So I own phb gm this and monster Manuel irl but am use this for a campaign i am running and I want my books on here for eases of a case any ideas for help
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This comes up so much that I feel like that post that Davedamon linked should be pinned.
It's too controversial. It's easier to just be like DxJxC and give the short answer, which is no. Trying to explain why the answer is no doesn't make the answer any less sucky.
On a brighter note, my friend bought the physical copy of the Essentials Kit and it came with a redemption code for dndbeyond! So that's progress. If only that was a standard from the beginning then we wouldn't have such a messy d&d 5e user experience.
I respectfully disagree that explaining the answer doesn't make it any less sucky. On the contrary, I feel like it helps people to understand why having to pay for the content on DDB is not unfair, a cash grab or a waste of money even if they already own some or all of the books. I think Sillvva's first post does an excellent job explaining why the set up operates the way it does and, just as importantly, why there are benefits to considering buying sources here on DDB.
As for the redemption codes, I agree it's a great idea when feasible, but DDB didn't exist at the time the original 5e source books were released and it would be virtually impossible to include such codes in any of the books, as they could be easily copied or used without purchasing the source book.
So far, only the boxed sets have contained redeemable codes (Essentials kit, the two Beadle & Grimm Platinum sets). Unless you want all the source books to be published by B&G as platinum editions (and pay the ~$500 each for them), or for all source books going forward to be boxed, you aren't going to be seeing redeemable codes in them any time soon.
Beadle & Grimm is expensive, but the Essentials Kit is normal price even though it includes the code. People make digital compendium content available for free all the time. The effort is miniscule and worth putting in a box at no extra cost. It doesn't have to be expensive to do this. It's easy to conclude that Beadle & Grimm is expensive for the other things in the box and not the DDB codes. You're right that It does have to be boxed in some way though. Books could be packaged like in plastic wrap or have the purchase code behind a coin scratch type of thing.
People said redeem codes would never be included in 5e (if no one else in those 40 pages, the video in Silvaa' s original post says that). Now they have. Now people are saying more things that will never happen.
Also, Essentials Kit came out as a Target exclusive. What does that say about friendly local gaming shops?
The common theme between all the products that include codes is that they are sealed products. Books are not, and it's unlikely they ever will be because it deters sales (people like to be able to leaf through a book before purchasing)
Great point. Also they'd have to have a special no return policy. But people have predicted never and been wrong before ... recently even. Maybe a store would have an "on display" one that's been opened and would sell it last for an in-house discount. That's not unprecedented. Or maybe D&D just gets so strongly part of our cultural zeitgeist (like Disney) that people already know they want it or not without having to flip through it.
The Essentials Kit coming out at Target was, by the reports I've read, a Hasbro decision and not a WoTC decision (Hasbro being the parent company of WoTC), and many people were not happy about it. I actually contacted WoTC through their website to let them know how upset I was that this not only hurt the FLGS that have been their bread and butter suppliers for years, but also how it was unfair to those without a Target nearby, or whose country Target didn't stock in (Canada at the very least). It didn't help matters that many Target stores ran out of the product almost immediately, and even their website was out of stock for a while.
The Essentials Kit coming out at Target was, by the reports I've read, a Hasbro decision and not a WoTC decision (Hasbro being the parent company of WoTC), and many people were not happy about it. I actually contacted WoTC through their website to let them know how upset I was that this not only hurt the FLGS that have been their bread and butter suppliers for years, but also how it was unfair to those without a Target nearby, or whose country Target didn't stock in (Canada at the very least). It didn't help matters that many Target stores ran out of the product almost immediately, and even their website was out of stock for a while.
Hasbro has been making poor product decisions and screwing LGSs in MTG too. Have you heard of the mythic edition fiasco? I don't think eBay will be selling any limited print Hasbro products after that.
So I own phb gm this and monster Manuel irl but am use this for a campaign i am running and I want my books on here for eases of a case any ideas for help
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Short answer: No.
But you can add the player options with hombrew tools as long as you dont publish them.
This comes up so much that I feel like that post that Davedamon linked should be pinned.
It's too controversial. It's easier to just be like DxJxC and give the short answer, which is no. Trying to explain why the answer is no doesn't make the answer any less sucky.
On a brighter note, my friend bought the physical copy of the Essentials Kit and it came with a redemption code for dndbeyond! So that's progress. If only that was a standard from the beginning then we wouldn't have such a messy d&d 5e user experience.
I respectfully disagree that explaining the answer doesn't make it any less sucky. On the contrary, I feel like it helps people to understand why having to pay for the content on DDB is not unfair, a cash grab or a waste of money even if they already own some or all of the books. I think Sillvva's first post does an excellent job explaining why the set up operates the way it does and, just as importantly, why there are benefits to considering buying sources here on DDB.
As for the redemption codes, I agree it's a great idea when feasible, but DDB didn't exist at the time the original 5e source books were released and it would be virtually impossible to include such codes in any of the books, as they could be easily copied or used without purchasing the source book.
So far, only the boxed sets have contained redeemable codes (Essentials kit, the two Beadle & Grimm Platinum sets). Unless you want all the source books to be published by B&G as platinum editions (and pay the ~$500 each for them), or for all source books going forward to be boxed, you aren't going to be seeing redeemable codes in them any time soon.
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Beadle & Grimm is expensive, but the Essentials Kit is normal price even though it includes the code. People make digital compendium content available for free all the time. The effort is miniscule and worth putting in a box at no extra cost. It doesn't have to be expensive to do this. It's easy to conclude that Beadle & Grimm is expensive for the other things in the box and not the DDB codes. You're right that It does have to be boxed in some way though. Books could be packaged like in plastic wrap or have the purchase code behind a coin scratch type of thing.
People said redeem codes would never be included in 5e (if no one else in those 40 pages, the video in Silvaa' s original post says that). Now they have. Now people are saying more things that will never happen.
Also, Essentials Kit came out as a Target exclusive. What does that say about friendly local gaming shops?
The common theme between all the products that include codes is that they are sealed products. Books are not, and it's unlikely they ever will be because it deters sales (people like to be able to leaf through a book before purchasing)
Find my D&D Beyond articles here
Great point. Also they'd have to have a special no return policy. But people have predicted never and been wrong before ... recently even. Maybe a store would have an "on display" one that's been opened and would sell it last for an in-house discount. That's not unprecedented. Or maybe D&D just gets so strongly part of our cultural zeitgeist (like Disney) that people already know they want it or not without having to flip through it.
The Essentials Kit coming out at Target was, by the reports I've read, a Hasbro decision and not a WoTC decision (Hasbro being the parent company of WoTC), and many people were not happy about it. I actually contacted WoTC through their website to let them know how upset I was that this not only hurt the FLGS that have been their bread and butter suppliers for years, but also how it was unfair to those without a Target nearby, or whose country Target didn't stock in (Canada at the very least). It didn't help matters that many Target stores ran out of the product almost immediately, and even their website was out of stock for a while.
Hasbro has been making poor product decisions and screwing LGSs in MTG too. Have you heard of the mythic edition fiasco? I don't think eBay will be selling any limited print Hasbro products after that.
It’s worth the extra money to buy here