As DM for 3 groups, where I have the big subscrpition in here. We use dndbeyond for char-sheets, and as DM I use it as a tool in our games.
With the new 5.5 books coming, what will happen to our dndbeyond data? Can we still play the old 5e rules? - or will 5.5 rules override and overrule here on dndbeyond? Will we be forced to upgrade and buy new?
I have not decided to buy new - we continue in 5e for some time still while we are in running campaigns. But if dndbeyond force the new rules upon us - I have to decide - buy or abandon dndbeyond.
But it's past time they did. They have to know by now they need to tell us so we may make appropriate preparations. I get the feeling all the good news has been loaded up front and my years in the military tell me its past time for us to brace. Give us a answer or what you are going to do.
It's all still D&D 5th edition, it's not a new edition/half edition.
So, which is the correct PHB, then? If it is all the same edition, doesn't the 2024 PHB overwrite the 2014? Ditto with the DMG and Monster Manual?
Do those of us with the 2014 versions get locked out then? Or are we get the 'updates' for free but are forced to accept them?
(3.5 was never designated as such, either. REALLY hoping the implementation of the 2024 books is not as heavy handed as that was, even though 3.5 was a massive improvement over 3.0)
It's all still D&D 5th edition, it's not a new edition/half edition.
So, which is the correct PHB, then?
There is no "correct" PHB, but the 2024 Player's Handbook will be the latest and most up to date Player's Handbook. However you can play D&D fifth edition with whichever core rulebooks you choose; none will be "correct" or "incorrect".
If it is all the same edition, doesn't the 2024 PHB overwrite the 2014? Ditto with the DMG and Monster Manual?
These are new books and there has been no announcement of anything "overwriting" anything else.
Do those of us with the 2014 versions get locked out then? Or are we get the 'updates' for free but are forced to accept them?
Nothing has been announced about the specific handling of the 2024 core rulebooks, but you will still be able to access your 2014 core rulebooks.
(3.5 was never designated as such, either. REALLY hoping the implementation of the 2024 books is not as heavy handed as that was, even though 3.5 was a massive improvement over 3.0)
This image of a D&D 3.5e Player's Handbook would beg to differ; 3.5 was the official designation.
I carried on using my 3.0 PHB and just didn’t play casters when people went to 3.5 - I confess I’m a stick in the mud (when 4e came out we went back to 2e. )
We’re finishing the current 5e campaign and going to other systems.
Before 5ed, 3.5 was the best D&D (actually what at last made me to like DD, I almost liked 3.0). 5ed was the good table RPG streamlining, a synthesis, countrary to Pathfinder which wrongfully continued in the 3.5 complexity (Pathfinder is best in a PC RPG game, where computer manages all). You should stand with D&D, as next 5.24ed (lol, so 5.0 was 5ed in 2014, 5.14 is 5ed up to 2023 or august 2024) 5.24 should however be better but not killing 5.14/5.0.
It's all still D&D 5th edition, it's not a new edition/half edition.
This kind of just semantics. 5.5 is just shorthand for the new rules. Personally I’ve been using/typing either 2014 PHB or 2024 PHB but 5:5 is sure a hell of a lot easier to type, lol. And everyone knows what you mean by it.
“what version of D&D are you playing?”
”5e”
“But what version?”
”5e”
”Ok, I have a monk. Can I join?”
”Sure”
<starts playing>
”my monks out of Ki. Can we take a short rest?”
”just use your Heightened Metabolism next time we roll initiative “
It's all still D&D 5th edition, it's not a new edition/half edition.
This kind of just semantics. 5.5 is just shorthand for the new rules. Personally I’ve been using/typing either 2014 PHB or 2024 PHB but 5:5 is sure a hell of a lot easier to type, lol. And everyone knows what you mean by it.
“what version of D&D are you playing?”
”5e”
“But what version?”
”5e”
”Ok, I have a monk. Can I join?”
”Sure”
<starts playing>
”my monks out of Ki. Can we take a short rest?”
”just use your Heightened Metabolism next time we roll initiative “
”heightened what? That’s not on my sheet”
”what version of monk are you playing?”
”5e”
”but what version?”
”5e!”
Exactly this.... Version control is important. Clear communication is important. Names of things are important. They seem to understand this with changes in the term 'race' and other changes in nomenclature, but not this?
What he said ^. They can say it isn't a new version, but given all the changes (and there are TONS of them), how can it not be. There were fewer changes between 3.5 and 3.0 than there are with this., and when referencing a rule people are going to have to know whether you're talking about the 2014 way or the 2024 way. So just call it what it is, a new version, and name it as such.
What he said ^. They can say it isn't a new version, but given all the changes (and there are TONS of them), how can it not be. There were fewer changes between 3.5 and 3.0 than there are with this., and when referencing a rule people are going to have to know whether you're talking about the 2014 way or the 2024 way. So just call it what it is, a new version, and name it as such.
It can not be a new edition because it's still compatible with the current edition. There were more changes going from D&D 3rd edition to 3.5e, not fewer.
What it is is a new set of core rulebooks which are officially called the 2024 Player's Handbook, 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide, and 2025 Monster Manual when being discussed in comparison to their 2014 counterparts.
This is not a prescription of what people can colloquially call it, people are gonna chase their bliss there. But propagating that it's a new edition, be it 5.5 or 6e or whatever, is factually incorrect and mis/disinformation.
Call it what you like colloquially, but don't declare it to be what it is not
What he said ^. They can say it isn't a new version, but given all the changes (and there are TONS of them), how can it not be. There were fewer changes between 3.5 and 3.0 than there are with this., and when referencing a rule people are going to have to know whether you're talking about the 2014 way or the 2024 way. So just call it what it is, a new version, and name it as such.
It can not be a new edition because it's still compatible with the current edition. There were more changes going from D&D 3rd edition to 3.5e, not fewer.
What it is is a new set of core rulebooks which are officially called the 2024 Player's Handbook, 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide, and 2025 Monster Manual when being discussed in comparison to their 2014 counterparts.
This is not a prescription of what people can colloquially call it, people are gonna chase their bliss there. But propagating that it's a new edition, be it 5.5 or 6e or whatever, is factually incorrect and mis/disinformation.
Call it what you like colloquially, but don't declare it to be what it is not
Well, the OP was colloquially using 5.5 to refer to the new books. They didn’t say new edition, unless I missed it in their post. yet you corrected them that it wasn’t a new edition, even though no one replying between the OP and you said new edition.
Some are calling it 5.24e which is still longer than 5.5 yet easier colloquially to use than the official names of 2024 players hand book, 2024 dungeon masters guide, 2024 monster manual. some 5.5. I just didn’t see a reason to call it out when the question was what will happen to the 2014 material when the updated version comes out, on this site.
What he said ^. They can say it isn't a new version, but given all the changes (and there are TONS of them), how can it not be. There were fewer changes between 3.5 and 3.0 than there are with this., and when referencing a rule people are going to have to know whether you're talking about the 2014 way or the 2024 way. So just call it what it is, a new version, and name it as such.
It can not be a new edition because it's still compatible with the current edition. There were more changes going from D&D 3rd edition to 3.5e, not fewer.
What it is is a new set of core rulebooks which are officially called the 2024 Player's Handbook, 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide, and 2025 Monster Manual when being discussed in comparison to their 2014 counterparts.
This is not a prescription of what people can colloquially call it, people are gonna chase their bliss there. But propagating that it's a new edition, be it 5.5 or 6e or whatever, is factually incorrect and mis/disinformation.
Call it what you like colloquially, but don't declare it to be what it is not
Well, the OP was colloquially using 5.5 to refer to the new books. They didn’t say new edition, unless I missed it in their post. yet you corrected them that it wasn’t a new edition, even though no one replying between the OP and you said new edition.
Some are calling it 5.24e which is still longer than 5.5 yet easier colloquially to use than the official names of 2024 players hand book, 2024 dungeon masters guide, 2024 monster manual. some 5.5. I just didn’t see a reason to call it out when the question was what will happen to the 2014 material when the updated version comes out, on this site.
Given that the title of the thread was "Will 5.5 end 5.0e here on DNDbeyond?", it was fairly evident they were under the misconception that this was a new edition, something in need of clarifying as that clarification pertained directly to the core of their question.
Given that this question has been answered, this thread will be locked before it gets any more off topic: There is no new edition and D&D Beyond will continue to support D&D 5th edition including the new 2024 core rulebooks.
As DM for 3 groups, where I have the big subscrpition in here.
We use dndbeyond for char-sheets, and as DM I use it as a tool in our games.
With the new 5.5 books coming, what will happen to our dndbeyond data?
Can we still play the old 5e rules? - or will 5.5 rules override and overrule here on dndbeyond?
Will we be forced to upgrade and buy new?
I have not decided to buy new - we continue in 5e for some time still while we are in running campaigns.
But if dndbeyond force the new rules upon us - I have to decide - buy or abandon dndbeyond.
WotC has stated that you will be able to use 2014 books (and your characters) that you own if you choose. We know nothing for certain beyond that yet.
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They have really just given the info on the rules themselves. Not a peep about how D&D Beyond is going to work with the new rules.
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But it's past time they did. They have to know by now they need to tell us so we may make appropriate preparations. I get the feeling all the good news has been loaded up front and my years in the military tell me its past time for us to brace. Give us a answer or what you are going to do.
It's all still D&D 5th edition, it's not a new edition/half edition.
Find my D&D Beyond articles here
So, which is the correct PHB, then? If it is all the same edition, doesn't the 2024 PHB overwrite the 2014? Ditto with the DMG and Monster Manual?
Do those of us with the 2014 versions get locked out then? Or are we get the 'updates' for free but are forced to accept them?
(3.5 was never designated as such, either. REALLY hoping the implementation of the 2024 books is not as heavy handed as that was, even though 3.5 was a massive improvement over 3.0)
There is no "correct" PHB, but the 2024 Player's Handbook will be the latest and most up to date Player's Handbook. However you can play D&D fifth edition with whichever core rulebooks you choose; none will be "correct" or "incorrect".
These are new books and there has been no announcement of anything "overwriting" anything else.
Nothing has been announced about the specific handling of the 2024 core rulebooks, but you will still be able to access your 2014 core rulebooks.
This image of a D&D 3.5e Player's Handbook would beg to differ; 3.5 was the official designation.
Find my D&D Beyond articles here
I carried on using my 3.0 PHB and just didn’t play casters when people went to 3.5 - I confess I’m a stick in the mud (when 4e came out we went back to 2e. )
We’re finishing the current 5e campaign and going to other systems.
Bye WotC!
You keep telling yourself that.
Before 5ed, 3.5 was the best D&D (actually what at last made me to like DD, I almost liked 3.0).
5ed was the good table RPG streamlining, a synthesis, countrary to Pathfinder which wrongfully continued in the 3.5 complexity (Pathfinder is best in a PC RPG game, where computer manages all).
You should stand with D&D, as next 5.24ed (lol, so 5.0 was 5ed in 2014, 5.14 is 5ed up to 2023 or august 2024) 5.24 should however be better but not killing 5.14/5.0.
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Well, unless you are playing a subclass that isn't included in the '24 Players Handbook...
From what I seeing that is marketing. It beginning to look like the small and big changes that were made between 1e and 2e.
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This kind of just semantics. 5.5 is just shorthand for the new rules. Personally I’ve been using/typing either 2014 PHB or 2024 PHB but 5:5 is sure a hell of a lot easier to type, lol. And everyone knows what you mean by it.
“what version of D&D are you playing?”
”5e”
“But what version?”
”5e”
”Ok, I have a monk. Can I join?”
”Sure”
<starts playing>
”my monks out of Ki. Can we take a short rest?”
”just use your Heightened Metabolism next time we roll initiative “
”heightened what? That’s not on my sheet”
”what version of monk are you playing?”
”5e”
”but what version?”
”5e!”
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Exactly this.... Version control is important. Clear communication is important. Names of things are important. They seem to understand this with changes in the term 'race' and other changes in nomenclature, but not this?
What he said ^. They can say it isn't a new version, but given all the changes (and there are TONS of them), how can it not be. There were fewer changes between 3.5 and 3.0 than there are with this., and when referencing a rule people are going to have to know whether you're talking about the 2014 way or the 2024 way. So just call it what it is, a new version, and name it as such.
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It can not be a new edition because it's still compatible with the current edition. There were more changes going from D&D 3rd edition to 3.5e, not fewer.
What it is is a new set of core rulebooks which are officially called the 2024 Player's Handbook, 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide, and 2025 Monster Manual when being discussed in comparison to their 2014 counterparts.
This is not a prescription of what people can colloquially call it, people are gonna chase their bliss there. But propagating that it's a new edition, be it 5.5 or 6e or whatever, is factually incorrect and mis/disinformation.
Call it what you like colloquially, but don't declare it to be what it is not
Find my D&D Beyond articles here
Well, the OP was colloquially using 5.5 to refer to the new books. They didn’t say new edition, unless I missed it in their post. yet you corrected them that it wasn’t a new edition, even though no one replying between the OP and you said new edition.
Some are calling it 5.24e which is still longer than 5.5 yet easier colloquially to use than the official names of 2024 players hand book, 2024 dungeon masters guide, 2024 monster manual. some 5.5. I just didn’t see a reason to call it out when the question was what will happen to the 2014 material when the updated version comes out, on this site.
EZD6 by DM Scotty
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397599/EZD6-Core-Rulebook?
Given that the title of the thread was "Will 5.5 end 5.0e here on DNDbeyond?", it was fairly evident they were under the misconception that this was a new edition, something in need of clarifying as that clarification pertained directly to the core of their question.
Given that this question has been answered, this thread will be locked before it gets any more off topic: There is no new edition and D&D Beyond will continue to support D&D 5th edition including the new 2024 core rulebooks.
Find my D&D Beyond articles here