I'd love to see the Search tool refined to prioritize basic rules and common rule searches.
For example, if you are foggy on the rules for concentrating on spells, you'd naturally want to search for the term "Concentration". But if you do, you get 35 random references to the word "concentration", none of them the actual section titled "Concentration" in Chapter 10 of the PHB where they lay out the rules you're probably looking for. This seems to happen when I look up a lot of basic stuff - it gives me loads of esoteric results, not the rules.
I second this! Same issue when searching, for example, "character advancement" or "long rest" or "dash". Basic rules (PH and DMG) first, please!! *Sometimes" the basic rule comes up in the 2nd box down on the right column, but this is *not* front, center, and top where the best search result should be -- its literally the last spot to look for those in a left-to-right reading language -- and the basic rules don't consistently show up there.
I cannot agree strongly enough. If I search for `"Treasure tables"'` it would be great if the first entry that appears is the section of the DMG that has these. Instead, it's the crystal dragon wyrmling. If I click on "compendium" to narrow the results, then the first entry is "What's in a Hoard" from Fizban's. I get that it's not an easy problem, but building in some smarts to prioritize the rules and similar resources would be amazing!
Update: so... changing the search to "Treasure Table" (singular) and choosing "Compendium" does have the Random Treasure section pop up first. And within that entry? A section called "Treasure Tables" as the subheading. This shouldn't be so hard to find.
A request:
I'd love to see the Search tool refined to prioritize basic rules and common rule searches.
For example, if you are foggy on the rules for concentrating on spells, you'd naturally want to search for the term "Concentration". But if you do, you get 35 random references to the word "concentration", none of them the actual section titled "Concentration" in Chapter 10 of the PHB where they lay out the rules you're probably looking for. This seems to happen when I look up a lot of basic stuff - it gives me loads of esoteric results, not the rules.
Thanks!
I second this! Same issue when searching, for example, "character advancement" or "long rest" or "dash". Basic rules (PH and DMG) first, please!! *Sometimes" the basic rule comes up in the 2nd box down on the right column, but this is *not* front, center, and top where the best search result should be -- its literally the last spot to look for those in a left-to-right reading language -- and the basic rules don't consistently show up there.
I cannot agree strongly enough. If I search for `"Treasure tables"'` it would be great if the first entry that appears is the section of the DMG that has these. Instead, it's the crystal dragon wyrmling. If I click on "compendium" to narrow the results, then the first entry is "What's in a Hoard" from Fizban's. I get that it's not an easy problem, but building in some smarts to prioritize the rules and similar resources would be amazing!
Update: so... changing the search to "Treasure Table" (singular) and choosing "Compendium" does have the Random Treasure section pop up first. And within that entry? A section called "Treasure Tables" as the subheading. This shouldn't be so hard to find.
There are tons of examples. Try looking up the rules for:
- Object hit points
- Stabilizing a fallen PC
- Group ability checks
...there are lots!