We are excited to announce that D&D Beyond will soon be joining Hasbro as part of the Wizards of the Coast family!
On May 18, 2022 or soon after, your D&D Beyond account will transfer to Wizards of the Coast, at which point (and going forward) the Wizards Terms of Use will apply to your use of D&D Beyond, and the Wizards Privacy Policy will apply to the personal data associated with your account. If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, Wizards of the Coast LLC will become the “data controller” of your personal data once it transfers.
For more information on this transaction, please click here. If you wish to delete your account prior to the transfer, you will find instructions for doing so here.
Frequently asked questions
When will the D&D Beyond Terms of Service be updated?
The Terms of Service will be updated to Wizards of the Coast Terms of Service on or around May 18, 2022.
Why are they being updated?
As part of Wizards of the Coast acquiring D&D Beyond, we will extend the Wizards Terms of Service to cover this new service.
What is changing in them?
We need your permission to put your user content on D&D Beyond and operate the D&D Beyond service, and we’re working to ensure that the scope of the permission you give us is tailored to that goal. The Wizards Terms of Service will therefore be updated with a section specific to D&D Beyond to allow us to host your content and otherwise operate the D&D Beyond service.
Will Wizards own my homebrew content created on D&D Beyond?
Wizards has no intent of taking ownership over user content you put on D&D Beyond, and the Terms of Service will not grant us such rights. The permissions we will need for user content will relate to allowing us to operate the D&D Beyond service, including displaying that content on our site.
Do these changes affect homebrew content that was created before May 18?
Any content that remains on the D&D Beyond service will be subject to the updated Wizards Terms of Service. The updated Terms of Service should not impact how you've used the site or owned your content prior to May 18.
If I delete my D&D Beyond account, will my homebrew content remain on D&D Beyond? If so, will my username still be credited?
While your homebrew content will remain on D&D Beyond, the credited username will change to “user-[number].”
Will Wizards own any character or account information I upload (e.g. character sheets, profile pictures)?
Wizards has no intent of taking ownership over user content you put on D&D Beyond, and the Terms of Service will not grant us such rights. The permissions we will need for that content will relate to allowing us to operate the D&D Beyond service, including displaying that content on our site.
Will I need a Wizards account to access or sign up for D&D Beyond after May 18?
No. You can continue to use your Twitch or Google account or Apple ID to sign into D&D Beyond. New users will still need a Twitch or Google account or Apple ID to sign up for D&D Beyond after May 18.
The only change so far is who owns the site. I can't imagine suddenly changing how the site makes its money overnight, but we'll have to wait and see if we get more updates as we get closer to May 18th.
Thank you for the reply. I might not have a paid subscription but I have bought a lot of books through the site and I would hate to lose them because i could not afford a monthly fee structure.
This
I most certainly owned the stories of my characters, their descriptions, likeness and use.... Corpo cuckery is all I see in your words.
You did own them. You will own them. Wizards is claiming the exact same rights Fandom did. Nothing is changing.
When GW went to digital versions of their books in the app, they started shipping all of their books in shrink wrap and including the code inside. This would reduce the chances that people would do what you are describing. I have also the code included in a sealed envelope inside the book.
What if we have no Wotc accounts
and what about if we are not subscribed
Awesome!! I hope there is a plan in place to get a discount o the digital copy of a product if we purchase a hard copy book. Good luck Wizards!
That would be unfortunate. I held off on using the site for years as I own most books on hard-copy, and prefer physical material where possible. I only recently started using DDB and bought the Source Book Bundle when unfortunate circumstances forced my hand if I want to use anything other than the core books (By core, I mean the holy trinity. I still consider XGtE and TCoE as source books, not core books.).
I get that. I bought the new mordenheim of the multiverse and I hope to get to read it.
I was hoping for more information that lead to answers, not more questions
That's what I want to know as well.
This is just too good! looking forward to what this means for the future on D&D Beyond.
Same 🙁
Any character you created in Dndbeyond.com was already under the same conditions. You use copyrighted material as soon as you use something which not 100% homebrew, hence you already do not own the full right on it.
Do We Have To Do Anything To Prepare So Things Dont Get Deleted Or Removed?
Nothing at all.
I guess I'll be removing all of my homebrew content. I refuse to allow someone to steel my hard word just so they can be lazy. Lets just say, if that isn't their intention, I would highly suggest that someone clarify to their customers really quick or they may be loosing a lot of business. Looks like we may need another place to hang our hat.
This.