Hi, I think I've found another one: Page 168. Flaming Sphere is listed here as an Evocation spell while it is a Conjuration spell. The mistake is just here, not in the spell description.
Are you saying it's errata or an error?
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Hi, I think I've found another one: Page 168. Flaming Sphere is listed here as an Evocation spell while it is a Conjuration spell. The mistake is just here, not in the spell description.
Where are you seeing it listed as Evocation? As far as I can see it says Conjuration in the printed book, the digital book, and the compendium pages (for both versions of the spell).
"Sniper. If you make an attack roll while hidden and the roll misses, making the attack roll doesn't reveal your location."
The (2014) version of this feat required it be a RANGED attack. And since this was labeled "Sniper" I suspect that was probably their intention for this updated feat?
I expect this was intentional. My guess would be that they wanted to allow sneaky characters to stab someone passing by their hiding place without revealing their location ...
i don't know what the definition of the word "errata" is.
It's updates to the published books, either rewording or clarifying stuff that has caused confusion in order to make it clearer or changing something because it was found to be unbalanced
Hi, I think I've found another one: Page 168. Flaming Sphere is listed here as an Evocation spell while it is a Conjuration spell. The mistake is just here, not in the spell description.
Where are you seeing it listed as Evocation? As far as I can see it says Conjuration in the printed book, the digital book, and the compendium pages (for both versions of the spell).
They're talking about the Flaming Sphere entry on the Wizard Spell List, where it is indeed listed as Evocation. It's like that on DDB as well. It's a Conjuration spell in 2014, so either they meant to change it to Evocation in 2024 and didn't make all the changes, or the Wizard Spell List entry is simply an error. I will say, though, that this is an error in need of errata but isn't in itself errata. (If either the spell description read Evocation or the spell lists read Conjuration on DDB, thus differing from what's in the physical PHB, then we'd know which school is the right one and would be able to say there's been actual errata for it.)
The 2024 Players Handbook entries for the Druid, Sorcerer & Wizard 2nd level spell list Flaming Sphere being Evocation school while the spell is Conjuration instead.
Hi, I think I've found another one: Page 168. Flaming Sphere is listed here as an Evocation spell while it is a Conjuration spell. The mistake is just here, not in the spell description.
Where are you seeing it listed as Evocation? As far as I can see it says Conjuration in the printed book, the digital book, and the compendium pages (for both versions of the spell).
As mentioned "Page 168" of the 2024 PHB in the Wizard spells List. Flame Sphere is tagged as an Evocation spell while it is a Conjuration spell.
Any new news on this subject from WotC? How about any additional findings that is not already listed?
Nothing that I'm aware of. We got official notice of errata for the Monster Manual the day it was released, but still nothing official for the PHB (or DMG).
Anyone else amused by the way the topic title and text is phrased?
"Errata already?" - when, pray tell, did you expect to find errors in a book if not at the time of printing? Did you think books typically print without errors in the text when they are fresh, and then errors crept in over time?
LOL. Love the snark! For the record, I was simply expressing surprise that they were already making corrections to the errors on DDB from day one. I had expected it to take longer. I admit I could have worded it better. EDIT: Alas, I am afraid I cannot change the thread title now.
I think you're both missing the big issue here. How is it conceivable in 2025 that WotC did not pre-plan for the many inevitable Errata roll-outs as carefully as they plan any other go-to-market activity?!?
Digital book updates immediately invalidate our expensive printed ones. If only there was a simple, cheap, elegant solution to this that everyone would appreciate.
Like I dunno, maybe have a Google-sheet solution ready to go for each book you publish. One file for each book, one tab for each chapter. The devs simply post the text of the old vs new change in a the relevant tab as they update the digital books. Would take almost no additional time, cost next to nothing, and your dedicated core users who care about this stuff would know to check it periodically to see what has been updated recently.
Nahhhh. Let's instead have your printed book owners comb countless DDB threads, Reddit, and well, the whole freakin internet to find out what spell, feat, equipment, etc is wrong in our books.
WTAF is wrong with this company?
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Are you saying it's errata or an error?
DM, player & homebrewer(Current homebrew project is an unofficial conversion of SBURB/SGRUB from Homestuck into DND 5e)
Once made Maxwell's Silver Hammer come down upon Strahd's head to make sure he was dead.
Always study & sharpen philosophical razors. They save a lot of trouble.
Where are you seeing it listed as Evocation? As far as I can see it says Conjuration in the printed book, the digital book, and the compendium pages (for both versions of the spell).
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I expect this was intentional. My guess would be that they wanted to allow sneaky characters to stab someone passing by their hiding place without revealing their location ...
It's also fixing obvious errors / mistakes.
They're talking about the Flaming Sphere entry on the Wizard Spell List, where it is indeed listed as Evocation. It's like that on DDB as well. It's a Conjuration spell in 2014, so either they meant to change it to Evocation in 2024 and didn't make all the changes, or the Wizard Spell List entry is simply an error. I will say, though, that this is an error in need of errata but isn't in itself errata. (If either the spell description read Evocation or the spell lists read Conjuration on DDB, thus differing from what's in the physical PHB, then we'd know which school is the right one and would be able to say there's been actual errata for it.)
EDIT: I have mentioned it in the 2024 PHB Issues and Support thread.
The 2024 Players Handbook entries for the Druid, Sorcerer & Wizard 2nd level spell list Flaming Sphere being Evocation school while the spell is Conjuration instead.
As mentioned "Page 168" of the 2024 PHB in the Wizard spells List. Flame Sphere is tagged as an Evocation spell while it is a Conjuration spell.
Any new news on this subject from WotC? How about any additional findings that is not already listed?
Nothing that I'm aware of. We got official notice of errata for the Monster Manual the day it was released, but still nothing official for the PHB (or DMG).
I think you're both missing the big issue here. How is it conceivable in 2025 that WotC did not pre-plan for the many inevitable Errata roll-outs as carefully as they plan any other go-to-market activity?!?
Digital book updates immediately invalidate our expensive printed ones. If only there was a simple, cheap, elegant solution to this that everyone would appreciate.
Like I dunno, maybe have a Google-sheet solution ready to go for each book you publish. One file for each book, one tab for each chapter. The devs simply post the text of the old vs new change in a the relevant tab as they update the digital books. Would take almost no additional time, cost next to nothing, and your dedicated core users who care about this stuff would know to check it periodically to see what has been updated recently.
Nahhhh. Let's instead have your printed book owners comb countless DDB threads, Reddit, and well, the whole freakin internet to find out what spell, feat, equipment, etc is wrong in our books.
WTAF is wrong with this company?