Does that mean campaign manager improvements are even further out than that?  I appreciate all of the work done to this point and the encounter builder coming, and personally can't wait for launch.  However I (and many others) feel the campaign manager is pretty unfulfilling in its current state.  I understand everything can't be done at once, but any idea how long (even in terms of "phases" like encounter builder > monster creation leveling > something else > campaign manager improvements rather than actual dates/timeframes) until we see improvements to it?

I have only scanned through this forum and did some cursory searching, so could have missed the answers, but I have a couple of questions:

1:  is the quoted price on the subs based on month-to-month billing?  is there a yearly buy option? if so, any discount?

2:  Is there any way to sign up / buy books prior to launch? or do we need to wait until the 15th to do that.

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So when will the ability to print Character Sheets happen? How about the DMs notes, will we be able to print those? Without the print feature this whole product is useless to me as we don't allow devices at the table.

 Where can I read exactly what does and does not come with subscriptions and purchases of content?

More directly to my question, will we  a) have to purchase the PH in order to continue to use the character generator?   b) the DM Guide to use the campaign tools?  Are there any tools remaining free?  We're only using Beyond currently for tracking and leveling up characters. We aren't seeing much utility yet in running adventures, etc. here.  Will we need to subscribe and buy content just to do what we've been doing?

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So when will the ability to print Character Sheets happen? How about the DMs notes, will we be able to print those? Without the print feature this whole product is useless to me as we don't allow devices at the table.

 A digital toolset is somewhat useless to a group that doesn't allow devices at the table, period. Yes?

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So when will the ability to print Character Sheets happen? How about the DMs notes, will we be able to print those? Without the print feature this whole product is useless to me as we don't allow devices at the table.

 A digital toolset is somewhat useless to a group that doesn't allow devices at the table, period. Yes?

I agree with Golaryn. I use a lot of tools to create maps, and get everything ready before we ever sit down at the table. Like the character generator here. We used it to help create the characters and then transfer to the paper character sheets. It makes things a lot smoother and easier.

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That being said, has there been any discussion about some sort of "ultimate" package at launch.  All available in print/digital releases for a discounted price.  Obviously buying the 3 core books for $60 is mandatory, but since I am the DM, I would rather just shell out the cost up front, and work with my groups to have people pitch in what they want since I will be holding the master tier.  

Also, any word on annual subscriptions?

 I'd also like to add my support to this idea. It'd be awesome to be able to purchase all available content as a bundle for a discount.

 Hey All:

So now we have two on the forum interested in some sort of Launch Day Ultimate Package, one more and that's a trend!.  If anyone else would be interested in this, please respond to this so we can show interest to the developers.  Be honest with yourself though though, this will be a $250+ package, so if you would not be willing to slap down the cash for that, don't sign up.  I think if enough (using that term gently because this is of course just the forum) people show interest, they might pitch it to their sales team.

@BadEye:  What do you think?

 

 Defintely interested in this.

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So when will the ability to print Character Sheets happen? How about the DMs notes, will we be able to print those? Without the print feature this whole product is useless to me as we don't allow devices at the table.

 A digital toolset is somewhat useless to a group that doesn't allow devices at the table, period. Yes?

 There are a lot of things that the DM does that happens out side the game and away from the table.  A tool that helps put the game together would be very useful to me.  As for the players, a character creation/tracking tool is also a benefit away from the table as it make the process easier for the players.

I have a question. If you were to by the players handbook and get the subscription would our purchases be ported over to the d&d beyond app when it is released. I don't particularly like the idea of getting everything I need to play and dm through the website just to find out I need to buy it again for the app. 

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So when will the ability to print Character Sheets happen? How about the DMs notes, will we be able to print those? Without the print feature this whole product is useless to me as we don't allow devices at the table.

 A digital toolset is somewhat useless to a group that doesn't allow devices at the table, period. Yes?

 There are a lot of things that the DM does that happens out side the game and away from the table.  A tool that helps put the game together would be very useful to me.  As for the players, a character creation/tracking tool is also a benefit away from the table as it make the process easier for the players.

 I'm just thinking that having your player tools with you at the table would be far more useful than printed out character sheets but to each his own.

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In the short term, I can share that the adventures will have the full text of the adventure with all of the interior art. Maps and art will be clickable into a lightbox for high-res versions, and from there they can be downloaded for full-size versions in you want to use those in a VTT or anywhere else.

All relevant text will be cross-linked/ tooltipped like everything else in the site. It's really nice to run a session using these...just hover over a monster to see AC, Hit Points, and so on on the fly, or click out to a new tab to see the creature's full statistics very quickly.

In short, it is a digital copy of the book with full linking and all art.

Of course, these will become even more useful down the road as we add the encounter builder and combat management - all these adventures will automatically receive all that functionality.

I know this question has already been addressed and asked in various places on this thread, but I feel that it is important enough to bring up again. I am on a fixed income, I love the pricing tiers, even as the DM I can afford that, however, I already have the core books, as well as some extra's. And I can't afford to buy them twice, even if the digital copies are less expensive. Is there anyway to allow people to scan in the bar code? or enter the ISBN number of books that they already have hard copies of? Or at a minimum a discount?

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I know this question has already been addressed and asked in various places on this thread, but I feel that it is important enough to bring up again. I am on a fixed income, I love the pricing tiers, even as the DM I can afford that, however, I already have the core books, as well as some extra's. And I can't afford to buy them twice, even if the digital copies are less expensive. Is there anyway to allow people to scan in the bar code? or enter the ISBN number of books that they already have hard copies of? Or at a minimum a discount?

Maybe, new books willl come with a digital code similar to BluRay Discs.  You buy the movie at the store and redeem a code for the digital version.  I can get behind that.

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Maybe, new books willl come with a digital code similar to BluRay Discs.  You buy the movie at the store and redeem a code for the digital version.  I can get behind that.

If i do purchase something specific to one book, say Way of the Long Death subclass for the monk, would the book still be full priced later or would it be discounted since I had already purchased items contained within?

(very sorry if it is mentioned somewhere, i skimmed but didn't read every post)