Summary
Dungeons and Dragonsjust confirmed an updated SRD featuring the new rules from the 2024 core rulebooks is coming shortly after the revision is complete. Fans can expect SRD 5.2 to arrive shortly after the revisedDungeons and DragonsMonster Manualreleases in February 2025.
The Systems Reference Document, or SRD, is the guide that contains the core rules to enable players to playDungeons and Dragons. Protected by the Creative Commons license, it is this document that allows fans to create, share, and sell their ownhomebrewDungeons and Dragonsmaterial using the game’s ruleswithout fear of legal action. It is also irrevocable, meaning works made using it are safe forever.
SRD 5.1 currently covers5th Edition Dungeons and Dragonsas it stands, but the rules updates it is working on for its 10-year anniversary would not be covered by this document. Luckily,Dungeons and Dragonsis releasing a new SRD document that includes these revised core rules. Once theMonster Manual– thethird and finalDungeons and Dragonscore rulebook revision– releases on Jun 28, 2025, SRD 5.2 will follow within weeks, making most of the core rules freely available for players to use in their campaigns and homebrew projects.
What Is the Dungeons and Dragons SRD?
The new SRD will be localized in theother languages supported byDungeons and Dragonsafter their accompanying books are released. Additionally, this document will not replace SRD 5.1, which will still be available for use. Lastly,Dungeons and Dragonsstill plans to release previous editions’ SRDs into Creative Commons, but it is focusing on the 2024 rules revision document first.
This announcement did not come as a huge surprise, asDungeons and Dragonsconfirmed its plans to do so in response to thepublic outcry after the OGL controversies of 2023. That said,Dungeons and Dragonsfans are happy to see Wizards of the Coast following through on its promise, and are glad to see the document will be released swiftly, rather than years later as it was with SRD 5.1. All things considered, this new SRD is great for both the health and public regard forDungeons and Dragons.
Dungeons and Dragons
Created by Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons is a tabletop game in which players craft their own worlds and band together to take on adventures through mysterious realms outlined in companion materials. One of the best role-playing games ever made, it has been adapted into a variety of video games and other media.
