The D&D Beyond App is an indispensable tool at the table, putting all your character information and game rules at your fingertips. The mobile app allows you to view dice rolls in the Game Log and review player character sheets in real-time in the campaign view. With our latest update, Dungeon Masters can now roll dice in the app with ease!
For instructions on accessing the Game Log and campaign view, select your mobile operating system: Android or iOS. Otherwise, click here to learn about key features, including dice rolling for DMs!
Accessing the campaign view and Game Log
Before proceeding, make sure you have the latest version of the app installed. Load the app page in the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store and select the update option. Alternatively, go to the page where you manage your apps and check if the D&D Beyond App is listed as ready to update.
Once you have the latest update, you should see the bottom menu bar has changed. What you see will depend on whether you’re on an Android or iOS device.
Android
On Android, the Characters button has been replaced with Gameplay:
Tap that and you’ll be taken to the new Gameplay screen. At first glance, this resembles the previous Characters screen, but at the top you’ll see there are now two options: My Characters and My Campaigns. To access My Campaigns, you can either tap the button at the top right or swipe left.
You’ll now see a list of all the campaigns you're in, whether as a DM or as a player. Tapping one of the campaigns will take you to the Game Log. The Game Log allows you to view rolls made by characters, so you can celebrate every natural 20 together!
You can also navigate to the Characters screen. For information on what you'll find there, click here.
iOS
On iOS, you’ll find that the Bookmarks button has been replaced by the Characters button. Next to Characters, you’ll find the new Campaigns button.
Selecting Campaigns will take you to a screen where you can see the campaigns that you’re a part of.
Tapping one of these campaigns will take you to the Game Log, where you can see rolls made by characters in your campaign, as players make them! You can also tap Characters to easily access character information.
Where are my iOS bookmarks?
If you’re on an iOS device, your Bookmarks button has moved. You can now find it in the top-right corner of the Library screen.
Key features for Dungeon Masters
The D&D Beyond App allows you to access your library of official Dungeons & Dragons books. You can search for rules on the stunned condition, double-check a monster's stats, or check the range of call lightning. You can even view player character sheets in real-time, use the Game Log to see their dice rolls, and make dice rolls yourself.
View character information
Whether on Android or iOS, you can get information on the characters in your campaign by tapping Characters in the top right of the Game Log screen. Here, you'll get an overview of each active character in the campaign and get real-time information, including:
- Name, character level, race, class or classes, and player name
- Current and maximum hit points and levels of exhaustion
- Passive Perception, Investigation, and Insight scores, as well as Armor Class
- Any special senses such darkvision
- Conditions such as invisible
If you need a more detailed view, you can tap any character to be taken to their full character sheet. From these new screens, DMs have even more tools to run their games using the D&D Beyond App!
Roll dice as the Dungeon Master
DMs can freely roll digital dice in the D&D Beyond App! The dice menu for DMs can be found on the Characters screen of a campaign, in the bottom right. Tapping this option brings up the standard dice roll menu. From there, you can select the dice you wish to roll into the Game Log, whether privately to yourself or for everyone to see.
Davyd is a moderator for D&D Beyond. A Dungeon Master of over 15 years, he enjoys Marvel movies, writing, and of course running D&D for his friends and family, including his daughter Willow (well, one day). The three of them live with their two cats, Asker and Khatleesi, in south of England.
I'd like to heartily agree!
If there is one thing I think is absolutely necessary for the dungeon master, it's having easily accessible information for every PC all on one screen. This would be fantastic! Honestly, I was a little confused as to why this wasn't already in place on the web version. As others have stated above, I typically run games using my laptop.
Unless this is A/B testing, it seems like a weird use of limited manpower to have the iOS and Android apps be so different.
Formatting Bug on IOS:
On the iphone12 mini, clicking the self-roll dice displays the list of dice, but the d20 is unreachable. The Game Log/Characters headers display overtop the the d20 icon. The dice ribbon doesn't appear to be scrollable.
Here's a screen capture uploaded to google drive.
Otherwise, great feature
Agreed - please add dice rolling to the web based Campaign view.
Hi everyone, I'm happy to see all these new features. I know this has been said quite a few times before, but is there any chance to add them to the browser version too? I'm sure there's a lot of DMs using their Laptop/ Desktop to run campaigns and rolling dice freely is still a bit cumbersome there. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Where is the option for DM to roll dice in the PC version? Some of us like a larger screen than our cell phones when running a campaign.