Have y'all considered having a neon-flashing sign on the home page and character creator page to point this out?
They have
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near the bottom of the screen. The second sentence should probably be a lot more obvious, I agree.
Have y'all considered having a neon-flashing sign on the home page and character creator page to point this out?
They have
All three DDB beta phases are now unlocked for testing! During the beta, all basic rules content is available for use. Learn more about the beta and share your feedback in the forums.
near the bottom of the screen. The second sentence should probably be a lot more obvious, I agree.
That ain't neon, and it ain't flashin'.
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"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
Dissonant Whispers and other spells are still not available? What gives?
They are.
The spells you are referring to are not part of the D&D 5th edition SRD and will need to be unlocked from the marketplace before you can use it on D&D Beyond.
A dwarf with a canoe on his back? What could go wrong?
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both" -- allegedly Benjamin Franklin
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"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
― Oscar Wilde.
Dissonant Whispers and other spells are still not available? What gives?
The spells you are referring to are not part of the D&D 5th edition SRD and will need to be unlocked from the marketplace before you can use it on D&D Beyond.
D&D Beyond can be used for free and contains information from the following "free to use" sources published by Wizards of the Coast: D&D 5th edition SRD, D&D 5th edition Basic Rules, and Elemental Evil Companion.
Content from other sources, such as the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, or Monster Manual, will need to be purchased from the Marketplace or accessed via another user sharing content with you via their Master Tier Subscription.
I have purchased all of the books. PHB, Xanathats etc
Dissonant Whispers is still not available to me and my players.
As you can see from the screen shot, my bard doesn't have access to Dissonant Whispers. I have all of the relevant books.
(Just in case the picture doesn't show up: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cgiGb5s_QzOd3ZxvYSXNBFhdol7_xJuX/view?usp=sharing)
I figured out what was wrong, I didn't have "Shared Content" on my campaign settings.