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.
Will AboveVTT still work once the merger happens?
You will now license it under the new terms of service instead of the old terms of service.
The only change announced is who legally controls the data.
You will have to ask the devs who make that, as it's not at all supported here and causes problems for people who use it all the time.
once wizards and D&D beyond join will unearthed arcana come back?
will anything happen to the books i own?
There has been no announcement about that.
D&D Beyond would not hide anything important like that, requiring you to ask. The only change announced so far is that there will be a new terms of service.
Sweet. Ty
They may be able to do it similar to how the digital copies for BluRay discs are handled. Wherein the books would be sealed in plastic wrap and there would be a card inside with a digital code.
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Why?
this is either going to be super helpful or ruin the website in some way, and im really hoping it's the former
Characters, Homebrew Creations, Purchases, etc; None of that will be affected, right?
This article contains the entirety of changes that are currently announced.
What. is this going to affect the website a big amount?
No, this announcement just changes the data controller and the terms of service.
Will that mean that I can buy just one copy of the PLayers Handbook and not 2 (one digital and one printed)? Along with other books....perhaps put a coupon code....or something. I could see $5-10 maybe but another $30 on top of the $40-60 already spent is a bit much.
Cool, but I do NOT want it interfering with my gameplay.
I'm a little confused. Will I have to use a different website/account? Can I just keep going with what I have physically right here?
If anyone can explain to me what of if I should do anything different, i'd be VERY grateful!!!!
Thanks. <3
You simply need to agree to the new terms of service as provided. That's all this is about.
do you get a copy of the PS5 version of a game when you buy the Xbox version?
will we be able to have access to the books on DnD beyond, if we have already purchased a physical copy?