ddb-support

[cursive jacinth]

can we get a dnd board on dnd beyond?

like a visual game

[edgy oriole]

Like a virtual tabletop?

Just trying to make sure I'm understanding your ask here.

[cursive jacinth]

yes

[cursive jacinth]

yeah but free pls

[edgy oriole]

D&D (not DnDBeyond) is working on a digital play experience but we only know what's been shared at various D&D events like D&D direct - see https://youtu.be/7RiRoslMaa0

For other D&D tools, I'd suggest checking in with folks in #third-party-tools-archive and see if there's other VTTs that might fit your needs.

[tardy spire]

I have a narrative thread in my campaign where a character has been partially turned into a vampire spawn. I have come up with a collection of progressive "feats" which will manifest themselves as the story progresses (to further complicate things, I've made it so the character is unaware of this partial turning having happened to them and have chosen to manage the feats from the "behind the screen" until such time as the character is able to put all of the clues together or have their Vampire Sire reveal themselves to them--whichever happens first). The The PC has the option to seek out the counter curse once they are aware of it, so I need a way to make all of these curse effects go away if they choose to do that. (Of course, they could find that their new set of "powers" is awesome and just stay this way, but I need to know how to make all of those possibilities happen on the character sheet.)

I originally thought I would add this as a character subclass, but I realized that removing a subclass from a character sheet is nigh on impossible after it's been selected. So, I nixed that.

In looking into homebrewed feats, I realize that there isn't an easy way to stack them they way that I've organized them in my mind, so I figured I would just go in and homebrew each of the feats individually and add them as necessary. My issues are these: a) some of the lower-level feats would be replaced by different feats as they reach higher levels and, b) I need to be able to remove all of these feats should the character choose to do so.

[tardy spire]

And, of course, as I was writing all of this, another possible solution occurred to me: If it possible to roll up an "alternate" character sheet for her character using all of her rolled stats, but include all of the homebrewed feats to be presented to her when she discovers the existence of the curse? Is it possible to allow a character to switch back and forth between character sheets in the middle of a campaign?

The further I get into this, the more I see how complicated I may be making this. I've played D&D for a long time, but this is my first campaign I'm running via D&D Beyond. Any help or suggestions on how to make these narrative ideas work? Thanks in advance!

[edgy oriole]

Usually characters turned into vampires or vampire spawn are no longer playable characters - the DM can turn them into NPC/monster stat blocks instead. There is also the Dhampir lineage which can be used to reflect vampire spawn in a balanced PC way - it's found in the Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/vrgtr)

Based on your explanation, I would build a different chaarcter sheet and use the Dhampir lineage to reflect the changes to the character.

I hope this helps - if you want to make a homebrew race and or feats for it, check in with folks in #homebrew and they may be able to help you build something more custom.

[little plume]

If i have a book like the2 physical copy lie the dmg is there a way to get it for free on dnd beyond caus ei already own it like some qr code on the book or a code

[edgy oriole]

No - they are different products and there isn't a way to transfer them around like that.
But you can use the homebrew tools to recreate things - just make sure to not publish it so it's available to the general public.
Wizards of the Coast is starting to sell hybrid physical+digital bundles through their online store though (https://dndstore.wizards.com/)

[little plume]

Oh ok thank u

[tardy spire]

I’ll look into this option! Thanks!

[tardy spire]

One last D&D Beyond question: If I as the DM role up an alternate character sheet for this character with the Dhampir traits, is there a way in Beyond to assign that new character sheet to the player for use in the campaign when the time comes in the story?

[sage mango]

What would be the easiest way to add the 1DD Pact of the Blade to a warlock in DDB? Do I need to create a homebrew warlock subclass and change the player's class? Or should I create a feat for it?

[edgy oriole]

You would need to assign the character sheet in your DDB campaign to that player and they would need to import it and switch to that sheet with Avrae. See Avrae’s help command for more information on how to do that.

[tardy spire]

Thank you!!!

[misty nova]

is there any way to make your race hidden when joining a campaign on DDB?

[modest pelican]

There isn't

[misty nova]

unfortunate

[modest pelican]

You could make a homebrew copy and change the name

[unreal umbra]

I’m still having my issue with the actions tab in iOS DND beyond app on my character sheet and the last I talked about it was to uninstall and reinstall it and it did not help sadly 😭

[edgy oriole]

We have #ddb-feedback (for DnDBeyond feedback) and #ddb-support (this channel which is for technical support for DnDBeyond tools and services)

What version of iOS are you running?

[unreal umbra]

16.6

[edgy oriole]

Hmmm. And you're running the latest DnDBeyond app? Have you tried rebooting the device?

[unreal umbra]

Reboot like reset?

[unreal umbra]

As for the app should be updated

[edgy oriole]

Like turn off the phone (complete power down). Wait for 5-10 minutes. Repower it back up.

Basically trying to make sure it's not any weird iOS system issues that are causing it to not load.

[unreal umbra]

I am in a game right now using that Character sheet also I never had this problem I believe 6 weeks ago I did turn it off and on again but a 5-10 reboot I can wait till I get back home to do that

Also My Character has a homebrew subclass

[edgy oriole]

Homebrew subclass shouldn't matter as far as I know. The only other thing I can think of is not enough drive space for caching - if you're low on drive space on that device, it could impact how apps can cache things.

[unreal umbra]

My disk space used on my iPhone is 175 GB out of 256 GB aka storage space

[edgy oriole]

Okay so not that ten!

[unreal umbra]

Yea sadly I wish it was a easy fix

But I do know that another character I made works fine

But doesn’t have the same subclass

[edgy oriole]

Maybe it is the homebrewed subclass

[unreal umbra]

Yea and I have no clue what is doing it

[edgy oriole]

At this point I'm starting to suspect the subclass has issues that are preventing it from being loaded correctly in the mobile app.

[modest pelican]

Easiest way to check

1. Make a copy of the character and see if it loads
2. Change the characters subclass and see if that fixes it

If it doesn't load for 1 and does for 2, it's the subclass

[unreal umbra]

Ok

[unreal umbra]

That fixes it but I did something similar to that and only lasted a week before the same bug happened again

[solemn bobcat]

Hey I have an question about the campaign of dnd beyond I joined an campaign of my disocrd party but I can't not add my other existing classes only 1 and I don't want to make them all over again is. There an setting to add them to the dnd beyond campaign page

[lapis geyser]

You're trying to add an existing character to a campaign? Or are you trying to make a character with a certain class and can't?

[pale hemlock]

Do I need to share a homebrew with the community before I can send people links to it? Currently it’s just apart of my private homebrew

[uneven lantern]

Anyone that shared a campaign with you can see it already.

Anyone that doesn’t would only be able to see it if you publish it, but you should only do that if it’s finished and playtested and working as expected. The state you publish it in will exist forever.

[unreal umbra]

How can I find what is causing the issue with my homebrew subclass?

[tardy spire]

I have homebrewed a race, but with one of the racial feats, I need there to be a damage penalty to the character at lower levels. Is there a way to indicate this using the "Edit Modifiers" to cause damage to the character's self when this feat is activated?

[uneven lantern]

No, that’s just something you’d write in the text.

[glacial heath]

hey if someone gets the chance can they help me code some homebrew into DnD beyond with me

[modest pelican]

You're best off asking for specific advice in #homebrew

[tardy spire]

Excellent. Thank you!

[unreal umbra]

Are you talking to me or veb?

[modest pelican]

I was replying to the person my message came immediately after, the one asking about homebrew

[subtle otter]

What does the health do in DND

[stone bone]

Does DDB have a way to show you a score breakdown ? For example in wanderers guide for Pathfinder 2e I can click on a skill and see how it added up the number total

I wanted to see my AC breakdown in DDB

[uneven lantern]

Just click on your AC.

[uneven lantern]

If you have questions about the game itself, #dnd-newcomers can help.

(This channel is for getting help with the website D&D Beyond.)

[sage mango]

I've been playing around a bit with trying to make the 1DD pact of the blade work in DDB and I am quite mystified by how the Hexblade works.

If I select the Hexblade subclass, I can designate a weapon (following the specific limits) as my hex weapon, which allows the use of CHA for the attack.

If I clone the Hexblade subclass and rename it Haxblode, I can still do that.

If I create a feat and give it the Hex Warrior action, I cannot.
If I clone the GOO subclass and give it the Hex Warrior action, I cannot.

There's clearly some secret sauce that I'm missing. Is there any way to add the "select as hex weapon" option to a feat?

[sage mango]

Further experimentation: if I delete all features except Hex Warrior from my Haxblode copy, it still has Hex Weapon. If I delete everything inside Hex Warrior (the proficiencies and action), it still has Hex Weapon.

However, if I delete the Hex Warrior feature, it doesn't. And if I add it back in again afterwards, it still doesn't. So I guess that's the secret sauce? The way to get this on a GOO warlock would be to start from a Hexblade, delete everything from Hexblade except Hex Warrior, then add everything from GOO? Seems extremely convoluted

[ionic crane]

Trying to make a homebrewed race that has a max of strenght of 22 and Constitution of 21. Took advice from the internet on how to do it, but it still isn't working. What might be the reason its failling?

[uneven lantern]

It’s possible those just don’t work on a race.

[ionic crane]

What traits will allow the maximum to be raised? I know that you can permanently set it to a number higher than 20.

It would be pointless to allow larger sizes for races if their attributes couldn't be raised.

[uneven lantern]

Nah, this says it works on races…

Stacking Bonus – Provides a bonus on top of any end result of normally calculated values. You can specify Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and/or Charisma. Works with Feats, Magic Items, Races, and Subclasses.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/76031-demystifying-homebrew-updated-with-feats

[ionic crane]

The advice there was helpful. Still encountering issues, but I think it's a system homebrew update issue. Thank you.

[lunar schooner]

what's the point of a 21 Con btw?

there's no difference between it and 20.

The reason Barbs go to 24 max is because that lines up with a maximum of +2 Bonus to the stats

If it went to 25 Max score the difference wouldn't matter

it'd just be unnecessary like the 21

[ionic crane]

That's a fair point. Thank you.

[edgy oriole]

This channel is for getting technical support for DnDBeyond tools and services. You'd probably like to ask this in #dm-discussion.

[marble thunder]

As far as I am aware, I should be able to pick up 7 spells, and 5 cantrips at my level, but I can't seem to pick up my 7th spell. I'm stuck with 6.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/99332705

[modest pelican]

Where are you getting 7 spells from? The character is a 4th level sorcerer and the sorcerer table says you know 5 spells at that level

When multiclassing, you determine your spells known in a given class using just your levels in that class

[marble thunder]

OH! That's my bad then.

[modest pelican]

S'all good, multiclassing spellcasting is confusing

[marble thunder]

Thanks a ton.

[autumn crown]

The text in the fiendish folio table of contents is a little messed up.

Discovered it when I was trying to figure out why I couldn't navigate with the table of contents in the new bigby book. So that's another issue.

Deleted and reinstalled Bigby's, table of contents works again.

[scenic ice]

I still can't access my copy of bigbys

[modest pelican]

Did you pre-order the digital/physical bundle?

[scenic ice]

Just the digital, which released today didn't it?

[modest pelican]

Yes, but it hasn't released yet

[scenic ice]

Ah

[modest pelican]

We're targeting 7am PT / 9am CT / 10am ET / 3pm BST (UK) for releases.
Here's that in your local time
<t:1692108000:F>
(Please note that this is subject to change and is only a target release time)

[scenic ice]

Noted, thank you

[ancient zephyr]

did Bigby's release at 10am ET?

[main vortex]

that's the target time. but it's not out yet (for me at least)

[ancient zephyr]

me neither

[modest pelican]

@ancient zephyr@main vortex can you try again?

Also don't forget to check that your entitlements are sync'd

Account Marketplace Information

[ancient zephyr]

its fully synced and I can't assign the rune carver background to a character

[modest pelican]

Can you access the book here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/gotg/diancastras-saga

[little plume]

Same issue. I can access the book but that's it

[modest pelican]

What do you mean 'same issue'?

[little plume]

Pre-ordered the book but can't use anything in character creation

[modest pelican]

What are you trying to use and how are you trying to use it?

The specifics will help me provide support

[little plume]

The items, the subclass and the backgrounds and feats all aren't there

I can only access the book

[ancient zephyr]

yes i can access the book but not to any of the character optiions

[modest pelican]

There's a good chance the deployment process is still on going and only the compendium has completed

[main vortex]

my account is synced. I can view the book, but i'm not able to choose the subclass

[little plume]

@modest pelican I can access the background now

[ancient zephyr]

me too

[modest pelican]

There we go

Sorry for the delay, we need faster miniature giant space hamsters for the servers

[main vortex]

I still don’t see the subclass for character creator

[modest pelican]

If content isn't appearing, please be patient as the release process may still be on ongoing

[exotic void]

Um, for some reason, DDB does not want me entering my credit card info? I get to checkout where it asks for payment, and I cannot actually select anything in the box to type it in.

[naive lodge]

Disable any extensions you're running, make sure third party cookies are enabled, clear the cache, and try again as the first step.

[exotic void]

Weird that it lets me pay for a subscription, but not this.

No luck on PC. But mobile works.

[edgy oriole]

Weird. And you tried disabling any web browser extensions, enabled 3rd-party cookies (at least for the site), turned off any VPN software, cleared the browser cache (and then closed the browser and then restart it)?

[exotic void]

Yep, but hey, it worked out on mobile 🤷

[unreal umbra]

can I use #homebrew to see if I can get help finding the problem with my Homebrew class?

[edgy oriole]

Please don't ping specific moderators - just ask your question and as folks have time and capability, they can answer you.

[unreal umbra]

Ok since discord isn’t working for me when it comes to help I am going to Redit

[idle arch]

How do I make a HB item on DDB that can use Str, Dex, or Wis for attack rolls?

[dense viper]

In homebrew is there a way where you can change the number of spell slots an Eldritch Knight gets at certain levels? Trying to make a subclass similar to Eldritch Knight they just get more spells slots at level 3 then the knight gets

[fallow junco]

I have many D&D books physically that I own, but don’t want to purchase them all over again just for D&DB. Is there any way I can redeem a code or something to say I own the book irl or is that not a thing?

[modest pelican]

?books

[loud sedge]

Accessing Content on D&D Beyond

There are five ways to access content on D&D Beyond that you may have in your physical books

1. Purchase the full book from the marketplace
2. Purchase individual elements from the marketplace (options can be found within the book description)
3. Purchase a digital/physical bundle from dndstore.wizards.com
4. Join a campaign with someone who already owns the book where content sharing has been enabled
5. Use the homebrew tools to copy the content from your physical book into D&D Beyond. Note: Do not publish any content copied in this way, it is for personal use only

[shell falcon]

For things that require certain properties for a weapon, such as artificer returning weapon and loading weapon, is there a specific way to add the thrown/loading property or do you just type it in

[exotic void]

Does anyone here know you can start a play by post game? I was told this was the place to ask?

[modest pelican]

I don't think you were, to make a game post, follow the instructions in #find-a-game

[ember hemlock]

My level 7 Bard has cantrips through fourth level spells selected. They show up fine in the DDB character sheet. When I export it to PDF, only the cantrips and first level spells show up. Is there a way to force the PDF to update and include all the other spells I've selected?

I've tried changing the character's name, changing the name of an inventory item, adding and removing inventory items... none of the changes show up when I export the sheet to PDF.

Tried signing out and back in.

Tried claiming and unassigning the character.

Looks like this is a known bug going back years and years. Only confirmed way to solve is to copy the character. The copy will force a new PDF to be generated.

[sweet dock]

If you link private homebrew to someone can they add it to collection or only view it? I know that you can auto-share to people in your campaign, but if I shared wip DDB-built homebrew on this server for review, I'm not comfortable with them being able to add it (in its current state) and so want to check before I do so

[thorny sinew]

Is there a way to add animal shape on your character sheet if you are a druid, or do the DMs just normal add the creature in the enocunter builder?

[sweet dock]

Extras > Manage Extras > Add an Extra > Creature > Wild Shape

[thorny sinew]

Thanks!

[little plume]

Hey, this link will not open. Just this one:

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/106572634

The player says it opens for her, but Jinx tried it on two devises and both got a 403.

[modest pelican]

What happens when you open it? It opens fine for me

[little plume]

403 as we said...

[modest pelican]

Well the confusion arose from talking about yourself in the third person....

Either way, it opens fine for me and looking at their privacy settings, it's set to campaign only

[little plume]

Mm!

That would explain a lot.

Thank you.

[scenic grove]

character app seems to have crashed on my end. rest of the site works fine but I got interrupted from the character I was making and I can't load my characters

[modest pelican]

The team has noticed the site is being a bit unsteady and this has been raised internally

[scenic grove]

alright, cool beans

[agile pulsar]

according to this i should be able to share all my character options, but my player's can't access them when they build their characters in my campaign

[edgy oriole]

Several things to check here - you can only enable content sharing in up to 5 campaigns. If you're going into your 6th campaign and trying to enable content sharing, it wont work. Next make sure players are building their characters inside that campaign. Otherwsie they'll only have access to what they personally own. And then finally, make sure everyone has their entitlements in sync. They can go to their DDB profile, go to the Marketplace tab, and check their Account Entitlements. If it's not in sync, they can click the button to reseync them.

[agile pulsar]

thank u

[wraith pendant]

Why are the numbers wrong on my homuculus servant? This is a level 8 character. +5 int, +3 PB

[modest pelican]

First thing to check would be that that extension you're using isn't causing the issue

[wraith pendant]

Force strike should use spell attack

[modest pelican]

Disable it and see if the problem persists

Also providing a link to the character sheet is useful

[wraith pendant]

Not it

Char:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/103864237

It calculated it's hp correctly

[modest pelican]

Looking at this, it's likely a system limitation for the Proficiency Bonus based features. The system doesn't yet support those calcs in extras stat blocks

[wraith pendant]

Sad. Welp

[wraith pendant]

Is there a way to create or edit extra stat block?

[modest pelican]

yeah, using the homebrew tools

[wraith pendant]

Thanks, will try

[craggy harness]

I’m having trouble buying books off dndbeyond, I checked with my bank and everything is right there, but when I go to order it says caller issue, is there a way to fix this?

[halcyon plover]

does the relase of the tal dori reborn book effect the free access to oath of sea and cobolt soul?

[craggy harness]

The bank said there wasn’t even an attempted purchase on my card, so I’m assuming it’s on the website side

[modest pelican]

Do you own Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting: Reborn on DDB yet?

[halcyon plover]

i mean yes but not on beyond yet

[modest pelican]

Can you access Oath of the Open Sea/Way of the Cobalt Soul still?

[halcyon plover]

i dont see it in the subclass list anymore?

[modest pelican]

Then that would suggest that they've been moved to purchases to correspond with the book

[halcyon plover]

oh that kind of dissapointing wonder who made that decsion

[lunar bobcat]

is that book not available in avrea yet?

[modest pelican]

Not yet, it can take a little while for new releases to roll out

[craggy harness]

Well for some reason I tried through PayPal and it worked

[dire blade]

Ah, looks like other folks were seeing these issues as well.

[modest pelican]

So what are you seeing and where?

(Can I get a screenshot)

[dire blade]

Yes, one sec'.

[modest pelican]

TY

[dire blade]

So with nothing shared with me, I see blood magic (as well as every subclass except open sea and cobalt soul). Example:

[modest pelican]

What happens if you open that same page in an incognito window?

[dire blade]

I cannot use them in character sheets, as expected. Meanwhile, you can see that open sea paladin is missing suddenly. In an incognito window without logging in, I only see Evocation as expected.

[modest pelican]

Everything suggests the content is being shared with you

Because if you can see it when logged in, but not when logged out and not in the character builder, that sounds like shared content

[dire blade]

The thing that seems clearly off is that if it were being shared, wouldn't open sea and cobalt sea also be getting shared? The issue is that they're missing suddenly.

[modest pelican]

If you go here do you see a sync entitlements button?

[dire blade]

It says my entitlements are in sync.

[modest pelican]

Hmmm

This is very confusing, because I'm not seeing the same things you are

Logged in on the left, logged out on the right

[dire blade]

I only have sharing enabled with 2 other DMs and they just told me that they haven't bought the new book yet, so I really don't think any of these should be shared with me. It looks like these shouldn't be showing up for me, but I'm not sure why they are.

Maybe I should open a support ticket and have them dig into it?

[modest pelican]

Can I get your DDB username real quick?

[dire blade]

Yep. I'll DM it to you.

[modest pelican]

My DMs are closed, lemme start a private thread

[torpid tendon]

I am also having the same issue. I own both wilmount and reborn, but the two subclasses have vanished. Even searching for the subclasses themselves takes me to the top of the respective class page.

[modest pelican]

the team is investigating as this is a unique situation and it appears some nilbogs have got loose in the database

[idle arch]

Is there a way to add a second DM to a Campaign in DDB? Or is there a way to transfer DM-ship from one person in the campaign to another?

[patent canyon]

this is all i see when i go to Tal’dorei Campaign Setting Reborn i just want to buy the subclasses and cant? uh? whats going on?

[edgy oriole]

Each campaign is run under one user account who is considered the DM for that campaign. There isn’t a way to add a second DM.

[modest pelican]

The team is still working out the kinks for this book release

[idle arch]

Is there a way to change who the DM is though?

[edgy oriole]

No - the new DM should set up their own campaign and folks can join that.

[idle arch]

I see

[royal river]

Can you still get the Pride Dice?

[modest pelican]

I believe the claim window is closed

[royal river]

Aw

[maiden swift]

Is it intentional that the Tal’dorei Campaign Setting doesn't have individual content for purchase?

[royal river]

I hope they come back next year, I never claimed them

[modest pelican]

Nope, it's still being worked on

[maiden swift]

Ahh, gotcha. o7

[dire blade]

I noticed that the Fensir Skirmisher (https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/3731008-fensir-skirmisher) isn't using the artwork for the creature (https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/gotg/bestiary#Fensirs on the left).

Maybe that one actually goes in #ddb-feedback... Hrm.

[lapis geyser]

This is likely because those fensirs aren't described as skirmishers, so may not be.

[cloud tartan]

Is there a reason why DDB keeps asking me to "verify you're human" I'm using safari on my Mac.

[modest pelican]

That's an indicator that your browser is likely sending or request unusual traffic requests

This can be caused by extensions, browser settings, VPN or ad blockers, or just having too many DDB tabs open (20+ usually) at once

[wraith pendant]

Is there a way to add a to hit bonus to custom actions?

[uneven lantern]

That actually is intentional. The character options for this one are only available with the purchase of the book itself.

[uneven lantern]

The character options for this one are only available with the purchase of the book itself.

[maiden swift]

Ahh, I see. A little disappointing but it is what it is. Is that because of it being third party, or will this be happening more in standard books too?

[uneven lantern]

I honestly don’t know why they’re not available for this one. 😅

My personal guess is that it’s because this is a third-party offering, and that it was the decision of Darrington Press.

[maiden swift]

Ahh, gotcha. I don't really do the DMing side of things so I don't generally need monsters or the related features, but I adore getting new subclasses and this one's got a good chunk of them.

[uneven lantern]

I wouldn’t expect official offerings to be effected, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a different third-party made a different choice.

But that’s all purely conjecture on my part.

[maiden swift]

Gotcha. I'm sure I'll snag the book eventually. Thanks for the answer!

[little plume]

Yo can anyone buy the subclasses individually

Or is it just me that can't?

[lapis geyser]

If you scroll up a bit, Spam has answered this 🙂

[little plume]

Oh okay

Annoying

[leaden kraken]

Is there any certain place that they made the announcement that third parties are now working to put stuff on Beyond? Since all I can find is Tal’Dorei’s marketplace page

[maiden swift]

Can't seem to find anything that is a comprehensive announcement, just information about this release itself.

[leaden kraken]

The fact that they’re allowing Third Parties now is big news, but I’m wondering if it’s just a partnership with Critical Role, or if there’s potential for others as well in the future.

[uneven lantern]

They announced back in April that there were plans to open up to third-party content.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/community-update#3rd_party_marketplace

[full viper]

Is there a way to make a kobold character in dnd beyond?

[halcyon plover]

yeah threw the homebrewing it yourself our purchasing it from the mordenicans monster of the muliverse

[full viper]

Alright … I knew I had to buy something but I didn’t know what I needed to buy

[halcyon plover]

you can buy it seperate in the options and not bu the whole book

[full viper]

Since everything else told me playable kobolds were volo guides to monsters but I couldn’t find it in dnd beyond

[halcyon plover]

they stopped selling that version of kobold cause it got move3d to legacy so if you want to use that version you have to home brew it onto a char sheet

only people that own it before can still use it

[full viper]

Whelp in that case the days of creating Dragonborn characters are over ….

Now it’s Kobol only

[modest pelican]

@full viper What exactly is it you need help with regarding D&D Beyond?

[leaden kraken]

Ah that makes more sense. It still leaves the question of how it all works, but I guess they won’t announce that unless they open it up to a lot more third parties

[leaden kraken]

Whoops that didn’t reply, replying to this

[full viper]

Oh the question was already answered

[edgy oriole]

Dragonborn as a character race still exist so I'm not sure what you're getting at here?

See races: https://www.dndbeyond.com/races

[full viper]

I meant for me since I didn’t have access to kobold nor did I know how to get access to kobold

Sorry should have worded it better

[edgy oriole]

Kobolds can be access through the Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse book - it can also be purchased individually through the DnDBeyond marketplace.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/mordenkainen-presents-monsters-of-the-multiverse and scroll down to the Races section

[sweet dock]

what's the formatting tag for statuses? [rule][/rule] and [status][/status] haven't worked and i'm probably just missing it

ex. "or become [-]frightened[/-]"

[uneven lantern]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/9811-how-to-add-tooltips

[sweet dock]

[condition], not [status], thank you :)

[agile pulsar]

hey where do i pick my battlemaster manoeuvre

[quaint burrow]

Is it possible to limit player options available on a case by case basis in a campaign, without just limiting all of the content from a shared sourcebook? Like could I have all content shared, but limit the races to, say 6 or so that I choose, while still making the content available?

[agile pulsar]

it says i learn one but it doesn't show me the option

[agile pulsar]

i don't think so

[quaint burrow]

ok

[agile pulsar]

does anyone know how to fix this?

[sweet dock]

I just made a character to test it and I also don't have the choice.

[modest pelican]

@agile pulsar that fighting style doesn't currently support adding manoeuvres at this time

[agile pulsar]

oh oki no worries

[modest pelican]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news

[sweet dock]

as a temporary fix, you can manually add the Martial Adept feat if you have access to it, and only pick one maneuver. both only have one superiority die at 1d6. However, I can't find a way to make choices for feats that are manually added outside of levelup? But the feat does function

I take it back, you can pull up the drop-down menu on the manage feats screen to make choices, happy battle-mastering (lite)

[trail root]

Hihi, bought tal'dorie reborn but the content is available when creating characters etc

[uneven lantern]

Do you have Critical Role Content enabled for that character?

[trail root]

yessir

[uneven lantern]

If you visit this page, does it say your account entitlements are in sync?
https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace

[ruby spruce]

Is there a way to share or change DM roles within a campaign on DDB? One of my groups is thinking of rotating DMing, and it would be helpful to be able to switch who has the DM role on the campaign page each week.

[edgy oriole]

No - campaigns are tied to the user account and the user who created the campaign is considered the DM. There is no way to transfer them around or switch who is the “DM”. What you can do is have the new DM create their own campaign and folks join that campaign.

[ruby spruce]

Got it, thanks. That should work as a, well, workaround. 👍

[kindred lintel]

I've got a character sheet that was created for a discontinued campaign a few years back, and it's no longer in a campaign. It doesn't appear as an unassigned PC in any campaign that I have access to. So it seems like this character sheet is locked out from joining a campaign.

I do have unassigned PCs that I can add to a campaign, so it's not a question of being unassigned.

[timid yacht]

Anyone having issues adding new traits to a homewbrew race?

[brave blade]

this is very selfie, but can i ask someone to hand hold me into dnd?

[edgy oriole]

This channel is for DnDBeyomd technical support. I would suggest checking with the folks in #dnd-newcomers

[timid yacht]

I found the issue. All the required fields were not filled in and the default behavior is to refresh on the page when you click "save" rather than give you errors or warnings about the missing fields. Hopefully this helps someone in the future.

[mental hazel]

Hello I was wondering if it’s possible on Dnd beyond to add racial feats to half elf or an elf at level 1?

[lilac brook]

Hey, is there a reason why I can't buy the compemdium content only of the New CR book?

[modest pelican]

It's simply not an available option at this time

I'm afraid I don't have any more information though

[hybrid oyster]

Yes, if you go to features and traits there should a tab called feats.

Within that tab should be an option labeled manage feats which should allow you to add feats regardless of level.

Though this does require you to own the feats that you might want to add or be in a campaign with content sharing enabled.

[mental hazel]

Alright thanks

[mental hazel]

It did work thanks

People told me couldn’t do it with half elf but thats false

[modest pelican]

@cunning breach Hey

To leave a campaign, you need to remove all your characters from that campaign

[cunning breach]

Okay, how do I do that?

[modest pelican]

For each character that is in the campaign, click the 'Leave' button

You can do this from the campaign itself, or from the My Characters page, where it'll look like this

[cunning breach]

Okay, I was able to do that.

[smoky hatch]

This is the only thing that bugs me about dnd beyond I am perfectionist and I hate seeing the Exlamation point on Favoured Enemy I choosed Beast but idk what language to choose I was told beast don't have a language

[modest pelican]

Some beasts do have languages and you can just pick one

For example, giant eagles speak Giant Eagle and understand Common and Auran but can't speak it
So this is D&D Beyond working correctly per the rules; a range with Beast Favoured Enemy could, for example, learn to speak Giant Eagle

[shell wing]

Looking for some help in building a Homebrew Subclass that's a copy of a One D&D subclass.

All the text is easy. It's getting the actions built properly that I can't figure out. Should I ask here or in #homebrew?

[uneven lantern]

Where exactly are you stuck?

[shell wing]

Its the College of Dance subclass for Bard. Where I am stuck is setting the damage for the Unarmed attack to the Bardic Inspiration Die.

Also the Leading Evasion.... how to add the Evasion Resistance into the build.

Setting the Unarmed damage to 1d6+dex is easy, it's getting it to scale automatically that I can't figure out.

[uneven lantern]

After you save your Action, edit it again, and then you’ll find a section at the bottom to handle higher levels.

[shell wing]

Okay.. I figured out the damage scaling. Didn't notice the Level Overide function on the Action Modifier.

[uneven lantern]

Leading Evasion would just be a text description.

There’s nothing else to really add there.

[shell wing]

The Rogue Evasion ability isn't auto-coded into the bot?

[craggy pagoda]

how do i get people into my campain

Hello?

[shell wing]

Go into your campaign. Top right is the link to it. Click the button to copy and and send it to them.

[uneven lantern]

“Auto-coded” in what way? What exactly are you expecting it to do?

[boreal pollen]

hey i could use a hand with dnd beyond. my player sent me his charactersheet and i wanna print it out but the print out doesnt look good and is missing a few things because of the revolving meneus. is there a way to get a good print out without editing a charactersheet pdf manually and doing it myself

[edgy oriole]

The owner of the character can use DnDBeyond's Export To PDF functionality to export our a decent looking PDF

They would need to click the Manage button located up near the character's name, then in the panel that appears and under the Share section click the "Export to PDF" option.

[boreal pollen]

got it. i appreciate it

[raven wraith]

Heya 😊

See everything is on

Wierd thing is I know I had acces to it before because I had a character with that background 😅

[edgy oriole]

Hey there! Since everything has been turned on - the only thing I’d check is to make sure your entitlements are synced. Go to your DDB account profile, select the Marketplace tab, and at top there should be some indication if your entitlements are synced- if not click the sync entitlements button.

[raven wraith]

Omg I’m stupid apparently I only bought the owlin and not the rest and the character I had was in a campaign with content share 🤦‍♂️

[edgy oriole]

Ah okay!

Well that does indeed explain things!

[solemn fox]

Hey so im having a bit of trouble trying to use a subclass for monk

Its not letting me choose anything besides way of the open hand

And i wanna choose Drunken master

[edgy oriole]

Do you own that class on DnDBeyond? Or the book on DnDBeyond? Or are creating that character in a DnDBeyond campaign with content sharing enabled?

[solemn fox]

How does one own a class?

[edgy oriole]

You can buy individual classes from the DnDBeyond marketplace, or buy the whole book the class comes from, to use it in the character sheet tool.

Basically anything not in the SRD free rules has to be owned.

[solemn fox]

Its not a actual class tho its a subclass for the monk

its even included in the monk class page

[edgy oriole]

Yes but all materials not distributed in the SRD have to be owned. They are not free.

The Drunken Master subclass comes from Xanathars Guide and you can either purchase that subclass separately or buy the whole book on DnDBeyond to use it in the character sheet tool.

[solemn fox]

Okay that makes sense

[cosmic geyser]

Is there a way to send a selection of home brewed spells via link? I would like to send a list of spells I have made for my party’s consideration but do not want to copy and paste the link for each individual one.

[kindred lintel]

Can't add a PC to a campaign, it isn't available as an unassigned PC and doesn't appear when I access the Campaign join link.

[jade rampart]

I have been looking into multiclassing, is it possible to multiclassing past collective level 20 in DND Beyond? Like Level 20 Sorcerer + Level 20 Monk? I am not talking going past twenty on a single class, I am just curious regarding multiclassing

[edgy oriole]

No. DnDBeyond only supports the official rules which for 5e means level 20 is the max level a character can achieve and that level comes from whatever classes that character has - e.g. level 17 sorcerer + level 3 paladin = level 20 character.

[jade rampart]

Is there anyway to override this?

[edgy oriole]

No. What you are referring to is called gestalt leveling and DnDBeyond does not support that as it’s not an official rule.

[jade rampart]

Are there other resources that support that?

Thank you for the help :))

[edgy oriole]

You could try asking in #third-party-tools-archive - but again gestalt characters is not an official D&D 5e rule.

[jade rampart]

Got it thanks for the assistance :))

[fierce pendant]

The text in my books on dnd beyond has changed to this. Does anyone know why this has happened or how to fix it?

[idle oyster]

Hey, does anyone know how to add a lineage in dnd beyond? I have tried searching the internet for an answer, but I have not been able to find one, If anyone knows please help

[modest pelican]

You don't add lineages to a character. Instead you change their race to the chosen lineage and then make any adjustments to traits as described by the lineages rules

[idle oyster]

oh ok thanks

[eternal jungle]

Is it possible to set spell DCs for a magic item based on a character's ability score? The character is not a spellcaster.

[little plume]

Where do I find a dm

[naive lodge]

This channel is for help with D&D Beyond.

[little plume]

Oops wrong channel I’m sorry

[hidden nova]

Curious question, for the Star chart that the Circle of the star Druid uses, it is a Focus (item), but it doesn't list it as one in the inventory on DnD beyond. Is that a bug or do you need to make a custom item to give your players?

[next dirge]

i bought 2 books on dnd beyond and now it says i didnt buy them and it says i have to buy them once again

[uneven lantern]

Do they still show up here under Order Transactions?
https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace

[next dirge]

it does not, i bought them on my phone then logged into the website on my pc and they were not on either, idk what happened but i also submitted a email thing through the support line with screenshots of my the receipts

[naive lodge]

Are the accounts correct on both devices?

[next dirge]

yes i signed into them through my apple ID if you guy would want my username or email i could provide just probably not in this chat

[naive lodge]

No, just verifying you don't have separate accounts by accident.

[next dirge]

i do have 2 accounts the one on my phone is my apple id and my computer is my google account but i signed out of my google account on my computer and signed into my apple id so i could use the books for my character buliding

[naive lodge]

That could be part of the issue, customer service will be able to help with that.

[next dirge]

okay, thank you guys for your help i know it kinda late

[cunning breach]

How come there’s no sailor option on ddb when creating a character?

[kindred lintel]

Just had a question about old character sheets that can't be added to a campaign, as they don't appear as unassigned characters, and can't be selected via the campaign share link.

[fathom mauve]

where can i buy modron language?

[uneven lantern]

You don’t need to buy it. You can add any language you want by clicking the Proficiencies & Languages section on your character sheet.

[uneven lantern]

Are you asking about the sailor background? You can get that from the Player’s Handbook.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/players-handbook

[uneven lantern]

Can you share a link to that character?

[fathom mauve]

im trying to create a homebrew item. a cockwork amulet that gieves profieincey to modron language

no modron here

[coarse osprey]

I cannot find the poster maps being referenced in the Strixhaven Campaign

[kindred lintel]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/9497370/7W9iU0
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/24280196/br2YSE

[dense viper]

I have a suggestion but it may not work.
Could you try making a copy of the character you are trying to add to the campaign and see if you can add the copy?

[orchid gulch]

Can someone with experience in creating a subclass help me out?
I need to create a spell that have the same boxes as rage to tick off when i used a charge. but i cant seem to find the option.

[uneven lantern]

If the suggestion above doesn’t work, you may need to contact customer service.

[uneven lantern]

There is no purchase that will add options to that list.

[uneven lantern]

Sorry, is this a spell or a subclass feature?

Rage’s checkboxes are added using an Action, which is separate from Spells.

[kindred lintel]

OK thanks, it didn't work so I will do that 🙂

[ocean furnace]

I have weapons but my attacks section only shows unarmed strike, am I missing something?

[edgy oriole]

Did you equip your weapons and equipment? Click the squares in the Inventory tab to equip items.

[dense viper]

Just a quick question for you. The campaign your trying to join. Has it hit the max PC count? If it has that may be why you can't add more to it

[kindred lintel]

No, the campaign isn't full.

Thanks for your response and suggestions.

[dense viper]

Your welcome
Sorry my suggestions didn't help

[ocean furnace]

omg thanks lmao

[brave coral]

How do I handle items left in my warlock genie vessel in inventory management?

I was thinking of just pretending to have a bag of holding, but that itself weighs 15lbs, whereas the ring is negligible weight.

[uneven lantern]

You can override the bag’s weight, and its name.

Just click on it, then open the Customize section in the side menu.

[brave coral]

Thx!

[hidden nova]

As a GM, are your players able to see the entire item listings from all the books you have, or have shared with you? I'm hoping not, because I would like that to remain some what a mystery until I give them the item.

On the content sharing, it says they can't read through the books, but doesn't say anything about snooping through items that are listed for the inventory adding.

[edgy oriole]

Avrae will only show folks with the appropriate role the full details of monster stat blocks. Otherwise it only reveals a very "general info your character might figure out".

As far as items, you're best to provide two different items - the one that's unidentified and then one that's identified.

Then give the user the right item at the right time.

[hidden nova]

How do you do so with cannon item? I didn't see a listing for unidentified items. For example, I just got the Tal'Dolei reborn book, but it seems like as a player you can just go to manage inventory and scroll through all the items in every book.

[edgy oriole]

Create a homebrew item based on the one you want to recreate and set it up to not reveal all it's secrets. Then when the player reaches the correct point, give them the full one.

And ultimately you're going to have to trust your players to not metagame if they happen to buy the book themselves (in which case they can read everything anyway).

[hidden nova]

K, thank you for the help! It would be cool if they could incorporate an item shop tool for the DM. Along with the ability to obscure item stats for found items, for the listed book stuff.

[orchid gulch]

It would be an action then i would like to know how to make the checkboxes a thing

I cant seem to find the option

[ripe mist]

How long is the sale for the Taldorei Book?

[orchid gulch]

Hi guys im gonna try again here. I tried to add the checkboxes after googling for a bit again today. I tried this
"You need to add an Action to the appropriate class feature or racial trait. As part of the action you need to designate the desired “Reset Type” (long rest, etc.) and hit [SAVE]. Scroll all the way to the bottom and you willll see a new subsection labled “Limited Uses.” Expand that and click [ADD LIMITED USE DATA]. After adding the desired information [SAVE]. You can add any number of limited uses you wish, up to X/level. To do so requires each increase be added individually.

When the screen reloads it should be back on the Action form and in the Limited Uses section there should be an entry, [SAVE] the Action again, [SAVE] (or [SAVE CHANGES]) on the racial/species trait (or class feature), then [SAVE CHANGES] again on the whole project."

But it appears as shown on the picture. Idk how to make the small checkboxes

Is there anything in here i have to toggle?

[lilac brook]

Is there a way to change my warlock spellcasting modifier from charisma to inteligence on D&Dbeyond?

[lone void]

I don't believe so. I think the class spell casting modifiers are fixed

[restive rivet]

I am unable to create a lunar sorcery character despite having:
purchased the dragonlance sourcebook that contains it
making sure it was enabled in character creation
making sure my entitlements are sync'd up

I am at a loss.

[lapis geyser]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/sotdq/character-creation#SorcererSubclass can you see this page?

[uneven lantern]

The Reset Type is correct, but what did you put under Limited Use?

[uneven lantern]

Did you enable Dragonlance Content for that character?

[uneven lantern]

I think you can make a homebrew subclass and change it there.

[restive rivet]

yes.

[restive rivet]

also yes

[uneven lantern]

And there’s a checkmark next to it on this page?
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/adventures/dragonlance-shadow-of-the-dragon-queen

[restive rivet]

huh... well dang i guess i didnt own it after all. could have sworn i did as ive been able to see it for a long time now but maybe content share just confused me. Thanks for taking the time to settle this imma go be embarassed

[uneven lantern]

All good! Just glad we found an answer.

[orchid gulch]

Under use i put 2

[lilac brook]

Yep, that worked. Thanks! Worked especially well because Warlocks get it at first level

[dense viper]

Is there a way to custom this list of skills that can be chosen from?

[dire blade]

Under "Subtype" select one of the "Choose ..." options.

That's the only way we can do that right now. Hopefully it is improved in the future. I desperately want improved homebrew customization/controls!

[dense viper]

The option chosen is "Choose a Skill" 😅

The list for that option is what I was wondering about.

There is another way I found to do it it's just tedious and repetitive

[abstract frigate]

How do I make a post to find a group that can play at the times I am looking to play through the week?

[modest pelican]

You'll want to follow the instructions in #find-a-game

[lilac crypt]

A spell for my homebrew subclass is being shown twice in my spell list, one of them takes a spell slot from the 2nd level (which is the one that works) and the other one is at will. It's the same spell, there is only one spell, but for some reason it is showing both. I've got no idea how to get rid of the at will spell

It's coming from a class feature that I have deleted...

[lapis geyser]

it can take up to 15 min for changes to take effect

other than that, try removing the subclass and re adding it

[lunar schooner]

so, is there no way to add an action to a homebrew weapon?

[edgy oriole]

No not really. But you create a custom action on the sheet to represent the action/feature the weapon provides.

[lunar schooner]

feels like something that should be readily available due to the amount of magical items that give you differing actions/bonus actions

[edgy oriole]

I think it comes down to the complexity of connecting two different data structures together and how to handle nested data structures... but I'm not one of the DnDBeyond developers so I can't speak to it more than at a very high-level.

[tame hull]

is this the right place for help in creating a custom magic weapon in D&DB for one of my players? I've never used the interface before and I want to make sure I'm doing it right

[scarlet burrow]

so how far is the implementation of ,draconic gifts from fisbans and dark gifts from van richen, to ddb come ?

[dire blade]

We don’t know the state of the general feature implementation they were working on before being acquired by WOTC. Hopefully it is still in progress.

[scarlet burrow]

thank you kind stranger

[delicate flare]

When I equip a "Sentinel Shield" on my character sheet in DDB, it increases by Passive Perception by 5 but that is not mentioned in the description of the shield. This is a bug, right?

[woeful lion]

what does play by post mean?

[uneven lantern]

Here's how to determine a character's total for a passive check:

10 + all modifiers that normally apply to the check

If the character has advantage on the check, add 5. For disadvantage, subtract 5.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#PassiveChecks

[uneven lantern]

It’s where you play by posting messages, like here on Discord. It’s usually a slower way to play, but it can be a good choice if you’ve got a busy channel or if you’re camera-shy.

#dnd-newcomers can help if you have any other questions about the game itself.

(This channel is for getting help with the website D&D Beyond.)

[woeful lion]

Oh gotcha my bad

And thank you!

[orchid gulch]

@uneven lantern Are you on right now if you could help me with that ability

[edgy oriole]

Please don't ping specific moderators - it's best to just state your question or issue and let folks who have time and capability help out as they are able.

[orchid gulch]

Alright sorry

Gonna repost my question then.

Hi guys im gonna try again here. I tried to add the checkboxes after googling for a bit again today. I tried this
"You need to add an Action to the appropriate class feature or racial trait. As part of the action you need to designate the desired “Reset Type” (long rest, etc.) and hit [SAVE]. Scroll all the way to the bottom and you willll see a new subsection labled “Limited Uses.” Expand that and click [ADD LIMITED USE DATA]. After adding the desired information [SAVE]. You can add any number of limited uses you wish, up to X/level. To do so requires each increase be added individually.

When the screen reloads it should be back on the Action form and in the Limited Uses section there should be an entry, [SAVE] the Action again, [SAVE] (or [SAVE CHANGES]) on the racial/species trait (or class feature), then [SAVE CHANGES] again on the whole project."
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/520322372327440405/1143466661916184636/image.png
But it appears as shown on the picture. Idk how to make the small checkboxes
Is there anything in here i have to toggle?
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/520322372327440405/1143466536552640583/image.png

[dense viper]

I think you might be looking for the check boxes in the wrong spot.

For a Reborn the check boxes for Knowledge from a Past Life are only shown on the Racial Traits tabe. So maybe it's the same for your custom race?
(Example of what I'm talking about below)

[orchid gulch]

This is a subclass

Not a race idk if that makes a difference

[dense viper]

I have subclass that is the same way. but with spells. On the spells tab it doesn't show checkboxes but on the class features it does. I can post screenshots of that as well if you would like?

[orchid gulch]

OH THEY APPEARED!

it also appears in bonus action now like i wanted for some reason how odd

[edgy oriole]

Caching is both a magical and horrible thing 😉

[orchid gulch]

But i remade the same thing for the 5th time and this time it showed properly

The other times the checkboxes werent there xd

[dense viper]

Now to figure out how you got the checkboxes to show on the bonus action tab so I can do it for my spell 😅

[orchid gulch]

Oh its simple kek

Activation Type = Bonus Action

In the thing befor going in limited use

[edgy oriole]

This channel is for getting technical support with DnDBeyond tools and services - check the pinned messages in #dnd-newcomers for useful links and videos to help get you started with D&D.

[sour lance]

ahh got it

[orchid gulch]

Now i need to add a damage part to this action D: this is so confusing to make i swear

[dense viper]

I'm kind of in the same boat. I'm trying to get special action to have a dice roll on the character sheet like the rogue's sneak attack but so far i'm not having much luck.

[orchid gulch]

Shadow Dance (3)
• Bonus Action
• Removes Advantage lock on actions while shadow dance is active.
• Crits deal additional dmg during Shadow Dance.
• Shadow Dance lasts for 1 minute.
• 1 charge can be refreshed every short rest.
• All charges get refreshed during a long rest.
• You start with 2 charges at level 3. Increasing to 3 at 6, 4 at 11, 5 at 16, and 6 at 20.

this is what im trying to make atm

[dense viper]

What part of your bonus action are you stuck on?

[orchid gulch]

I essentialyl just need to add the dmg

Thats the only thing left and then im done with it but it just wont work

Im trying to make a 2nd action but it just wont appear

[edgy oriole]

Do you folks want to take this to homebrew and leave this channel open for other folks who need technical support?

[orchid gulch]

I mean i still need technical support with this?

[edgy oriole]

Yeah it's kind of... both?

[orchid gulch]

I literally cant figure out how to do this im giving information

[edgy oriole]

I'm fine letting it be

[dense viper]

The folks in #homebrew may have options I'm not thinking of though so it couldn't hurt to move there

[orchid gulch]

Would you have any idea how to add the 2nd part Undying?

[edgy oriole]

I don't right now.

Sorry

[orchid gulch]

Damn

I need to get this entire thing setup for monday for the next session and im missing 9 more action/ba/feats

[little plume]

Hello, how can I request for the ddb account associated to my discord account to be removed when I no longer have access to the account beyond account except for the information given to me by using the !dbb-debug information?

[naive lodge]

You will need to contact customer service.

[lone silo]

does ddb show the size/cubic feet of items anywhere at all? if not, is there anywhere else I could get this info? It's frustrating having to guess stuff for things like Bag of Holding

[modest pelican]

That's not information presented in the rules, hence why D&D Beyond doesn't display it

[lone silo]

that's a shame, but also makes sense. Thanks anyway!

[orchid gulch]

Hi guys so after making a dmg part for my ability "Shadow Dance" i all of a sudden lost my checkboxes for my original thing i made. I ended up making to seperate Class Features. It shows the damage now but it removed the options to check off a use of the ability.

This is my other Class Feature that used to work with the checkboxes

[fierce pendant]

Does anyone know how to fix this?

[teal oracle]

Where can I look up what rule is what creature group?

[teal oracle]

honestly.. might try to either update the app or simple de-install and re-install it. Most times that fixes such problems. if not write support.

[fierce pendant]

It worked thanks

[halcyon charm]

I purchased the TalDorei sourcebook so I could have access to the classes in DND Beyond - I didn't see anything that days "releasing x day" so I assumed I could use them starting today - was I wrong?

[halcyon plover]

its dropped same day as trailer

[teal oracle]

You have to toggle the Critical Role bar in the character creator for that to show up as everything CR now falls under that. It moved a little further down in the HOME section so you might have missed it

there we go now it loaded. as you see it moved from Sources down to Partnered Content

[halcyon charm]

Oh okay thank you! I thought I had done that but I guess not!

All set now - thank you!

[teal oracle]

of course 😄 its a frequent flyer with myself that I forget the CR or Homebrew toggle and wonder why homebrew doesn't show up xD

[inner oracle]

i joined a campaign from reddit for the content sharing, how do i use the content

[terse ingot]

There is no way to get Volo's Guide to Monsters on dnd beyond anymore right? The only way I could get it is a secondhand paperback

[lapis geyser]

this isnt the place to ask. this is for getting technical help with the site

[torpid tendon]

What's the tooltip for weapon properties?

[lapis geyser]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/9811-how-to-add-tooltips

[torpid tendon]

thank you

[crimson vessel]

Hi, could someone help me, please? I'm trying to look for players but I forgot the steps of how to do it --- thank you in advance.

[edgy oriole]

Please read #find-a-game - it explains how to use our LFG channels to find players, find a group, or find a community server.

[quaint burrow]

Anyone seen a bug where you can't delete an encounter in the encounter builder? I've been trying to delete it for months. When I click edit or run, both pull up an "untitled encounter" (the encounter list where the item can't be deleted has a name). I've tried adding a manual monster to it and running the encounter. It works, but still won't let me delete the encounter. Any ideas?

[halcyon plover]

if i remmeber correctly to delete it you need to name the encounter first

[uneven lantern]

And if that doesn’t work, you’ll need to contact customer support.

[granite sequoia]

Can someone tell me how to remove the word "dead" from your character's name in your sheet?

[edgy oriole]

You can edit the character and in the Character Name field change the name. Assuming Dead is somehow part of the name,

[modest pelican]

Unless the character is dead because they've failed 3 death saving throws, in which case you'll need to click the box that has your successes and failures, and select the option to restore your character

[granite sequoia]

How strange. It was showing me the character's HP instead of that but once clicked on it I got the option to restore his HP.

[hazy vortex]

Hi! Experienced DM but a bit puzzled about DND Beyond. Questions:

• Is it possible for me (the DM) to create the characters in my campaign so I can update their HP, etc during an encounter (my players don't all have mobile apps, etc do to it themselves so I generally keep track of everything)
• I've bought some book on DNDBeyond. Is there an easy way to see "my sources" versus having to find them from the "all" menu (also if I get to let's say Journey Through the Radiant Citadel that I have, I just get "you have this already" versus giving me the content)

[lapis geyser]

if you use the invite link for your campaign you can create characters in it, or add characters youve made from there. unfortunately there isnt a way currently to sort content by just what you own

[hazy vortex]

Ok. I created the characters but when I add them in the encounter builder it seems I can't modify them. Will check if they are in the campaign. Thanks already for the help !

[modest pelican]

You can't modify PC hit points from the combat tracker, only from their character sheet

Only monsters can have their hit points modified from the tracker

[hazy vortex]

Ok that's probably it, so I could (I guess) open their sheet at the same time. I guess my use case (ie doing all the accounting) is not the usual one

(I trust my players about being honest, I just don't trust them about being correct/not forgetting/etc :p)

[modest pelican]

It is generally assumed that a different person will be managing each PC

[hazy vortex]

Make sense. I'll check if I could get them on the mobile app for that

[sly onyx]

Anyone else that has a DNDB sub, have you been experiencing weird issues with trying to reup? I've tried three different times now, currently on my third attempt, and so far each time it's been telling me that my sub hasn't gone through. There's been no change in my payment method, I'm just suddenly having an issue.

[torpid tendon]

Can you add snippet codes to magic items?

[edgy oriole]

I have heard anecdotal reports of subscription renewal issues but I haven't heard anything formal or recreatable. I'd suggest creating a customer service ticket to get help with any payment/subscription issues - also try to provide as much relevant technical details as it may help developers figure out if there is any specific things that trigger the issue.

[uneven lantern]

I’m afraid not.

[modest pelican]

Are you asking about the rules?

[flat beacon]

kinda?

is this the wrong channel?

oh. #dnd-rules. ok sorry! X/

[modest pelican]

Or #dnd-newcomers

S'all good

[raw elbow]

Hey Guys and Gals, Some Oldtimers decided to get back to the Table after 25 yrs. There is one question i was not able to finde a conclusive answer:

If one of us has the Master Tier DNDB subscription, do the others need Hero Tier or can they use it with shared books from the DM´s Master Tier Account for "Free"?

[modest pelican]

If you have a master tier subscription, you can enable content sharing in up to five campaigns you're a member of, even if you're not the DM
If content sharing is enabled in a campaign, all books owned by everyone are shared with everyone else.
It doesn't have to be the DM that enables content sharing (but they still control what compendium options are shared) and it's not just the DMs books that are shared

[raw elbow]

Thanks Mate, much appreciated

[hollow crypt]

Heyy! I have a question regarding what a DM campaign can and cannot see. We have a case of mistrust about a players stats in our campaign and I was wondering if there is a changelog for the DM to look at what has been altered by players in their playersheet or anything by any chance? Kinda rough, if not we just have to trust but we just wanted to check! :)
Thanks in advance!
(unfortunately I am not the DM of the campaign so I can't check manually myself but I thought I'd ask here for our DM haha)

[halcyon plover]

has anything been said if the new phandelver book will have any affect on the free lost mine on beyond?

not expecting it too but just want clarifation

[ornate matrix]

Im looking for the best way to get as much monsters to add to my collection that i can wildshape into as druid

[alpine tulip]

How do I get the ability to use artificers in dnd beyond

[ornate matrix]

Its a class in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

[alpine tulip]

How do i download it

[uneven lantern]

Purchasing any artificer subclass from that book will unlock the main class as well.

Alchemist, Armorer, Artillerist, or Battle Smith

[ebon crown]

Eberron: Rising from the Last War has it too. Minus the armor.

[fluid topaz]

anyone else getting this error on the character creator rn

[mental patio]

yes, i have been for the past ten minutes or so

[primal mirage]

Yeah, it's a website wide issue

[mental patio]

very sad

[rigid seal]

oh boy

[primal mirage]

I think it's back up now

[old cedar]

Hit the app too

[mental patio]

yayy

[slender lava]

good to know

[grizzled moon]

Why does my homebrew subclass result as similar to something it is absolutely different from?

First things first, it's a paladin subclass and it says it's similar to a druid subclass, secondly, it says that it's similar to the Circle of Spores, which is so mind boggingly different from what I've written

[uneven lantern]

You could try hitting the main Save button again to re-trigger the validation.

But honestly, unless you’re trying to publish it to the global community (after it’s fully finished and playtested), then you can just ignore those warnings entirely.

You can already use it as-is, and it gets shared with your campaigns automatically.

[summer pelican]

why is there a 1d6 and a 1d8 damage role and and why is the 1d8 grayed out even though I am weilding it with no shield?

[modest pelican]

There are two damage expressions to show that the weapon is versatile, the 1d8+4 is the two handed weapon
And it's greyed out to indicate that it's a different damage expression

[summer pelican]

I see, thank you

[austere raft]

Hi does anyone know why i cant make an artifcer despite having tashas. Also i cant make a bladesinger despite being able to read all about them in the sourcebook ive bought

on dnd beyond*

[uneven lantern]

Did you purchase Tasha’s yourself, or is it being shared with you through a campaign?

[austere raft]

bought it myself

[halcyon plover]

did you buy the just the book or the book and charmancer?

[austere raft]

i bought the book i can read everything

[uneven lantern]

So there’s a checkmark here next to one of the Artificer subclasses?
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/tashas-cauldron-of-everything

[austere raft]

where would that be cause when i click the book under sources it just starts like i opened the book

[uneven lantern]

That would be shown at the link I shared above.

Otherwise, you can go to Marketplace > Store, then find Tasha’s.

[austere raft]

it tells me to buy it again if i do that. If i go to source books and click on 1 i know i dont have it takes me to the marketplace

if i click on tasha's it lets me read

And im not in any campaigns where im not leading them

[edgy oriole]

You don’t have more than one DnDBeyond account by chance? Did you buy it under a different account?

[uneven lantern]

Is content sharing enabled for any of your campaigns?

When that’s enabled, all books owned by anyone in the campaign get shared with everyone else.

So even if you’re the DM and one of your players owns it, you’d have access to it as well.

But shared character options are only available within the campaign that’s sharing it.

If you buy any one of those artificer subclasses, though, it will unlock the base class as well.

[ornate matrix]

Im looking for the best way to get as much monsters to add to my collection that i can wildshape into as druid. Which books / addons do i need?

[uneven lantern]

You can filter the monster list by creature type and CR, then figure out which you need.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters?filter-type=2&filter-cr-max=5

[indigo topaz]

Question, How do I change my Psionic Spells in dnd beyound?
Whenever you gain a sorcerer level, you can replace one spell you gained from this feature with another spell of the same level. The new spell must be a divination or an enchantment spell from the sorcerer, warlock, or wizard spell list.

[visual parrot]

Best way I found is to just create a custom subclass for it. Here's a link to a useful video that explains how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R61OnDaGp3g (credit to DDB user Cyb3rM1nd)

[austere raft]

btw if anyone was wondering it was because one of my players ownded tasha's

[mossy fiber]

Everyone, including DM getting a 403 on a char sheet in a campaign

[lone void]

Hmmm, the characters I checked seem to be available, so doesn't look like a general outage. Are you all located reasonably close geographically, or use similar ISPs that might have routing issues to the site?

Another thing to check is any add-ons running in your browsers, or if it is the browser itself misbehaving

[mossy fiber]

It seems to be working now. We are all located relatively close to each other but use different ISPs.

[lone void]

May have been a local routing problem. They pop up occasionally. Glad it is fixed 🙂

[summer fog]

I'm making a homebrew feat for the purpose of swapping out spells on my sorcerer additional spell list. How can I make the setting so that upcasting is possible for the homebrew feat spells? For example, Raulothim's Psychic Lance appears as a 4th level spell option but no options visible at higher spell slots for upcasting?>

[summer fog]

anyone?

[edgy oriole]

I'm not sure actually - but I suggest taking a look at a subclass/race/feature/feat/item or spell that does something similar and see how it is structured.

[indigo topaz]

Thank you 🙏

[cyan mica]

can anyone be of assistance in helping me turn an items effect into a feat

it might be easier just to make a feat to get more attunement sessions

[delicate gate]

So I'm making a character in dnd beyond and choosing spells (I'm making a Bard), and they have things like CON 10 and CHA 10 next to them, what does that mean?

[uneven lantern]

If you’re asking about the “HIT / DC” column, that’s indicating that the spell requires the target to make a DC 10 Constitution (or Charisma) saving throw.

[delicate gate]

But has nothing to do with your stats right?

So say I had low wisdom, I wouldn't have to worry about the spell just not working?

[uneven lantern]

The 10 would be your spellcasting save DC, which is based on your spellcasting modifier.

[delicate gate]

?

[uneven lantern]

The DC to resist one of your spells equals 8 + your spellcasting ability modifier + your proficiency bonus + any special modifiers.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/spellcasting#SavingThrows

If Wisdom is your spellcasting ability, then the 10 would indeed depend on your Wisdom.

Regardless of which ability the target uses to make its saving throw (like CON or CHA in the examples above).

[delicate gate]

Lemme put it like this: I'm pretty sure that I am primaraly in charisma

Would it then be better to pick spells that say CHA 10?

[uneven lantern]

No

[delicate gate]

Alright

So it doesn't matter?

[uneven lantern]

It would be better to have a high Charisma score, so the number the target has to beat is higher than 10.

[delicate gate]

So it does matter?

Btw, material means that you can't cast that spell without specific items right?

[uneven lantern]

Your spellcasting ability definitely matters. The ability listed in that column is not your spellcasting ability; it’s the type of saving throw the target needs to make.

[delicate gate]

Okay

[uneven lantern]

So if your spellcasting ability is CHA and that column shows a CON, that’s fine.

[delicate gate]

Okay

[uneven lantern]

It just means the target of the spell has to make a Constitution saving throw.

[delicate gate]

Thank you

[uneven lantern]

The number they have to beat for that saving throw depends on your Charisma regardless.

[delicate gate]

Could I also ask you about the material thing?

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, it does indicate that you’d need a specific item.

If that item doesn’t have a gold cost and doesn’t say it’s consumed, you can replace it with a spellcasting focus instead.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/spellcasting#MaterialM

Though #dnd-newcomers would be a better place for questions about game rules.

[delicate gate]

Okay

[shell wing]

So... For Aberrant Mind Sorcerers... how exactly does one swap out Spells on the Psionic Spells list on Beyond? Book says you can do it for Enchantment/Diviniation spells... but I can't find out how to do it on my character sheet.

[cold venture]

currently this is not supported by DDB, however
Cyb3rM1nd has made a usefull video for a workaround https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R61OnDaGp3g

[steep veldt]

hey so im trying to use d&d beyond to play with some friends but i dont know how the dm stuff on the sight works so if anyone has a video or something i would appreciate it

this is my first time trying to dm btw

[mental hazel]

Any videos or like anyone can tell me step by step how you make a homebrew subclass on dnd beyond?

[steep veldt]

i just need to figure out how running the campaign itself works, like if theres a map, how to work encounters and stuff like that

bc i dont know hardly anything about it

[edgy oriole]

This article may help: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/750-new-players-guide-how-to-play-d-d-online

For further advice I’d suggest asking folks in #dm-discussion for tips and tricks on running campaigns.

[uneven lantern]

This article covers some of the basics:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/845-new-players-guide-how-to-homebrew-on-d-d-beyond

[mental hazel]

Thanks

[vital granite]

I have a few questions on the D&D Beyond character sheet. How do you apply Artificer Infusions apply in the DDB character sheet? And where are they listed on the sheet once chosen? Do i have to to the character editor every time I want to change armor models for Armorer? Sorry if this has been asked before I've had no luck Googling these questions.

[uneven lantern]

Infusions are shown at the bottom of the Equipment tab, which is where you can apply them.

And yeah, changing your armor model is only possible in the editor.

[vital granite]

Thank you

[echo sorrel]

Do most DMs use D&D beyond for running campaigns? 😮

[balmy venture]

No, I'd say not. Most in my experience use google docs for homebrew, and those running hardcovers have a physical book

[echo sorrel]

Okay sorry I'm super new to this. If I buy the handbook on beyond, I'll be able ot use it outside of just beyond, right?

[balmy venture]

If you buy the players handbook on D&D Beyond, you will only be able to access it on D&D Beyond's website, or mobile app

[echo sorrel]

ah so it's not a pdf

[balmy venture]

Yeah

I personally, have only bought 5e books on D&D Beyond and access them digitally when I need them. It works well enough for me.

[burnt yew]

Is there a way to homebrew a vehicle in ddb? I want to make a custom stat block for a type of vessel, similar to the ones used in Saltmarsh and Acq. Inc.

[echo sorrel]

got it. Thank you!

[balmy venture]

Afraid not. I tried to do it a while back using a monster statblock and it didn't work out so well.
I ended up using Word and it turned out well enough for my own personal reference

[burnt yew]

Thank you. I figured as much- was hoping to be able to link it to the various digital dice rollers/ttrpg integration but can do it the old-fashioned way too.

[boreal atlas]

Help please ;-; im trying to make a AI Generated World Map where i can edit names but i cant find any? if u know or can help me so its not made by me that would be greatly appreciated

[modest pelican]

@boreal atlas Firstly, this channel is for getting help using the D&D Beyond site, tools, and services. Secondly, promotion of generative AI tools is against server rules, as is sharing content created by sych tools

[boreal atlas]

ahh i am sorry i didnt know that it wasnt allowed as i have never done Ai stuff before

Well i will not be promoting or sharing it thanks for telling me @modest pelican and i appologize for the inconvenience

[uneven lantern]

There's a few procedural generation tools linked in the pinned messages of #dnd-maps.

[boreal atlas]

ty

[tardy spire]

Question: I (DM) have an alternate character sheet that I'm creating for a player's character for them to play given the narrative of our campaign, but the details of this need to remain hidden from the rest of the party (for now). Is there a way to share the character sheet with my player without the other players being able to see the details of the new character sheet in D&D Beyond? And if not, what is the best alternative for this?

[modest pelican]

You can set the character to private I believe

[uneven lantern]

If the character is added to the group campaign, everyone will be able to see the name, race, level, class, and player.

The privacy settings would only stop them from opening the sheet itself.

Creating a separate, secret campaign would be the best way to keep it hidden.

[tardy spire]

But, then, would they be able to be part of the active campaign? How would the secret campaign work, exactly?

My thought was to send it to them privately, keep their regular one in the campaign (leveling up both as we go along) and then switching them out in the campaign when the secret is revealed. Would that work?

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, you’ve got the right idea.

But you can only send them a character via a campaign, hence the suggestion above.

[tardy spire]

Rock on. Thank you!

[eager lynx]

Anyone ever had an issue where the dndbeyond.com/character pages is just blank?
Same for Character sheets? Like the actual website works, the pages are just entirely blank.

I already deleted my cache and stuff, reset my modem, reset my pc, nothing works.

[torpid tendon]

So when two of my players roll, dndbeyond autorolls extra things and it doesn't happen when I do it is as a GM

Examples:

• Rogue rolls damage on a dagger and it autorolls sneak attack
• Rolling green flame blade autorolls for both targets
• Rolling to hit for a longsword autorolls single handed and two handed

Is this a setting?

[sharp mulch]

I'm having the same issue

[eager lynx]

A couple of people posted in a forum thread saying they have the same issue, so at least I'm not alone lol

[sharp mulch]

😭

I can open sheets when I'm not logged in though

[torpid tendon]

Wait! I bet they have the beyond20 extensions on their browsers

[eager lynx]

what the f... yeah same. x_X

[agile pulsar]

dndbeyond is crashing on me

can someone help?

[acoustic niche]

The ddb servers are just cycling

It may be a couple of minutes

Thanks for your patience

[eager lynx]

The Character sheet at least works again.. but it's incredibly slow.

It takes a solid minute to load a sheet.

[acoustic niche]

The team are aware and are working on a solution

[eager lynx]

Happy to hear it's a known issue!

[agile pulsar]

same

[naive lodge]

🚧 Maintenance Notice 🚧
Our Artificers are currently conducting maintenance on our site. During this time, there may be disruptions in the service for D&D Beyond.

[nocturne onyx]

So, how am I supposed to change my username on the D&D Beyond website? I linked my account to my Discord. What now?

[naive lodge]

There is a thread in there to ask for a nickname change.

[nocturne onyx]

Alright, I'm at the thread, but how do I send a request to change my name?

[naive lodge]

The very first post contains instructions.

[nocturne onyx]

Well, I did see it, but after I clicked on "Account" and scrolled down to the bottom of the page, the "Nickname" bar isn't there.

[naive lodge]

Did you submit the request like the post says to do?

[nocturne onyx]

Well, I'm new to this, so I don't know how to make a public post on my request.

[naive lodge]

You should use the reply button.

[nocturne onyx]

Okay, I made my public post. What now?

[naive lodge]

Now you wait until a moderator has time.

[nocturne onyx]

And I assume I'll know the Moderator has time when I get a notification on my bell icon?

[naive lodge]

It says that you will not get a notification in that first post that has the instructions.

[nocturne onyx]

Ah.

[elder goblet]

hellllllllllllllllp

there is something happening in my campaig n on DNDBeyond...

my new player is making a character, i saw hm enter the scores

check this out!! all ability score of -5!! https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/107526701

[uneven lantern]

Someone set “Override Score” for all of those to 1.

Which just sets the score to whatever was entered.

One of you will need to remove those.

[elder goblet]

omg lol i got it. players are so creative!

thanks 🙂

[pallid tendon]

why would a character sheet someone sent with a link be unaccessible to me, but works fine for others

[edgy oriole]

Are you the DM and is this character a part of your DnDBeyond Campaign?

[sour yoke]

Hey all, dunno if I need to discuss here or in the homebrew channel, but I'm trying to create a monk that can use the Dragon's Breath spell as a bonus action, using ki points. It's not giving me the spell, despite the class feature showing as having it.

I've got the subclass listed as being allowed to cast spells, with Dragon's Breath set as the only spell it can learn, as well as the very first feature being the ability to use the spell as a bonus action, and adding it to the list of spells that can be learned by the subclass - but still, my test kobold monk's only available spell is firebolt.

[uneven lantern]

I'd suggest making a homebrew copy of Way of the Four Elements. Then you can peek inside and see how its spells were set up.

[sour yoke]

Now the action I want is appearing as a bonus action, but the spell still isn't populating.

[uneven lantern]

Sometimes homebrew edits can take up to 15 minutes to appear on your character sheet.

Which is probably why that's now showing as a bonus action.

If you've set the spell the same as Four Elements, then I'd just give it a few.

[sour yoke]

It did not work but I'll mess with it later, I've had another idea I wanted to bake into the subclass

[winter beacon]

Hello, I want to create a Chronurgy Magic wizard on dndbeyond. I own the wildmount book and all, but I can't play it. I does not up when I try to chose a arcane tradition. Neither does the other Graviturgy Magic subclass, the Echo Knight subclass or the backgrounds you get from the book. Can anybody help we with this? (Before anyone asks I have enabled critical role content.)

[dire blade]

Turn on Critical Role content for your character on its settings page.

[winter beacon]

That's what I said I have done

[dire blade]

Ah, missed that sentence because I am blind. You might try to sync entitlements on yuor account page in-case the book isn't showing as owned for you, then double check the marketplace page for the book to ensure it's showing as checked. If not, make a support ticket. Once you've done all that, though, and have turned off/back on Critical Role content for your character, it should work.

[quartz moss]

I downloaded a book on my android, but it is not showing up on my iPad as purchased??? Any thoughts (same account.

[bleak vault]

i need help with everything plz

[uneven lantern]

When you say you own the book, does that mean you purchased it yourself or is it being shared with you through a campaign?

[winter beacon]

I purchased it

[uneven lantern]

So there’s checkmarks here next to those subclasses?
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/explorers-guide-to-wildemount

[winter beacon]

Well I'll be damned, I thought I had bought the book, I have been able to read it and all. But I when I click onto the store page it says I do not own it. I remember buying it in July and all. Well I guess I will have to buy it again then

[uneven lantern]

I’d bet it’s being shared with you through a campaign, then.

In which case you’d only be able to use them for characters in that campaign.

[uneven lantern]

Does it show up in your order history here?
https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace

Does that same page say your account entitlements are in sync?

[uneven lantern]

As a bit of unsolicited advice: if you want help on the internet, you should explain what you need first, in as much detail as you can. Give people the information they need to be able to help.

“Everything” isn’t something we can help with. I wouldn't know where to start. 😅

[bleak vault]

everything literally everything how to start how to roll everything

[uneven lantern]

If you're looking to get started with D&D itself, #dnd-newcomers can help. There's some handy links in the pinned messages there.

(This channel is specifically for getting help with the website D&D Beyond.)

[worn osprey]

how do i put a feature in my item? other than using a spell for it-

im making a ring, and i wanna put a feature into it but the problem is idk how to other than making a spell for it, which isnt helpful, any ideas?

[uneven lantern]

What exactly do you mean by “put a feature”?

[toxic juniper]

Y’all I need help bc I’m a dm at my school and I can’t figure out how to add my story onto the campaign

And other stuff

Bc I’m writing it on google docs

And I’m confused asf bc this is my first Time dm’ing

[indigo topaz]

How do I edit the custom "To Hit" value on my sheet?

[unreal grail]

I need help I’m trying to find a dm who is wiling to do a campaign about one piece but idk how to find one I searched in find a game alr

[dense viper]

If you are on the character sheet you can click the weapon in question and expand the dropdown list for customize that appears on the side of the screen. You should see a box labeled to hit override and to hit bonus

[indigo topaz]

Thank you 🙏

[worn osprey]

im trying to put a slot on the sheet, putting a reaction shown in the sheet

[real stag]

morning everyone, so i have a small issue maybe that's just me having a bug or smth but recently i got the dnd beyond app and thanks to the content share of a dm i was allowed and able to download the books shared and they now show in the owned section, i then also proceeded to buy the Tal'Dorei reborn one from beyond. HOWEVER when i tried to create a character i only had basic stuff available as well as the Tal'Dorei content and elemental evil player's companion. Is it normal? i never bought EEC and yet i have access to but it was also in the shared content that i was able to download (like i did with all the other books) and yet i can't use the other books content when making a character.

[modest pelican]

The Elemental Evil's Player Companion is a free resource available to everyone, much like the Basic Rules

[real stag]

i never had access to it tho until yesterday

[modest pelican]

It's always been free and accessible

[real stag]

wut

[modest pelican]

As for the other content you can't see when making a character, are you making the character in the campaign that the content is being shared through?

[real stag]

i mean that's how i did it before and yes it would let me have access to the stuff but since i literally downloaded everything from the app via the share it says that i also own it so i'm super confused

COS downloaded also and when i check the owned section of the app it also appears there

[modest pelican]

What you have downloaded on the app doesn't really affect the character builder

[real stag]

Or is it still considered shared even after the download??

[modest pelican]

It's still shared

[real stag]

oooooooooooh

[modest pelican]

That's why it has 'Shared With Me' on it

[real stag]

maaaaaaaannnnn then why did it give the download option ☠️ bamboozling me like that

[modest pelican]

Because that's how the app works

It's an offline access app, to use content on the app, you have to download it first

[real stag]

which i did

[modest pelican]

The app will let you downloaded

• Free content (basic rules for example)
• Content you own
• Content shared with you

[real stag]

but it is shared

[modest pelican]

However, on the website, normal content sharing restrictions stil apply; if you want to use shared content in building a character, you must build that character in the campaign the content is being shared in

[real stag]

bruh

so basically i have access FOR MY EYES concerning the books but if i want to use them i'll have to get them for myself like i did with the Tal'Dorei one

[modest pelican]

No

[real stag]

or be in the campaign sharing them (in my case i really would've loved to use them even out of the campaign)

[modest pelican]

Correct; shared content is only useable in the character build for characters in or being made in the campaign through which the content is being shared

To make a new character this way, you'll need to follow the campaign invite link and select the option to make a new character

Alternatively, you can start making a character, then add that character to the campaign and edit them

[real stag]

i knew that already what confused me was the dumb fact that i could download them through the share, showed up in owned books and i couldn't use them except for the one i got for myself TDR

[modest pelican]

That's because to use any book in the app, you must download it

[real stag]

i did that

or u meant purchase?

[modest pelican]

Yes, sorry, I'm just explaining that downloading a book through the app doesn't mean you own it, it just means you have access to it

[real stag]

okay there you go now i get it

[real stag]

yeah so just for my eyes and not content usage xD

[modest pelican]

The app does not feature a character builder, therefore whatever you have downloaded on the app has no relation to what you can use in the character builder

Characters must be built through the website, and that's where the limitation on how you can use shared content in the character builder comes in

[real stag]

it does give me an option to make a character tho or is that pop window not considered in the app

oh ok

[modest pelican]

No, it's a web browser within the app loading the website

[real stag]

basically i am forced to be in the campaign regardless of the ''Owned" section on the app if want to use said shared content

even throught device download

[modest pelican]

Yes, and you also need to remain in that campaign if you want to keep being able to access the content on the app

Once you leave the campaign that the content is being shared through, the license for those books on your app will expire

[real stag]

so no shared book is owned (even with the ones DOWNLOADED and even with them showing in the owned section) so basically visual access when i'm not using them in the campaign

[modest pelican]

Yes, that's what sharing means

You don't own it, it's being shared with you

That's why the books have "Shared With You" on them

[real stag]

i got that it's just the "Owned" section that really confused me

but yeah all clear

sorry for the trouble and thank you :D

[modest pelican]

No trouble, glad to help

[modest pelican]

You've got the wrong channel, you want #dnd-discussion
This channel is for getting help using the D&D Beyond (aka DDB) site, tools, and services

[loud hollow]

Thanks i couldnt find any channels for it so i wasnt sure

[empty tendon]

does anyone know how i put dndbeyond character sheets in roll20 w/o pro?

[modest pelican]

D&D Beyond doesn't have any official or supported connectivity to any third party service except discord via the avrea bot

[empty tendon]

How can i make the rolls made on avrae show up on DNDbeyond?

or is it the other way around? Do the avrae rolls show up on dndbeyond?

[uneven lantern]

You can run through !tutorial beyond for setup instructions.

(We've also got #ddb-avrae-help if you have any other Avrae-specific questions.)

[hollow ocean]

I've created an entire homebrew world with maps, custom npc characters, an entire explorable continent with tons of content. I was working on this for five months but when I ran the campaign my party bailed on the fifth session just as I was introducing a new player.

I really need a new party but don't know how to do so.

[modest pelican]

This channel is for getting help using the D&D Beyond (aka DDB) site, tools, and services

You want to check out #find-a-game

[zinc lantern]

So even though i have content sharing on, when someone makes a new player they are unable to see the extra character races, sub class options, etc.

[bright bramble]

When making a custom race, how do I do this 'modifier' thing to have it so someone can PICK which ability scores to increase

im very confused by the wording, eg, I want a race to have: pick +2 for one stat and +1 for another

[edgy oriole]

Are they making the character inside the DnDBeyond campaign with the content sharing enabled?
Did the user toggle the different options (Magic the Gathering, non-core D&D, etc.) options when building that character?

[edgy oriole]

I recommend making a copy of an existing race and seeing how that is built - then recreate that with your homebrew race.

[zinc lantern]

Yes i believe so on all of this

[edgy oriole]

Well double check that and then also have them check their DnDBeyond entitlements (they should go to their profile, click the marketplace tab, and then check the entitlements.)

[uneven lantern]

AKA this page: https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace

[zinc lantern]

Thank you

[fathom marsh]

How do you post in looking for players?

[atomic crest]

Hey I cant open my character sheet or anything character building in beyond rn but my app works. ive tried restarting, switching browsers, clearing cache, nothing just a white loading screen. any ideas?

[little plume]

Hey to start a character for a campaign what level do I make the character?

[naive lodge]

This channel is for help with the D&D Beyond service. If you're new to D&D you can ask for help in #dnd-newcomers

[ocean furnace]

character sheet says lvl 2 but i dont have my lvl 2 spells, do i just need to set my lvl to 2 in the xp manager?

[granite valley]

Also, another thing, I cannot access my original d&d beyond account, won't send the link to reset password, and it won't let me create or activate a new account

[ocean furnace]

Nvm I just did it and it seems like it was right

[edgy oriole]

So DnDBeyond uses either Wizards of the Coast, Apple, Google, and (deprecated) Twitch to handle logins - so any password resets would happen through those services. As it sounds like you used to have a working account, I'd suggest checking out this page: https://dndbeyond-support.wizards.com/hc/en-us/sections/6713099360788-Account-Support and raising a ticket with Customer Support.

[uneven lantern]

There’s a difference between spell level and character level. You’ll unlock 2nd-level spells at Cleric level 3, as shown in the Cleric Table:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/cleric#TheClericTable

[ocean furnace]

Yeah I just knew I was supposed to unlock channel divinity at level 2 but I didn't have it

[uneven lantern]

Ah, for that, you’ll need to go into the Class page of the builder and assign your second level to Cleric, then.

[ocean furnace]

Ohhh I get it now

[uneven lantern]

And DDB doesn’t store any passwords itself. If you’re having trouble there, you’ll have to check with Google/Apple/Twitch — whichever you use to log in.

[ocean furnace]

It's like that cause of multiclassing right?

[uneven lantern]

Yep

[rose void]

Question about DnD beyond, is there a way to share maps with visibility settings and progression? (Like roll 20) or do I have to do that manually?

[uneven lantern]

No, there isn’t any kind of map sharing like that.

[rose void]

Oof

[little plume]

How do I change my Character's image?

It keeps running into errors when I do.

I am on the browser on windows.

[edgy oriole]

Did you just try this now? It looks like the character tools are having issues - I'm double checking things just to confirm.

[little plume]

Yes. What file format is ideal for this? I used png and jpeg.

[edgy oriole]

Yeah it looks like the character tools are having issues. PNG or JPG should normally work - but as noted, currently it appears the tools are not working correctly.

[little plume]

I tried it a few months ago too, it didn't work then either.

[edgy oriole]

The image should be 150x150 pixels, less than 3 MB file size, and PNG or JPEG format.

It looks like character sheets/tools are coming back up

[little plume]

Still broken for me,

[edgy oriole]

Try clearing out your browser cache and cookies, closing the browser down, and then restarting the browser and re-login.

[little plume]

If I clear my browser cache, I lose all my stuff on AboveVTT.

[edgy oriole]

Well the DDB cache may be out of sync which may be why you're unable to upload images or why the character sheet tools aren't working for you right now. DnDBeyond does not officially support AboveVTT so anything it's doing is beyond what we support.

[little plume]

I know. Thank you.

Ok, I had an idea and used a separate browser (I have 3) and I still have this problem.

[dire blade]

Are you sure that it’s actually in the right format? Maybe the file you have is in a different format and someone just changed the extension. I’d open it in GIMP or something and re-export it.

[naive lodge]

AboveVTT could also be breaking things. It's not supported by us at all.

[delicate hearth]

I can't access my content from Volo's or Mordenkainen's I just get a screen saying its legacy content but I can still use... Where can I actually access the content of the books?

[modest pelican]

Did you own the content or was it being shared with you? If you owned it, and you're logged in with the correct account, it should still be accessible as normal

If it was being shared with you and the person stopped sharing it, that would explain why you can no longer access it

[delicate hearth]

No I own it

[modest pelican]

What are you doing when you get directed to the legacy information screen?

(ie what content are you trying to access and how are you trying to access it?)

[delicate hearth]

Ah: Issue found! I'm an idiot

[modest pelican]

No you're not, you just overlooked something or made a mistake

Happens to all of us

[delicate hearth]

I remembered buying Tome of Foes, and Volo's as I have those books and I wanted to match

But when I came to buy them on DDB, Multiverse was already released so I actually on that, not the split 2.

Interestingly, if you use Koboldplus, like I do, it links to the pages on DDB nicely, but its the old source books, not Monsters of the multiverse. arguably a problem on theoir end, not DDB's

[modest pelican]

100% their problem

[small night]

is it down? im getting a 500 error on campaign page

[naive lodge]

I'm not getting any error. Are all the characters in the campaign named and complete?

[small night]

i cannot open up the campaign page at all, to access any of my campaign

[oak mesa]

I keep getting error code 5d34083dce284257af26a29599f5f409

Does anyone else have this, or know how to fix this?

[clever hearth]

question, if I wanted to buy the black friday deal sub last year, I have to cancel before hand right? I don't want to mess up this year

[edgy oriole]

DnDBeyond is working fine here on my end. Are you trying to access a character or campaign or what exactly?

[oak mesa]

I'm trying to access the characters my players have made in my campaign...

[edgy oriole]

Okay so through the campaign interface

[oak mesa]

Yes

[edgy oriole]

Hmmm. Everything is working here for me.

[oak mesa]

From the "My campaigns" under the collection tab

[edgy oriole]

Can you try clearing out your browser cache and cookies and restarting your browser? You'll have to re-login to DnDBeyond but this may clear things up.

[oak mesa]

I've already tried...

[edgy oriole]

No VPN or ad-blocker being used?

[oak mesa]

Its giving me a new error code now, and no VPN or ad blocker

[oak mesa]

^

Should I send a photo of the error code?

[edgy oriole]

Not right now - I'm going to check with folks in the back and see if this is a known issue (e.g. servers being updated or what not) or if this is a localized issue (e.g. only happening to you)

[oak mesa]

Ok, thank you so much

[small night]

UndyingNoob is the GOAT, Massive W

[edgy oriole]

It might be a bit before I hear anything back - maybe give DnDBeyond 15-30 minutes of a break before trying to access it again.

[amber cipher]

DDB is borderline unusable for me right now. I checked my internet connection and everything else is fine, but DDB is taking ages to load any non-forum page, then usually timing out.

[amber cipher]

Replying just to flag you to above ⏫

I literally booked time to work on my campaign all weekend and now it's not working... right after I upgraded from Free to basic too

[edgy oriole]

I still haven't heard any updates from behind the scenes - what region are you in? (North America, Europe, etc.)

[amber cipher]

North America, West Coast

[edgy oriole]

Thanks - things are currently working for me here so it may be a regional thing.

[amber cipher]

OK, thank you!

[edgy oriole]

It does seem to be loading slower than normal - I'd expect some of this is due to it being a holiday weekend so a lot more folks trying to play D&D using DnDBeyond. Still have a question out to folks in the backend to see if they know anything but I have no estimation on when I'll hear anything.

[amber cipher]

Thanks for doing this! It seems to be working better, then slowing down again, but it's not as unusable as it was a little while ago. Guess I'll have to wait out the east coast folks!

[edgy oriole]

Wish I had better news to share! Anyway hope everythign works "well enough" for now and hopefully after this long weekend the kobold artificers will figure it all out.

[halcyon charm]

does anyone know why I can't change the origin stats for the races I purchased via marketplace?

[twin jungle]

how long ago were the origin stats purchased

[solid kestrel]

I can't make a functional 12-entry table in a magic item for the life of me. I can't resize a copied one, and source code doesn't change no matter how much stuff is removed.

[modest pelican]

What race is this for?

[modest pelican]

To make a table you want to start with

<table>

Then to add the top row you add a table header

<tr>
<th>REPLACE ME</th>
<th>REPLACE ME</th>
</tr>
</thead>```

You can add multuiple entries of `<th>REPLACE ME</th>` to add more columns
Then you want to add the table body

`<tbody>`

Now you add table rows

```<tr>
<td>REPLACE ME</td>
<td>REPLACE ME</td>
</tr>```

Everything between `<tr>` and `</tr>` constitutes one whole row and everything betwee `<td>` and `</td>` is an entry on that row, so make sure you have as many `<td>` entries per row as you have `<th>` entries in the header
You can then copy everything between the `<tr>` tags to make mulitple rows
After all that, make sure you close the body and then close the table tags

```</tbody>
</table>```

For example, here's a three column, two row table

```<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>First Column</th>
<th>Second Column</th>
<th>Third Column</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tr>
<td>Row 1 Column 1</td>
<td>Row 1 Column 2</td>
<td>Row 1 Column 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Row 2 Column 1</td>
<td>Row 2 Column 2</td>
<td>Row 2 Column 3</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>```

There's more to this, such as adding scaling for column widths, text alignment, or font such as bold or italics, but this should cover the basics

[little plume]

Problem has worsened.

I even got rid of AboveVTT on the other browser.

[modest pelican]

@little plume This is with trying to change the characters image, right?

[little plume]

Yes. I have the error code, if that's useful at all.

[modest pelican]

Not really, but can you link me to the character?

[little plume]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/107788786/builder/home/basic

[modest pelican]

Are you trying to select a pre-provided picture, or upload one?

[little plume]

Upload.

[oak mesa]

Any updates yet? (Sorry for the ping)

[edgy oriole]

Unfortunately nothing to report yet. Long holiday weekend here on the US.

I can only suggest trying to clear your browser cookies and cache, restarting the browser and seeing if that fixes things. You may also want to put in a customer support ticket (check pinned message)

[trail dawn]

So i'm having trouble giving one of my players a modified scythe as a weapon that can do 1d8 blunt or 2d4slice damage but i cant figure out how to add it or make it.

[lapis geyser]

your best bet is to add a custom action to the sheet for each attack type. you cant modify the dice of weapons, or give them multiple rolls

[stray anvil]

If I wanted to gift players things like a spell that doesn’t belong to their class how would I do so? An example would be giving a paladin radiant consumption. Or a Druid who is dedicated to healing something like the life domain. Lastly I found how to add wild shape animals to the Druid but is there a way to have them change in the encounter to or to click hit/damage like how you can with weapons when in their shapes?

[uneven lantern]

The spell kind of depends on how they’re able to use it, but ultimately you’d need to use the homebrew tools.

Most likely as a homebrew subclass or feat.

There is not currently a way to roll for wild shapes on the character sheet, though.

[little raft]

anyone know when Phandelver and Below unlocks? is it usually a certain time of day

[lone void]

There isn't a defined launch time as each one can take more or less time. Usually the goal is around 3pm GMT, but a member of DDB staff usually appears to announce whenever a new book is live, and then post the bug reporting thread on the forums

[modest pelican]

The current TARGET for release is 7am PT / 9am CT / 10am ET / 3pm BST (UK)
In your local time that should be (if all things go well) <t:1693922400:t>
Please note that delays can happen due to unforseen circumstances. For example, the AWS cluster D&D Beyond uses can be slower than usual due to non-DDB load

[teal oracle]

We can always count on the mods to keep us updated on releases 😄
was going to ask but doesn't need to anymore

[cyan dome]

Would this be the right channel to receive assistance with implementing homebrew features on D&D beyond?

[uneven lantern]

Here or #homebrew, yeah.

[cyan dome]

Okay, in that case:

I'm trying to implement the subrace features of a race from Steinhardt's Guide, and I'm lost for how I might add or edit some of the values for the features that are included.

Astral Attraction (The name of the feature)

When you first transform, each creature other than you in a 10-foot radius centered on you must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take a number of d6s of radiant damage from the explosion equal to your proficiency bonus. While transformed in this way, you shed bright light in a 10-foot radius and dim light for an additional 10 feet. (How would one link the amount of dice rolled to match your proficiency bonus?)

You generate a powerful gravitational field. The area within a 20-foot radius centered on you is considered difficult terrain for creatures of your choice that you can see. (For this as well, would this need to be added as a separate trait to function properly?)

Starting at level 12, this radius increases to 60 feet and you can ignore gravity, granting a flying speed of 30 feet during which you can hover.

Additionally, the case which determines the save DC, (The DC for abilities given by the subraces is equal to 8 + twice your proficiency bonus.), how would one go about making the DC both utilise the proficiency bonus, and double it?

Finally, is it possible to make the racial trait appear in the action bar/features bar as something with a set amount of uses that can be clicked on?

[uneven lantern]

1. You'll have to manually give it an amount equal to the proficiency bonus (2 to start). Then save it and edit it again to find the Level Overrides section at the bottom; you'll need to set it to match when the proficiency bonus increases.

2. There's not really anything to do with this one other than a text description. Whether you include that in the existing action or a new one is up to you.

3. DCs only support a static value, so you'll again need to manually set when it changes using Level Overrides, as described above.

4. To add those checkboxes, make sure to give your Action a Reset Type, then save it and edit it again to find the Limited Use section at the bottom (alongside Level Overrides).

[cyan dome]

I'll give these a try, thanks a bunch

[cyan dome]

I've managed to add everything else fine, though still can't seem to find a way to modify the DC using Level Overrides? Would it be done through the fixed value option?

[uneven lantern]

I might be wrong on that one, then. 😅

You could try including it in the Snippet instead:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/25930-using-snippet-codes-in-your-homebrew

[cyan dome]

Something like this, right?

[uneven lantern]

Just {{proficiency*2+8}}.

[cyan dome]

Doesn't seem to be affecting it, that's the snippet within the trait? Or the action itself? I also ticked the box to label it as proficient so it should be applying

I just changed the level from 5 to 4, wherein level 5 placed the DC at 10 and 4 placed it at 9? (I figured out why this is, very silly)

[uneven lantern]

The snippet is just a text display. It won't effect the Attack itself.

The problem with the DC here is that ultimately the homebrew tools are built to facilitate the official rules.

To the best of my knowledge, no official race has a DC that changes, so it may not be possible to add in the way you'd expect.

If you do know of one, you can make a homebrew copy of it to see how that was set up.

Otherwise, using snippet code is your next best option.

[amber sluice]

I am playing DnD with my kids, and I want them to be able to track their characters on DnD Beyond but I don't want to setup logins for them, am I going to run into issues if they are all logged into my account while we play?

[modest pelican]

Well, for starters that's against not only the terms of service for D&D Beyond, but also for all the login providers we use

[amber sluice]

Against?

I figured it was.

[modest pelican]

Against, yeah, autocorrect out to get me

[amber sluice]

Thanks for the clarification.

[teal oracle]

Guess beyond still got troubles on the EU side.. this doesn't load and neither can I go past the Contents list on the Phandelver book. Is like this since roughly 2h now.

[modest pelican]

Have you tried clearing your cache and reloading? That looks like a promotion banner that has failed to load

[teal oracle]

yeah it is, and how would I do the clearing of hte cache on chrome?

[modest pelican]

Google "Chrome, clear cache"

As I'm not 100% sure

[teal oracle]

okay,.. ah found it lemme see... okay, that didn't work, still ht loading problem and the contens list but no further getting into the book

just sends me back to the market place