As far as I can tell, there are currently three (Chrome) extensions on offer from various parties. I'm trying to determine which one to use, if any, or if I should use a combination; that is hard work and I'm lazy, so I want everyone else to tell me what is good, what is bad, and why.
Well, this didn't get the traction I was hoping for. For the record, I've gone with D&D Toolbox and Beyond Help. If I had to drop one of them due to conflicts, it'd be the Toolbox. Beyond Help's extra little bennies throughout the site are golden.
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"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
I dont know about enough of them, maybe someone who has used them can post a brief summary each oneso benefits?
Also I use the site on PC/desktop mode about 10% of the tome and on a tablet/phone the rest because the mobility and lightweight factor to be used at the game table.
I'd be interested in using one that might help you organize some campaign notes or send specific notes to a certain player in your campsigc as DM, if such an add-on ecidts
I currently use Beyond Help because of the feature that tooltips the maps. That alone is so awesome. Monster life tracking is pretty cool too.
I've used Toolbox and it's pretty great too. The layout is nice, and the initiative tracker is a nice feature as well. I've presently stopped using it because I found a faster way to track initiative with pen and paper by drawing a box and writing the scores in the spots relative to where the player is sitting.
I used Beyond Interaction for the die, but thanks for the heads up on Beyond Help. I know they are still working on updating tools for DMs, but it is going to be so nice to not have to do a combo of pen, paper, and laptop. The closer I can get to having everything in one place, the better!
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I am a little biased, but I used a both Beyond help and Toolbox (Like I said biased since I made that one).
Beyond help was is a great addition to adding lots of useful features like the Enhanced characters/campaign page, which sorts characters by name and lets you build groups. The Adventure Map is the main reason I love it though!
Aso for my own plugin toolbox, it actually came into play, because I didn't really like the popup encounter builder, I wanted something on the page. I also wanted a way to take and organize notes quickly. I hated going back and forth between the page I was on and the campaign to update notes, also there was no way to organize the notes. My encounter builder isn't perfect and my initiative order needs improving which I hope to do this summer during my break.
Lastly, I used to use D&D Beyond Interaction but I hated that it only worked on the monsters page and not in the collapsible menu. It is a great extension with a cool algorithm for building its dice roller but is too limited for my use. It does probably have the best dice roller though.
EDIT: However if you had to pick one, go Beyond Help!
A couple of months ago, my question for the livestream was if the developers had looked at these extensions and if there were plans to eventually implement those features in an official capacity. The answer was "Yes and Yes". I don't imagine it will be any time soon, but it is apparently coming.
I currently use Beyond Help because of the feature that tooltips the maps. That alone is so awesome.
That doesn't seem to be working for me :(
Bugger, I just found out why: it hasn't been done for Tomb of Annihilation yet :(
Just checked it out on Lost Mines and... OMG. I want it. I want it so bad for Tomb. This really should be a core feature of the site...
I know. I think TOA hasn't been done yet because the developer is playing in TOA and doesn't want spoilers. I'm running TOA and would LOVE to have those tooltips.
Wow, I'm pulling on a very old thread here. None of the links above worked for me. I know DnDB changed their character sheet from JSON to something else, so is it that the links are no longer a thing, or is there something else? I currently have an extension called D&D Beyond Campaign DM Screen, but it does not accurately track info. e.g. the AC and HP are wrong from time to time, and if I refresh it bounces between correct and incorrect, making it useless and untrustworthy for me.
There are no officially supported D&D Beyond Chrome browser extensions. None of those extensions in the OP were discussed when I joined in 2020. My guess it was probably too difficult to maintain the extensions as DDB grew significantly during that period.
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As far as I can tell, there are currently three (Chrome) extensions on offer from various parties. I'm trying to determine which one to use, if any, or if I should use a combination; that is hard work and I'm lazy, so I want everyone else to tell me what is good, what is bad, and why.
Beyond Help
D&D Beyond Interaction
D&D Toolbox
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
― Oscar Wilde.
Well, this didn't get the traction I was hoping for. For the record, I've gone with D&D Toolbox and Beyond Help. If I had to drop one of them due to conflicts, it'd be the Toolbox. Beyond Help's extra little bennies throughout the site are golden.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
― Oscar Wilde.
I dont know about enough of them, maybe someone who has used them can post a brief summary each oneso benefits?
Also I use the site on PC/desktop mode about 10% of the tome and on a tablet/phone the rest because the mobility and lightweight factor to be used at the game table.
I'd be interested in using one that might help you organize some campaign notes or send specific notes to a certain player in your campsigc as DM, if such an add-on ecidts
I currently use Beyond Help because of the feature that tooltips the maps. That alone is so awesome. Monster life tracking is pretty cool too.
I've used Toolbox and it's pretty great too. The layout is nice, and the initiative tracker is a nice feature as well. I've presently stopped using it because I found a faster way to track initiative with pen and paper by drawing a box and writing the scores in the spots relative to where the player is sitting.
I used Beyond Interaction for the die, but thanks for the heads up on Beyond Help. I know they are still working on updating tools for DMs, but it is going to be so nice to not have to do a combo of pen, paper, and laptop. The closer I can get to having everything in one place, the better!
DM: Adventures in Phandalin [Khessa], The Dread of Strahd [Darya], Dragons of Stormwreck Isle [Rook], Baldur's Gate Mysteries [4-Player]
Player: Oona in MO's Icewind Dale
Ru's Current Status
I am a little biased, but I used a both Beyond help and Toolbox (Like I said biased since I made that one).
Beyond help was is a great addition to adding lots of useful features like the Enhanced characters/campaign page, which sorts characters by name and lets you build groups. The Adventure Map is the main reason I love it though!
Aso for my own plugin toolbox, it actually came into play, because I didn't really like the popup encounter builder, I wanted something on the page. I also wanted a way to take and organize notes quickly. I hated going back and forth between the page I was on and the campaign to update notes, also there was no way to organize the notes. My encounter builder isn't perfect and my initiative order needs improving which I hope to do this summer during my break.
Lastly, I used to use D&D Beyond Interaction but I hated that it only worked on the monsters page and not in the collapsible menu. It is a great extension with a cool algorithm for building its dice roller but is too limited for my use. It does probably have the best dice roller though.
EDIT: However if you had to pick one, go Beyond Help!
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
― Oscar Wilde.
A couple of months ago, my question for the livestream was if the developers had looked at these extensions and if there were plans to eventually implement those features in an official capacity. The answer was "Yes and Yes". I don't imagine it will be any time soon, but it is apparently coming.
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Wow, I'm pulling on a very old thread here. None of the links above worked for me. I know DnDB changed their character sheet from JSON to something else, so is it that the links are no longer a thing, or is there something else?
I currently have an extension called D&D Beyond Campaign DM Screen, but it does not accurately track info. e.g. the AC and HP are wrong from time to time, and if I refresh it bounces between correct and incorrect, making it useless and untrustworthy for me.
There are no officially supported D&D Beyond Chrome browser extensions. None of those extensions in the OP were discussed when I joined in 2020. My guess it was probably too difficult to maintain the extensions as DDB grew significantly during that period.
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
Thanks. I did find this one that works, at least at the moment.