Got to say it's pretty disappointing for a 30 dollar book. It's only about 1/3rd the length of the other 2024 revamp books. It's got the same amount of content as the digital-only addons like Lorwyn First Light & Astarion's Book of Hunters (15 dollars each.) The book itself is easily the shortest one published with a physical version in the entire 5e library.
It seems they skimped on the art in order to keep the book as efficient as possible for the cost of printing, but it's still extremely sparse. For example, the Magic item compendium is less than one full page, and there's absolutely zero new lore about Eberron's worldbuilding. (But hey, there's magical zoom calls now, apparently.) And I expect if you're going to skimp on materials that the customer shouldn't have to pay full price. (The pre-order discount brings it to around 40 dollars for the full bundle, but the marketplace is claiming the full package is worth 60+ dollars (30 for physical & digital.)
All in all, it feels like most of its content should have come automatically with the 2024 update of the original 5e Eberron book.
Got to say it's pretty disappointing for a 30 dollar book. It's only about 1/3rd the length of the other 2024 revamp books. It's got the same amount of content as the digital-only addons like Lorwyn First Light & Astarion's Book of Hunters (15 dollars each.)
I can't speak to the quality, but the first chapter alone is longer than the first two (of three) chapters of ABoH. There's a lot more book in there.
All in all, it feels like most of its content should have come automatically with the 2024 update of the original 5e Eberron book.
This is the 2024 update. They aren't updating any of the old books for the 24 rules.
I can't speak to the quality, but the first chapter alone is longer than the first two (of three) chapters of ABoH. There's a lot more book in there.
You're referring to the chapter is that is the "Updated" artificer class and reposting the base magic tables? That thing that's already in the DM guide?
This is the 2024 update. They aren't updating any of the old books for the 24 rules.
DnD Beyond updated most of the old books for the 2024 rules update.
This is the 2024 update. They aren't updating any of the old books for the 24 rules.
DnD Beyond updated most of the old books for the 2024 rules update.
No they didn't. All the books are unchanged or at least should be. 2014 books reference and link to 2014 rules and monsters. None of the books were changed to the 2024 rules.
I can't speak to the quality, but the first chapter alone is longer than the first two (of three) chapters of ABoH. There's a lot more book in there.
You're referring to the chapter is that is the "Updated" artificer class and reposting the base magic tables? That thing that's already in the DM guide?
No? There's no artificer in the DMG. Or the PHB.
Are you mistaking the rules compendium on DDB, whose content varies depending on what you have access to, for the rulebooks?
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Got to say it's pretty disappointing for a 30 dollar book. It's only about 1/3rd the length of the other 2024 revamp books. It's got the same amount of content as the digital-only addons like Lorwyn First Light & Astarion's Book of Hunters (15 dollars each.) The book itself is easily the shortest one published with a physical version in the entire 5e library.
It seems they skimped on the art in order to keep the book as efficient as possible for the cost of printing, but it's still extremely sparse. For example, the Magic item compendium is less than one full page, and there's absolutely zero new lore about Eberron's worldbuilding. (But hey, there's magical zoom calls now, apparently.) And I expect if you're going to skimp on materials that the customer shouldn't have to pay full price. (The pre-order discount brings it to around 40 dollars for the full bundle, but the marketplace is claiming the full package is worth 60+ dollars (30 for physical & digital.)
All in all, it feels like most of its content should have come automatically with the 2024 update of the original 5e Eberron book.
I can't speak to the quality, but the first chapter alone is longer than the first two (of three) chapters of ABoH. There's a lot more book in there.
This is the 2024 update. They aren't updating any of the old books for the 24 rules.
You're referring to the chapter is that is the "Updated" artificer class and reposting the base magic tables? That thing that's already in the DM guide?
DnD Beyond updated most of the old books for the 2024 rules update.
No they didn't. All the books are unchanged or at least should be. 2014 books reference and link to 2014 rules and monsters. None of the books were changed to the 2024 rules.
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No? There's no artificer in the DMG. Or the PHB.
Are you mistaking the rules compendium on DDB, whose content varies depending on what you have access to, for the rulebooks?