I assume this only works with live streams, and not with VODs. Is there a plan for integrating with major VTTs, like roll20 or FG so DMs don't have to do double bookkeeping during stream?

Do you know if Critical Role will start using it?

I mean obviously if they start using this  its going to take off like gasoline on a fire.

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Do you know if Critical Role will start using it?

I mean obviously if they start using this  its going to take off like gasoline on a fire.

Seeing as CR is sponsored by DDB and has been using its character sheets during play, I would be surprised if they don't.  

The extension has probably been tested behind the scenes on CR.  

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Do you know if Critical Role will start using it?

I mean obviously if they start using this  its going to take off like gasoline on a fire.

Seeing as CR is sponsored by DDB and has been using its character sheets during play, I would be surprised if they don't.  

The extension has probably been tested behind the scenes on CR.  

 Does the overlay work if your character is set to Private? If not, CR probably won't use it – they like to keep their secrets. Hope I'm wrong though, have been wanting them to share their character sheets on DDB since it became possible.

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Do you know if Critical Role will start using it?

I mean obviously if they start using this  its going to take off like gasoline on a fire.

Seeing as CR is sponsored by DDB and has been using its character sheets during play, I would be surprised if they don't.  

The extension has probably been tested behind the scenes on CR.  

 Does the overlay work if your character is set to Private? If not, CR probably won't use it – they like to keep their secrets. Hope I'm wrong though, have been wanting them to share their character sheets on DDB since it became possible.

 They already show all of this info on Alpha.  

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Do you know if Critical Role will start using it?

I mean obviously if they start using this  its going to take off like gasoline on a fire.

Seeing as CR is sponsored by DDB and has been using its character sheets during play, I would be surprised if they don't.  

The extension has probably been tested behind the scenes on CR.  

 Does the overlay work if your character is set to Private? If not, CR probably won't use it – they like to keep their secrets. Hope I'm wrong though, have been wanting them to share their character sheets on DDB since it became possible.

 They already show all of this info on Alpha.  

 Are you serious? I thought Alpha just had their hit points and a few conditions?

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 Are you serious? I thought Alpha just had their hit points and a few conditions?

HP and conditions are always shown, just like on the Twitch extension.  

Character (and other) cards are shown in the corner of the screen where battle maps and ads appear on Twitch. 

It's not interactive, so the viewer can't control what info is shown when; that's all on the production side, in their studio.  

Here's a few examples: 

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 Are you serious? I thought Alpha just had their hit points and a few conditions?

HP and conditions are always shown, just like on the Twitch extension.  

Character (and other) cards are shown in the corner of the screen where battle maps and ads appear on Twitch. 

It's not interactive, so the viewer can't control what info is shown when; that's all on the production side, in their studio.  

Here's a few examples: 

 

 Ah right thanks. I hadn’t seen these older ones, they’re a little more basic now. Anyway, my point was that if you need to make your character public for the Twitch integration to work, they likely won’t use it. Aside from keeping backstories etc private, they seem to like surprising the audience now with new abilities and spells, especially Liam and Travis. Guess we’ll find out tomorrow!

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 Are you serious? I thought Alpha just had their hit points and a few conditions?

HP and conditions are always shown, just like on the Twitch extension.  

Character (and other) cards are shown in the corner of the screen where battle maps and ads appear on Twitch. 

It's not interactive, so the viewer can't control what info is shown when; that's all on the production side, in their studio.  

Here's a few examples: 

 

 That's still just a very minimal information - does not reveal proficiencies, abilities, feats, equipment, background info and anything else. Setting the sheet to public however would reveal all of these.

The other question it raises is whether this would also be available through Alpha - these stats and the constant status view being one of the advantages to watch CR over Alpha instead of Twitch, having access to the DDB overlay would mean there's even less reasons to pay for alpha, which might make their relationship strained... but this is probably not the proper place for theories about that.

1. People who stream D&D asked for this, not 'no one'
2. They're working on character sheets for the app
3. The team working in the twitch overlay are not the same team working on the app. Different teams, different skill sets, different workflows.
4. Why do you need to use a third party app? The online character sheet is mobile optimised and works great.
5. Are you talking about Kobold Fight Club? Because that's an entirely different system, and again it's an online only web app, much like what we already have.

This should be an easy fix

Pulling dynamic, online data to an offline app is not an 'easy fix'. For example, how would it handle pulling characters that have content you don't own, but is available to you through campaign content sharing?

Would everything in the character sheet be cross linked to compendium content? If not, then don't you just have a basic pdf export onto your phone (something the app can already do)?

How often should it pull data? Manually? Automated? It's not like a rulebook that is rarely updated, characters change all the time. Should you be able to add items? If not, then again, you just have a static PDF that you can already make.

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This should be an easy fix

 

Pulling dynamic, online data to an offline app is not an 'easy fix'. For example, how would it handle pulling characters that have content you don't own, but is available to you through campaign content sharing?

Would everything in the character sheet be cross linked to compendium content? If not, then don't you just have a basic pdf export onto your phone (something the app can already do)?

How often should it pull data? Manually? Automated? It's not like a rulebook that is rarely updated, characters change all the time. Should you be able to add items? If not, then again, you just have a static PDF that you can already make.

 ...and then we haven't opened the can of worms that is merging concurrent edits offline and online (when you change something via the app while offline, meanwhile change the same thing differently on the website, and then let the app sync the changes...)

I've got a feature request, it'd be great to be able to align the extension with the bottom or top of the page instead. On the right or left doesn't work for the layout I use.

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I've got a feature request, it'd be great to be able to align the extension with the bottom or top of the page instead. On the right or left doesn't work for the layout I use.

 I did point out months ago when we saw the sneak peek that they might want to consider bottom alignment, as I’ve noticed streams have limited horizontal real estate. Look at Critical Role for example. I was told that layout wasn’t final and there were likely to be options. 

Yet, Fight club manages pretty well. You can update on the app, send to the website / cloud, and download all changes to any device with the app installed. 

I mean, what you’re saying is that the DND Beyond team lacks the experience and skill to accomplish something that others have done for years.

maybe consider adding a similar extension to discord for privately run games?

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Yet, Fight club manages pretty well. You can update on the app, send to the website / cloud, and download all changes to any device with the app installed. 

I mean, what you’re saying is that the DND Beyond team lacks the experience and skill to accomplish something that others have done for years.

Firstly, what app are you talking about? There's only the web client, no offline app.

Your second point is mind-numbing in it's meaninglessness; you can use that to describe any team doing anything in relation to any other team. Just because one team in one company has been doing something for years, that doesn't mean the knowledge exists unilaterally throughout the industry. Microsoft has teams that have been developing operating systems for years, that doesn't mean it's trivial for a company to just start developing operating systems. You're literally saying nothing of meaning or merit.

Is there a good example of this in use? I would love to see it, but haven't been able to find anyone on twitch who has integrated it yet.

Some kind of offline widget of this sort would make for an AMAZING DM’s tool.  Excited to experience the future of DNDBeyond!

Hi all, im pretty new to this site, but what about some sort of Discord extension? I know plenty of party members that use it. Just a thought :) :) :)