I am going to be starting a CoS campaign here shortly. I am a fairly new DM and my group and I have decided to just jump in and do CoS. I already have the campaign book purchased in a hard cover..My questions are..is it worth purchasing the digital edition for use here on DDB? Is there anything here on the digital stuff that would be recommended to be purchased to run this campaign in general? I was thinking of purchasing the monsters list to help build encounters but not sure if its really worth it? We do plan on using DDB quite a bit with our character sheets and such so I wanted to get some information and opinions from well versed and experienced DMs on if anything for the CoS campaign that is available would help me be a better DM and keep things organized a bit more for my players.
If you are playing online then having the pictures already available for a VTT means that it can be worth buying the campaign (probably on your preferred VTT platform if available). If you are playing around a table then it might not be worth the expense.
If you are playing in person and like to read the hardcover and run the game from it then there is probably little extra value in having a digital copy on D&D Beyond.
I just compared the DDB version of LMoP to the hardcopy version I have and there are very few differences. The main benefits appear to be the links to monster stat blocks mentioned in the text and inline links to player versions of the maps. However, I don't think you can share content with your players without a pro subscription anyway. You would also need to purchase the monster manual for monsters that are mentioned but don't appear in the module or the basic rules.
So far, the only digital versions of modules that I have purchased have been for VTTs. I have run a few games over Roll20 including CoS and I purchased that content there. I find the Roll20 versions aren't as well organized though all the text seems to be there somewhere. However, the VTT versions include most of the encounters with maps and enemies already placed making them much faster to prepare and run in an online environment. It doesn't sound like that applies to you so you might want to stick to the hardcover unless you find a feature of the digital book that makes it a compelling purchase.
Thanks for your replies guys..yeah i guess i was just mainly thinking about having it available to me and using for building out the encounters on the encounter builder..wasnt sure if that was worth it enough to get it or just buy the monsters in general and go from there. Its tough to say!
I'm thinking for building and running encounters the ddb CoS wouldn't cover all you wanted anyways Night Hag (Coven Variant) are in the monster manual aren't they? if you were playing VTT like AboveVTT then it would be a no Brainer/Strahd Zombie but if you running in person and have the book I'd be thiking Van Richtens Guide to Ravenloft or Monster manual something you don't already have and that might make more of an impact on the stuff you can throw in the DDB encounters seeing as thats what your using...
also you can homebrew some of your own monsters, I do have a master teir sub with DDB so not quite sure what differences there are think it's just adding other peoples homwbrew to your collection, I'm running CoS currently and I have a load of hombrew monsters nothing wow how creative ie undead bats undead rats undead dire wolfs undead wolfs
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very cool thanks for the information Justin..yeah i just wasnt sure how much it would be beneficial to buying all there is to buy for CoS that they offer/suggest...seems like maybe the monsters would help for building out the encounters and such though. Thanks for this!
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I am going to be starting a CoS campaign here shortly. I am a fairly new DM and my group and I have decided to just jump in and do CoS. I already have the campaign book purchased in a hard cover..My questions are..is it worth purchasing the digital edition for use here on DDB? Is there anything here on the digital stuff that would be recommended to be purchased to run this campaign in general? I was thinking of purchasing the monsters list to help build encounters but not sure if its really worth it? We do plan on using DDB quite a bit with our character sheets and such so I wanted to get some information and opinions from well versed and experienced DMs on if anything for the CoS campaign that is available would help me be a better DM and keep things organized a bit more for my players.
Thanks in advance and thanks for your time!
If you are playing online then having the pictures already available for a VTT means that it can be worth buying the campaign (probably on your preferred VTT platform if available). If you are playing around a table then it might not be worth the expense.
If you are playing in person and like to read the hardcover and run the game from it then there is probably little extra value in having a digital copy on D&D Beyond.
I just compared the DDB version of LMoP to the hardcopy version I have and there are very few differences. The main benefits appear to be the links to monster stat blocks mentioned in the text and inline links to player versions of the maps. However, I don't think you can share content with your players without a pro subscription anyway. You would also need to purchase the monster manual for monsters that are mentioned but don't appear in the module or the basic rules.
So far, the only digital versions of modules that I have purchased have been for VTTs. I have run a few games over Roll20 including CoS and I purchased that content there. I find the Roll20 versions aren't as well organized though all the text seems to be there somewhere. However, the VTT versions include most of the encounters with maps and enemies already placed making them much faster to prepare and run in an online environment. It doesn't sound like that applies to you so you might want to stick to the hardcover unless you find a feature of the digital book that makes it a compelling purchase.
Thanks for your replies guys..yeah i guess i was just mainly thinking about having it available to me and using for building out the encounters on the encounter builder..wasnt sure if that was worth it enough to get it or just buy the monsters in general and go from there. Its tough to say!
I'm thinking for building and running encounters the ddb CoS wouldn't cover all you wanted anyways Night Hag (Coven Variant) are in the monster manual aren't they?
if you were playing VTT like AboveVTT then it would be a no Brainer/Strahd Zombie but if you running in person and have the book I'd be thiking Van Richtens Guide to Ravenloft or Monster manual something you don't already have and that might make more of an impact on the stuff you can throw in the DDB encounters seeing as thats what your using...
also you can homebrew some of your own monsters, I do have a master teir sub with DDB so not quite sure what differences there are think it's just adding other peoples homwbrew to your collection, I'm running CoS currently and I have a load of hombrew monsters nothing wow how creative ie undead bats undead rats undead dire wolfs undead wolfs
“It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills, It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
very cool thanks for the information Justin..yeah i just wasnt sure how much it would be beneficial to buying all there is to buy for CoS that they offer/suggest...seems like maybe the monsters would help for building out the encounters and such though. Thanks for this!