I own most of the 5e books and I honestly do not want to have to pay full price again to have access to these books for D&D Beyond. Is there anyway of verifying the purchase of these books so I can add them here?
I've tried a few different wordings to best describe my thoughts, but all led to long drawn out explanations. To summarize:
Very likely not, it's complicated, full of potential abuse, would require too much maintenance, policing, and at the end of the day DDB isn't WotC. Barnes and Noble won't give you a hardcopy for a digital version you buy here either. Runs both ways, they're separate companies.
It's a conversation that's been had since before the site came out of beta. Many people share your sentiment, but due to business being business, it just won't happen. There's a youtube video by Taking20 that describes why that's the case (with a lot of educated assumptions as he is not part of DnD Beyond or WotC) if you want to watch a 20-minute video.
Note that you can manually add anything you're missing as private homebrew without paying for anything.
This is your best solution so you don't have to "pay twice." Once you get used to how the homebrew system works, it goes by fairly quickly when making most anything. Most of the stuff I've purchased from the DM's guild or other sources are in my private collection or are added as I need them.
You can buy just the races, classes, spells, and items to use in the character builder for less than the cost of the whole books. (You would still need a master subscription to share with campaign. It is the easy option, and still saves money, but is not free.)
What it all boils down to is: D&DBeyond and WotC are two separate companies. DNDBeyond is just another other authorized dealer of D&D books albeit in electronic form.
Buying a product from one doesn't give you a discount on a product from another. They may be the same source material but the method of delivery is different and that's what is being paid for when it comes to DNDBeyond.
Is that helpful without being rude? Because that's what I was shootin' for.
It is certainly true that one piece of the answer is that WOTC and DDB are different companies. Given the tools available here, though, I would say the DDB is more than "just another authorized deal of D&D books." (emphasis mine) I've always considered that part of the money I pay goes to the development of those tools (listings with great filters, character sheet, homebrew tools, etc.), since they take effort to develop and workers deserve to be paid.
As an aside to the OP, and to anyone else perusing this thread with similar questions, if you are on the fence about DDB, you might find the buyer's guide in my signature helpful. There are a myriad of use/purchase options, some of which are not evident to folks new to the site. As always, you have every right to decide the tools/services here aren't worth the asking price to you.
I own most of the 5e books and I honestly do not want to have to pay full price again to have access to these books for D&D Beyond. Is there anyway of verifying the purchase of these books so I can add them here?
No, and like a plus... at least, if you pay your books AGAIN, you get that books in your own language. In spanish, even if I get my books on dndbeyond, that books are in english... and all my players don't speak english... and even for me is annoying to read lots of text on each manual.
For you (in english), you can use Fantasy Ground Unity, is cheaper, and you pay just once, and you can share without any suscription.
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I own most of the 5e books and I honestly do not want to have to pay full price again to have access to these books for D&D Beyond. Is there anyway of verifying the purchase of these books so I can add them here?
I've tried a few different wordings to best describe my thoughts, but all led to long drawn out explanations. To summarize:
Very likely not, it's complicated, full of potential abuse, would require too much maintenance, policing, and at the end of the day DDB isn't WotC. Barnes and Noble won't give you a hardcopy for a digital version you buy here either. Runs both ways, they're separate companies.
Rather obnoxious, but understandable.
Note that you can manually add anything you're missing as private homebrew without paying for anything.
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It's a conversation that's been had since before the site came out of beta. Many people share your sentiment, but due to business being business, it just won't happen. There's a youtube video by Taking20 that describes why that's the case (with a lot of educated assumptions as he is not part of DnD Beyond or WotC) if you want to watch a 20-minute video.
This is your best solution so you don't have to "pay twice." Once you get used to how the homebrew system works, it goes by fairly quickly when making most anything. Most of the stuff I've purchased from the DM's guild or other sources are in my private collection or are added as I need them.
AdmiralChry's Homebrew Compendium - A collection of all my classes, subclasses, magic items, and etc.
You can buy just the races, classes, spells, and items to use in the character builder for less than the cost of the whole books. (You would still need a master subscription to share with campaign. It is the easy option, and still saves money, but is not free.)
What it all boils down to is: D&DBeyond and WotC are two separate companies. DNDBeyond is just another other authorized dealer of D&D books albeit in electronic form.
Buying a product from one doesn't give you a discount on a product from another. They may be the same source material but the method of delivery is different and that's what is being paid for when it comes to DNDBeyond.
Is that helpful without being rude? Because that's what I was shootin' for.
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It is certainly true that one piece of the answer is that WOTC and DDB are different companies. Given the tools available here, though, I would say the DDB is more than "just another authorized deal of D&D books." (emphasis mine) I've always considered that part of the money I pay goes to the development of those tools (listings with great filters, character sheet, homebrew tools, etc.), since they take effort to develop and workers deserve to be paid.
As an aside to the OP, and to anyone else perusing this thread with similar questions, if you are on the fence about DDB, you might find the buyer's guide in my signature helpful. There are a myriad of use/purchase options, some of which are not evident to folks new to the site. As always, you have every right to decide the tools/services here aren't worth the asking price to you.
Trying to Decide if DDB is for you? A few helpful threads: A Buyer's Guide to DDB; What I/We Bought and Why; How some DMs use DDB; A Newer Thread on Using DDB to Play
Helpful threads on other topics: Homebrew FAQ by IamSposta; Accessing Content by ConalTheGreat;
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No, and like a plus... at least, if you pay your books AGAIN, you get that books in your own language. In spanish, even if I get my books on dndbeyond, that books are in english... and all my players don't speak english... and even for me is annoying to read lots of text on each manual.
For you (in english), you can use Fantasy Ground Unity, is cheaper, and you pay just once, and you can share without any suscription.