so i own the PHB, Xanathar, DMG, Mordekainen and the Monster manual. all physical copies.
Since I already paid for these books full prize, I'm not willing to do so again. And I wanted to know if I buy a digital copy, if that at the very least is useable on all the other online platforms. Or atleast on more than 1.
That isn't how it works unfortunately. DDB, roll20, fantasy grounds, physical book stores, and Wizards of the Coast (the publisher) are all separate entities who sells their copy of the book for their own profits.
You can use DDB's homebrew tools to create anything within the books absolutely free, or purchase just the races, subclasses, spells, feats, or items you want to use in the character builder for less than the cost of the whole book.
Thank you for your reply. Sounds like I will have to take that route...
Dont understand tho, why WOTC would not have all the publishing rights, and would just sell some form of keys to any site that would want to allow ppl to access products they bought from WOTC.
Since to me it seems I have no longer any reason to buy a physical copy, since the only version is far more efficient. -> easier to access, especially from what I see how DnDBeyond organizes things... I love having a physical copy... sadly dont have the money to get both.
But thank you very much, for your answer and time.
WotC does have the publishing rights, but D&D Beyond is not owned by WotC, they are just a distributor.
Basically it comes down to: if physical copies had a code to redeem on DDB, the physical copy would have to cost more (~15$ per book) so DDB could be paid its share.
What I'm wondering is, if I bought the rulebook on Roll20 is there any reason to also buy it on D&D Beyond? (and of course I also own the physical copy)
What I'm wondering is, if I bought the rulebook on Roll20 is there any reason to also buy it on D&D Beyond? (and of course I also own the physical copy)
The only reason to buy stuff on D&D Beyond is if you intend to use it here. Say, if you want to use their character sheet... or their campaign builder... or what have you. If you're only going to use stuff inside of Roll 20, then no, there is no reason to buy it here again.
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WOTC lies. We know that WOTC lies. WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. We know that WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. And still they lie.
Because of the above (a paraphrase from Orwell) I no longer post to the forums -- PM me if you need help or anything.
What you misunderstand is that DDB, Roll20, and Fantasy are distributors, basically they are the Best Buy, Walmart, and Target of VTT. You don't buys something at Walmart and gain access to the benefits of Best Buy. It the same way with these three websites.
If WOTC gave keys that could be accessed on any website at their current book price, the websites would be not making money. And if the code could be used on all three than WoTC would need to theoretically triple their prices to pay these companies. They obviously wouldn't want to build this infrastructure for free.
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Hi,
so i own the PHB, Xanathar, DMG, Mordekainen and the Monster manual. all physical copies.
Since I already paid for these books full prize, I'm not willing to do so again. And I wanted to know if I buy a digital copy, if that at the very least is useable on all the other online platforms. Or atleast on more than 1.
Thank you for your replies.
That isn't how it works unfortunately. DDB, roll20, fantasy grounds, physical book stores, and Wizards of the Coast (the publisher) are all separate entities who sells their copy of the book for their own profits.
You can use DDB's homebrew tools to create anything within the books absolutely free, or purchase just the races, subclasses, spells, feats, or items you want to use in the character builder for less than the cost of the whole book.
Thank you for your reply.
Sounds like I will have to take that route...
Dont understand tho, why WOTC would not have all the publishing rights, and would just sell some form of keys to any site that would want to allow ppl to access products they bought from WOTC.
Since to me it seems I have no longer any reason to buy a physical copy, since the only version is far more efficient. -> easier to access, especially from what I see how DnDBeyond organizes things... I love having a physical copy... sadly dont have the money to get both.
But thank you very much, for your answer and time.
WotC does have the publishing rights, but D&D Beyond is not owned by WotC, they are just a distributor.
Basically it comes down to: if physical copies had a code to redeem on DDB, the physical copy would have to cost more (~15$ per book) so DDB could be paid its share.
What I'm wondering is, if I bought the rulebook on Roll20 is there any reason to also buy it on D&D Beyond? (and of course I also own the physical copy)
The only reason to buy stuff on D&D Beyond is if you intend to use it here. Say, if you want to use their character sheet... or their campaign builder... or what have you. If you're only going to use stuff inside of Roll 20, then no, there is no reason to buy it here again.
WOTC lies. We know that WOTC lies. WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. We know that WOTC knows that we know that WOTC lies. And still they lie.
Because of the above (a paraphrase from Orwell) I no longer post to the forums -- PM me if you need help or anything.
What you misunderstand is that DDB, Roll20, and Fantasy are distributors, basically they are the Best Buy, Walmart, and Target of VTT. You don't buys something at Walmart and gain access to the benefits of Best Buy. It the same way with these three websites.
If WOTC gave keys that could be accessed on any website at their current book price, the websites would be not making money. And if the code could be used on all three than WoTC would need to theoretically triple their prices to pay these companies. They obviously wouldn't want to build this infrastructure for free.