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System Reference Document 5.1
This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.Download the Creative Commons edition of SRD 5.1.
SRD 5.1 supplies the 2014-compatible rules material used in our encounter creature references and in guides to classes, spells, combat, and other rules where that source is cited. The encounter collections use SRD 5.1 creature statistics; a separate discussion of revised rules does not change those encounters to the 2024 rules.
System Reference Document 5.2.1
This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.When an article cites SRD 5.2.1, that source supplies the revised rules material in the identified section, such as a 2024 class comparison. This attribution covers those excerpts and adaptations. Articles identify the sources used for their edition comparisons; a 2024 comparison does not by itself mean every rule on the page comes from SRD 5.2.1.
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