I love the avariel elf race and is probley my favorite race of all time (except for Half-Elf for obvious reasons) does anyone think they'll add it or others like feats any time soon
I think they should, maybe put it in for free or a small fee and just put all UA in there. You can just home brew it.
D&D Beyond used to support Unearthed Arcana, but it proved to be not a wise use of the teams time to implement, especially when a lot of stuff would be changed heavily or outright scrapped. D&D Beyond can't charge for UA because UA is free content put out by Wizard's of the Coast. As you've stated, you can just homebrew the vast majority of UA content, so as long as you don't publish it, that should let you test the options you have interest in testing.
I think they should, maybe put it in for free or a small fee and just put all UA in there. You can just home brew it.
D&D Beyond used to support Unearthed Arcana, but it proved to be not a wise use of the teams time to implement, especially when a lot of stuff would be changed heavily or outright scrapped. D&D Beyond can't charge for UA because UA is free content put out by Wizard's of the Coast. As you've stated, you can just homebrew the vast majority of UA content, so as long as you don't publish it, that should let you test the options you have interest in testing.
I know this was suggested in the past, but considering people are still asking for it I feel it’s worth revisiting:
If DDB were to offer an avenue for distribution, myself and other users would be more than willing to help crowdsource the content creation for DDB. As you stated, much of it is possible through homebrew. We can do the work, and then all it would take is a Mod to check our work first and then turn it over to distribute through DDB (as opposed to us publicly sharing them ourselves). I have the Draconic variant of the Kobold, the Thri-kreen, and the Astral Monk I could turn over in about an hourish after I removed the personal notes I added as they were my private copies.
Wadaya say? Worth pitchin’ it to the powers that be?
I think they should, maybe put it in for free or a small fee and just put all UA in there. You can just home brew it.
D&D Beyond used to support Unearthed Arcana, but it proved to be not a wise use of the teams time to implement, especially when a lot of stuff would be changed heavily or outright scrapped. D&D Beyond can't charge for UA because UA is free content put out by Wizard's of the Coast. As you've stated, you can just homebrew the vast majority of UA content, so as long as you don't publish it, that should let you test the options you have interest in testing.
I know this was suggested in the past, but considering people are still asking for it I feel it’s worth revisiting:
If DDB were to offer an avenue for distribution, myself and other users would be more than willing to help crowdsource the content creation for DDB. As you stated, much of it is possible through homebrew. We can do the work, and then all it would take is a Mod to check our work first and then turn it over to distribute through DDB (as opposed to us publicly sharing them ourselves). I have the Draconic variant of the Kobold, the Thri-kreen, and the Astral Monk I could turn over in about an hourish after I removed the personal notes I added as they were my private copies.
Wadaya say? Worth pitchin’ it to the powers that be?
well... I say yes. as do many others. I just dont think the powers that be love that idea, because it has been proposed many times.
Just like trying to get a phone number from a “person of interest:” if you ask and they say “no,” then they rejected you and that’s their loss. If you don’t ask, then you rejected you, and that’s your loss. I asked, I’m not the one loosing out. I have my copies of what I wanted and can make the rest if needed or requested of me.
But what about the things that never made it passed UA. Why don’t you put some of them in, like a US bundle. Lime you said, you don’t need to buy the rights.
I think they should, maybe put it in for free or a small fee and just put all UA in there. You can just home brew it.
D&D Beyond used to support Unearthed Arcana, but it proved to be not a wise use of the teams time to implement, especially when a lot of stuff would be changed heavily or outright scrapped. D&D Beyond can't charge for UA because UA is free content put out by Wizard's of the Coast. As you've stated, you can just homebrew the vast majority of UA content, so as long as you don't publish it, that should let you test the options you have interest in testing.
Why can’t we publish the home brew, like you said, it’s free content, so it’s not pirating, and the people at ddb don’t want to do it, so why can’t we do there job for them?
I think they should, maybe put it in for free or a small fee and just put all UA in there. You can just home brew it.
D&D Beyond used to support Unearthed Arcana, but it proved to be not a wise use of the teams time to implement, especially when a lot of stuff would be changed heavily or outright scrapped. D&D Beyond can't charge for UA because UA is free content put out by Wizard's of the Coast. As you've stated, you can just homebrew the vast majority of UA content, so as long as you don't publish it, that should let you test the options you have interest in testing.
Why can’t we publish the home brew, like you said, it’s free content, so it’s not pirating, and the people at ddb don’t want to do it, so why can’t we do there job for them?
Just because Wizards publishes it for free doesn't make the content itself free use. It's still copyrighted content by Wizards.
But what about the things that never made it passed UA. Why don’t you put some of them in, like a US bundle. Lime you said, you don’t need to buy the rights.
I did not say we don't need to buy the rights, I said we don't have the right to sell the content because Wizards of the Coast distributes it for free.
I think they should, maybe put it in for free or a small fee and just put all UA in there. You can just home brew it.
D&D Beyond used to support Unearthed Arcana, but it proved to be not a wise use of the teams time to implement, especially when a lot of stuff would be changed heavily or outright scrapped. D&D Beyond can't charge for UA because UA is free content put out by Wizard's of the Coast. As you've stated, you can just homebrew the vast majority of UA content, so as long as you don't publish it, that should let you test the options you have interest in testing.
Why can’t we publish the home brew, like you said, it’s free content, so it’s not pirating, and the people at ddb don’t want to do it, so why can’t we do there job for them?
Because the IP still belongs to Wizards of the Coast and homebrew rules do not allow users to publish homebrew content that they don't own the IP rights to. Doesn't matter if it's free, if it's not yours, you're not allowed to publish it.
I love the avariel elf race and is probley my favorite race of all time (except for Half-Elf for obvious reasons) does anyone think they'll add it or others like feats any time soon
WoTC, yes. DndBeyond. No.
I think they should, maybe put it in for free or a small fee and just put all UA in there. You can just home brew it.
D&D Beyond used to support Unearthed Arcana, but it proved to be not a wise use of the teams time to implement, especially when a lot of stuff would be changed heavily or outright scrapped. D&D Beyond can't charge for UA because UA is free content put out by Wizard's of the Coast. As you've stated, you can just homebrew the vast majority of UA content, so as long as you don't publish it, that should let you test the options you have interest in testing.
Find my D&D Beyond articles here
I know this was suggested in the past, but considering people are still asking for it I feel it’s worth revisiting:
If DDB were to offer an avenue for distribution, myself and other users would be more than willing to help crowdsource the content creation for DDB. As you stated, much of it is possible through homebrew. We can do the work, and then all it would take is a Mod to check our work first and then turn it over to distribute through DDB (as opposed to us publicly sharing them ourselves). I have the Draconic variant of the Kobold, the Thri-kreen, and the Astral Monk I could turn over in about an hourish after I removed the personal notes I added as they were my private copies.
Wadaya say? Worth pitchin’ it to the powers that be?
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well... I say yes. as do many others. I just dont think the powers that be love that idea, because it has been proposed many times.
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Just like trying to get a phone number from a “person of interest:” if you ask and they say “no,” then they rejected you and that’s their loss. If you don’t ask, then you rejected you, and that’s your loss. I asked, I’m not the one loosing out. I have my copies of what I wanted and can make the rest if needed or requested of me.
Creating Epic Boons on DDB
DDB Buyers' Guide
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Content Troubleshooting
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But what about the things that never made it passed UA. Why don’t you put some of them in, like a US bundle. Lime you said, you don’t need to buy the rights.
Why can’t we publish the home brew, like you said, it’s free content, so it’s not pirating, and the people at ddb don’t want to do it, so why can’t we do there job for them?
Just because Wizards publishes it for free doesn't make the content itself free use. It's still copyrighted content by Wizards.
Wizards also required them to take it down once playtest was over, hence why there's no old UA hanging around.
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Aw well thanks though for all the info
I did not say we don't need to buy the rights, I said we don't have the right to sell the content because Wizards of the Coast distributes it for free.
Because the IP still belongs to Wizards of the Coast and homebrew rules do not allow users to publish homebrew content that they don't own the IP rights to. Doesn't matter if it's free, if it's not yours, you're not allowed to publish it.
Find my D&D Beyond articles here