I've recently been thinking of getting D&D Beyond subscription as the monthly price isn't that big. However, one thing from its FAQ has bothered me. More exactly, the thing about available content. If I understood it correctly, the subscription only means I'd be able to get perks like creating unlimited number of characters, early access to new content etc. Does that mean that no matter if I have a subscription or not, I'd have to buy books via marketplace? So let's say I'd want to create an Owlin (you can tell I'm into owls, so that's a must for me) and Owlins are available in Strixhaven which must be bought so that Owlins are an available race in character creation. Does that mean that despite the subscription I'd still have to buy Strixhaven from marketplace?
I've recently been thinking of getting D&D Beyond subscription as the monthly price isn't that big. However, one thing from its FAQ has bothered me. More exactly, the thing about available content. If I understood it correctly, the subscription only means I'd be able to get perks like creating unlimited number of characters, early access to new content etc. Does that mean that no matter if I have a subscription or not, I'd have to buy books via marketplace? So let's say I'd want to create an Owlin (you can tell I'm into owls, so that's a must for me) and Owlins are available in Strixhaven which must be bought so that Owlins are an available race in character creation. Does that mean that despite the subscription I'd still have to buy Strixhaven from marketplace?
Yes.
Ever since management used backend issues & public criticism by cancelcore media as a reason to squeeze more money out of Beyond by getting rid of a la carte, you have to buy the full book.
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DM, player & homebrewer(Current homebrew project is an unofficial conversion of SBURB/SGRUB from Homestuck into DND 5e)
Once made Maxwell's Silver Hammer come down upon Strahd's head to make sure he was dead.
Always study & sharpen philosophical razors. They save a lot of trouble.
I've recently been thinking of getting D&D Beyond subscription as the monthly price isn't that big. However, one thing from its FAQ has bothered me. More exactly, the thing about available content. If I understood it correctly, the subscription only means I'd be able to get perks like creating unlimited number of characters, early access to new content etc. Does that mean that no matter if I have a subscription or not, I'd have to buy books via marketplace? So let's say I'd want to create an Owlin (you can tell I'm into owls, so that's a must for me) and Owlins are available in Strixhaven which must be bought so that Owlins are an available race in character creation. Does that mean that despite the subscription I'd still have to buy Strixhaven from marketplace?
Yes. Having a subscription does not give you access to any digital books; you still need to purchase those. Of course, the plus side of that is that you keep access to all the books you've purchased even if you end your subscription.
The other main perk of a subscription — if you choose the more expensive master tier — is content sharing. Master-tier subscribers can enable content sharing on campaigns they're in (whether they're the DM or a player). Once this is enabled, everyone in the campaign can access all the materials that anyone in the campaign owns, and use character options from them on characters that are in the campaign. This means no one needs to buy everything; as long as at least one person in the campaign owns a book, everyone in the campaign can access and use it.
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I've recently been thinking of getting D&D Beyond subscription as the monthly price isn't that big. However, one thing from its FAQ has bothered me. More exactly, the thing about available content. If I understood it correctly, the subscription only means I'd be able to get perks like creating unlimited number of characters, early access to new content etc. Does that mean that no matter if I have a subscription or not, I'd have to buy books via marketplace? So let's say I'd want to create an Owlin (you can tell I'm into owls, so that's a must for me) and Owlins are available in Strixhaven which must be bought so that Owlins are an available race in character creation. Does that mean that despite the subscription I'd still have to buy Strixhaven from marketplace?
Yes.
Ever since management used backend issues & public criticism by cancelcore media as a reason to squeeze more money out of Beyond by getting rid of a la carte, you have to buy the full book.
DM, player & homebrewer(Current homebrew project is an unofficial conversion of SBURB/SGRUB from Homestuck into DND 5e)
Once made Maxwell's Silver Hammer come down upon Strahd's head to make sure he was dead.
Always study & sharpen philosophical razors. They save a lot of trouble.
Yes. Having a subscription does not give you access to any digital books; you still need to purchase those. Of course, the plus side of that is that you keep access to all the books you've purchased even if you end your subscription.
The other main perk of a subscription — if you choose the more expensive master tier — is content sharing. Master-tier subscribers can enable content sharing on campaigns they're in (whether they're the DM or a player). Once this is enabled, everyone in the campaign can access all the materials that anyone in the campaign owns, and use character options from them on characters that are in the campaign. This means no one needs to buy everything; as long as at least one person in the campaign owns a book, everyone in the campaign can access and use it.
pronouns: he/she/they