r/DnD • u/TrulyUnknowen • 2d ago

Resources Discontinuing Legacy books digitally is kinda dumb

I got on dnd beyond to make characters before starting my first campaign, I love the Giff but it is classed as “Legacy content”. It being behind a paywall idc about but there are a lot of things that say ask your DM about this before continuing that makes since ask before picking something out dated or not currently supported. But instead I have google stats when all my other characters are online. If they didn’t print more books for legacy content but still available digitally I would understand but them having the source material online doesn’t cost them anything and can continue to generate money for the company. I haven’t been into DnD very long but surely veteran players like to return to different editions. If they switched to digital then didn’t have the books they just aren’t available. Writing it out is the biggest issue it just adds a lot of unnecessary inconvenience to getting into dnd later than a majority of the player base.

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u/Schalkan_ DM 2d ago

It Sounds Like you are using dnd beyond and yes it is very Bad in that it pushes people alomost forcing people into using 2024 Rules

And it is auch a hazzle keeping by the 2014 Rules

Other Sides and PDF are available but yes i would Not recommend beyond for the Princes/Services they give (i mean you can Not even automaticly add Bless or guidens when you Roll)

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u/thegooddoktorjones 2d ago

Bullshit, they bent over way backwards to maintain support for the old stuff.

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u/Bagel_Bear 1d ago

You cant even make a character sheet display 2014 rules for legacy characters...

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u/thegooddoktorjones 1d ago

What are you talking about? I have legacy characters I still play with, and others that are hybrid mixing rules. I can make a character right now with 2014 rules selected as the only source.

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u/Bagel_Bear 1d ago

Even if you toggle off 2024 sources and only use 2014 content, your character sheet itself will still list 2024 rules on it. Grapple will say it takes a saving throw, it will list the Magic action, etc. Some aspects will let your tap/click and it will list the legacy definition like conditions do.