Wish List Item 1: A way to markup purchased content with DM notes. That way I can edit/tailor purchased content and have it stay marked on the web page.
Wish List Item 2: Roll20 Integration - It seems like a natural and fantastic opportunity to take D&D Beyond to the next level.
The product is great, and to be honest, I'm not even as mad I expected to be about having to but the books twice. I don't like it, but I see no other way.
Wish List Item 1: A way to markup purchased content with DM notes. That way I can edit/tailor purchased content and have it stay marked on the web page.
I do not see the point of the marking you describe. You have Public Notes for your campaign and can specify there which content you have available and permit in use of the campaign. Anyone joining your campaign can see those public notes.
If this is not what you're after can you clarify what it is you're requesting?
Wish List Item 2: Roll20 Integration - It seems like a natural and fantastic opportunity to take D&D Beyond to the next level.
The problem with things like Roll20 integration is they are a separate company who also already purchase licenses from WotC to give to their customers. If somebody from a different company like Curse/D&DBeyond comes along and wants access to those licenses and there's Roll20 integration then technically Roll20 have paid for licenses and give them to you for free.
In order for their to be easy integration both Roll20 and D&D Beyond would have to add each other into their purchase and licensing setups so that buying a license on one site pays for a license on the other - which means jacking up prices to us customers to nearly double just so both places get paid.
Possible, but difficult and I think D&D Beyond have other priorities right now.
I will note that integration is pointless beyond avoiding laziness - you can homebrew anything and everything in Roll20, albeit with less ease than on here and only on "per character sheet" basis, but still it is possible for any character/content you make or have access to here to be available on Roll20 without paying extra. It just takes a bit of work.
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I do not see the point of the marking you describe. You have Public Notes for your campaign and can specify there which content you have available and permit in use of the campaign. Anyone joining your campaign can see those public notes.
If this is not what you're after can you clarify what it is you're requesting?
Not OP, but the sort of thing I'd like (and that I think OP means) is the ability to add private annotations to compendium content. So that I could go to the description of an encounter and add a note that says "use goblins instead of drow"
Being able to insert notes into the adventures would be fantastic, for sure. It's like adding post-its and marginalia throughout a book rather than having all those notes in a separate notebook.
Wish List Item 1: A way to markup purchased content with DM notes. That way I can edit/tailor purchased content and have it stay marked on the web page.
I do not see the point of the marking you describe. You have Public Notes for your campaign and can specify there which content you have available and permit in use of the campaign. Anyone joining your campaign can see those public notes.
If this is not what you're after can you clarify what it is you're requesting?
Wish List Item 2: Roll20 Integration - It seems like a natural and fantastic opportunity to take D&D Beyond to the next level.
The problem with things like Roll20 integration is they are a separate company who also already purchase licenses from WotC to give to their customers. If somebody from a different company like Curse/D&DBeyond comes along and wants access to those licenses and there's Roll20 integration then technically Roll20 have paid for licenses and give them to you for free.
In order for their to be easy integration both Roll20 and D&D Beyond would have to add each other into their purchase and licensing setups so that buying a license on one site pays for a license on the other - which means jacking up prices to us customers to nearly double just so both places get paid.
Possible, but difficult and I think D&D Beyond have other priorities right now.
I will note that integration is pointless beyond avoiding laziness - you can homebrew anything and everything in Roll20, albeit with less ease than on here and only on "per character sheet" basis, but still it is possible for any character/content you make or have access to here to be available on Roll20 without paying extra. It just takes a bit of work.
No need to be snarky, and you totally missed the point, of both a wish list, and what the first bullet is asking for.
The ability to take notes regarding the content that I just read is critical to comprehension of the material. In a game that encourages creativity and outside the box thinking, ideas do occur to DMs and players alike while reading source materials. A way to jot down quick ideas, or ways to integrate the content into a homebrew campaign, or any other random idea that comes to your head at the moment.
As for the merger of Roll20 / D&DBeyond, its just a wish list. Blizzard has enough money to just buy out the rights to Roll20s access force purchase through WotC's websites. If an outright hostile take-over or merger is out of the question, a VTT of some sort directly on D&DBeyond would make the website a one-stop-shop for all things D&D, and drive additional traffic to WotC/D&D sites, with a potential for increased ad revenue.
Roll20 is open source and and is amazing. There is room for improvement though. A cash influx from a partnership with WotC could really bring Roll20 to the amazing standards shown on D&DBeyond, which is amazing. It's so good that, even as a customer, I'm not overly upset at having to buy content twice, one in print and again for online access. The features of the site are amazing, and brought my DMing to the next level. The icing on the cake would be a VTT to share with my players that is official and of the same standard. And if I had to pay for that kind of service, I would again. Customers will pay for what they want if product is excellent.
If they licensed the content to users, it would mean the users could bring their licenses to different platforms (beyond, roll 20, etc)
Of course, that makes the monetization of new platforms difficult, but I think if WotC sold online licenses directly (possibly even with books!), people would be more willing to shell out $$ to dndb and $$ to roll20, or wherever.
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Wish List Item 1: A way to markup purchased content with DM notes. That way I can edit/tailor purchased content and have it stay marked on the web page.
Wish List Item 2: Roll20 Integration - It seems like a natural and fantastic opportunity to take D&D Beyond to the next level.
The product is great, and to be honest, I'm not even as mad I expected to be about having to but the books twice. I don't like it, but I see no other way.
I do not see the point of the marking you describe. You have Public Notes for your campaign and can specify there which content you have available and permit in use of the campaign. Anyone joining your campaign can see those public notes.
If this is not what you're after can you clarify what it is you're requesting?
The problem with things like Roll20 integration is they are a separate company who also already purchase licenses from WotC to give to their customers. If somebody from a different company like Curse/D&DBeyond comes along and wants access to those licenses and there's Roll20 integration then technically Roll20 have paid for licenses and give them to you for free.
In order for their to be easy integration both Roll20 and D&D Beyond would have to add each other into their purchase and licensing setups so that buying a license on one site pays for a license on the other - which means jacking up prices to us customers to nearly double just so both places get paid.
Possible, but difficult and I think D&D Beyond have other priorities right now.
I will note that integration is pointless beyond avoiding laziness - you can homebrew anything and everything in Roll20, albeit with less ease than on here and only on "per character sheet" basis, but still it is possible for any character/content you make or have access to here to be available on Roll20 without paying extra. It just takes a bit of work.
Click ✨ HERE ✨ For My Youtube Videos featuring Guides, Tips & Tricks for using D&D Beyond.
Need help with Homebrew? Check out ✨ this FAQ/Guide thread ✨ by IamSposta.
Not OP, but the sort of thing I'd like (and that I think OP means) is the ability to add private annotations to compendium content. So that I could go to the description of an encounter and add a note that says "use goblins instead of drow"
Being able to insert notes into the adventures would be fantastic, for sure. It's like adding post-its and marginalia throughout a book rather than having all those notes in a separate notebook.
Indeed, I'd love to have the ability to add notes to the compendium content as well.
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To me, WotC could have handled licensing better,
If they licensed the content to users, it would mean the users could bring their licenses to different platforms (beyond, roll 20, etc)
Of course, that makes the monetization of new platforms difficult, but I think if WotC sold online licenses directly (possibly even with books!), people would be more willing to shell out $$ to dndb and $$ to roll20, or wherever.