Please get us an account wide toggle for the various Source books e.g.:
-2014 content -2024 content -owned books only -specific books (if I own the 2014 PHB I do not need the 2014 free rules to appear for me).
As of right now everything is cluttered and unusable, these setting should trigger on the whole site in every tool (like encounter builder, Character sheet, etc) and the search bar also.
Conditions on the character sheet that, when activated, (a) reflect the restrictions they induce as automatic modifiers to the relevant dice rolls and (b) reflect on the character sheet where applicable (i.e. speed reduction, damage resistances, senses affected, etc.)
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Why? Why do the fools fly? Better to burn sooner than late, for burn we must. Go back to your bonfire! And I? I will go now to my pyre. To my pyre! No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No tomb! No long slow sleep of death embalmed. We will burn like heathen kings before ever a ship sailed hither from the West. The West has failed. Go back and burn!
1) in Marketplace, clearly show me which products I already own (this happens on the app, but not on the website)
2) very clearly label which content supports 2024 rules. You are advertising a number of third party content providers products (that is great!), but I know many of the products were produced before 2024 rules came out. Are they updated to use 2024 rules or is it still 2014. This isn’t a big deal for adventures, but it’s certainly necessary for things with new subclasses and species.
1) in Marketplace, clearly show me which products I already own (this happens on the app, but not on the website)
2) very clearly label which content supports 2024 rules. You are advertising a number of third party content providers products (that is great!), but I know many of the products were produced before 2024 rules came out. Are they updated to use 2024 rules or is it still 2014. This isn’t a big deal for adventures, but it’s certainly necessary for things with new subclasses and species.
at this time, there are no 2024 products on Dnd Beyond aside from the 3 core books. They are developing some things obviously, but all other content is 2014. I do agree though that it should be clearly labeled especially once there starts to be a mix of the two.
Also I would STRONGLY encourage third party content creators to provide free or cheap 2024 updates for existing material. Changes could just minor things like renaming of keywords to match 2024 and changing the levels things happen like when wizards and clerics get their subclasses. Generally these things don't require huge sweeping changes or rebalancing, though such things would be appreciated where beneficial.
Updating 2014 races to 2024 species is even easier. Just remove the stats from them.
2024 content toggle. Unbelievable that it is 2025 and we are still being forced to endure this UI clutter and mess of clashing features. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE HAVE A TOGGLE.
I know it is not going to happen, but I am going to add my drop of water to the ocean right here anyway.
I want D&D Beyond to support and start selling older editions of D&D.
Right now I see a multitude of systems that are making millions off the D&D ruleset. Why is WotC not flat out putting them out of business by supporting the older editions? It doesn't even have to be the original rules. You can take the best features of all these games but release your own simplified and polished versions of B/X, BECMI, 1E/2E, 3E, 4E, etc.
There is OSRIC - why not an official WotC version? There are plenty of B/X clones - where is the official B/X release by WotC? There is Shadowdark - why not the exact same rules but released officially on D&D Beyond? OSE classic fantasy is just the exact same original rules from the games you own but reformatted - you have professionals who could do a better job. Draw Steel makes millions peddling their 4E derivative - why not just kill it off by releasing a 4E ruleset? They don't own the older rules so you can quite literally put out the same game just worded differently.
The difference is that with official support on D&D Beyond every indie publisher that wants to make money would refer to your ruleset, not these clones. You have a good maps tool working. You have the IP to back it all up. Just give people the rules they want. Start with something simple, just go an copy Shadowdark. Call it 5E Lite or something. A one book purchase available on D&D Beyond, backed up by the online character builder and access to the VTT tools.
Ok ramble over. I will go back to giving other people money who are doing nothing but leeching off the D&D ruleset.
at the current point, the ability to homebrew full classes. And with the addition of the lord of the ring classes, the illrigger, and the upcoming artificer and psion, dndbeyond has the capabilities for adding classes, so they also have the capabilities for allowing us to homebrew classes.
dndbeyond has the capabilities for adding classes, so they also have the capabilities for allowing us to homebrew classes.
DDB has always had the capability to add classes, but that does not logically lead to the conclusion that it has the capability for homebrewing classes. From what's been historically mentioned, classes are added "programatically". What I mean by this is that unlike subclasses or magic items or spells which are added by filling out a form-based system, they're added by going into the code of the site and writing in new functions to support what the class does. For example, before the Artificer existed, there was no infusion system in the site. That had to be written into the site so the class could be supported.
I would consider it exceedingly unlikely that DDB will expose backend-level editing to users for the implementation of homebrew base classes. That just sounds like a great way for things to break in new, exciting, and potentially catastrophic ways.
Back again a year later just to say I still really want a la carte purchasing back and I would also really appreciate a toggle to NOT use 2024 content in a character sheet at all. It is ridiculous that you can toggle off Legacy content but you can't choose to only use it. Both of these things have made running the game unnecessarily harder, and from my perspective the whole point of D&D Beyond from day one was to make running the game easier.
The rest system should be adaptable to the needs of different campaigns. My group comes from Ad&D (we had a long playing pause) and we're playing on homebrew worlds with a darker flair and style. We don't have 5-8 combat encounters per day. In Ad&D there was only low natural healing (1-3 TP per day) or magic healing. In 5e fights feel meaningless....if you survive them, you can take a long rest and just be fine again. I don't want to keep giving flimsy reasons why a long rest isn't possible at the moment. The ability to implement alternative resting systems/rules would be great.
And please...let us implement own languages of our worlds. With the ability to deactivate default languages that don`t exist in our homebrewed worlds.
1. be able to make homebrew basic weapons. Like picking the damage die and everything.
2. be able to enable/disable all features and traits in magic items such as changing the range of a weapon, or switching the mastery properties of weapons for a unique magic weapon.
and 3. i'd be very happy with a way to change the damage dice for a spell as in toll the dead.
dndbeyond has the capabilities for adding classes, so they also have the capabilities for allowing us to homebrew classes.
DDB has always had the capability to add classes, but that does not logically lead to the conclusion that it has the capability for homebrewing classes. From what's been historically mentioned, classes are added "programatically". What I mean by this is that unlike subclasses or magic items or spells which are added by filling out a form-based system, they're added by going into the code of the site and writing in new functions to support what the class does. For example, before the Artificer existed, there was no infusion system in the site. That had to be written into the site so the class could be supported.
I would consider it exceedingly unlikely that DDB will expose backend-level editing to users for the implementation of homebrew base classes. That just sounds like a great way for things to break in new, exciting, and potentially catastrophic ways.
There is no need for access to the backend. Most things custom classes would need is already available through the other homebrew features, and the features that are not support don't matter, as there are not supported features on dndbeyond for official stuff like dark gifts or other things that simply don't work. So why would it matter that a feature is just a text box instead of a full integrated thing? There is no need to build in functionality for new features. But letting payers create homebrew classes would dndbeyond stand out even more amongst its competitors. There is no down side to allowing it. And talks about backend access are a smokescreen that is a distraction, not a real reason.
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The one and only thing I want is a la carte purchases!
No new features until the old are fixed.
Please get us an account wide toggle for the various Source books e.g.:
-2014 content
-2024 content
-owned books only
-specific books (if I own the 2014 PHB I do not need the 2014 free rules to appear for me).
As of right now everything is cluttered and unusable, these setting should trigger on the whole site in every tool (like encounter builder, Character sheet, etc) and the search bar also.
Conditions on the character sheet that, when activated, (a) reflect the restrictions they induce as automatic modifiers to the relevant dice rolls and (b) reflect on the character sheet where applicable (i.e. speed reduction, damage resistances, senses affected, etc.)
Why? Why do the fools fly? Better to burn sooner than late, for burn we must. Go back to your bonfire! And I? I will go now to my pyre. To my pyre! No tomb for Denethor and Faramir. No tomb! No long slow sleep of death embalmed. We will burn like heathen kings before ever a ship sailed hither from the West. The West has failed. Go back and burn!
Very simply
1) in Marketplace, clearly show me which products I already own (this happens on the app, but not on the website)
2) very clearly label which content supports 2024 rules. You are advertising a number of third party content providers products (that is great!), but I know many of the products were produced before 2024 rules came out. Are they updated to use 2024 rules or is it still 2014. This isn’t a big deal for adventures, but it’s certainly necessary for things with new subclasses and species.
at this time, there are no 2024 products on Dnd Beyond aside from the 3 core books. They are developing some things obviously, but all other content is 2014. I do agree though that it should be clearly labeled especially once there starts to be a mix of the two.
Also I would STRONGLY encourage third party content creators to provide free or cheap 2024 updates for existing material. Changes could just minor things like renaming of keywords to match 2024 and changing the levels things happen like when wizards and clerics get their subclasses. Generally these things don't require huge sweeping changes or rebalancing, though such things would be appreciated where beneficial.
Updating 2014 races to 2024 species is even easier. Just remove the stats from them.
2024 content toggle. Unbelievable that it is 2025 and we are still being forced to endure this UI clutter and mess of clashing features. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE HAVE A TOGGLE.
I know it is not going to happen, but I am going to add my drop of water to the ocean right here anyway.
I want D&D Beyond to support and start selling older editions of D&D.
Right now I see a multitude of systems that are making millions off the D&D ruleset. Why is WotC not flat out putting them out of business by supporting the older editions? It doesn't even have to be the original rules. You can take the best features of all these games but release your own simplified and polished versions of B/X, BECMI, 1E/2E, 3E, 4E, etc.
There is OSRIC - why not an official WotC version? There are plenty of B/X clones - where is the official B/X release by WotC? There is Shadowdark - why not the exact same rules but released officially on D&D Beyond? OSE classic fantasy is just the exact same original rules from the games you own but reformatted - you have professionals who could do a better job. Draw Steel makes millions peddling their 4E derivative - why not just kill it off by releasing a 4E ruleset? They don't own the older rules so you can quite literally put out the same game just worded differently.
The difference is that with official support on D&D Beyond every indie publisher that wants to make money would refer to your ruleset, not these clones. You have a good maps tool working. You have the IP to back it all up. Just give people the rules they want. Start with something simple, just go an copy Shadowdark. Call it 5E Lite or something. A one book purchase available on D&D Beyond, backed up by the online character builder and access to the VTT tools.
Ok ramble over. I will go back to giving other people money who are doing nothing but leeching off the D&D ruleset.
Would love a list view for campaigns.
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A Search feature that isn't completely stupid and incompetent. I have never seen a worse Search than there is here.
A clear, public road map for what they're working on.
To be able to use my physical books with the D&D beyond app
at the current point, the ability to homebrew full classes. And with the addition of the lord of the ring classes, the illrigger, and the upcoming artificer and psion, dndbeyond has the capabilities for adding classes, so they also have the capabilities for allowing us to homebrew classes.
DDB has always had the capability to add classes, but that does not logically lead to the conclusion that it has the capability for homebrewing classes. From what's been historically mentioned, classes are added "programatically". What I mean by this is that unlike subclasses or magic items or spells which are added by filling out a form-based system, they're added by going into the code of the site and writing in new functions to support what the class does. For example, before the Artificer existed, there was no infusion system in the site. That had to be written into the site so the class could be supported.
I would consider it exceedingly unlikely that DDB will expose backend-level editing to users for the implementation of homebrew base classes. That just sounds like a great way for things to break in new, exciting, and potentially catastrophic ways.
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Back again a year later just to say I still really want a la carte purchasing back and I would also really appreciate a toggle to NOT use 2024 content in a character sheet at all. It is ridiculous that you can toggle off Legacy content but you can't choose to only use it. Both of these things have made running the game unnecessarily harder, and from my perspective the whole point of D&D Beyond from day one was to make running the game easier.
The rest system should be adaptable to the needs of different campaigns. My group comes from Ad&D (we had a long playing pause) and we're playing on homebrew worlds with a darker flair and style. We don't have 5-8 combat encounters per day. In Ad&D there was only low natural healing (1-3 TP per day) or magic healing. In 5e fights feel meaningless....if you survive them, you can take a long rest and just be fine again. I don't want to keep giving flimsy reasons why a long rest isn't possible at the moment. The ability to implement alternative resting systems/rules would be great.
And please...let us implement own languages of our worlds. With the ability to deactivate default languages that don`t exist in our homebrewed worlds.
Custom class creation is all I need... Everything else is manageable but I would use dnd beyond so much more if I could create custom HB classes.
I'd really like to
1. be able to make homebrew basic weapons. Like picking the damage die and everything.
2. be able to enable/disable all features and traits in magic items such as changing the range of a weapon, or switching the mastery properties of weapons for a unique magic weapon.
and 3. i'd be very happy with a way to change the damage dice for a spell as in toll the dead.
There is no need for access to the backend. Most things custom classes would need is already available through the other homebrew features, and the features that are not support don't matter, as there are not supported features on dndbeyond for official stuff like dark gifts or other things that simply don't work. So why would it matter that a feature is just a text box instead of a full integrated thing? There is no need to build in functionality for new features. But letting payers create homebrew classes would dndbeyond stand out even more amongst its competitors. There is no down side to allowing it. And talks about backend access are a smokescreen that is a distraction, not a real reason.