Why are the character builders on this site so limited when it comes to Archetypes and such? Whenever I try to do advanced classes I usually only get one option and it's often not the one i want.
Would paying for a Heroic or Master Subscription help? Or do I have to purchase the books on here?
Heroic gives you unlimited character slots (normal restriction is 6) as well as the ability to add other people's published homebrew. Master tier gives you the same as heroic, but lets you share any content you purchased on DDB with up to 36 other people.
You would have to buy the content here to use it in the character builder and upcoming tools.
Hey Stormfury. It looks like subsistcyber has already answered your question better than I can, but I'll add in my two cents from a consumer standpoint:
Dnd Beyond is operated by Curse, which is able to officially license 5e content from Wizards of the Coast.
WotC allows all of their free content to be used (see post above for specifics), and unlike some other companies that officially license 5e content, curse is not charging us for the development time they have put in to use the free content. This to me, is awesome, and it allows for users to check out the layout and see if it is a program that you are interested in investing in. Curse has a small development team (but hopefully growing!) but with that mentioned they have already made huge improvements to the site, the character management is getting overhauled in the next couple of months, and an offline app is getting an alpha release this December.
Also, you could buy just the specific class/race etc for your use for a few dollars each. The coolest part of that is that any microtransactions count towards the purchase of the source material. If you know you are going to be playing a character for a campaign, you could just buy the relevant data and see if Dnd beyond is right for you. The flexibility of the prorated pricing is not something I've seen in similar providers and also something I find pretty neat. Lastly, other licensed companies all sell the products at the original retail pricing of the books. DDB has much friendlier base pricing than the original retail value :)
For me, I have loved the product and the responsiveness of the developers, and I have heavily concluded that it is a platform that I want to use and invest in.
Why are the character builders on this site so limited when it comes to Archetypes and such? Whenever I try to do advanced classes I usually only get one option and it's often not the one i want.
Thank you for your post - we appreciate people taking the time to give us feedback.
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Would paying for a Heroic or Master Subscription help? Or do I have to purchase the books on here?
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Hey Stormfury. It looks like subsistcyber has already answered your question better than I can, but I'll add in my two cents from a consumer standpoint:
Dnd Beyond is operated by Curse, which is able to officially license 5e content from Wizards of the Coast.
WotC allows all of their free content to be used (see post above for specifics), and unlike some other companies that officially license 5e content, curse is not charging us for the development time they have put in to use the free content. This to me, is awesome, and it allows for users to check out the layout and see if it is a program that you are interested in investing in. Curse has a small development team (but hopefully growing!) but with that mentioned they have already made huge improvements to the site, the character management is getting overhauled in the next couple of months, and an offline app is getting an alpha release this December.
Also, you could buy just the specific class/race etc for your use for a few dollars each. The coolest part of that is that any microtransactions count towards the purchase of the source material. If you know you are going to be playing a character for a campaign, you could just buy the relevant data and see if Dnd beyond is right for you. The flexibility of the prorated pricing is not something I've seen in similar providers and also something I find pretty neat. Lastly, other licensed companies all sell the products at the original retail pricing of the books. DDB has much friendlier base pricing than the original retail value :)
For me, I have loved the product and the responsiveness of the developers, and I have heavily concluded that it is a platform that I want to use and invest in.