Well, I go to make a character and it sends me to the subscription purchase page. Maybe a site issue? Either way, the content is still blocked behind paywalls in the compendium, just like DDB, showing their marketplace links to the books right at the top to expand the compendium.
I can't account for the issues you're having, but when you get into a campaign, the character sheet is a glorified, human readable excel character sheet
I don't have to pay $2 to know that my wizard is a charlatan, I can just type it in.
You still need to know what the benefits of being a charlatan are... Which are automatically available through DDB. I'm not exactly sure you understand what this site is, and so probably shouldn't worry about it.
You still need to know what the benefits of being a charlatan are... Which are automatically available through DDB. I'm not exactly sure you understand what this site is, and so probably shouldn't worry about it.
Frankly that's condescending. I'm getting an idea of what DDB is intended for: people who don't already have physical copies of the core rulebooks. And I'm certain that many people are happy with this and are willing to take advantage of only having to pay $20 for a digital PHB rather than $50 for the hardcover. But for me, there's no benefit for me to pay for the PHB when I already have one sitting in my lap. From my perspective it's just a tedious $20 paywall to incredibly basic stuff.
I know it might seem bizarre that I have sour grapes about my physical book being useless on a website, but consider the fact that tabletop 5e was made available 3 years prior to the digital platform. I have the books already. I know that since there was no unique code 3 years ago that I cannot prove it, but that's kind of WotC's fault for dragging their feet on what was a no brainer so long ago. Roll20 was successfully crowd-funded and launched the same year that WotC announced that they were developing 5e but here we are 5 years later with an incomplete and inconvenient solution. The fact that I have to buy the PHB twice in order to play with the same characters digitally as I can physically? It's ridiculous.
Wow. This isn't WotC, just like Roll20 isn't WotC, which you DO still need to purchase the content to use it in the way DDB uses it... It's also different products, for different ways of use, on both sites and from WotC. A different company makes a service, and shouldn't be paid? I simply stated that this site isn't for you, and that you didn't understand its use or potential. Who's condescending?
Again, I ask in good faith, this is not a WotC product? I'm seeing the D&D branding, it's described as "the official digital toolset for D&D 5th edition", I cannot find an 'About Us' saying it's a 3rd party, the only copyright listed at the bottom of this page is for WotC.
And no, I don't have to purchase jack on Roll20 to use its content. I can just crack open my PHB and type it in.
To use Roll20's compendium, just like DDB's compendium, you MUST purchase it's digital books except for the SRD. Stop saying you don't, when you do. It literally says so at the top of the compendium on the roll20 site, where it states the Monster Manual is now available for purchase to expand the compendium.
And, as has been stated in numerous threads, and my previous post, the website and service is NOT WoTC. The content (compendium, books, etc) is licensed.
Again, I ask in good faith, this is not a WotC product? I'm seeing the D&D branding, it's described as "the official digital toolset for D&D 5th edition", I cannot find an 'About Us' saying it's a 3rd party, the only copyright listed at the bottom of this page is for WotC.
D&D is owned by Wizards of the Coast. Wizards of the Coast is owned by Hasbro.
D&D Beyond is produced by Curse, in partnership with Wizards of the Coast. Curse is owned by Twitch. Twitch is owned by Amazon.
This morning, Curse launched D&D Beyond—an official digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition.
The third sentence:
D&D Beyond, Curse's new digital companion web app, aims to enhance the D&D experience by making game management easier by putting all of the game information you need to tell fantastic stories with your friends into a digital format, eliminating the need to manually search through books, and taking the load off of players through other features.
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Ah I see, I couldn't really see that anywhere on this site. Still, I'll shake my fist at the clouds and say that the official toolset should be able to offer more than an unofficial one. I've blocked the other person for being rude and I think I'm satisfied with my answers here, thanks for being cordial Matthias.
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You still need to know what the benefits of being a charlatan are... Which are automatically available through DDB. I'm not exactly sure you understand what this site is, and so probably shouldn't worry about it.
Wow. This isn't WotC, just like Roll20 isn't WotC, which you DO still need to purchase the content to use it in the way DDB uses it... It's also different products, for different ways of use, on both sites and from WotC. A different company makes a service, and shouldn't be paid? I simply stated that this site isn't for you, and that you didn't understand its use or potential. Who's condescending?
Again, I ask in good faith, this is not a WotC product? I'm seeing the D&D branding, it's described as "the official digital toolset for D&D 5th edition", I cannot find an 'About Us' saying it's a 3rd party, the only copyright listed at the bottom of this page is for WotC.
And no, I don't have to purchase jack on Roll20 to use its content. I can just crack open my PHB and type it in.
To use Roll20's compendium, just like DDB's compendium, you MUST purchase it's digital books except for the SRD. Stop saying you don't, when you do. It literally says so at the top of the compendium on the roll20 site, where it states the Monster Manual is now available for purchase to expand the compendium.
And, as has been stated in numerous threads, and my previous post, the website and service is NOT WoTC. The content (compendium, books, etc) is licensed.
"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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Ah I see, I couldn't really see that anywhere on this site. Still, I'll shake my fist at the clouds and say that the official toolset should be able to offer more than an unofficial one. I've blocked the other person for being rude and I think I'm satisfied with my answers here, thanks for being cordial Matthias.