What will happen to my purchases, the history, and my preorders. Will I need new logins/passwords? Can things be linked to my magic the gathering tcg info. Are website links gonna break, my campaign or character links wise? Forums? How about our account longevity achievements, titles, subscription perks and such? How will my homebrew collection change, or do I need to save that elsewhere?

More than likely, you will have to do absolutely nothing in regards to content and subscriptions and characters, etc... You might have to get a new log-in but if so it is highly unlikely that you will have to do anything other than signup for that new long in... 

If there was anything else you needed to do about the change in ownership and your content WOTC and D&D Beyond would have notified people long ago...

Mostly this is just a notice of the change of who is dealing with the data stored on this site's servers...

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Now that you're joining Wizards of the Coast will we be able to register our physical books on D&D Beyond? I've seen a few forum posts about it in the past and honesty it would be a great feature for those who own physical copies of the books.

 Dont expect this to ever be a thing for 5e. it is suspected and hoped for, but really it will more than likely not happen...

Would it be awesome? Yes definitely

Will it likely happen before the release of 5.5e? No, it is incredibly doubtful...

the whole logistics of allowing purchases of physical book from the original release of the edition until now is far too much hassle than it would be worth... Now with the prospect of 5.5E being a sort of re-set to the system, it MIGHT be a thing, but even then it's a long shot...

If we have accounts on both can we link them?

If so, how?

Thanks!

Will physical books be linked with the digital content like fantasy grounds?

Will this ruin any chance of a deal with Kobold Press? I've used many of their 5E books and they would be perfect for adding more creatures, items, and adventures.

This place should be a Compendium for many, not just WotC/Critical Role.

Will Content Sharing remain? Wotc has a reputation on not being a fan of that kinda stuff. 

Watching everyone with various interpretations and guesswork about the legalese.🍿

All I want to know is how to merge my existing WotC account and DDB account given how I purchased a license to digital material through DDB but already have a WotC account.

My guesswork is that the information about it is coming later.

As for the alarmists, the last sentence in the article is giving you instructions on how to take an exit.🤣

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This crap is exactly what I was afraid of when Beyond was being purchased. WotC effectively owns my characters and homebrew. What a waste of all my money. Expect to lose a ton of customers if that ToS does not change.

 

To all those being alarmist about the new Terms & Conditions and how (a) you don't own your characters and (b) about giving Wizards a license to your homebrew.... you NEVER owned your characters, even under Fandom--you have a license to the character through the content you have purchased.  And you ALWAYS had granted Fandom a license to either use your homebrew or allow any third-party they wished, including their allowing Wizards to use the fan-created content if they so wished.

So, with respect, you have a bit of egg on your face--"this crap" that you are complaining about is something you have been A-okay with for however long you have been using Beyond.  As for it causing a "ton of customers" to leave?  It never really stopped those customers before.

 Exactly.

Well tbh it is not about characters that much (sheets can go to hell and I cant imagine them scouring character sheets for character ideas) but your homebrew content is what matters that is yours only as it was created by you and they do wants to skip all the hard work and hours put into that and under no circumstances they do have right to it unless ofc it will be posted on the site :D (then again unless you are notorious for making great content and possibly make living off that I cant see them just browsing your ideas).

So yes to be sure do not post it here :D and have fun with DnD.

I am writing with a translator. Is UA(Unearthed Arcana) likely to return to Beyond again?

i dont have a wotc account

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I am writing with a translator. Is UA(Unearthed Arcana) likely to return to Beyond again?

There's been no announcement on that so far; in one of the dev interviews (which I can never find, sorry) they mentioned they'd like to, but as with most things it comes down to staff time. The reason D&D Beyond stopped publishing UA had nothing to do with licensing, it was purely because they didn't have enough staff to physically do it, so in that respect nothing has changed yet. If the takeover results in more staff though, then maybe?

Many of us are curious whether this change will lead to buying physical book will also provide us a digital copy on D&D Beyond, is there any plan for it?

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Many of us are curious whether this change will lead to buying physical book will also provide us a digital copy on D&D Beyond, is there any plan for it?

 It currently does not appear to be in the works. There's been no announcement about that so far, and the logistics of doing it would be an absolute nightmare. The biggest issue with the concept is ensuring that neither digital distributors nor physical distributors get screwed over. If digital books are cheaper, most people will just buy the digital book. If they're the same price, most people will go for hardcopies and get a free code, so digital distributors don't get their cut either. Changing the system overnight would be a problem, both from people claiming to be ripped off (having bought physical before digital was a thing and demanding products that weren't part of the transaction), and with having to recall existing codeless books.

If this concept was to be introduced, it almost certainly would be with the launch of 5.5e (estimated 2024). This would allow them to introduce codes in all books moving forward, rather than the logistical nightmare of retroactively introducing codes (or the PR nightmare of not doing so).

Moving on from educated guesses, here's my 100% made-up view on how I think D&D Beyond would work best if digital codes were to be introduced (which I'm still not convinced will be a thing). None of this is to be taken as even plausible, this is just what I consider a good idea.

Cease distribution of books from it, and go subscription only. Have distributed products (both physical and digital) grant a single use code to unlock the content in DDB. I've got four tiers in mind.

T1 - Basic: Grants access to any content linked to your account as a digital library. A checklist to track books you haven't got yet and to announce upcoming releases. Throw in any free resources as a bonus, such as the open source rules, Sage Advice Compendium, and Unearthed Arcana (whether it would include current content only, or be a dedicated section where you can view all playtest content excluding anything repurposed into existing rules, I haven't thought of yet).

T2 - Player: Grants access to Virtual Character Sheets and the character creator. At this tier, only officially released content would be available for VCS, but you still have the viewing privileges of T1 still. Player's can access campaigns created by a Dungeon Master.

T3 - Dungeon Master: Grants access to DM tools such as the encounter creator, and campaign page. Dungeon Master campaigns are invite only, but can be sent to anyone. VCS can now incorporated unofficial content (such as homebrew and UA). Expanded cap for simultaneous characters. Can create homebrew for private use only. Content sharing disabled (except private homebrew).

T4 - Forever Dungeon Master: Campaigns and homebrew can now be made public. Existing caps removed (characters, encounters, campaigns(?)). Content sharing enabled for players in private campaigns. Possible world builder (as popular as World Anvil is, there'd be too much overlap with existing features, and licencing integration sounds highly improbable)?

Microtransactions, because it's (current year) - The existing stuff (dice, portraits, character sheet themes, etc.).

Again, I must clarify, this is 100% fictional. It's what I consider to be a good idea if digital codes are to be introduced. This post is in no way an indication of what may come.

Is this a good/bad thing? Does it collect the same data as old dndbeyond?

Also if you delete a character would they be able to see it? (So we can copy it onto paper?)

It should. It's the main reason I keep a sub. Expect a sharp decrease in subs if content sharing goes away.