Peregrine
2007-10-21, 10:08 AM
A simple enough question: Have any of the official D&D errata (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20040125a) (for the core books, specifically) made it into reprints?
I was under the impression that all printings of the core rulebooks were the same, and that the errata applied equally to all. A quick Googling on this question has reinforced that impression (with the exception of those fancy 30th anniversary editions, which did reportedly incorporate the errata).
However, looking through my fairly recently-purchased Monster Manual v3.5, it looks as though it includes some (though not quite all) of the current errata document! Without doing an exhaustive search, I can see that the Alternate Form text matches some (at least) of what the relevant erratum describes, that the Damage Reduction erratum is in there verbatim, that the angels all have their prescribed Change Shape entries, that Improved Natural Attack bears the appropriate Special clause about being taken more than once...
On the other hand, the Weapon Finesse erratum isn't reflected in the text before me. Badgers, for instance, don't have the feat, while the vargouille and the pseudodragon actually meet the feat prerequisite, contrary to the errata. Also, the Alternate Form text isn't entirely what the erratum describes: it lacks the note about gaining the Aquatic subtype, and the note about ability scores and hit points (although the hit points information is included elsewhere with other wording).
As I said, this isn't at all an exhaustive search, but I think I've made my point.
The errata file I have is MM_Errata02062006.zip, containing a PDF with the filename MM_Errata02172006.zip (which I'm sure is the latest available). My MM has nothing that I can find about printings and reprintings, except to say that the first printing was 2003.
Hmm, I bought my PHB at the same time, but the DMG is an older one (to which all errat definitely applied)... And again, without doing an exhaustive search, it looks as though my PHB includes all errata except those marked as being the latest (that is, the changes to polymorph-like effects). It certainly includes the corrections to animal companions, rogue proficiencies, run speeds...
What gives?
I was under the impression that all printings of the core rulebooks were the same, and that the errata applied equally to all. A quick Googling on this question has reinforced that impression (with the exception of those fancy 30th anniversary editions, which did reportedly incorporate the errata).
However, looking through my fairly recently-purchased Monster Manual v3.5, it looks as though it includes some (though not quite all) of the current errata document! Without doing an exhaustive search, I can see that the Alternate Form text matches some (at least) of what the relevant erratum describes, that the Damage Reduction erratum is in there verbatim, that the angels all have their prescribed Change Shape entries, that Improved Natural Attack bears the appropriate Special clause about being taken more than once...
On the other hand, the Weapon Finesse erratum isn't reflected in the text before me. Badgers, for instance, don't have the feat, while the vargouille and the pseudodragon actually meet the feat prerequisite, contrary to the errata. Also, the Alternate Form text isn't entirely what the erratum describes: it lacks the note about gaining the Aquatic subtype, and the note about ability scores and hit points (although the hit points information is included elsewhere with other wording).
As I said, this isn't at all an exhaustive search, but I think I've made my point.
The errata file I have is MM_Errata02062006.zip, containing a PDF with the filename MM_Errata02172006.zip (which I'm sure is the latest available). My MM has nothing that I can find about printings and reprintings, except to say that the first printing was 2003.
Hmm, I bought my PHB at the same time, but the DMG is an older one (to which all errat definitely applied)... And again, without doing an exhaustive search, it looks as though my PHB includes all errata except those marked as being the latest (that is, the changes to polymorph-like effects). It certainly includes the corrections to animal companions, rogue proficiencies, run speeds...
What gives?