What is the significance of the Rating points associated with homebrew content here on D&D Beyond? For instance, the background A Passing Traveler has 12 points under its rating. Is that good? Or is a low score better?
The rating is the sum of + and - scores given to the Homebrew in question.
The higher it is, technically, the best. I feel, though, that the amount of adds is a better judge for how good a Homebrew might be (spoiler: it's not a given that a high-scoring or high-add homebrew is actually good or fitting for you or your group).
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The scoring system indicates popularity more than quality. There's no objective measure of homebrew quality, the DDB Public Homebrew section is a minefield of nonsense and tomscrewery one must always enter with caution.
The rating is the sum of + and - scores given to the Homebrew in question.
The higher it is, technically, the best. I feel, though, that the amount of adds is a better judge for how good a Homebrew might be (spoiler: it's not a given that a high-scoring or high-add homebrew is actually good or fitting for you or your group).
What exactly are adds? What's that statistic mean?
It means how many people added it to their content for personal or (I think) shared campaign content. That way they can add the spells and items and such on their dndbeyond character sheets.
What is the significance of the Rating points associated with homebrew content here on D&D Beyond? For instance, the background A Passing Traveler has 12 points under its rating. Is that good? Or is a low score better?
The rating is the sum of + and - scores given to the Homebrew in question.
The higher it is, technically, the best. I feel, though, that the amount of adds is a better judge for how good a Homebrew might be (spoiler: it's not a given that a high-scoring or high-add homebrew is actually good or fitting for you or your group).
Born in Italy, moved a bunch, living in Spain, my heart always belonged to Roleplaying Games
The scoring system indicates popularity more than quality. There's no objective measure of homebrew quality, the DDB Public Homebrew section is a minefield of nonsense and tomscrewery one must always enter with caution.
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What exactly are adds? What's that statistic mean?
It means how many people added it to their content for personal or (I think) shared campaign content. That way they can add the spells and items and such on their dndbeyond character sheets.
Example:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/837743-talon-of-degradation
3 people looked at it, nobody added it.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/663093-dawns-light
81 people looked at it, 4 people added it.
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