I've been browsing Xanathar on Beyond and notice that there are some links to magic items that don't seem to work. On the web site version the hover tooltip says `This content is part of the Dungeon Master's Guide (2014) digital content pack. Click to visit the marketplace for purchasing options.` and the link directs to the 2014 DMG page in Marketplace. When I look at the book in the app on an iPad the link gives a windows that say `Incorrect Link`. The items in the list are all in the 2024 DMG.
This isn't a bug, the book Xanathar's Guide to Everything is 2014 Expanded Rules content and will link to the 2014 versions of items. Those that are showing the 2024 version only do so because the URL didn't change and they overwrote the old items, due to there being no change other than (in a few cases) minor wording. Even going from an action to a Magic action was enough to warrant a change.
The book says it is compatible with the new core rule books. I would love an option to have it link to the versions of the items in a book I own (if the items are the same) without having to go search for it myself or go buy the old material so that the links work. Maybe a switch to flip so the system loads the links to show the 2014 or the 2024 links?
The current “go buy an old edition of the book to use this link” and the extremely unhelpful “Incorrect link” messages aren’t very user friendly at all, especially the latter.
Again, thank for the explanation! I’m have a lot of fun with the site and find it really useful.
Unfortunately, the "flip a switch" solution would require a fairly hefty amount of manpower. Each and every 2014 book would have to be gone through and each link flagged to toggle. With actual bugs still to be addressed, it's unlikely to be touched.
My suggestion: Reference the list, then look the items up in the Magic Items reference page. (Game Rules > Magic Items)
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I've been browsing Xanathar on Beyond and notice that there are some links to magic items that don't seem to work. On the web site version the hover tooltip says `This content is part of the Dungeon Master's Guide (2014) digital content pack. Click to visit the marketplace for purchasing options.` and the link directs to the 2014 DMG page in Marketplace. When I look at the book in the app on an iPad the link gives a windows that say `Incorrect Link`. The items in the list are all in the 2024 DMG.
Here are items I've found:
This isn't a bug, the book Xanathar's Guide to Everything is 2014 Expanded Rules content and will link to the 2014 versions of items. Those that are showing the 2024 version only do so because the URL didn't change and they overwrote the old items, due to there being no change other than (in a few cases) minor wording. Even going from an action to a Magic action was enough to warrant a change.
Thanks for the explanation.
The book says it is compatible with the new core rule books. I would love an option to have it link to the versions of the items in a book I own (if the items are the same) without having to go search for it myself or go buy the old material so that the links work. Maybe a switch to flip so the system loads the links to show the 2014 or the 2024 links?
The current “go buy an old edition of the book to use this link” and the extremely unhelpful “Incorrect link” messages aren’t very user friendly at all, especially the latter.
Again, thank for the explanation! I’m have a lot of fun with the site and find it really useful.
Unfortunately, the "flip a switch" solution would require a fairly hefty amount of manpower. Each and every 2014 book would have to be gone through and each link flagged to toggle. With actual bugs still to be addressed, it's unlikely to be touched.
My suggestion: Reference the list, then look the items up in the Magic Items reference page. (Game Rules > Magic Items)