So the 2024 Players Handbook (PHB) is set to release in September. I’ve already bought and paid for the book. In fact I get early access in early September.
However a bunch of YouTube and other folks got the books much earlier and the embargo for them to talk about it lifted in early August.
So now I have to learn piecemeal how the new rules work. I have to hope whatever YouTube video I watch got the rules right. My only reference is random videos.
Luckily someone did write down a rough outline at https://rpgbot.net/2024-dnd-5e-transition-guide-and-change-log-everything-thats-different-in-the-new-players-handbook/
Anyone else find this to be bullshit? It’s like Christmas morning for “influencers” but my gifts arrive in a month.
In short if folks know of a good copy of the 2024 PHB I’d love to read it.
Maybe not you personally, but locking people’s digital character sheets behind a subscription service, refusing to provide PDFs of their printed materials, and most recently DMCAing content creators who showed any footage of the inside of the new PHB (which was being sold at GenCon), all strike me as anti-consumer behavior. Meanwhile, like he said, you can find the rules for just about everything Paizo has published online, legally, and they encourage you to do so. You can buy a PDF version of all their books on their website for a fraction of the cost of the physical volume. There are so many third-party tools available for free thanks to their generous use of the OGL/ORC licenses that it’s hard to know which one to use.
I do understand the point about familiarity, though. If you’re already running a game, or multiple games even, that’s going to be a huge hurdle.