digital dice set.
We've clarified our language on the site surrounding our One D&D Initiative and our 2024 fifth edition rulebooks, and you can read more in our most recent community update.
In addition to V2.34 of the mobile app being released for minor big fixes and improvements, we've also improved the navigation for Android- you can now easily switch between characters, books, listings, etc. We've also updated the following books on mobile to bring them up to parity with our web experience:
- Candlekeep Mysteries
- Monsters of the Multiverse
- Princes of the Apocolypse
- Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
- Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
Domains of Delight was released for the D&D Beyond compendium on our marketplace. Sales benefit our partners at Extra Life.
And of course, no changelog update is complete with an Avrae Update and we're up to v4.2.19 now- the details are available on github.
So long and have fun in the sun!
Roundup: April 16th - May 4th
Hello, Beyonders! If you woke up this morning wishing D&D had a dragon that did blueberry stuff, today is your lucky day. This week we released Misplaced Monsters Vol. 1: six fantastic new monsters created, described, and drawn by kids, and brought to life by D&D designers and artists.
D&D Misplaced Monsters, Vol. 1 was created in partnership with Extra Life©, a fundraising program of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals© that helps children receive crucial medical care.
All proceeds from the sale of this product go directly to the Seattle Children's© Hospital and Seattle Children's© Autism Center, supporting their mission to care for children and young adults of all backgrounds, regardless of their family's ability to pay.
Additionally, two updates to the D&D Beyond mobile app dropped, which include minor big fixes and improvements.
The latest Unearthed Arcana for playtesting the 2024 Core Rulebooks is live: it covers the rules on the Weapon Mastery property, updates to weapons, new and revised spells, several new feats, and five classes: Barbarian, Fighter, Sorcerer, Warlock, and Wizard.
And of course, what would a changelog be without an Avrae update? Find all the details on Github for v4.2.16.
Spring Time Roundup: April 1st-15th
Spring is here and that means it's time to party with me, the Changelog Wizard. I mean wizard with the Changelog Party. Yeah, that's close enough for rock n' roll!
We've laid out a new welcome mat for people who are brand new to D&D! There's a cool D&D interactive video experience, and links to premade characters and campaigns to get folks playing faster! Check it out at playdnd.com. It's a great place to direct friends and family who are exploring D&D for the first time!
Not only that, but our new player guide now has a fresh coat of paint, we released our April perks for subscribers, and due to popular demand, we've re-released the Treasure Horde digital dice set to the marketplace. Y'all like your Mimics!
Good news for anyone who missed the legendary Sam Riegel's D&D Beyond Sea Shanty on the Ghosts of Saltmarsh Table of Contents: it's back!
The mobile app has an update- v2.31 for those keeping score- which adds new search filters and the ability to copy your characters on iOS, and minor big fixes and improvements for both iOS and Android.
And of course, if wouldn't be a changelog without a packed Avrae release, v4.2.15!
See ya!
January - March 2023
Roundup: March 15th-31st
Well hello, Beyonders!
It's time for another changelog, and that means updates to Avrae! New versions of our faithful Discord bot have rolled out, and you can find details in our Avrae logs.
Here's something pretty exciting, at least to me, the Party Wizard: We've been working hard the last few months improving your experience for a lot of our books by giving them a solid facelift- from correcting typos and upgrading the user experience, to making sure that the updates and errata available for published books are reflected in the D&D Beyond Compendium. This work is now done, hooray!
There's a new Druid & Paladin feedback survey on the One D&D playtest page, so get in there and make sure we know what you hated and what you loved about our most recent round of playtests! A survey response is infinitely more valuable than a tweet!
We've also updated the media section of the mega menu to include the Dragon Talk podcast, and our Community Update page, so go check both sections out.
We're also super pumped because premade characters have finally arrived on D&D Beyond. You can now easily claim level 1 characters built on the free basic rules and join one of three free campaigns (Lost Mines of Phandelver, Frozen Sick, and Prisoner 13) to start playing with your friends in seconds.
And finally, we released free game content based on Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves into the wild today for all registered users! It includes NPC stat blocks for the characters in the movie, magical items, and the Themberchaud dice set! Claim them here!
That's it for it now. See you on the next round!
New Anonymous Homepage
March 14th, 2023
Hello Beyonders!
Our homepage from the beginning has focused on the well-initiated D&D player with only the tip of the hat to the neophyte. With that in mind, we've updated the anonymous version of the homepage to make it more helpful for someone who is brand new to D&D. You'll only see it if you log out, clear your cache, or visit the site from an incognito browser.
One fun addition on the anonymous homepage is a link to Before The Storm, a guided introductory “choose your path” adventure to give people a quick glimpse of playing a tabletop roleplaying game like D&D. Please feel free to share it with your family and friends!
Weekly ~ish Roundup: March 3rd-10th
Top o' the morning to you all!
It's time for a weekly ~ish round-up. We have it on high authority from another notable Wizard (who shall not be named) that Wizards are never late, nor are they early. They post changelogs precisely when they... mean to. More or less.
First up, Avrae continues to gain more hit points with every release.
- v4.2.11 added
SimpleCombatant.is_hiddento quickly tell if a combatant is... hidden! Also we had a talk with Avrae and it will be friendlier with error messages when you put the arguments for!ccout of order. - v4.2.12 fixed an issue where a hidden combatant with negative max hp would not display their health at all.
Next, something fun! We've had a helpful fantasy name generator on the character sheet for a long while, and one of our artificers spruced it up. Now it allows you to shop for the perfect character name without changing the current character name or having to cycle through one option at a time. Click Suggest More until you find that perfect name, then click on it from the list to update your character name. How nice.
Meanwhile, you may have noticed a small banner near the footer of the page announcing an update to our privacy policy. The policy has been updated regarding new consumer privacy laws enacted in the United States. Read the updated privacy policy.
Lastly, As a registerd user, you can now claim the Thieves' Gallery to bring the heroes and villains of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves to your table as NPCs with stat blocks. Once claimed, they will be available in the compendium, game data listings, and encounters.
Whew! That's all for today. Until next time!
Launched the D&D Community Update
March 9th, 2023
We've launched the D&D Community Update, a central location for publishers, creators, and fans to stay up to date on One D&D playtests, community events, and information related to the SRD and Creative Commons. This page will cover news on community events and information related to the SRD and Creative Commons.
Those topics will not be addressed here on the changelog, so please check the new page for important community-facing updates.
Wizards Authentication!
March 7th, 2023
Huzzah Beyonders!
You've asked and I've searched far and wide and finally found it in the wonderous city of Ravnica, where I persuaded the Izzet League to offer it as a gift, Wizards Authentication!
You can now create a D&D Beyond Account and Sign In with your Wizards account. For a long while now, we've heard that you want to use your own email to log in, and you can finally do so if you first create a Wizards Account.
As a cherry on top, you can also use it to access your account on the DDB Mobile app.
Ta ta for now!
Subscription Free Trials
February 28th, 2023
Hello Beyonders!
Starting today, you will be able to try out our Hero- and Master-tier subscription for 30 days at no cost. When you start your free trial, you'll choose between a Hero- and Master-tier subscription. Over 30 days, you'll enjoy the benefits of your chosen subscription plan.
You can freely switch between the subscription plans at no cost to help you compare the two. After the end of your free trial, you will be charged based on the subscription plan you were last using. If you cancel your subscription before the trial expiration date, you will not be charged.
You can only enroll in the free trial via web. After doing so, however, you'll be able to enjoy the benefits of your subscription on the web and in the mobile app. When you unsubscribe, you will maintain access to the subscription perks you collected.
Head on over to the newly updated subscription page to get started!
Who is eligible for the 30-day free trial? Any registered D&D Beyond user who does not have an active subscription and has not previously used a free trial for D&D Beyond qualifies for this offer.
Enjoy!
February Roundup and Keys from the Golden Vault
February 24th, 2023
Well hello there! We've been hard at work greasing the many hamster wheels that keep this whole show running, here's a roundup of the latest:
First up, Avrae with a slew of improvements:
- v4.2.7 added a Dicecloud v2 fix to skip consumables without variable names
- v4.2.8 added
.attacksand.buttonsto SimpleEffect and introduced better handling of offhand weapons and martial arts unarmed strike naming from DDB sheets, among other small tweaks and fixes - v4.2.9 introduced the starred operator in Draconic, for all your
func(*args, **kwargs)and other assignment needs - v4.2.10 quickly addressed a minor issue with the recently released starred operator
Next, the Prisoner 13 adventure from Keys from the Golden Vault is available to claim for free for registered users. Are you up to the task?
Additionally, we kicked off the process of adding links to the Store Locator on our product pages, starting with the Keys from the Golden Vault. Join us in showing some love to our local game stores!
Speaking of which, we released Keys from the Golden Vault! This book is an anthology of 13 heist-themed adventures which are easy to drop into any setting or run as one-shots. Have fun! Or mayhem.. Or bedlam... Your choice really.
Lastly, the latest One D&D Playtest has been released and presents the rules on the Druid & Paladin classes, revised feats, and more spells. Download the Druid and Paladin pdf to get started.
Until next time, happy adventuring!
- PW
Feats and Avrae 4.2.6
January 30th, 2023
Party Wizard here to give updates and chew goodberries. And since I'm all out of goodberries...
We've consolidated multiple feats that were previously split due to system constraints! This is a cool one. In the past we've needed to split feats out based on whether they contained multiple options- for example, choosing INT, WIS, or CHA as a Spellcasting ability. We are excited to announce that we are now able to combine these feats, and in doing so, cut down on a ton of clutter and redundancy.
Consolidated feats include:
- Spell Sniper
- Fey Touched
- Shadow Touched
- Telekinetic
- Telepathic
- Gift of the Gem Dragon
- Gift of the Metallic Dragon
- Strixhaven Initiate
Looks like if you've got a thing for feat, today is your lucky day. Users can also now add feats to their homebrew backgrounds! We're pumped to see what you come up with, creators!
And for dessert: We've also got some Avrae improvements and fixes in v4.2.6.
Howdy 2023! We're back with an early January roundup
January 19th, 2023
Beyonders, the Party Wizard has been busy with updates. Let's jump in.
Backgrounds that grant Feats are live! Moving forward, when you select a background that includes a feat, well, you're going to get that feat on your character sheet.
We've also got the most recent updates and fixes in for Avrae:
Mobile updates are next, with versions 2.24 and 2.25 of the D&D Beyond mobile app:
Android release notes:
- You can now join a campaign by opening a link shared by the DM
- We fixed an issue with duplicate information showing on subclass listings
- We fixed showing duration in days for some spell listings
- Performance improvements for spell management functionality
- Fixed an issue with spell management not loading for some character classes
iOS release notes:
- You can now join a campaign by opening a link shared by the DM
- We fixed an issue with duplicate information showing on subclass listings
We've also updated the Monster Manual to bring it up to current D&D Beyond standards. It's one of the earliest books in the compendium, and was in dire need of a fresh coat of paint:
- We've refreshed the Monster Manual to be more functional, more accessible, and easier to use.
- We've reuploaded the art for a higher quality, and frankly, much prettier experience.
Release of the Tyranny of Dragons 2-book Set
January 17th, 2023
Today we finished work to consolidate Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat into a single new source called Tyranny of Dragons This project started in November 2022, and contains a number of sensitivity and errata-based changes. It also includes updated images, improved accessibility, and an overall facelift to be brought in line with current D&D Beyond compendium standards.
Will you lose access to your stuff? Nope! All existing owners of one or both books will be granted the new source- and if you have access to particular magic items or monsters, you won't lose them. The source listed on the game data listings will be updated to say 'Tyranny of Dragons'.
Moving forward, the new book will be available for purchase on the marketplace, while the older individual sources will no longer be for sale.
The old sources (Hoard and Rise) will only be receiving minor updates - users will need to use the new Tyranny of Dragons source for the most updated text/data/features.
October - December 2022
Out for a long winter's nap
December 16th, 2022
Hello Beyonders! It's been a full year even though we've been a bit quiet. The teams, and even me, the Party Wizard, are in for a long winter's nap. We will pick back up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in early January. Until then, we wish you all, our beloved Beyonders, joyous holidays and a happy new year!
Behold! The Party Wizard is here!
December 14th, 2022
Greetings, Beyonders- and welcome to the all new version of the D&D Beyond changelog. There's always been a changelog, but it wasn't exactly very easy to find- now updates are well organized, and front and center! The second issue was that the changelog was not written by me, the Party Wizard. What is a Party Wizard? I'm a digital entity who lives inside of D&D Beyond- I'm always cheering on your games and sending your dice rolls good vibes. Click around on the homepage enough, and you might even catch a glimpse of me!
I'm here to make sure you know about some of the work going on behind the scenes at D&D Beyond on a regular basis- especially the stuff that impacts you, like Compendium changes and Avrae updates. If you've got questions, thoughts, or concerns, you should head to our Discord! We wouldn't be where we are without you, so dig in, take a look, and let's keep the changelog party rolling!
Weekly Roundup: Dec 5th-9th
We're into December! Time flies, folks- even for Party Wizards like me. In December, two things are inevitable: Mariah Carey and D&D Beyond updates:
We've made some tweaks in the compendium by adding missing data to the Full Description fields of backgrounds from Acquisitions Incorporated and Spelljammer: Adventures in Space.
Additionally, the survey date for the One D&D Unearthed Arcana for the Clerics and Revised Species playtest has been adjusted from Dec 21 to Dec 22.
Avrae December Roundup
December 7th, 2022
Whew! Party Wizard here with a huge load of updates on Avrae, including the big bump up to v4.2.0 and more! You can see it all at Avrae Github Releases. Let me sum it up for you:
v4.2.1
- Fixes
!monimageand!conditionto not error on use - Dicecloud v2 Changes
- Fixed: Reset types that are non-standard (events that do not coincide with long or short rest) now default to None, rather than raising an error
- Fixed: Errors in action parsing now show both the action/spell and the property that caused the error
- Added: If an action is tagged with avrae:no_import then it will not be imported or parsed, and if it's tagged with avrae:parse_only then it will not be attempted to be loaded from compendium, only parsed
v4.2.0
- Adds the ability to import Dicecloud v2 sheets, adds support for slash commands for looking up content, as well as some backend improvements!
- A long requested feature has been added: you can now lookup content via slash commands! This release adds the
/lookupcommand to Avrae, which has numerous subcommands ranging from/lookup monsterto/lookup rule
v4.1.18
- Added
!importsupport for Dicecloud v1 sheets on the v1.dicecloud.com subdomain
Mobile app v2.23
December 5th, 2022
Minor bug fixes and improvements for both Android and iOS.
Monstrous Compendium Volume 2: Dragonlance
December 5th, 2022
Hello Beyonders! Claim 11 additional Dragonlance monsters at no cost!
This claim unlocks the contents of Monstrous Compendium Volume 2 for use with D&D Beyond, including the digital supplment in the game compendium and in the searchable listings, character builder, encounters, and digital sheet.
Weekly Roundup: Nov 28th - Dec 2nd
Howdy, Beyonders!
We've released the third One D&D Unearthed Arcana playtest. This release is focused on the Cleric class and is detailed out in One D&D: Cleric and Revised Species.
You can also find more information on our intentions with "race" in D&D in our article, Moving On From 'Race' in One D&D.
Weekly Roundup: Nov 21st-25th
Turkey legs. Sorry, they're just on my mind- the thought process of a Party Wizard is a complex one! When I said 'turkey legs,' I meant to say "turkey legs.' I mean 'UA updates.' I'm hungry.
The feedback survey for One D&D UA #2 has been closed, and the Table of Contents & Compendium Page have been updated to reflect this. As a reminder, you can check in on all things One D&D. We want your participation!
And finally, do you like topaz? Do you like AnnihilatorsWe've added the Topaz Annihilator from Fizban's Treasury of Dragons as a magic item to D&D Beyond. It's now fully supported on the character sheet!
Avrae v4.1.17
November 29th, 2022
There's a fresh new Avrae update ready to be unboxed- you can find the full details at Github.
Improvements
AliasCustomCounter.mod()andAliasBaseStats.get()- Various backend and automation improvements, notably: Added Topaz Annihilator to lookup
Mobile app v2.22
November 21st, 2022
Android release notes:
- Fixed a bug where the app might crash when reading book content
iOS release notes:
- You can now join campaign right from the campaign list using a link from your DM
- You can now export your character sheet to PDF
Early access to Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen!
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is now available for early access for users who preordered the digital/physical bundle of the game. You've been asking for these bundles and we are excited to finally make it happen!
Weekly Roundup: Nov 14th-18th
Beyonders, your Party Wizard has a truly mythic update today. Well, it's an update to Mythic Odysseys of Theros among other things:
- Map 4.2: Agora was misspelled as "Asora" in both the Table of Contents and in the caption beneath the map in Chapter 4.
- A quick peek behind the curtain: we consolidated the Resilient feats into a single Resilient feat for testing purposes in preparation for Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.
- Any users that currently have one of the existing child feats equipped, such as Resilient (Charisma), will not see any change on their character sheet unless they remove it from the character.
Weekly Roundup: Nov 7th-11th
Before we get into this week's updates, Beyonders, you might be asking: who is the Party Wizard? Well, I'm just a digital entity inside D&D Beyond here to help make your games better. I'm always here looking out for you and wishing natural 20s for your every roll- and if you look hard enough on the homepage, you just might find me! But enough about me, let's dig into the updates!
- First, the date for the second One D&D survey has been updated to reflect a new end date of November 23rd.
- We've also applied errata for Spelljammer: Adventures in Space. You can read up on the accompanying blog post about why we've applied this errata, Leveling Up Our Creative Process: Learnings From Spelljammer.
Weekly Roundup: Oct 31st - Nov 4th
Happy Halloween, Beyonders! I, your faithful Party Wizard am here to deliver some spooky changelog treats. No costume required.
We've got a few new updates:
- We've added the monster image for Gray Ooze (previously only appearing on the Psionic Variant)
- We fixed a typo in Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel; Kianas Farmhouse is now correctly labeled as Kianna's Farmhouse
Mobile app v2.21
November 4th, 2022
Android release notes:
- You can now join a campaign right from the campaign list using a link from your Dungeon Master
- Fixes an issue with healing not being correctly set
- Fixed multiple visual issues inside various books
- Miscellaneous fixes for descriptions
iOS release notes:
- Fixed multiple visual issues inside various books
- Miscellaneous fixes for descriptions
Avrae v4.1.15
November 1st, 2022
Improvements
choicemetavar is now passed through ieffects to buttons and granted attacks- Can still be overridden in granted effects
Bug Fixes
!init reroll effectsnow properly handles groups- Fixes a case where the nlp_caster attribute could fail to be set when using
!ia or!i cast
Update on D&D vs. Rick and Morty
October 28th, 2022
As a result of our licensing agreement with Adult Swim expiring, Dungeons and Dragons vs. Rick and Morty will be delisted and removed from the marketplace. This means it will no longer be available for purchase on D&D Beyond.
What does that mean for anyone that currently owns it or has it shared with them? You'll still have complete access to the source and all of the contents within - we're not changing that or removing it in any way, shape, or form. In addition, you will be able to access it on the D&D Beyond Mobile app (again, as long as you already owned it or if it was shared with you).
Mobile app v2.20
Oct 24, 2022
- Fixed display settings issue with boxed text not scaling with font size
- Fixed an issue where a double shadow would appear on the rules text box for older books
- Released an update for Eberron: Rising from the Last War
- Fixes an issue with the newspaper sidebar going off-screen/having weird formatting
Avrae v4.1.14
September 20th, 2022
Avrae users rejoice! Our latest update is live.
New Features
- Added
!spellbook removeallto remove all user spellbook overrides at once - Added
-choiceas an argument to provide information into Automation
Improvements
- Added
AliasCharacter.imageandAliasCharacter.description, exposing these properties within using() modules - Added -choice and/or button support for certain spells, including but not limited to:
- Absorb Elements
- Blindness/Deafness
- Enhance Ability
- Enlarge/Reduce
- Fire Shield
- Hex
Bug Fixes
- A number of arguments were missing from the !init join help, added those in and fixed some other small typos
-dtypeis no longer case-sensitive
Weekly Roundup: Oct 17th-21st
We're so close to Halloween, and if you've been out shopping lately, that means you can only buy Christmas stuff! So, sending you some Party Wizard vibes that you got all your spooky purchases made- and if you didn't, here's a mobile app update to make the day better:
- We released an update to the PHB and Basic Rules in the Mobile App! It resolves an issue with the mobile app where iPads set to "Book Display Style" and on a vertical orientation resulted in being unable to read the content.
Avrae v4.1.13
October 18th, 2022
All the details in the usual places.
New Features
- Add an
-effectsarg to!init rerollto clear all ieffects from all combatants, to ease resetting of combat - Add an
AliasSpellbook.find(spellname)method to get a list of copies of that spell within the spellbook
Improvements
- Update the phrasing on
-ffields in!help embed, to help clarify that inline fields are only inline to themselves and a max of 3 per 'row' - Only check the first three letters and case desensitize
-witharg input for!cast, similar to what!savedoes for its input
Bug Fixes
- Adds direct handling for the Tales from the Yawning Portal entitlements
Weekly Roundup: Oct 10th-14th
We've managed some 'manage spell' updates!
- After multi-classing, spells that were on both spell lists were not able to be prepared/learned- for example, if you had a Level 8 Cleric/Level 1 Divine Sorcerer, going to the "Manage Spells" section of the character sheet made the shared spells (like Cure Wounds) unclickable so you couldn't learn or prepare it! Issue solved- prepare away!
- Additional spells from Tasha's Optional class features would previously not appear until after preparing/learning a different spell. For instance, if you went to "Manage Spells" in the character sheet for your Druid and unprepared a Druid spell, none of the spells from the "Additional Druid Spells" optional feature would show up- even if it was enabled from the character builder! This has been resolved.
We've also made a number of book fixes. We...
- Added a charge to the clockwork amulet magic item to improve the item's functionality on the character sheet.
- Added 1 magic item from Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage and 1 magic item from Hoard of the Dragon Queen. These magic items were not previously created in our system. They have now been created and provided to all current owners of these books. Can you find what was missing?
- Added tooltips for the new items in the appropriate compendium chapters
- Fixed minor typos and tooltip issues in the Compendium and the Alkilith monster listing (non-errata changes)
- Updated monster listing for Klauth to contain proper modifiers according to its proficiency bonus (non-errata)
Weekly Roundup: Oct 3rd-7th
Dearest user,
We've added an Action to the cleric's Destroy Undead class feature on the character sheet. This displays information about the feature in the Actions pane of the character sheet for all clerics of 5th level or higher.
There were two fixes, one to the Monsters of the Multiverse Compendium, and the other to Monstrous Compendium Vol 1: Spelljammer Creatures! We've resolved an issue where some of the compendium page slugs in the CP were overwritten by the DoSI migration causing it to be inaccessible to users (no user-facing changes other than restoring access).
Hey! Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is now live!
And finally, we've added a delete button for feats on the feat plane to allow users to delete feats that are deleted from homebrew. Go delete that feat!
Avrae v4.1.12
October 4th, 2022
Head to Github for the full details!
New Content
- Dragons of Stormwreck Isle content is now available!
Improvements
- Added the base arguments of a command to
&ARGS&in snippets - Added clarity to the snippet name warning when creating a snippet starting with
-, which will be more commonplace now that&ARGS&is available - Updated the text displayed when an ieffect grants an attack to represent the activation type of that attack
- Added support for
ieffect.parentas a parent source for automation - Various backend and automation improvements, notably:
- Druid - Starry Form now supports the 10th level ability Twinkling Constellations to switch constellations via buttons
- Bard - Tales from Beyond: Determine Tale now rolls the proper dice in the proper spots
- Telekinesis - This spell now has automation
- Entangle - The escape button now properly allows an escape
July - September 2022
Weekly Roundup: Sept 26th-30th
September 30th, 2022
Hello Beyonders! Here's a round up of all of the fixes, features, and everything in between from our developers!
- Fixed an issue with AC calculations for Artificers.
- New One D&D UA Playtest, Expert Classes is available! Playtest it by visiting the compendium page and let us know what you think once the survey opens!
- Released v2.19 of the D&D Beyond mobile app (more details are found in the v2.19 Release Log).
- Updated the following magic items to properly account for attunement requirements:
- Berserker Axe
- Hammer of Thunderbolts
- Hazirawn
- Added 3 magic items to Curse of Strahd and updated the relevant compendium pages. Users that have purchased this book on D&D Beyond will be automatically be granted access to them.
- Shield of the Silver Dragon
- Crusader's Shortsword
- Yester Hill Axe
- Fixed an issue when trying to prepare spells after you just multi-classed
Mobile app v2.19
September 23rd, 2022
Android release notes:
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
iOS release notes:
- Listings contain the name of the book that they come from
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
Weekly Roundup: Sept 19th-23rd
Hello Beyonders! Here's a round up of all of the fixes, features, and everything in between from our developers!
- Released v4.11.1 of Avrae (more details are found in the Avrae v4.1.11 release notes).
- Fixed an issue with Agdon Longscarf's description containing erroneous characters.
- Fixed an issue with The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan's Player Map not loading.
- Fixed minor formatting issue with the Kraken Priest.
- Updated Princes of the Apocolypse & Lost Mine of Phandelver on mobile to take advantage of the recent refreshes.
- Fix for limited use on the Feat Pane not updating state correctly (i.e. the Chef feat)
- Adjust color of font to be darker and slightly larger in meta text on accordions in character builder
Avrae v4.1.11
September 20th, 2022
New Features
- Added support for using
&ARGS&in snippets to get the original arguments - This will allow snippets to gain additional context around what the command is doing, such as who it's targetting.
Improvements
- Allow counters with a maximum value of 0
- Only allow 'bubble' display for counters with a minimum value >= 0
- Add support for
[verb]replacement for -title on actions - Various backend and automation improvements, notably:
- Fixed the Blood Frenzy trait not applying correctly across various BR/MM monsters
- Magic Missile now tells you the total damage applied across all darts if no target was provided
- Added a button to Regeneration actions for monsters, for ease of use
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a data parser issue where it wasn't properly catching certain tooltips
Weekly Roundup: Sept 12th-16th
Hello Beyonders! Here's a round up of all of the fixes, features, and everything in between from our developers!
- Fixed an issue with links for VGtM and MToF not redirecting to the Legacy Page.
- Fixed an issue with digital dice that causes it to appear to land on 2 numbers and highlights them both.
- Fix for button text being black in Underdark mode in the "Confirm Delete" for a container.
- Fix a bug that kept the shopping cart page from loading for users that aren't logged in.
- Styling fix for the "digital only pre-order" button on mobile.
- Released v2.18 of the D&D Beyond mobile app (more details are found in the v2.18 Release Log).
- Updated Boo's Astral Menagerie with missing errata for the Eye Monger (tremorsense has been changed to blindsight).
- Hit dice will no longer damage you when rolling a negative number
- Removed "Experimental Feature" text from the Cointainer setting (it's no longer an experiment)!
- Updated the One D&D pages to reflect the new survey close date (check out the One D&D Survey Update).
One D&D Survey Update!
September 14th, 2022
First and foremost - thank you to the entire D&D community for helping us test out the next iteration of D&D - and enthusiastically providing feedback to our first Unearthed Arcana packet - Character Origins. Within the first week of the new UA being live, more of you have tested One D&D in the first week than the entirety of the D&D Next playtest. To make sure that we're paying close attention and to ensure that everyone's voice is being heard, we've decided to extend the feedback survey duration. You now have until September 26th, 2022 to submit your feedback! Head on over to the Character Origins compendium page to take the survey!
Mobile App v2.18
September 13th, 2022
We have released v2.18 of the D&D Beyond Mobile App. Here are the release notes for each platform:
Android release notes:
- You can now tap a Skill to see its description
- Fixed a rare bug preventing books from being downloaded when shared
- Fixed a rare bug preventing Spelljammer: Adventures in Space from being downloaded
- Summon Construct will now show correct classes in Listings
iOS release notes:
- You can now tap a Skill to see its description
- Fixed a rare bug preventing books from being downloaded when shared
- Casting spells is now available in descriptions for Features & Traits
- Fixed an issue with HTML tags appearing in descriptions
Weekly Roundup: Sept 6th-9th
Hello Beyonders! Here's a round up of all of the fixes, features, and everything in between from our developers!
- Fixed an issue that caused copies of official content to appear "too similar" to another user's homebrew item.
- Fixed the Save button on the Action homebrew form (when adding an Action to a Racial Trait, for example), so that it keeps you on the form after the first Save so that you can add additional things to the action.
- Fixes a bug where a user's Infusion doesn't accurately reflect after they navigate to the builder and change which infusion they would like available. It should also feel faster navigating between the sheet and builder once each has loaded once.
- Fixed an issue where the "Save" buttons when managing Prerequisites on Feats in the Homebrew forms would either error out or push you back to the main homebrew form.
- Added feature that will tell screenreaders whether or not the checkboxes for starting equipment are checked or not, allowing non/low-sighted users the ability to properly select starting equipment.
- Fixed an issue with the Homunculus Servant infusion for Artificers having the outdated description in the sidebar.
- Released the pre-order for Dragons of Stormwreck Isle.
- Rolled out September Sub Perks for all subscribers.
Statement on the Hadozee
September 2nd, 2022
We wanted to acknowledge and own the inclusion of offensive material within our recent Spelljammer: Adventures in Space content. We failed you, our players and our fans, and we are truly sorry.
The campaign includes a people called Hadozee which first appeared in 1982. Regrettably, not all portions of the content relating to the Hadozee were properly vetted before appearing in our most recent release. As we continue to learn and grow through every situation, we recognize that to live our values, we have to do better.
Throughout the 50-year history of Dungeons & Dragons, some of the characters in the game have been monstrous and evil, using descriptions that are painfully reminiscent of how real-world groups have been and continue to be denigrated. We understand the urgency of changing how we work to better ensure a more inclusive game.
Effective immediately, we will remove the offensive content about Hadozee in our digital versions - and these will no longer be included in future reprints of the book. Our priority is to make things right when we make mistakes. In addition, we’ve initiated a thorough internal review of the situation and will take the necessary actions as a result of that review.
We are eternally grateful for the ongoing dialog with the D&D community, and we look forward to introducing new, engaging and inclusive content to D&D for generations to come. D&D teaches that diversity is strength, for only a diverse group of adventurers can overcome the many challenges a D&D story presents. In that spirit, we are committed to making D&D as welcome and inclusive as possible. This part of our work will never end.
Errata PDF
Download v1.0 Errata for S:AiS.
Mobile app v2.17
August 29th, 2022
We're currently rolling out v2.17 of the mobile app. If it hasn't auto-updated for you yet, you can visit the App Store or Google Play to manually download this version.
Android:
- A few under-the-hood changes to make the app more robust
- DM's rolls made in the campaign view will have the 'DM' label again
- Fixed minor formatting issues in inventory items' and spells' descriptions
iOS:
- A few under-the-hood changes to make the app more robust
- Fixed minor formatting issues in inventory items' and spells' descriptions
Navigation Updates
August 5th, 2022
Hi all!
We've made some changes to the Sources section of our desktop site navigation (affectionately referred to as Mega Menu).
Since it's release in 2019, it had become quite expansive with each new book we added and was already unusable on some of our more popular laptop screen sizes. We've even had to avoid adding some of our recent digital releases as there just wasn't any room.
To solve this problem, we've removed our least popular books. However, we've made it easier (and more obvious) to get to our Sources page which will always have every book:
Once you're on the Sources page, you can filter to find exactly what you're looking for:
We know that this change means an extra step to get to some of our content, but we've put this off for far too long. The mobile menu will be getting updated in the new couple of weeks with similar changes as we prefer to keep them in parity.
While this alleviates the immediate problems, we do not consider it a long-term solution. We will continue exploring ways to make navigating our site easier and hope to give y'all the ability to personalize that experience in the future. For now, this change will allow us to make sure we can always keep our latest content where it's easiest to find - so keep an eye out for New! labels which will be presented in yellow text.
That's it for now! Have a wonderful day and may your dice be kind!
Mobile app v2.14
July 22nd, 2022
We're currently rolling out v2.14 of the mobile app. If it hasn't auto-updated for you yet, you can visit the App Store or Google Play to manually download this version.
This release brings the requested download and update all functionality to Android users as well as a number of improvements and bug fixes. See below for changes per platform.
Android:
- New bottom bar and currency icons
- Listings contain the name of the book that they come from
- You can now enable the setting in the app which prevents the screen from auto-locking when viewing the character sheet
- Fixed a bug with certain homebrew descriptions not being shown completely
- Some users will start to see the Download and Update all functionality in the Library. We will be monitoring the stability of this new feature and roll it out to all users once we're confident it doesn't cause issues.
iOS:
- If a rule has its description and is within another description, you can now tap it to get more details
- Fixed a bug with the outlander background not opening
Compendium Quality of Life Updates!
July 15th, 2022
Hey everyone!
I'm beyond excited to tell everyone all about a number of improvements that we've brought to the Compendium over the last few weeks. Without further ado, let's get into it!
Sidebar Improvements & Fixes!
A change that has certainly been long overdue in my opinion - we've finally given the compendium sidebar some much needed love! Here are some of the key improvements we've made:
- The sidebar now has a scrollbar (and is scrollable) to help accommodate pages that have a large number of entries. This means that regardless of your screen resolution, you'll always be able to see all the entries without it being cut off.
- The sidebar now has a darker background to indicate when entries are part of a larger section (for example rooms in a dungeon).
- The sidebar now accurately tracks your position on the page and bolds the corresponding location.
- The sidebar will no longer get cut off by the footer of a page.
Here's an example of some of these improvements in action:
In the coming weeks and months, we will be making more strides toward consolidating many of the split chapters and better improving the experience of the compendium pages (both old and new) so that there aren't quite as many splits like in the .gif above.
Book Refreshes!
A few weeks ago, we updated two more of our older books to meet our current standards of style, accessibility, and better usability; Princes of the Apocolypse and Lost Mine of Phandelver. Here's a quick look at what we've done:
- Making sure that the books are as easy to navigate as possible. This meant that we made sure to add hyperlinks whenever possible and made sure that it brought you to the exact place you would expect - whether that meant a specific section of the page you're on or to a specific room in another chapter.
- Better accessibility. Along with our current standards, we ensured that any and all image subtitles were placed on the page as text instead. We've also begun using more tools to help us with providing more context to screen reader users (using hidden text that's still picked up by screen readers) in order to provide greater clarity (such as with multiple links) We will continue to iterate and improve in this regard.
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Better theming. We've also given this book a visual upgrade in various respects. Not only does it more closely match the book's styles and colors more closely - but with Princes of the Apocolypse I was able to implement something I've always wanted to do for this book - specially styled statblocks! Here's a sneak peek of what I mean:
The Eternal Flame Priest finally lives up to his name - General improvements. Consistent with all of our other refreshes - we've also increased the amount of tooltips, increased the quality of the images, and made many other improvements that should make it a lot easier to use!
Other Improvements
Here are a few other improvements we've also made to make your experience better:
- Changed the font size of the various headers to be more consistent and not as weirdly sized.
- Using more consistent and better semantic HTML (such as table captions and ensuring that we don't skip header levels).
- Fixed some minor issues with statblock formatting and made other improvements like darkening the color of tooltips within a statblock to make them easier to read.
- Added hover/focus state to all links in the compendium (when focused/hovered over, the link will have an underline) as well as states for some of the other interactive elements (like the "back to the top" button in the bottom right).
- Improvements to the Table of Contents for our books to be more useful, easier to use, and provide better accessibility. This updated style will be rolled out to more books over the next several months and we will continue to iterate on the design.
Mobile app v2.13
July 12th, 2022
In v2.13, we provided new and important quality of life improvements and bug fixes:
- You can now tap general actions in the list of actions to see their descriptions
- You can now see that a character is inspired in the campaign view
- Books which have many images are going to download more smoothly on iOS
- Fixed a bug with child feats and magic items not available in the app if you purchased them in a bundle
April - June 2022
Mobile app v2.12
June 8th, 2022
The v2.12 of the mobile app is now released. In this release we added the following features:
- On-tap descriptions of Features & Traits
- Challenge ratings and proficiencies are not going to appear in listings when they should not be there
- Support for the latest dice sets and the dice sets to come soon
We also fixed a number of bugs:
- If you purchased a bundle of items from the legacy books, your access to these is now restored
- Fixed the rare situations when dice would not work on iOS
- Fixed the problems with search not returning many results on Android
- Occasional crashes
Mobile app v2.09
April 14th, 2022
Mighty Adventurers!
This time has finally come - you can now display your Creatures natively in the mobile app!
We also fixed a bunch of bugs. Additionally, Mythic Actions and Bonus Actions in Monster Listings are coming soon.
Stay tuned for more updates!
January - March 2022
Mobile app v2.08
March 24th, 2022
Another set of quality of life improvements:
- Display currency in individual containers
- Automatic hit dice rolling
- Improvements to how +/- in the sheet are handled
- Improved performance in Library on iOS
- Bug fixes in books - e.g. PDF files with pre-generated characters open again in Lost Mine of Phandelver, fixed a link to Basic Rules in Lost Mine of Phandelver
The update is now being published and should be available to everyone within the next few days. On iOS, you can update the app manually on the App Store.
More to come soon!
Mobile app v2.07
March 3rd, 2022
It has been a while but finally we are bringing you a number of improvements that are small but very significant:
- Delete characters on iOS (already available on Android)
- Enable/disable inspiration
- Equip containers and put custom items in them
- Quick access to editing character’s level and XP
- Plenty of bug fixes and UX improvements
Expect more to come!
Darkvision Fix
February 14th, 2022
Darkvision unintentionally stacking or stacking incorrectly is now fixed.
We have added two modifiers to make the whole system work.
- Setting darkvision to a specific amount and take the higher value if the darkvision is multi sourced.
- Grant a bonus to existing darkvision making the bonuses cumulative.
Example 1
Creating an Elf character, that is a gloomstalker and then equipping the character with goggles of night.
- Base darkvision of 60 ft from Elf.
- Gloomstalker feature adds 30 ft, increasing it to 90 ft.
- Goggles of Night add 60 ft, increasing to 150 ft. FIXED. (Now cumulative and no longer taking the largest bonus of the two resulting in 120ft)
Example 2
Creating a Human character, that is a gloomstalker and then equipping the character with goggles of night.
Expected behaviour:
- No base darkvision.
- Gloomstalker feature grants darkvision of 60 ft.
- Goggles add 60 ft, increasing to 120 ft. FIXED (Now cumulative and no longer taking the largest bonus of the two resulting in 90ft)
Cointainers are now available in your inventory!!!
February 10th, 2022
Containers now can hold coins!
This is currently now available to everyone.
If you navigate to your coins in the upper right of your inventory and click open the side bar you will now see a settings cog right of the Manage Coin title. If you click into the settings cog there is now a selection to 'PUT COINS IN CONTAINERS' (Track individual coin totals for different containers in your inventory.) Turning this on will now 'afford' you the ability to place coinage into any inventory item that is a container.
- Manage Inventory > Coin Count
- Manage Coin (sidebar) > Settings Cog > Put Coins in Containers > Select ON
This is manual management only, so if you want to spread your wealth around, you will have to divvy up you coin to your chosen containers and then subtract it from where you got it.
Tax Law Compliance
February 10th, 2022
In order to ensure the company's compliance with applicable tax laws, we are introducing (on a go-forward basis) a sales tax charge on subscription auto-renewal transactions. This change will impact subscribers who have subscribed before December 4th, 2019, and have not been charged sales tax on a regular basis (post-December 4, 2019 subscribers are already charged for sales taxes). The sales tax amount will be calculated based on the provided state and country of residence. These sales tax charges will be added to all recurring transactions. No charges will be applied retroactively.
Roll from monster stat blocks in the Combat Tracker
February 8th, 2022
Hello,
Thank you to everyone who has responded and given us feedback around the Encounter Beta. It's been really great to see everyone enjoying the updates!
As feedback, one thing came up a LOT and that was the ability to roll from the monster stat blocks on the Combat Tracker. For those that rolled high on your history check, you know that about a year ago we released rollable monster stat blocks on the combat tracker to subscribers only.
As of this morning, we've pushed that out to free users as well so now everyone can roll from monster stat blocks in the Combat Tracker!
Twitch Extension Status
February 2nd, 2022
Hey adventurers!
The time has come to bid a fond farewell to the current iteration of the D&D Beyond Twitch Extension. While the tool has had a good ride since its launch in October of 2018, it's now time for us to look ahead and consider even better ways to serve you, the creators in our community. Here are a few brief details regarding the sunsetting of the current extension:
Why did the extension stop working?
Twitch recently changed some internal policies, and our extension, which we hadn't updated, was deactivated by the platform. As content creators' needs have changed, as D&D's rules have changed, and as our tools and services have changed, our original Twitch extension wasn't meeting our standards for quality, nor did it represent what today's D&D Beyond toolset can do. Rather than putting bandages on top of bandages to maintain the current extension, we decided to allow the extension to retire.
Will the extension come back?
Short answer: YES! While we wish our timing had better aligned with Twitch's changes, instead of developing a new version of the Twitch extension, we've put our sights on a new set of tools to support creators who want to use D&D Beyond in their game streams and content.
Thank you for using the Twitch extension these past few years, and we are grateful for your patience as we chart a new course for game streams and content tools. We will keep the community posted on major milestones as the work progresses.
Death Saving Throws
Jan 20, 2022
Hello adventurers,
We're excited to announce that a new addition has been made to the combat tracker: Death saving throws! DMs using the combat tracker will not have to stare at a big red 0 while keeping track of how close to a TPK they are!
When a player changes their HP to 0, an empty set of death saving throws will appear where the HP once was. With each successful roll, a green circle will be filled in and with each failure, a red. Once the characters receive some sort of healing and regain their hit points, the death saving throws will disappear and the current hit points will be visible again.
Have questions or comments? Be sure to let us know!
Mobile app v2.06
January 18th, 2022
The necessity to download the entire book in order to update it required time and bandwidth. We changed the entire mechanism of updating books to make them smaller and easier to prepare.
You can now expect updates to books which are going to take just a few megabytes to download. In the upcoming weeks we are going to be releasing updates to many books to provide the latest versions of the content.
But we did not forget about character sheets. You can now track charges directly in the app.
Stay tuned for more updates soon!
Cointainers are now available in your inventory (Beta)
January 12th, 2022
Containers now can hold coins!
This is currently only available to Subscribers for testing purposes. We hope to release it to everyone soon.
If you navigate to your coins in the upper right of your inventory and click open the side bar you will now see a settings cog right of the Manage Coin title. If you click into the settings cog there is now a selection to 'PUT COINS IN CONTAINERS' (Track individual coin totals for different containers in your inventory.) Turning this on will now 'afford' you the ability to place coinage into any inventory item that is a container.
- Manage Inventory > Coin Count
- Manage Coin (sidebar) > Settings Cog > Put Coins in Containers > Select ON
This is manual management only, so if you want to spread your wealth around, you will have to divvy up you coin to your chosen containers and then subtract it from where you got it.