I'm still fairly new to Dungeons and Dragons, but my friend pointed me towards the Artificer class and I really like it. My question is more about the nature of UA content itself. How long does it stay as play test material before it gets discarded or added to a book? I'm kind of running under the impression it's more of a beta test for a new class in this case, and they will either flesh it out into something they put out officially, or it'll fall off. I've done a little research into past content, but I'm still new enough that I thought you guys might be able to give me a better answer.
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I'd say around 4-10 months is average for something to be released on UA before being included in a published sourcebook.
Other times, the UA content may be deemed to need further work, or not worth continuing, so there will either be a further UA release, or nothing.
If you create a character on D&D Beyond using the UA Artificer, even if it is then included in a published sourcebook, you can continue to play that character - it just won't be possible for anyone to create new characters using the UA class, once it is formally published.
I'm still fairly new to Dungeons and Dragons, but my friend pointed me towards the Artificer class and I really like it. My question is more about the nature of UA content itself. How long does it stay as play test material before it gets discarded or added to a book? I'm kind of running under the impression it's more of a beta test for a new class in this case, and they will either flesh it out into something they put out officially, or it'll fall off. I've done a little research into past content, but I'm still new enough that I thought you guys might be able to give me a better answer.
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D&D Beyond FoundersI'd say around 4-10 months is average for something to be released on UA before being included in a published sourcebook.
Other times, the UA content may be deemed to need further work, or not worth continuing, so there will either be a further UA release, or nothing.
If you create a character on D&D Beyond using the UA Artificer, even if it is then included in a published sourcebook, you can continue to play that character - it just won't be possible for anyone to create new characters using the UA class, once it is formally published.
I hope that makes sense!
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