We are excited to announce that D&D Beyond will soon be joining Hasbro as part of the Wizards of the Coast family!
On May 18, 2022 or soon after, your D&D Beyond account will transfer to Wizards of the Coast, at which point (and going forward) the Wizards Terms of Use will apply to your use of D&D Beyond, and the Wizards Privacy Policy will apply to the personal data associated with your account. If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, Wizards of the Coast LLC will become the “data controller” of your personal data once it transfers.
For more information on this transaction, please click here. If you wish to delete your account prior to the transfer, you will find instructions for doing so here.
Frequently asked questions
When will the D&D Beyond Terms of Service be updated?
The Terms of Service will be updated to Wizards of the Coast Terms of Service on or around May 18, 2022.
Why are they being updated?
As part of Wizards of the Coast acquiring D&D Beyond, we will extend the Wizards Terms of Service to cover this new service.
What is changing in them?
We need your permission to put your user content on D&D Beyond and operate the D&D Beyond service, and we’re working to ensure that the scope of the permission you give us is tailored to that goal. The Wizards Terms of Service will therefore be updated with a section specific to D&D Beyond to allow us to host your content and otherwise operate the D&D Beyond service.
Will Wizards own my homebrew content created on D&D Beyond?
Wizards has no intent of taking ownership over user content you put on D&D Beyond, and the Terms of Service will not grant us such rights. The permissions we will need for user content will relate to allowing us to operate the D&D Beyond service, including displaying that content on our site.
Do these changes affect homebrew content that was created before May 18?
Any content that remains on the D&D Beyond service will be subject to the updated Wizards Terms of Service. The updated Terms of Service should not impact how you've used the site or owned your content prior to May 18.
If I delete my D&D Beyond account, will my homebrew content remain on D&D Beyond? If so, will my username still be credited?
While your homebrew content will remain on D&D Beyond, the credited username will change to “user-[number].”
Will Wizards own any character or account information I upload (e.g. character sheets, profile pictures)?
Wizards has no intent of taking ownership over user content you put on D&D Beyond, and the Terms of Service will not grant us such rights. The permissions we will need for that content will relate to allowing us to operate the D&D Beyond service, including displaying that content on our site.
Will I need a Wizards account to access or sign up for D&D Beyond after May 18?
No. You can continue to use your Twitch or Google account or Apple ID to sign into D&D Beyond. New users will still need a Twitch or Google account or Apple ID to sign up for D&D Beyond after May 18.
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Posted May 3, 2022My guess is they don't want all those successful DnD streams get out of their control and want some profit from them.
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Posted May 3, 2022Do these comments sections get moderated at all? Nearly all of it is the same argument about rights to all posted content and is just going in circles. There are a few other points getting repeated, but it appears to be because they are drowned out by the sea of recycled copyright arguments. There's been 14 pages of this, and where going nowhere new. If this were any social media site, comments would have been locked days ago.
It was fun for the first 10 pages, but we are definitely past the point of newcomers combing the comments, and it's just going to be the same few posts from here on out (as if it wasn't already). Is there a way to turn off notifications about this specific comments section?
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Posted May 3, 2022In regards to the UK English vs US English. UK English was first and is generally considered the default in most countries (with their own modifications). However, good luck doing going to any English speaking part of the internet without going through a US tech company. The US may not have legal control over the internet, but they do have practical control through their ability to legislate the tech companies. US wants certain cites blacklisted? Doesn't matter if the UK (or anyone else for that matter) like a particular site, the companies are under US jurisdiction.
So while "licence" is the correct way to spell in most legal proceedings, "license" is how it's supposed to be spelled while online. (I'm not from the US, I'm just very pessimistic.)
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Posted May 3, 2022My biggest worry is that they'll ban Homebrew content. WoC is notorious for being greedy so I wouldn't put it past them. Or a price hike on the subscriptions.
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Posted May 3, 2022Wil this effect beyond's connection with Roll20 - cause I'm even less familiar with that site in creating characters on there.
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Posted May 3, 2022poggerss! the hype is REAL!!!!!!
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Posted May 3, 2022I would also like for physical books to have a digital dndbeyond code for the book, as I heard from the store owner I buy all my dnd materials from the WOTC are increasing the prices of all the books. It won’t be feasible for me to buy both a physical and digital book from here on.
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Posted May 3, 2022Will the login process be the same and will the interface change to reflect the change or will DDB stay the same?
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Posted May 3, 2022The web will be translate to the spanish version?
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Posted May 3, 2022will this be changing the whole website? will it change how dndbeyond works? or is this literally not really going to do anything?
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Posted May 3, 2022All this means is that the corporation that controls the data is changing.
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Posted May 3, 2022Nothing should change in the near term; you can link your Wizards account, and maybe the DDB staff will get longer to implement digital books in advance of them being released as physical books. Hopefully long term they'll get a few more staff to work on content and features to get things moving forward at a faster pace.
There's no reason for Wizards of the Coast to change anything fundamental with the site; it's a digital platform for selling and using their content, and there has been some progress towards building a virtual tabletop, which is all valuable as ways to play D&D.
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Posted May 3, 2022Quick question (if you are able to speak to it), by un-published do you mean not shared with the community? Meaning if I make homebrew content in DND Beyond, but do not share it with the community in other words publish it. I don't have to worry about WoTC snagging it, because I have not made it publicly available. Or is it fair to say that regardless of the fact that I share it or not, WoTC can still see it and therefore could publish it in a book (UA, etc.) without my permission or crediting me for the creation? Thanks to anyone that responds. I have a bad feeling that this will end any homebrew being created on DND Beyond due to possible "theft" of content by WoTC.
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Posted May 3, 2022what is going to happen with homebrew content on here?
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Posted May 3, 2022The people who control that data will change.
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Posted May 3, 2022Thiiiis, plz answer
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Posted May 3, 2022Whats going to happened to my homebrew cause I made a lot of homebrews
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Posted May 3, 2022.... ill be asking this question on there dnd beyound discord sever, but those who login to D&D beyond by a google account will be still safe correct? will the devs pleas respond to this question ASAP!
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Posted May 3, 2022Will we have a discount or free online books if we have already own a physical copy?
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Posted May 3, 2022Will D&DB accounts be merging with WOTC accounts if they use the same email address?