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I got the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, and some others from Amazon. I want to access the content from DnD Beyond, but it seems I can't do that without rebuying the books digitally. Does anyone know if I can use the content from here somehow?
So I gotta get the books from here again, digitally?
No, you won’t be getting them digitally again, you would be purchasing digital access for the first time. It’s a totally separate set of products from the physical versions. If you purchase directly from WotC you can get the digital versions packaged with the physical versions in a bundle, but it costs the same $80 ($50 for the physical and $30 for the digital) as it costs to buy them separately, and you probably got a discount purchasing from Amazon, so it’s cheaper for you this way.
You can also homebrew the stuff for free. If you have the money, it's worth just ponying up given the time it takes, but if money is an issue, it's an option. It's perfectly within the site's TOS to do that, but just don't try to publish it - they don't like that for obvious reasons. Keeping it for yourself is perfectly fine though.
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So I gotta get the books from here again, digitally?
No, you won’t be getting them digitally again, you would be purchasing digital access for the first time. It’s a totally separate set of products from the physical versions. If you purchase directly from WotC you can get the digital versions packaged with the physical versions in a bundle, but it costs the same $80 ($50 for the physical and $30 for the digital) as it costs to buy them separately, and you probably got a discount purchasing from Amazon, so it’s cheaper for you this way.
The core books are also currently on sale for 40% off (making each of them $17.99 US). If you want to purchase them for use on DDB, you're not going to get a better price than right now.
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I didn't really know where to put this, so here you go.
I got the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, and some others from Amazon. I want to access the content from DnD Beyond, but it seems I can't do that without rebuying the books digitally. Does anyone know if I can use the content from here somehow?
Thanks
Nope. Buying the physical copies does not unlock access to any of the book's content here.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.
So I gotta get the books from here again, digitally?
If you want to be able to access them from DnDBeyond's website/app, unfortunately yes.
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[Flourishing], [Sanguine],[Themberchaud], [Baldur's Gate 3], [Lego].The only place you can buy physical/digital bundles currently is from Wizard's own site, dndstore.wizards.com. In fact, there is just such a bundle for the core set here: https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/product/770152/dd-core-rulebook-gift-set-digital-plus-physical-bundle.
But if you buy from a third party like Amazon, no luck, you'll have to buy the DnDBeyond versions separately.
No, you won’t be getting them digitally again, you would be purchasing digital access for the first time. It’s a totally separate set of products from the physical versions. If you purchase directly from WotC you can get the digital versions packaged with the physical versions in a bundle, but it costs the same $80 ($50 for the physical and $30 for the digital) as it costs to buy them separately, and you probably got a discount purchasing from Amazon, so it’s cheaper for you this way.
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Thanks for y'all's help!
You can also homebrew the stuff for free. If you have the money, it's worth just ponying up given the time it takes, but if money is an issue, it's an option. It's perfectly within the site's TOS to do that, but just don't try to publish it - they don't like that for obvious reasons. Keeping it for yourself is perfectly fine though.
If you're not willing or able to to discuss in good faith, then don't be surprised if I don't respond, there are better things in life for me to do than humour you. This signature is that response.
The core books are also currently on sale for 40% off (making each of them $17.99 US). If you want to purchase them for use on DDB, you're not going to get a better price than right now.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.