I am also in favor of the ruleset toggle option for character creation. Right now my character sheet has 2024 game rules interspersed throughout it and it’s not even labeled all the time. In the cases where there is a “Legacy” label, it just makes the character sheet way too clunky and confusing. I think dndbeyond should do be trying harder to keep 5e and the new ruleset entirely separated for those of us who want to continue playing 5e and have been paying customers on the site for nearly a decade or more.
One example is that my character sheet has the 2024 rules for grappling on it. I want my character sheet to have ONLY 2014 rules on it, not both. I want the option to toggle off any and all 2024 content from my character sheet.
I would expect that when I create a character, I can toggle a “2014 5e ruleset” option so that I can continue to create 5e characters the same way I have been for the past 9 years, and if I want to create a character based off the 2024 rules one day I can have the option to do so if I choose.
One of the features promoted during the Marketing videos for the new rules was the ability to create custom Backgrounds. However, the Custom Background feature in the D&D Beyond Character Creation tool is not prsent. The option available is for the 2014 rules. It would great to have a tool that matches the guidelines of the PHB 2024 p. 177, Character Backgrounds section.
Tangaq they don't care. It's their way or the highway! I have dumped money into DDB for years. Why? Because it made running and playing the game so much more "easier". Plus I had the extra cash to subscribe. When the DDB app fails to deliver the support I need to run/play my 5e (2014) campaigns I will end my subscription.
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Frank 😜
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
It is by the Beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
I hear you and commiserate with you. It’s a shame but I will be doing likewise. Many of us are going back to in-person, old-school (paper), play with our existing books. Hasbro is driving WotC D&D into the ground. Ironic that they’re losing money by pushing everyone toward the old-school play mode (physical table-too board game media) that made them successful.
Bought the new book, can't access anything but the base sub-classes on DDB (so Fighter/Champion, Rogue/Thief etc) using the 2024 Core Rules. Does anyone know when the rest is going to be unlocked given that the digital book has gone live? Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere!
Bought the new book, can't access anything but the base sub-classes on DDB (so Fighter/Champion, Rogue/Thief etc) using the 2024 Core Rules. Does anyone know when the rest is going to be unlocked given that the digital book has gone live? Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere!
Cheers :-)
Are your entitlements synced? (user menu->account->licenses)
Did you buy in the app? That route is often slow (a day or so IIRC).
It's there. Make sure you have custom backgrounds switched on. You can then choose custom background. The ability score increases are then chosen under abilities.
The 2024 edition didn’t make me quit 5e. It just made me stick with the edition I’ve grown to love. I have a feeling though that I’ll be abandoning DDB within the next year or so. I do believe I’ll be using 3rd party publishers and home brew content for future games.
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Frank 😜
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
It is by the Beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
I'm happy I can use 2024 spells on the artificer now, but is there anything that can be done by the DnDB Team that will change the "Always Prepared" spells to 2024?
Any news on a "Disable 2024 content" slider, and re-enabling the ability to filter by books so people can exclude sources that include late 5.14 bad content like Rime's Binding Ice or Silvery Barbs?
So will we be getting a PDF version of the new 2024 Basic Rules like they did when 5th edition came out, because not everyone is comfortable or is able to sit and read electronic versions for long periods, while having a version we can print out onto paper makes accessing the new Basic Rules much easier for us.
So will we be getting a PDF version of the new 2024 Basic Rules like they did when 5th edition came out, because not everyone is comfortable or is able to sit and read electronic versions for long periods, while having a version we can print out onto paper makes accessing the new Basic Rules much easier for us.
You have to wait until after the Monster Manual is released before they will do a SRD for the new rules which should be in the creative commons and should be available as a pdf
My lobbying - don’t buy it
I am also in favor of the ruleset toggle option for character creation. Right now my character sheet has 2024 game rules interspersed throughout it and it’s not even labeled all the time. In the cases where there is a “Legacy” label, it just makes the character sheet way too clunky and confusing. I think dndbeyond should do be trying harder to keep 5e and the new ruleset entirely separated for those of us who want to continue playing 5e and have been paying customers on the site for nearly a decade or more.
One example is that my character sheet has the 2024 rules for grappling on it. I want my character sheet to have ONLY 2014 rules on it, not both. I want the option to toggle off any and all 2024 content from my character sheet.
I would expect that when I create a character, I can toggle a “2014 5e ruleset” option so that I can continue to create 5e characters the same way I have been for the past 9 years, and if I want to create a character based off the 2024 rules one day I can have the option to do so if I choose.
The idea is simple clear: we should be able to choose to play only with the books we paid for.
One of the features promoted during the Marketing videos for the new rules was the ability to create custom Backgrounds. However, the Custom Background feature in the D&D Beyond Character Creation tool is not prsent. The option available is for the 2014 rules. It would great to have a tool that matches the guidelines of the PHB 2024 p. 177, Character Backgrounds section.
Tangaq they don't care. It's their way or the highway! I have dumped money into DDB for years. Why? Because it made running and playing the game so much more "easier". Plus I had the extra cash to subscribe. When the DDB app fails to deliver the support I need to run/play my 5e (2014) campaigns I will end my subscription.
the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
I hear you and commiserate with you. It’s a shame but I will be doing likewise. Many of us are going back to in-person, old-school (paper), play with our existing books. Hasbro is driving WotC D&D into the ground. Ironic that they’re losing money by pushing everyone toward the old-school play mode (physical table-too board game media) that made them successful.
Well said spydurjohn! I mirror all you’ve said - somewhat already there (another post I made). Keep up the good work!
Bought the new book, can't access anything but the base sub-classes on DDB (so Fighter/Champion, Rogue/Thief etc) using the 2024 Core Rules. Does anyone know when the rest is going to be unlocked given that the digital book has gone live? Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere!
Cheers :-)
Are your entitlements synced? (user menu->account->licenses)
Did you buy in the app? That route is often slow (a day or so IIRC).
It's there. Make sure you have custom backgrounds switched on. You can then choose custom background. The ability score increases are then chosen under abilities.
Thanks folks, it's all fixed now :)
5th edition got me playing. 2024 made me stop playing.
The 2024 edition didn’t make me quit 5e. It just made me stick with the edition I’ve grown to love. I have a feeling though that I’ll be abandoning DDB within the next year or so. I do believe I’ll be using 3rd party publishers and home brew content for future games.
the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
I'm happy I can use 2024 spells on the artificer now, but is there anything that can be done by the DnDB Team that will change the "Always Prepared" spells to 2024?
How do I follow this dang thread; or ANY forum thread for that matter...?
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Any news on a "Disable 2024 content" slider, and re-enabling the ability to filter by books so people can exclude sources that include late 5.14 bad content like Rime's Binding Ice or Silvery Barbs?
So will we be getting a PDF version of the new 2024 Basic Rules like they did when 5th edition came out, because not everyone is comfortable or is able to sit and read electronic versions for long periods, while having a version we can print out onto paper makes accessing the new Basic Rules much easier for us.
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You have to wait until after the Monster Manual is released before they will do a SRD for the new rules which should be in the creative commons and should be available as a pdf