No, they are published by Ensider, not WoTC, and thus are considered Homebrew. They might be great homebrew, but still homebrew. Or they might be bad I haven't actually had a good look at the contents.
Edit: All official dnd-related products can be found on WoTC's website here, and official books can also be found at D&D Beyond here and here .
well something that confused me even further was that at the end of the book, there is some sort of legal agreement looking section with the wizards of the coast signing it.
It's probably the OGL, which grants people permission to use the Standard Rules Document & alter those rules without WoTC sueing them. (Am not a lawyer though, you can read the OGL below. I haven't done a deep dive into the OGL either as I don't plan on selling any HB products so I might be wrong).
Edit: Also can't be certain if it is the OGL or not, because the pdf costs money and I'm not paying just to see the legal information. If it isn't the OGL, then it'll probably be pretty obviously not the OGL and you can tell me.
The OGL allows you to sell unoffical content, but does not make that content official. Assuming my quick 5 second read of the OGL is correct. Also assuming that all of this is relevant which it very well might not be.
As 4yulming4 guessed above, the agreement on page 192, is the OGL, which is included in unlicensed content based off of any dungeons and dragons system.
Is the Masterclass Codex, published by Ensider, an official dnd book? Me and my dad couldn't tell so I figured I'd ask here.
No, they are published by Ensider, not WoTC, and thus are considered Homebrew. They might be great homebrew, but still homebrew. Or they might be bad I haven't actually had a good look at the contents.
Edit: All official dnd-related products can be found on WoTC's website here, and official books can also be found at D&D Beyond here and here .
if I edit a message, most of the time it's because of grammar. The rest of the time I'll put "Edit:" at the bottom.
It is not, at least from first glance. The “official” D&D books are published by Wizards of the Coast
well something that confused me even further was that at the end of the book, there is some sort of legal agreement looking section with the wizards of the coast signing it.
It's probably the OGL, which grants people permission to use the Standard Rules Document & alter those rules without WoTC sueing them. (Am not a lawyer though, you can read the OGL below. I haven't done a deep dive into the OGL either as I don't plan on selling any HB products so I might be wrong).
https://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/SRD-OGL_V5.1.pdf
Edit: Also can't be certain if it is the OGL or not, because the pdf costs money and I'm not paying just to see the legal information. If it isn't the OGL, then it'll probably be pretty obviously not the OGL and you can tell me.
The OGL allows you to sell unoffical content, but does not make that content official. Assuming my quick 5 second read of the OGL is correct. Also assuming that all of this is relevant which it very well might not be.
if I edit a message, most of the time it's because of grammar. The rest of the time I'll put "Edit:" at the bottom.
As 4yulming4 guessed above, the agreement on page 192, is the OGL, which is included in unlicensed content based off of any dungeons and dragons system.
it is the OGL I just wasn't sure what that meant