It's nice to see these errata updates being made, but it appears that the changelog doesn't always reflect everything that's been changed. For instance, the spell Sorcerous Burst was updated to say "make a ranged spell attack" instead of "make a ranged attack". A welcome change, to be sure, but it's not listed anywhere in the changelog, and if there's one that's missing, who knows how many more there are?
If we don't have a reliable changelog that actually lists all the changes that have been made, it's going to cause difficulties adjudicating disagreements between people using the digital version and people using the print version that doesn't have these changes. I know Sorcerous Burst was changed recently because I remember looking at it in the past, but someone coming at this fresh only sees that the digital version says one thing and the print version says something else, and there's no way for them to know which is correct.
There is an issue with the Errata for the players handbook.
"All Stat Blocks (pp. 346–359). All stat blocks in appendix B have been replaced with the Monster Manual (2025) versions."
Players who don't have the Monster Manual (2025) will not have access to those stat blocks. They won't know what changed. The errata needs to tell them how the stat blocks changed.
It should probably tell them to use the stat blocks from the Free Rules instead.
There is an issue with the Errata for the players handbook.
"All Stat Blocks (pp. 346–359). All stat blocks in appendix B have been replaced with the Monster Manual (2025) versions."
Players who don't have the Monster Manual (2025) will not have access to those stat blocks. They won't know what changed. The errata needs to tell them how the stat blocks changed.
It should probably tell them to use the stat blocks from the Free Rules instead.
They're saying the stat blocks in the Player's Handbook have been updated to match those found in the Monster Manual. If you own the Player's Handbook but not the Monster Manual, you'll still get the updated versions. That's literally why it's PHB errata. It's not telling you to go look in another book, it's telling you what's been changed and why.
That's not helpful for anyone using a physical copy of the PHB.
No, but this is the D&D Beyond feedback forum, so the valid assumption is that this is discussion of the DDB implementation of the errata
D&D Beyond is where WotC has decided to publish errata for 2024 Dungeon and Dragons. I am not aware of any other site where this information is available. It would be pretty strange to go to support.wizards.com and post feedback about the errata, when the Errata is not published on wizards.com
I plan to use the errata to update my books. I am going to write in the margins with a pen. I believe that is why they included page numbers in the Errata. I would like to be able to give a druid player the players handbook and have the creatures be correct.
Yeah. D&D Beyond feedback applies to more than just the impact to the digital materials. It applies to their implementation of every aspect of the site, including how they write each and every article. The feedback is relevant to D&D Beyond, but still applies to physical materials as well.
Personally, I think it would be nice if the errata for each book was accessible from its contents page or create a webpage where all the errata could be found of all the products, including the pre-2024 5E update.
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It's nice to see these errata updates being made, but it appears that the changelog doesn't always reflect everything that's been changed. For instance, the spell Sorcerous Burst was updated to say "make a ranged spell attack" instead of "make a ranged attack". A welcome change, to be sure, but it's not listed anywhere in the changelog, and if there's one that's missing, who knows how many more there are?
If we don't have a reliable changelog that actually lists all the changes that have been made, it's going to cause difficulties adjudicating disagreements between people using the digital version and people using the print version that doesn't have these changes. I know Sorcerous Burst was changed recently because I remember looking at it in the past, but someone coming at this fresh only sees that the digital version says one thing and the print version says something else, and there's no way for them to know which is correct.
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There is an issue with the Errata for the players handbook.
"All Stat Blocks (pp. 346–359). All stat blocks in appendix B have been replaced with the Monster Manual (2025) versions."
Players who don't have the Monster Manual (2025) will not have access to those stat blocks. They won't know what changed. The errata needs to tell them how the stat blocks changed.
It should probably tell them to use the stat blocks from the Free Rules instead.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/creature-stat-blocks
I went and created a Errata for Appendix B on reddit. You can find it here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/onednd/comments/1k1wbfs/errata_creature_stat_blocks_for_2024_phb/
Well, no, it should tell them to use the stat blocks from the SRD. Which isn't out until next week.
No, that's not what's happening
They're saying the stat blocks in the Player's Handbook have been updated to match those found in the Monster Manual. If you own the Player's Handbook but not the Monster Manual, you'll still get the updated versions. That's literally why it's PHB errata. It's not telling you to go look in another book, it's telling you what's been changed and why.
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That's not helpful for anyone using a physical copy of the PHB.
No, but this is the D&D Beyond feedback forum, so the valid assumption is that this is discussion of the DDB implementation of the errata
Find my D&D Beyond articles here
D&D Beyond is where WotC has decided to publish errata for 2024 Dungeon and Dragons. I am not aware of any other site where this information is available. It would be pretty strange to go to support.wizards.com and post feedback about the errata, when the Errata is not published on wizards.com
I plan to use the errata to update my books. I am going to write in the margins with a pen. I believe that is why they included page numbers in the Errata. I would like to be able to give a druid player the players handbook and have the creatures be correct.
Yeah. D&D Beyond feedback applies to more than just the impact to the digital materials. It applies to their implementation of every aspect of the site, including how they write each and every article. The feedback is relevant to D&D Beyond, but still applies to physical materials as well.
Personally, I think it would be nice if the errata for each book was accessible from its contents page or create a webpage where all the errata could be found of all the products, including the pre-2024 5E update.
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