errata almost up

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#1

Kravell

Jun 08, 2015 10:28:37

http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/errata

 

The link currently goes to a blank page which is actually nicely ironic.

#2

BoldItalic

Jun 08, 2015 10:32:27

Some content on its way, perhaps. Not expecting much new but nice to see it codified.

#3

Xeviat-DM

Jun 08, 2015 13:06:57

The link goes to the main page now.

#4

kikidmonkey

Jun 08, 2015 16:20:42

Obviously this means the game is perfect and no errata is needed

#5

Coredump00

Jun 08, 2015 19:16:04

Kravell wrote:
#6

SleepsInTraffic

Jun 08, 2015 19:52:30
They screwed up today and put a bunch of articles up (at least on their mobile site). Like the unearthed arcana wasn't supposed to be out till the 11th I don't think. At least that was it's listed publishing date, and since today is the 8th...
#7

BoldItalic

Jun 09, 2015 0:20:43

Coredump00 wrote:
#8

RCanine

Jun 09, 2015 21:34:38

Interestingly, the link above now redirects to a new URL and that URL is a 403 forbidden. Seems like something is there and their CMS just keeps users out until they decide to publish it. It's probably locked down for internal review.

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Reinhart

RCanine wrote:
#10

mellored

Jun 10, 2015 7:58:20

Did anyone notice a date on it?

#11

Brock_Landers

Jun 10, 2015 10:35:22

I thought there was to be no errata, just optional substitutions?

#12

MechaPilot

Jun 10, 2015 10:48:18

Brock_Landers wrote:
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kalil

Jun 10, 2015 10:50:22

Brock_Landers wrote:
#14

MechaPilot

Jun 10, 2015 10:54:03

The article that mentions it can be found here.  It is an older article, 06/23/14, but it explains their position on making 5e a "living rules set."

#15

Brock_Landers

Jun 10, 2015 10:55:01

MechaPilot wrote:
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Dwarfslayer

Jun 10, 2015 11:20:34

Brock_Landers wrote:
#17

MechaPilot

Jun 10, 2015 11:22:42

Dwarfslayer wrote:
#18

Brock_Landers

Jun 10, 2015 11:57:44

 

MechaPilot wrote:
#19

Farmer42

Jun 10, 2015 14:47:27

Am I reading the Tinned clarification right in that you can now no longer twin AoE spells or spells like Magic Missile?

#20

iserith

Jun 10, 2015 14:49:41

PH Errata is up: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/ph_errata

 

#21

kikidmonkey

Jun 10, 2015 15:30:40

Well I sure am glad that Way of the Four Elements got some powers nerfed, can't let those powerhouses continue running around.

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Xeviat-DM

kikidmonkey wrote:
#23

GladiusLegis

Jun 10, 2015 16:03:33

So Evokers and Gold/Red Dragon Sorcerers got their Scorching Ray novas nerfed (Elemental Affinity and Empowered Evocation apply to just one damage roll now) ... but Agonizing Blast remains completely untouched. Pfffffffffffffft.

 

Also, Weird and Phantasmal Killer are actually functional. Woo. (Which means Weird is now only just a waste of a 9th-level slot instead of a stinky massive epic fail of a waste of a 9th-level slot. It'd probably be OK as a 5th-level or thereabouts, though.)

#24

BoldItalic

Jun 10, 2015 15:54:02

I might buy a 2nd printing of the PHB when it appears in the wild. The pages are starting to fall out of this one

#25

GladiusLegis

Jun 10, 2015 16:24:31

Oooooooh, big one: Since unarmed strikes no longer count as weapons, that REALLY messes up Monks, who now need a weapon to use Stunning Strike. Ouch.

 

Battle Master maneuvers and Paladin's smites/smite spells don't work with unarmed attacks anymore, either.

#26

mellored

Jun 10, 2015 16:45:57

odd they didn't fix simulacrum.

#27

GladiusLegis

Jun 10, 2015 16:58:39

GladiusLegis wrote:
#28

pukunui

Jun 10, 2015 17:06:45

mellored wrote:
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randl

GladiusLegis wrote:
#30

Nesian42Ryukaiel

Jun 10, 2015 17:39:28

What's wrong with the Basic Rules player's side?

The file size is seriously messed up... (almost 50MB...)

#31

pukunui

Jun 10, 2015 17:40:43

Also: "@pukunui81 Unarmed strikes never should have appeared as weapons, hence the correction. The monk is barely affected."

#32

mrpopstar

Jun 10, 2015 17:52:05

The Reach property clarification complicates my brain's ability to nail gridless combat. I wish it only applied when attacking; like the Two-Handed property.

 

That's my only gripe.

 

#33

FFSAA

Jun 10, 2015 18:23:42

GladiusLegis wrote:
#34

CCS

Jun 10, 2015 18:53:03
As usual any errata given by the company will be taken with at least a grain or three of salt in the groups I play with.
#35

pukunui

Jun 10, 2015 19:35:54

CCS wrote:
#36

RCanine

Jun 10, 2015 19:50:45

Did you guys catch this one:

 

Weapon Master (p. 170). The chosen weapons must be simple or martial.
#37

guachi

Jun 10, 2015 20:22:55

There will be weapons that aren't simple or martial?

#38

pukunui

Jun 10, 2015 20:25:24

RCanine wrote:
#39

FFSAA

Jun 10, 2015 20:35:37

guachi wrote:
#40

RCanine

Jun 10, 2015 21:02:17

guachi wrote:
#41

moonbeast

Jun 10, 2015 21:14:29

Well I was planning to buy a second hardcopy of the 5e PHB.  How am I suppoed to tell if I am ordering/buying the Errata edition?  Do the books say somewhere like "Second Printing" or "Revised 2015 Edition"? 

 

#42

kalil

Jun 10, 2015 21:46:40

Where are you guys getting the information that they will put these errata into the printed version?

#43

pukunui

Jun 10, 2015 22:13:04

Magic Initiate (p. 168). The feat’s limit on casting the 1st-level spell applies only to the casting given by the feat.
#44

kalil

Jun 10, 2015 22:11:15

pukunui wrote:
#45

pukunui

Jun 10, 2015 22:20:14

kalil wrote:
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CCS

pukunui wrote:
#47

pukunui

Jun 10, 2015 23:03:54

CCS wrote:
#48

JohnLynch

Jun 10, 2015 23:14:54

Nothing ground breaking here. It all seems to be common sense rulings with a couple of "that seemed to good" benefits cut down. I'll be happy to continue DMing without regard to this errata, applying common sense rulings instead. If any of the nerfs actually become a problem in my game then I've got a suggested way in which to tone them down. Glad to see there weren't any "OMG we really need to fix this" stuff (ala 0 day errata for the Pathfinder Paladin and the 0 day errata for DCs in 4th edition). Looks like all that extra work paid off.

 

I will be applying the slight boosts to the beast companion though.

#49

BoldItalic

Jun 10, 2015 23:18:32

moonbeast wrote:
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Coredump00

kalil wrote:
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Coredump00

pukunui wrote:
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DoctorBadWolf

Xeviat-DM wrote:
#53

Enevhar_Aldarion

Jun 11, 2015 1:26:04

pukunui wrote:
#54

mellored

Jun 11, 2015 5:17:08

RCanine wrote:
#55

Rya.Reisender

Jun 11, 2015 5:19:09

Is it really that much of a problem when some of your players have an older PHB version? They can all just print out the errata page and place it inside their outdated PHBs.

 

Like, the sling is 100% reloadable onehanded, in every universe not governed by the rules of DnD.
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CCS

pukunui wrote:
#57

Arithezoo

Jun 11, 2015 6:07:09

So as far as I can tell, the clarification that unarmed strikes aren't weapons is just to prevent you from using spells like Magic Weapon.  Though, honestly, I don't see the harm.

 

As clarified by Jeremy Crawford, the monk can certainly still use Stunning Strike.  Likewise, all of the Battle Master maneuvers say "weapon attack" or "melee weapon attack", meaning that they too would work with unarmed strikes.

 

I also just noticed that Parry and Riposte say, "melee attack" rather than "melee weapon attack", meaning that they would work against melee spell attacks.

#58

mrpopstar

Jun 11, 2015 6:38:09

Arithezoo wrote:
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Reinhart

pukunui wrote:
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CCS

Enevhar_Aldarion wrote:
#61

ChrisCarlson

Jun 11, 2015 7:33:32

CCS wrote:
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MightyZehir

FFSAA wrote:
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Coredump00

Reinhart wrote:
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Reinhart

Coredump00 wrote:
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Chameleon-X

Reinhart wrote:
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randl

mellored wrote:
#67

DemoMonkey

Jun 11, 2015 11:17:21

"I think this would also prevent proficiency with throwing stuff like Holy Water, acid flasks, or Alchemist Fire."

 

Those are all improvised weapons. Tavern Brawler gives you proficiency with them.

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randl

DemoMonkey wrote:
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Azzy1974

pukunui wrote:
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Azzy1974

kalil wrote:
#71

Shasarak

Jun 11, 2015 13:39:49

ChrisCarlson wrote:
#72

LordCorwin

Jun 11, 2015 17:46:47

Shasarak wrote:
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DoctorBadWolf

Rya.Reisender wrote:
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The_White_Sorcerer

DoctorBadWolf wrote:
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CCS

The_White_Sorcerer wrote:
#76

arnwolf666

Jun 12, 2015 23:25:45

Boy, our party dragon sorcerer is going to be ticked.  And we checked in detail with many people to see if we were doing it right.  We even called wizards directly about the twinned spell ruling.  Elemental Affinity will really tick him off.

#77

joeburgos

Jun 13, 2015 10:26:30

BoldItalic wrote:
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CCS

arnwolf666 wrote:
#79

jaelis

Jun 13, 2015 11:19:11

arnwolf666 wrote:
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OoftaMeg

arnwolf666 wrote:
#81

moonbeast

Jun 15, 2015 13:49:45

 

joeburgos wrote:
#82

SleepsInTraffic

Jun 15, 2015 14:08:12
Hmm maybe this is why all of the sellers were having crazy deals on the core 3 because they knew their current stockpiles would not be useful once they had to switch to selling the erratad books.
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Coredump00

SleepsInTraffic wrote:
#84

Brock_Landers

Jun 16, 2015 10:07:14

Coredump00 wrote:
#85

Mistwell

Jun 16, 2015 11:27:54

Coredump00 wrote:
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Coredump00

Mistwell wrote:
#87

Shasarak

Jun 16, 2015 23:49:17

CCS wrote:
#88

Mistwell

Jun 17, 2015 10:12:14

Coredump00 wrote:
#89

ChrisCarlson

Jun 17, 2015 10:14:24

Mistwell wrote:
#90

Brock_Landers

Jun 17, 2015 10:26:34

ChrisCarlson wrote:
#91

BoldItalic

Jun 17, 2015 10:57:34

Brock_Landers wrote:
#92

ChrisCarlson

Jun 17, 2015 10:53:01

All it takes for the internet to win is for good people to do nothing!

#93

BoldItalic

Jun 17, 2015 11:02:11

See, this is why errata are so important.

#94

Brock_Landers

Jun 17, 2015 11:10:31

BoldItalic wrote:
#95

ChrisCarlson

Jun 17, 2015 11:19:13

If a particular piece of errata is reaming you, ignore it. At least, that's what my great grandpappy always used to say.

#96

Brock_Landers

Jun 17, 2015 11:45:53

ChrisCarlson wrote:
#97

DemoMonkey

Jun 17, 2015 12:34:34

It doesn't have to be "either/or" on how the errata timing was planned. It's perfectly reasonable to assume the conversation went something like this:

 

Q: When should we release errata?

 

A: How about a year from now? That will give us time to get feedback, take another pass at the rules, and also let most of the first print run sell through.

 

 

 

 

...

You may now continue to divide into armed camps and argue about the correct number of stars on thars.

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Coredump00

Mistwell wrote:
#99

Mistwell

Jun 18, 2015 19:49:49

DemoMonkey wrote:
#100

Mistwell

Jun 18, 2015 19:51:33

Coredump00 wrote:
#101

PlotThickens

Jun 18, 2015 20:10:44

So was it only the Player's Handbook that got errata?  

I just bought all three books... but I don't see it being a problem since it's just one page.

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Coredump00

Mistwell wrote: