D&D Beyond Crew have to start with a thank you for your accomplishments and the site you have created. I do have a question in regards to books and sources. Is there any talk to include some of the great third party campaigns like "Dungeons of Drakkenheim", "Grim Hollow", "Kingmaker Bestiary 5e". This can help greatly in the encyclopedia of D&D things D&D Beyond has become.
D&D Beyond have partnered with WotC to provide content for Official D&D 5E content. They won't include anything published by a third party.
You can, however, replicate the content for private use with the Homebrew tools (within the limitations of the homebrew system). Remember: Do not attempt to publish 3rd content that you've copied in the tools, and that any homebrew in your collection is automatically shared with players in the same campaigns as you.
Mostly true. They also have the Critical Roll stuff (like Blood Hunter), which strikes me as a bit weird, but whatever.
D&D Beyond have partnered with WotC to provide content for Official D&D 5E content. They won't include anything published by a third party.
You can, however, replicate the content for private use with the Homebrew tools (within the limitations of the homebrew system). Remember: Do not attempt to publish 3rd content that you've copied in the tools, and that any homebrew in your collection is automatically shared with players in the same campaigns as you.
Mostly true. They also have the Critical Roll stuff (like Blood Hunter), which strikes me as a bit weird, but whatever.
The Blood Hunter and other CR stuff (I just know of two subclasses beyond the BH outside of EGtW, which is a WotC product) I think are easily evident of some sort of tri-lateral negotiation between DDB, WotC and whatever entity CR is corporately organized under. DDB is a Crit Role sponsor, Crit Role migrated to 5e and DDB around the timing of that arrangement, everyone knows the show is a sales driver for D&D so DDB and WotC likely it agreed to make exceptions for some CR content outside the usual third party boundary.
I mean Keith Baker put out a big Eberron book on DMs Guild, one of the rare non reprints that you can get in hard copy. While DDB published an article by Baker on Eberron at the time of that work's publication, it also state that DDB would not be supporting the new book. If content for Eberron is published by the setting's creator that isn't getting DDB support, the odds for other third parties getting access to the official DDB support should be pretty clear.
I've been spending a couple of hours a week casually writing Hit Point Presses' Humblewood into my personal Homebrew after a successful effort at putting some "Dream species" from a MCDM published article. It's actually helped me learn the ins and outs of Homebrew and I think made me more appreciative and aware of design elements.
The wall everyone will hit with third party are those who publish new classes (see how many threads about the Pugilist, but there's also MCDM's Ill Rigger, I'm backing a kickstarter that has a Druid adjacent but independent class). Those I don't know if we'll ever have the capacity to do barring optional class feature deconstructions,.
D&D Beyond have partnered with WotC to provide content for Official D&D 5E content. They won't include anything published by a third party.
You can, however, replicate the content for private use with the Homebrew tools (within the limitations of the homebrew system). Remember: Do not attempt to publish 3rd content that you've copied in the tools, and that any homebrew in your collection is automatically shared with players in the same campaigns as you.
Mostly true. They also have the Critical Roll stuff (like Blood Hunter), which strikes me as a bit weird, but whatever.
Mostly untrue, I'd say. As far as I know the partnership with WotC doesn't preclude partnering up with others. It just seems unlikely for that to happen (financial requirements on the one hand, technical constraints on the other) because while not precluded other partnerships presumably can't infringe on DDB's delivery of WotC content nonetheless. The CritRole stuff is because of a partnership with CritRole, for instance, even if it's mostly just a sponsorship.
D&D Beyond have partnered with WotC to provide content for Official D&D 5E content. They won't include anything published by a third party.
You can, however, replicate the content for private use with the Homebrew tools (within the limitations of the homebrew system). Remember: Do not attempt to publish 3rd content that you've copied in the tools, and that any homebrew in your collection is automatically shared with players in the same campaigns as you.
Mostly true. They also have the Critical Roll stuff (like Blood Hunter), which strikes me as a bit weird, but whatever.
Mostly untrue, I'd say. As far as I know the partnership with WotC doesn't preclude partnering up with others. It just seems unlikely for that to happen (financial requirements on the one hand, technical constraints on the other) because while not precluded other partnerships presumably can't infringe on DDB's delivery of WotC content nonetheless. The CritRole stuff is because of a partnership with CritRole, for instance, even if it's mostly just a sponsorship.
*painful whines and cries in frustration* I just wish that they'd add the Plane Chase stuff. I mean, I've already homebrewed it here for my players, but I wish that they had the real and better version.
D&D Beyond have partnered with WotC to provide content for Official D&D 5E content. They won't include anything published by a third party.
You can, however, replicate the content for private use with the Homebrew tools (within the limitations of the homebrew system). Remember: Do not attempt to publish 3rd content that you've copied in the tools, and that any homebrew in your collection is automatically shared with players in the same campaigns as you.
Mostly true. They also have the Critical Roll stuff (like Blood Hunter), which strikes me as a bit weird, but whatever.
Mostly untrue, I'd say. As far as I know the partnership with WotC doesn't preclude partnering up with others. It just seems unlikely for that to happen (financial requirements on the one hand, technical constraints on the other) because while not precluded other partnerships presumably can't infringe on DDB's delivery of WotC content nonetheless. The CritRole stuff is because of a partnership with CritRole, for instance, even if it's mostly just a sponsorship.
There might actually be restrictions from WotC, but of course none of us can know for sure. But when DDB did the Runeterra stuff, DDB's quick reversal and scrubbing of the content (and how their tone around it dramatically changed) definitely gave a very strong feel that WotC brought the hammer down on it. So at this point I would think it's a safe bet WotC does in fact have either a clear restriction against it or at least an... understanding that they won't include other 3rd party stuff. ;)
I would love it if something could be worked out to at least get DMs Guild content on here since it still makes WotC money, but I also know the realities of some of that (technical and legal) would likely never make it worth the effort to all the parties involved. But I can dream.
I would love it if something could be worked out to at least get DMs Guild content on here since it still makes WotC money, but I also know the realities of some of that (technical and legal) would likely never make it worth the effort to all the parties involved. But I can dream.
I doubt this would happen, but you know how a lot DMsGuild stuff is also available in a "Fantasy Grounds" ready format? It'd be cool if DMsGuild developers could produce D&D Beyond compatible products. I don't see it happening, plus there would be the limits of D&D Beyond re: no new character classes and the like. There's also be a huge amount of stuff to load into DDB. I could see someone maybe doing "locked homebrew" where DMsGuild purchases unlocks it, though there'd need to be more robust campaign support features and the like.
Google "what is DnD Beyond," and you'll see a Wikipedia article and a D&D Beyond article: "official" digital toolset [and game companion] for Dungeons and Dragons fifth-ed." It seems like that's been the goal - not a toolset for Fifth Edition under the OGL, but a service for official Dungeons and Dragons (TM) content. Could D&d Beyond be one of the main forces that keep D&D the most popular Fifth Edition product? Imagine if Adventures in Middle Earth, a 5e based game, had come out with their own official digital toolset that was as good (or better) than D&D Beyond.
D&D Beyond have partnered with WotC to provide content for Official D&D 5E content. They won't include anything published by a third party.
You can, however, replicate the content for private use with the Homebrew tools (within the limitations of the homebrew system). Remember: Do not attempt to publish 3rd content that you've copied in the tools, and that any homebrew in your collection is automatically shared with players in the same campaigns as you.
Mostly true. They also have the Critical Roll stuff (like Blood Hunter), which strikes me as a bit weird, but whatever.
Mostly untrue, I'd say. As far as I know the partnership with WotC doesn't preclude partnering up with others. It just seems unlikely for that to happen (financial requirements on the one hand, technical constraints on the other) because while not precluded other partnerships presumably can't infringe on DDB's delivery of WotC content nonetheless. The CritRole stuff is because of a partnership with CritRole, for instance, even if it's mostly just a sponsorship.
There might actually be restrictions from WotC, but of course none of us can know for sure. But when DDB did the Runeterra stuff, DDB's quick reversal and scrubbing of the content (and how their tone around it dramatically changed) definitely gave a very strong feel that WotC brought the hammer down on it. So at this point I would think it's a safe bet WotC does in fact have either a clear restriction against it or at least an... understanding that they won't include other 3rd party stuff. ;)
I would love it if something could be worked out to at least get DMs Guild content on here since it still makes WotC money, but I also know the realities of some of that (technical and legal) would likely never make it worth the effort to all the parties involved. But I can dream.
I actually suspect that the problem isn't that they have a deal with WotC, but specifically the D&D Team. If the contracts all involve the Dungeons and Dragons division, that would prevent them from being allowed to include the AL and Plane Chase content. AL belongs to the DCI division (Wizard Play), Plane Chase belongs to the Magic: the Gathering division. That's also why there isn't anything Avalon Hill related, nor anything else Hasbro. I also really wish they had more AL stuff on here.
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D&D Beyond Crew have to start with a thank you for your accomplishments and the site you have created. I do have a question in regards to books and sources. Is there any talk to include some of the great third party campaigns like "Dungeons of Drakkenheim", "Grim Hollow", "Kingmaker Bestiary 5e". This can help greatly in the encyclopedia of D&D things D&D Beyond has become.
Thank you !
Mostly true. They also have the Critical Roll stuff (like Blood Hunter), which strikes me as a bit weird, but whatever.
The Blood Hunter and other CR stuff (I just know of two subclasses beyond the BH outside of EGtW, which is a WotC product) I think are easily evident of some sort of tri-lateral negotiation between DDB, WotC and whatever entity CR is corporately organized under. DDB is a Crit Role sponsor, Crit Role migrated to 5e and DDB around the timing of that arrangement, everyone knows the show is a sales driver for D&D so DDB and WotC likely it agreed to make exceptions for some CR content outside the usual third party boundary.
I mean Keith Baker put out a big Eberron book on DMs Guild, one of the rare non reprints that you can get in hard copy. While DDB published an article by Baker on Eberron at the time of that work's publication, it also state that DDB would not be supporting the new book. If content for Eberron is published by the setting's creator that isn't getting DDB support, the odds for other third parties getting access to the official DDB support should be pretty clear.
I've been spending a couple of hours a week casually writing Hit Point Presses' Humblewood into my personal Homebrew after a successful effort at putting some "Dream species" from a MCDM published article. It's actually helped me learn the ins and outs of Homebrew and I think made me more appreciative and aware of design elements.
The wall everyone will hit with third party are those who publish new classes (see how many threads about the Pugilist, but there's also MCDM's Ill Rigger, I'm backing a kickstarter that has a Druid adjacent but independent class). Those I don't know if we'll ever have the capacity to do barring optional class feature deconstructions,.
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
Mostly untrue, I'd say. As far as I know the partnership with WotC doesn't preclude partnering up with others. It just seems unlikely for that to happen (financial requirements on the one hand, technical constraints on the other) because while not precluded other partnerships presumably can't infringe on DDB's delivery of WotC content nonetheless. The CritRole stuff is because of a partnership with CritRole, for instance, even if it's mostly just a sponsorship.
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*painful whines and cries in frustration* I just wish that they'd add the Plane Chase stuff. I mean, I've already homebrewed it here for my players, but I wish that they had the real and better version.
There might actually be restrictions from WotC, but of course none of us can know for sure. But when DDB did the Runeterra stuff, DDB's quick reversal and scrubbing of the content (and how their tone around it dramatically changed) definitely gave a very strong feel that WotC brought the hammer down on it. So at this point I would think it's a safe bet WotC does in fact have either a clear restriction against it or at least an... understanding that they won't include other 3rd party stuff. ;)
I would love it if something could be worked out to at least get DMs Guild content on here since it still makes WotC money, but I also know the realities of some of that (technical and legal) would likely never make it worth the effort to all the parties involved. But I can dream.
I doubt this would happen, but you know how a lot DMsGuild stuff is also available in a "Fantasy Grounds" ready format? It'd be cool if DMsGuild developers could produce D&D Beyond compatible products. I don't see it happening, plus there would be the limits of D&D Beyond re: no new character classes and the like. There's also be a huge amount of stuff to load into DDB. I could see someone maybe doing "locked homebrew" where DMsGuild purchases unlocks it, though there'd need to be more robust campaign support features and the like.
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.
This is an interesting conversation!
Google "what is DnD Beyond," and you'll see a Wikipedia article and a D&D Beyond article: "official" digital toolset [and game companion] for Dungeons and Dragons fifth-ed." It seems like that's been the goal - not a toolset for Fifth Edition under the OGL, but a service for official Dungeons and Dragons (TM) content. Could D&d Beyond be one of the main forces that keep D&D the most popular Fifth Edition product? Imagine if Adventures in Middle Earth, a 5e based game, had come out with their own official digital toolset that was as good (or better) than D&D Beyond.
I actually suspect that the problem isn't that they have a deal with WotC, but specifically the D&D Team. If the contracts all involve the Dungeons and Dragons division, that would prevent them from being allowed to include the AL and Plane Chase content. AL belongs to the DCI division (Wizard Play), Plane Chase belongs to the Magic: the Gathering division. That's also why there isn't anything Avalon Hill related, nor anything else Hasbro. I also really wish they had more AL stuff on here.