D&D 5E Should 3PP upgrade their books to 2024 versions?

[Shardstone]

So we're half a year in and it looks like the 2024 edition is sticking. However, there are 10 years-worth of 5E projects that, while backwards compatiable, could do with an upgrade to more seamlessly fit the new rules.

The question is, is it worth the cost?

Releasing new print versions for a lot of indie might be out of the window, but digital versions wouldn't have this problem. Same with 5E projects that funded within the last two years and are just now fulfilling. Do you think that 3PP should upgrade their digital versions to 2024, or release a 2024 version of their book as a seperate thing? Or do you think it doesn't matter if 3PP updates their rules or not? Curious to see what everyone's opinion is.

 

[mamba]

I'd say update your classes and subclasses, but anything else can stay the same. Updated monster books are nice to have but less essential. Adventures and settings can stay the same, some will use the opportunity anyway

 

[Shardstone]

I'd say update your classes and subclasses, but anything else can stay the same. Updated monster books are nice to have but less essential. Adventures and settings can stay the same, some will use the opportunity anyway

This makes sense, though I'm wondering how less essential updating monsters really is. MM 2024 has some interesting paradigm upgrades that, imo, do leave 2014 monsters feeling a little flat.

 

[Belen]

Funny enough, a KS I backed updated to 5.5 and the backers demanded they stick with 5.0.

 

[Micah Sweet]

So we're half a year in and it looks like the 2024 edition is sticking. However, there are 10 years-worth of 5E projects that, while backwards compatiable, could do with an upgrade to more seamlessly fit the new rules.

The question is, is it worth the cost?

Releasing new print versions for a lot of indie might be out of the window, but digital versions wouldn't have this problem. Same with 5E projects that funded within the last two years and are just now fulfilling. Do you think that 3PP should upgrade their digital versions to 2024, or release a 2024 version of their book as a seperate thing? Or do you think it doesn't matter if 3PP updates their rules or not? Curious to see what everyone's opinion is.

There would be no personal value to me if they changed to 5.5 (I don't see it as an "upgrade"), quite the opposite in fact as my interest in changing 5e goes in the opposite direction from what WotC did. I specifically was against 5.5 because it would manipulate a lot of 3pp I would otherwise buy to follow WotC's lead. I lost interest in Mage Hand Press, a 3pp I was strongly invested in, because of their devotion to WotC's current design (whatever it happens to be).

So, no.

 

[mamba]

This makes sense, though I'm wondering how less essential updating monsters really is. MM 2024 has some interesting paradigm upgrades that, imo, do leave 2014 monsters feeling a little flat.

by stay the same I mean more 'the Dm can adjust as needed' rather than 'the DM can use as is'. There is a reason why I put monster manuals next on the list of things to update, but as more optional.

 

[mamba]

Funny enough, a KS I backed updated to 5.5 and the backers demanded they stick with 5.0.

they should, they can always release a 5.5 version too

 

[Yaarel]

For my homebrew stuff, I will update player options to 2024, leave the rest as is, and design future adventures with 2024 monsters in mind. If I published content, I would make sure it is compatible with 2024.

 

[aco175]

I see that everything will eventually go to the 5.5 rules and look. I'm working on a new part to the trilogy I'm running on DMsGuild and the newest I'm working on is updated. I have not thought about updating the older things I made over the last several years. I do not see myself doing that anytime soon either.

 

[Corinnguard]

The question is, is it worth the cost?

Not if the 3pp in question already looks better than 5.0 or 5.5 in terms of lore and game mechanics.