ddb-support

[modest pelican]

It's found in Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

[gritty kayak]

I found out that you can add sidekicks under the extras tab on a character sheet. However when I add a sidekick and check "use sidekick rules" no options are displayed.

[modest pelican]

There are non-Tasha's sidekicks, which is likely what that refers to

[gritty kayak]

so things i dont own?

[young grove]

Which channel is used for bot commands

[edgy oriole]

#ddb-avrae-commands is for running Avrae bot commands

[young grove]

Thanks

[young grove]

But do you have one where I can post the looking for players command

[neat sedge]

so I do have to buy it

[ripe crane]

Hello, I hope someone can advise. I am enjoying the alpha maps version and have used it for The lost mines of Phandelver adventure. I do notice however that I can only see that map and none of the maps of the books I own that shows Maps support (Phandelver and below, Curse of Strahd, etc.) Is there something I need to do to enable it or do I need to manually setup something? Thanks in advance

[dense viper]

This was actually answered earlier today. If you scroll up from your message you should see where UndyingNoob responded to someone else asking close to the same thing.

But I think the short answer is: its in the works

[edgy oriole]

Ah yeah, feel free to use any channel (the bot auto deleted your command message) but you can specifically use #find-a-game channel to run the command.

[cedar rover]

Do sidekicks/summons/pets/etc. added on the Extras section of a D&DB character sheet always have Bonus Actions and Reactions sections hidden? I'm trying to create a homebrew monster as a sidekick workaround, but when added to a character sheet, the Bonus Actions section doesn't show up (nor does it for official monsters with Bonus Actions). A bit annoying, as Sidekicks specifically use Bonus Actions

Oh... Googling around, I've found a forum post from 2021 that says the Bonus Action section was new at the time, and the Extras section "hadn't been updated to match yet". I guess that's still the case

[woven ravine]

D&D beyond is no longer loading the My Characters page anymore for me. Any idea why this is? All the other pages work, like the forums, homebrew creations, my campaigns, encounters, dice, etc. but the My Characters page and the Character builder don't load, they're just stuck like this. Same thing happens when I go directly to the character sheet link. Any idea why this is?

[ripe crane]

Thank you very much. I assumed that, but DnDBeyond is pushing sales on products with maps and then only to not see them appear is disappointing.

[modest pelican]

The following maps are currently suipported with more being added each week

• Adventure Atlas: The Mortuary
• Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
• Candlekeep Mysteries - new
• Curse of Strahd
• Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
• Giants of the Star Forge
• Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden - new
• Keys from the Golden Vault
• Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
• Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse
• Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn - new
• The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Which of these books do you own that you're not seeing maps for?

[ripe crane]

Curse of Strahd and Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk ... I wanted to buy Icewind Dale today which is why I checked if the other two maps are there. This is all I see. https://gyazo.com/bad12f741b5d4c023f2af7c9e4b54c90 I am thinking that either I am not authenticated on MAPS or there is a regional issue.

[uneven lantern]

That’s a list of your campaigns, not a list of your books.

It just so happens that your only campaign is named the same as a book.

[ripe crane]

Thank you. Let me check that

@uneven lantern Thank you so much. I see the maps now. Cleary PEBKAC issue on my part. Thank you for pointing that out. Thank you @modest pelican and @dense viper for assisting.

[reef flower]

guys can anyone help me add clickable dice rolls on to my monster creations? the 'Dice roller' button doesn't seem to actually work

it just ends up looking like this

Also is there any way of easily duplicating one of my homebrew creations so I can make variations without it just overwriting my first one?

[uneven lantern]

That button is for use in the forums, not in monsters.

There’s instructions here, though:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/106856-adding-rollable-tags-to-your-homebrew-monsters-for

And you can select an existing homebrew monster as a template when you create a new one, which will copy it for you.

[grizzled hearth]

Anyone know if dndbeyond app is on kindle fire ?

[modest pelican]

it's not I'm afraid

[mortal crater]

The give a gift set says it is only aviliable for first time gifters, does that mean i cant get it if i had bought my friend a gift before?

[plucky atlas]

I have an issue rolling digital dice on certain character sheets, the dice on the left lower corner rolls find, nothing on the sheet itself will roll
no attacks, saving throws nothing, I have rolling dice enabled and other character sheets the dice roll just fine, made a couple of new
characters and this happened and also to a player I had in Above VTT, I do not have any extensions running that would mess with this.
I have restarted and refreshed, apologies if this is easy and I just can't find the fix? thanks. add, clearing brows history did not work.
looks like shutting off Above VTT did the trick, cool that it works, not cool to shut off the VVT. any way problem solved for now.

[junior rivet]

How do i add resistance to nonmagical slashing, bludgeoning, and piercing damage? This is all that's available to me and I don't have the resistance i need

[junior rivet]

Somebody please help with this asap

[teal adder]

Hey, so im trying to add a custom homebrew spell to this character and its just...not showing up. I've refreshed the page a bunch of times, homebrew content is enabled, character hits prerequisite, character is the required level, character is the correct class. Its also in my Homebrew Collection.

Its just....its refusing to show up.

[feral glen]

Quick question, regarding the DDB website on Chrome, on an android:
I have been viewing my character sheet in 'desktop' view since it came out, and I much prefer it over the "mobile" view. Currently, it will only give me the mobile view, no matter what settings I have in the Chrome browser. (I have specifically set Chrome to always request Desktop view, and to specifically request same with DDB.)
Is there some way to get that back? The mobile view just doesn't work with how my mind works, and slows me down when playing.
Thanks for any help!

[uneven lantern]

I’ve confirmed with the team that anyone who purchases a gift receives the dice. 👍

[lost depot]

Why do clerics get to know 6 lvl 1 spells in dnd beyond instead of 4?
"SPELLS. Clerics know 3 cantrips and a number of spells equal to their Wisdom modifier + their character level"
Just browse through the premade cleric charcaters and you will see that cleric at lvl 1 know 2 more 1 lvl spells than the rest of classes. It's also strange that you cannot unlearn healing touch from the 1st lvl slot spell.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/premade

[forest vault]

i pre ordered the deck/book of many things and it said i should have early access to the book on oct 31st but when i go to the book on ddb source books and click anything it just takes me to the pre order page. am i doing something wrong here?

[forest vault]

are those not granted by the chosen domain?

[lost depot]

I do not know, i chose life domain.

[coarse kernel]

Then you get life domain spells for free

[forest vault]

in the PHB if you go the the cleric and select life domain you are granted bless and cure wounds at level 1

[coarse kernel]

Like cure wounds and bless on top of your normal spells

[lost depot]

oh i see, so they are bonus spells or do i have to count them in for my wisdom and lvl 1 modifier?

[coarse kernel]

You use your modifier for them like any other spell

[forest vault]

they are bonus spells granted by the domain. you get more at level 3, 5, 7, and 9.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/cleric#LifeDomain

[lost depot]

so i get 4 level 1 spells besides them, right?

[forest vault]

correct

[lost depot]

thank you for the clarification

[ebon lion]

I'm not sure whether this is the place to ask but I need a little bit of help with making my very first character sheet. Do I have to use bonds, personality traits, etc. from the list or are normal one-word descriptions that I myself have come up with fine?

and what do the dice rolls here mean?

[uneven lantern]

The dice are if you want to randomly choose one of the suggested options.

[ebon lion]

Oh!

[uneven lantern]

But you’re also able to type in whatever you want.

[ebon lion]

Can I use whole sentences as in these examples here?

[uneven lantern]

Sure. It’s just a regular text field.

[ebon lion]

Thank you

[uneven lantern]

Did you preorder it from here? If so, did you redeem the code in your email?
https://dndstore.wizards.com/us

(If you preordered from anywhere else — including on D&D Beyond itself — then the book will be available on release day, November 14th.)

[forest vault]

Thank you I went back and found there was a series of steps I needed to take to get the code and redeem it. I incorrectly assumed it would just be in my account.

[junior rivet]

Stillll need help with this

[junior rivet]

@uneven lantern sorry for the ping, but you're the only one active enough to help others, so maybe you can help me with this too

[modest pelican]

@junior rivet please do not randomly ping people. If someone can help you, they will

If a resistance option isn't listed, that means it's not in the system because there's no official option for that resistance

[junior rivet]

Which is very annoying and weird considering that same resistance is available whenever you're making a homebrew race or monster or whatever

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, you can definitely do it through homebrew.

[junior rivet]

I doubt this is the place to ask for players to be able to add that resistance to their sheet?

[uneven lantern]

#ddb-feedback is (which you already did).

[gleaming gulch]

Need some help figuring out the homebrew maker. I'm trying to make a feature where they can choose different features in it, I have the options part worked out, and am making the list, but some of the options have prerequsites requireing options from the same list. However when I try to select that option, it only shows options from a separate feature I made.

[nimble vector]

i just installed the new Nvidia drivers and suddenly the framerate of rolling dice on my dndbeyond char sheets is...well pretty close to 0. any idea why this might be and how to fix it?

[modest pelican]

We can't provide tech support for such things, that sounds like something from the Nvidia community/customer service team

[gleaming gulch]

In my expereince, hardware acceleration being off makes the dice lag.

[nimble vector]

any way to fix that? i am not the most tech savvy

[gleaming gulch]

Turn hardware acceleration back on. It will be in your browser settings. If your using chrome it's under system. If it's already on then I don't know. I use Nvidia as well and haven't had problems yet

[nimble vector]

turning it off and on again fixed it, thankyou so much!!!

[gleaming gulch]

Cool

[little plume]

Hi everyone
I'm new here, and just had a question: I bought a campaign book, The Wild beyond the Witchlight, and i'd like to use Dnd Beyond for my campaign. However, the exclusive classes or backstories don't appear in te caracter build sections. Do you guys know if I can find it somewere, or should i create my characters elsewhere?
Thanks for te help, i hope it's the right place to ask these kind of questions

[dense viper]

Did you happen to buy this book on DnD Beyond? If not that's probably the reason the options aren't showing in the character builder.

If you did buy it on DnD Beyond you would need to make sure your entitlements are all synced.

[little plume]

no I bought the actual book, and was looking for a code not to have to buy it again, but couldn't manage to find it... then i'll have to buy new bundles to add it to my DDBeyond session ?

[halcyon plover]

you can also just buy the book on beyond if you already have the phycial

one of the bundle perks is if its a pre order book you get the digital side earlier than other people

[little plume]

yeah yeah i was just looking for a way not to pay it twice..

[halcyon plover]

you can also just homebrew the option in yourself just remember not to publish them and your good

[little plume]

that might be a solution too yeah ! anyway, thanks for the help 🙂

[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

[sinful swallow]

Does DnD Maps have adventure modules already set up?

[past wedge]

Yeah, some. They're adding more on a consistant basis. In the store it'll have a "MAPS" icon for any adventures which already have maps.

[sinful swallow]

damn STK isnt in there

[past wedge]

Hopefully won't be long.

[covert marsh]

I spent 2 hours on this with no luck. I want to make a feat to make my player who is a fairy, have a speed of 20 and be tiny size. No matter what I do, I can't get it to change on her sheet. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

I don't own the book that include the fairy race, so I can't just make a custom race. This was my only option for working around this. My campaign does have the fairy race shared amongst us though.

[flint river]

Im running a campaign using one of the essential kit adventures, and at first i was using the hard copy but wanted a way to show the map without spoiling secrets, ect. so i got the kit on dnd beyond hoping to be able to run it using that in tandem with roll20 but i cant figure out how to start said campaign (as in The Dragon of Icespire Peak one). Help please?

[edgy oriole]

If using Roll20, you can take the images from DnDBeyond and upload it to Roll20 and use Roll20's tools to manage fog of war and tokens, etc.

DnDBeyond does not have a direct connection to Roll20 annd vice-versa.

[flint river]

i know

[edgy oriole]

They are two different systems

[flint river]

im trying to figure out how to set up the campain in dnd beyond

[edgy oriole]

You can have one browser screen set to your DnDBeyond campaign to see the shared dice rolls log and the other set to Roll20.

[flint river]

alrighty

[worn grotto]

Which book do I need to own to get Harness Divine Power?

[edgy oriole]

Tasha's Cauldron of Everything: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/tcoe

[uneven lantern]

I assume that if a character has multiple features providing a base speed, it will use the largest one.

If that’s the case, you’d probably need to manually set the speed directly on the character sheet.

[unreal finch]

Is there anyway to edit an existing creation? I just played a session and my monsters were definitely too weak, so I wanna change their health

[uneven lantern]

Assuming you didn’t publish it (which should typically be reserved until after playtesting), then you can just find it in My Homebrew Creations and hit “Edit”.

[west urchin]

Having trouble redeeming a key on DDB. Where should I go for help with that?

looks like this when I click redeem

[uneven lantern]

Have you tried it here?
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/redeem-key

[west urchin]

Yep yep. Both followed the link sent to me, and went there and put in the code after the first one didn't work.

[dire blade]

Probably need to open a support ticket if the link isn’t working.

[unreal finch]

Playtesting? How?

[uneven lantern]

That’s literally what you’re doing now.

You try it in a game, and make changes based on what you learn from it.

[cosmic jasper]

hey, on desktop mode, the official Barbarian page is NOT showcasing the Path of the Giant. The mobile app is, however, showing it. What gives? (or this is a #ddb-feedback concern?)

[smoky hatch]

How do I removed the disavantage for my perception on my sheet for a drow since I am a cleric Eilistraee I don't have the disavantaged a normal drow dose

[cosmic jasper]

weird..............it appeared when I purchased it

[modest pelican]

You would need to make a homebrew copy of the drow race and modify it

[lunar temple]

Hi, how can I find the homebrew subclasses in DnD Beyond? I can't seem to find them anywhere on the mobile app

[modest pelican]

The mobile app does not list homebrew

You would have to use the mobile site

[lunar temple]

Oh ty

[olive cobalt]

I’m seeing a weird problem… my subscription expired due to a card change and after renewing with a new card now the sorting characters by modified date is not sorting correctly. Any ideas or suggestions how to correct that? What’s even stranger is that the mobile app and the website are sorting characters by modified date differently… 🤔

[modest pelican]

What are you sorting?

Characters?

[olive cobalt]

Yes characters

[modest pelican]

When your subscription lapsed, did all your character become locked and you then unlocked 6 of them?

[olive cobalt]

When I saw that message about choosing characters to be active I just went straight away to renew my subscription

[modest pelican]

I honestly have no idea then how your subscription could affect the last modified sorting order

All I can suggest is that eventually they'll settle back into an order that reflects how often you access them

[olive cobalt]

Thanks. I went through my currently active characters and did a quick 1 HP damage and heal on them to force the update 😂

[smoky hatch]

Thought so

[primal warren]

I have been creating my own homebrew dnd race from scratch On D&D beyond but I can't figure out how to Add racial bonuses to my race which influence charismatic Dexterity intelligence wisdom Constitution and strength Can you guys please help me?

[uneven lantern]

I’d suggest making a homebrew copy of one of the official races. Then you can peek inside and see how they were set up, then do the same on yours.

[primal warren]

ok thank you

[loud vine]

Any idea when book of many things will unlock ? It’s November 14th here in the uk

[modest pelican]

We're targeting 7am PT / 9am CT / 10am ET / 4pm GMT for releases.

Same release window as for every book for the past 18 months

We have an event set up in the server that's set to the target release time

[loud vine]

Ah okay thanks 🙏🏻 can’t wait !

[modest pelican]

Your query has prompted the team to set up a clearer message command, so thank you for that

[loud sedge]

The target release time for new books is <t:1699977600:t>. Please note that this is a target time and it's possible that a release may be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances. The time is dictated by the timezone of the team that oversees the release process

[modest pelican]

@heady idol This is the D&D Beyond support channel, not #moderator-support, what is the issue you're having?

[heady idol]

That's my bad lol, I'll just re-post it here again

I've had a problem with the Subscription service for DDB for a long while now:

Originally, this started when I was given a Free Trial. I canceled during the last day, as one does in order to avoid being charged money, and all was good... until I re-subscribed a while later. When I did, it was fine for about an hour, when it suddenly disappeared. I simply wasn't Subscribed any longer. Ever since then, when I try to Subscribe, it works as intended for roughly an hour and then suddenly I'm not Subscribed anymore. From what I can tell, it isn't losing me money when I try to Subscribe, but it's obviously still a problem.

[modest pelican]

Have you contacted customer service?

[heady idol]

Couldn't find it.

[modest pelican]

Submit a help ticket

[heady idol]

I found the Customer Support thing and I'm going through that process right now. I'll message back if I have further problems.

[uneven lantern]

It sounds like the payment is failing to process. Customer support should be able to confirm with a more specific reason.

But you could try with another form of payment as well.

It could also be a mismatched address between what you’ve entered here and what your bank has on file. Even something as small as a missing period or an extra space could do it.

[heady idol]

I'm using a debit card, I don't think that's how it works. Again, the transaction goes through, but eventually comes back as an error. I get my money back, but the weird thing is that I still have Premium for roughly an hour before it goes back to default. Also, it still says that I have a free trial, and has since the ordeal first happened.

And it's not like the card doesn't work, I use it for nearly all small transactions; I've even used it to buy Monsters and Sourcebooks for DDB, since the Subscription problem started happening. It just very specifically doesn't work for Subscribing to DDB. I'll use a different card next time I have money to spend, just to see.

[hybrid turret]

I can’t buy things piecemeal from the book of many things, is this intended?

[peak pagoda]

Im having a strange issue where I cannot edit my character's background stuff

Just loads for a minute then goes to error

then spits out

[modest pelican]

Not intended, no, but may be because the book only just released and some things need to update

[hybrid turret]

Ah alright

[modest pelican]

@mental solar Try the following steps

[mental solar]

when you create a monster is there a way to not see the lengendary actions. mythic actions, lair actions. it keep showing even i delete all text. still showing

[modest pelican]

1. Enable legendary/mythic/lair actions
2. Enter some text (replace any existing text)
3. Save the monster
4. Go back into editing
5. Remove the text entered above
6. Disable legendary/mythic/lair actions
7. Save the monster

[mental solar]

okay i try that

that worked thank you

okay mythic dont work keep showing that tryed 3 times now

[spark flume]

Yeah I'm having the same issue myself

[spark trellis]

Same here too

[stiff fractal]

I was wondering before I spent 17£ on the tactical maps are they supported in the maps tool ??

[modest pelican]

They're not automatically integrated yet
This is something planned for the future

[feral glen]

Is there a way to have character sheets show in desktop view on an android tablet? (Used to work, using Chrome, but now, even with the browser set to request desktop, I get the mobile view. I much prefer the desktop view.

[prime quiver]

Hey, helping a friend. Are the tome of foes races available for purchase? Friend with new account has access to the elemental evil ones for free but idk if you can buy the pack tactics Kobold anymore

[solid kestrel]

I can't access the site at all, it keeps bringing up the human verification which just softlocks

No adblocker on, no code-editing shenanigans, no cookie-blocking

[solid kestrel]

It just does nothing for even ~40 minutes

Still can't access the site in any capacity

[balmy venture]

Nice try bot, no D&D for you today /s

[solid kestrel]

this has been plaguing me for 40 minutes

I'd really like to search the monsters by source but now it's completely impossible for me to do so, and has been for 50 minutes now

[solid kestrel]

I wonder how long this """verification""" is going to load for. It's 5 minutes short of an entire hour of denying me access for literally no actual reason - no automation tools (how would one even use those on DDB of all sites), it's not an adblocker, nothing messing with javascript, nothing messing with cookies, I literally have not changed how I have browsed the site in months and only recently have I been seeing this

Also, I, a multiple-time verified, subscribing human, trying to view paid content, am being denied access
but Avrae isn't denied access?

[ebon tapir]

Hey hey. I'm trying to create a wizard subclass that has some options. So at level 2 they get one option. Cool, that works and I'm able to pick it.

At level 6 I want to give them the ability to pick 2 more options, from the old list and from a new list.

How do I make it so that they get 2 options this level, and can pick from the old list as well?

[solid kestrel]

You could make the feature be given when they pick the subclass. If you do "2, 6, 6" that'd be 1 choice at 2, and 2 choices at 6. You can also make some options have level prerequisites, so that should work.

[ebon tapir]

I think I'm understanding

do I need to enter in all the options from the first list?

[solid kestrel]

in order to make it able to know what's been chosen, yeah

otherwise if you copy it for a later list, they can choose the same option from both lists.

[ebon tapir]

and do I need to put in 2,6,6 on the level 2 feture?

[solid kestrel]

in the options known or options given field - according to the subclass progression. One option at 2, two options at 6, however many at later levels, etc.

[ebon tapir]

okay so I only need to do the #,#,# based on what level I'm at

[solid kestrel]

no? It's for the progression as a whole

[ebon tapir]

okay. So all options on all level features?

(Sorry... trying to understand) @_@

[solid kestrel]

so the example given was a wizard taking that subclass gets 1 option from the list at 2nd level, and then 2 more options from the same list, at 6th levels. So 2,6,6.
You'd just make certain options have a level prerequisite so they can only choose that option if they're at least that level

Try reverse engineering a subclass similar to the one you're trying to make

[ebon tapir]

I might do that lol was hoping there was an easier answer lol

you never know

[solid kestrel]

The thing is, you do #,#,# so that the sheet sorts it out depending on what level they're at

[ebon tapir]

do you know how to make it recognize which ones have already been taken?

[solid kestrel]

Have we not been discussing that?

That's what the options list is

[ebon tapir]

oh! sorry. I didnt know that was the default.

[solid kestrel]

what did you think options was?

It's like how Battle Master works

You can't pick the same thing multiple times

[ebon tapir]

I didn't know if I had to tell it that the options could only be chosen once

[solid kestrel]

I think that's how it is by default, and I am not sure if you can even make a certain option be a prerequisite for another option

so each thing is individual and once-only

[ebon tapir]

thank you for your help! this is making much more sense now.

[solid kestrel]

Still haven't gotten help for this completely debilitating issue for 2 hours, cleared cache/cookies/browsedata for months, javascript is automatically enabled on all sites with 0 blockage, no ad blocker interference, browser does support cookies, third party cookies, and DNDBeyond is allowed them, reference ID has been entirely and unequivocally useless for searching for solutions
And all because I was.... looking at the content of a book I paid for.

[modest pelican]

@solid kestrel You will have to wait for it to 'cool down'. It can trigger false positives all manner of ways, including how your ISP handles IP range delegation, something neither in your control nor DDBs.

[solid kestrel]

So at any time, for a known-to-be-false-positive, DNDBeyond can be bricked from my end and completely inaccessible for 2+ hours?
To... stop automation tools... browsing content which one can only access if they've paid for it...
While also not blocking Avrae...
What?

[modest pelican]

So at any time, for a known-to-be-false-positive, DNDBeyond can be bricked from my end and completely inaccessible for 2+ hours?
Potentially, yes, although it's rare
To... stop automation tools... browsing content which one can only access if they've paid for it...
Some people will pay for content to scrape it from the site and then redistribute it. This is a measure to block that
While also not blocking Avrae...
Avrae is an entirely different system so not related. But it does have it's own rate-limiting measures, both to prevent scraping and to prevent exceding the discord rate limit

There is no way to circumvent this other than to let it 'cool down'

And while you may be understandably frustrated, I'm going to have to ask you to cool off just a notch

[solid kestrel]

What about the verification just... not working?

[modest pelican]

If whatever triggers it in the first place is still occuring (such as your ip range exceeding the rate limit) it'll re-trigger after verification

This can occur if, for example, your ISP groups your IP range tightly with other people and the traffic looks more dense than it actually is

Most ISPs don't do this, but some do for various reasons

[solid kestrel]

So it might just be a permanent issue.

[modest pelican]

That's almost infinitely unlikely

If the issue persists much longer, please contact customer service

[solid kestrel]

I would, if I could even access the site to contact customer service.

[modest pelican]

Customer service isn't hosted through the site, follow the link in the channel description
http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[novel fossil]

is it possible to get homebrew spells to work with homebrew sidekicks? Im trying my best but the spells just dont show up on their sheet, instead showing up as [Tooltip not found]. ( sheet is still a WIP, dm is gonna change some things and i still need to change some wording )

[modest pelican]

[Tooltip Not Found] means you've mistyped something

[novel fossil]

even if im trying to add homebrew spells? Or is there a special tag for homebrew stuff

[modest pelican]

Oh, no, tooltips don't support homebrew spells

the tooltip system only supports what's in the core database

[novel fossil]

sad

[uneven lantern]

The original kobold was in Volo’s Guide to Monsters, not Tome of Foes, but both books are no longer sold. The current version of kobold is available in Monsters of the Multiverse.

[uneven lantern]

If this homebrew is just for use within your group, you could add a link to your spell instead.

(But doing so will prevent it from being published to the global community.)

[prime quiver]

Fair ty I’ll try and walk him through a race homebrew. Any official word/idea offhand why some stuff like legacy arakocra was made free for All while other stuff was just wiped for non purchasers?

[uneven lantern]

Elemental Evil was never sold to begin with. It was always free.

[prime quiver]

Oh duh my apologies, thank you.

[modest pelican]

Legacy content wouldn't be taken away from anyone who had entitlement access, which includes free content

[autumn crown]

I'm trying to make a third level warlock with the pact of the tome feature. As I add spells it keeps adding more "Choose a spell" drop downs.

Is this a bug?

[autumn crown]

Correction this is the book of ancient secrets feature I'm selecting spells for.

[halcyon plover]

its cause you can add more spell later if you find scroll you just add the two you want from the feature itself

[autumn crown]

It's weird that it would do that in the character creation screen though.

Like really misleading.

[halcyon plover]

i think its thing with the currernt funactionalkity of the char sheet

check if you can add the spell outside char build

[autumn crown]

But you could just add it from the manage spells sheet later. 🤣 Like adding a couple spells and have more prompts continue but to populate is crazy

[halcyon plover]

i guess it giving you option to add in either place

[autumn crown]

Ahh looks like I can't add other rituals from class lists from the manage spells page.

Just the warlock class.

Still that's stupid confusing.

[halcyon plover]

ah yeah that would be cause the feature is for any ritual spell you want to add while you have that feature and the mangage spell is for your warlock spell slot spells

[dire blade]

Copy and paste the HTML of the final spell tooltip and you can rejigger it without much trouble to point to homebrew. I do this regularly for my own homebrew to link things together.

[odd raft]

Is the lack of ability to buy just the feat and spells from the new book intentional or an oversight?

[novel fossil]

Teach me thoust ways

[dire blade]

Open a regular creature with a spell link, highlight the spell text that has a hover-over, copy, paste that into your homebrew whatever, click the “view as code” button, edit the HTML to point to your homebrew spell, save.

[lyric summit]

I just went to launch my campaign. I do not see a button to lauch the campaign. Looks like an update happened did it wipe out the campaingns?

[mental solar]

can't you see you own createt items/monster on the app on phone ( android ) ?

[uneven lantern]

Can you share a screenshot of the issue?

[uneven lantern]

You can on the website in your mobile browser, but not in the app.

[little pollen]

I have a question. Why can't I buy "The Book of Many Thing" in App when it's already out?

[solid kestrel]

Are Maps being super laggy and slow for anyone else?

In fact everything is. Maps, dice, anything more intense than basic text

Yeah, DNDBeyond is a slideshow

[edgy oriole]

It may be a regional service issue in your neck of the woods - everything appears to be working in my testing.

[echo vapor]

What are these and what do I do with the last one? I made my character sheet on DnD beyond but idrk what to do with the last one, plus when I see roll and add your dexterity bonus, do I add +2 or +0? And why some have the dot next to the name full and some empty? Thanks!!

I'm sorry if this might seem confusing but in new

[solid kestrel]

This is just the sheet telling you what your total modifiers and bonuses are. The dot means you're proficient - I assume you're a Ranger, and some kind of Elf?

The passives are there mostly for your DM to use, for example, if they want to do a secret check, or to represent repeated attempts.

When you click on one of the numbers, it'll automatically roll that - for example, clicking the +2 on wisdom will automatically roll a d20 and add +2 (your wisdom modifier).

[echo vapor]

I'm a ranger and wood elf and I chose sage, but the modifiers seem different from the first pic and the second one, when I need to roll plus the modifier for dexterity do I add +0 or +2?

[modest pelican]

@echo vapor You want #dnd-newcomers, this channel is specifically for getting help using the D&D Beyond site, tools, and services

[echo vapor]

Oh ok thanks I'll ask there

[fading creek]

is there an option to add a variant background?

for example, Criminal - Baldur's Gate has a variant called "Baldur’s Gate: Spy", however that doesn't show up in the background selection

[modest pelican]

They show up for me

[fading creek]

the main one shows up, yes, but not the spy version of Baldur's Gate

[modest pelican]

There isn't a Baldur's Gate spy version

[fading creek]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/backgrounds/criminal-baldurs-gate at the very bottom, there's a variant. I'm looking for that :)

[modest pelican]

That variant isn't listed in the book and might be there in error

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/bgdia/baldurs-gate-gazetteer#BaldursGateCharacterBackgrounds

I'll chase this up

[fading creek]

Okay, fair. But I created a homebrew background with a variant, and that also doesn't show up -- I figured I would ask about an official background so that I don't get the "you messed something up with the homebrew" response, lol

[fading creek]

CIty Watch - Investigator from the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide also doesn't have a variant option. It seems that the site just can't handle this feature.

[halcyon plover]

have you check the app is up to date

[modest pelican]

Yes it does, all the Investigator option does is give you Investigation rather than Athletics, which the City Watch/Investigator background gives you a choice on:

[fading creek]

you're right. it would still be nice to have a checkmark somewhere to make it clearer that someone is using the variant version, but I guess that's wishful thinking ^^

[lyric summit]

It is better now, last night the circleed element would not open up for me.

[modest pelican]

That's a third party extention not supported by the D&D Beyond team and therefore we can't guarantee stability when using any extension that modifies the site

[whole raptor]

Hey when I select Superior Technique for Fighting Style it doesn't allow me to select a maneuver?

[modest pelican]

Yep, that's a known limitation of the fighting style system within the character sheet backend

The team is aware of the limitation and the fact this functionality isn't fully compatible with the character sheet

[whole raptor]

Huh
I think it works when you take that fighting style with the fighting style feat

[modest pelican]

A work around in the iterim is to create a feat that has the information on the manueouver you want to add

[whole raptor]

Out of curiosity, what's the backend difference between Fighting Style and Ability Score Improvement/Feat?
Or are you not a dev/not involved with that?

[whole raptor]

Just double checked, it doesn't

[uneven lantern]

There's not yet a way there to have choices within choices.

The Martial Adept feat works for that, though; you could make a homebrew copy and adjust it to fit.

[whole raptor]

That's exactly what I'm going to do

[modest pelican]

Not a dev, just a mod
But basically D&D Beyond is built on a lot of systems that were designed based on how the game was at the time and the game has since changed
The risk with changing these systems (such as adding choices within choices) is that they could very easily break thousands of characters

Nothing would suck more than if one day every single character that has chosen a feat has all their feats reset because a change was made to how feat selection works

As an example

D&D Beyond is a complex system based on a complex game

[whole raptor]

Thank u for that

[modest pelican]

Sorry it's not that satisfying a response, but keep an eye on the changelog on the site for any updates

[whole raptor]

Oh yeah where's that btw
Was about to go looking for it

[uneven lantern]

You can find it under the Media menu.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/changelog

[whole raptor]

Thx

[modest pelican]

Or click the icon on the homepage

[whole raptor]

Neat
It'll be nice once the app has more functions
Kinda weird how you can't edit Appearance or access the Feats menu in its port of the character sheet yet

[surreal wagon]

Anyone can explain to me if I get the book of many things. can I get the full 66 deck then to use in beyond somehow?

[modest pelican]

The Book of Many Things includes the Deck of Many More Things, which contains 44 new cards. When combined with the 22 card Deck of Many Things from the Dungeon Master's Guide, you have 66 cards total, but they're not presented as a single item entry

[surreal wagon]

so you need both to have the overview in beyond? so If i buy the book of many things, I get the 44 cards?; and I have to have the DM guide on top? how do One combine then?

[modest pelican]

You would need to make a homebrew item that lists all 66 cards since officially they're two distinct items

[surreal wagon]

homebrew lets me collect them trough beyond ?

[modest pelican]

I don't follow what you mean

[surreal wagon]

I have to make a homebrew item in beyond, that constructs a rolltable or similar?

[modest pelican]

I don't know what you mean by 'constructs a rolltable or similar'

Both the Deck of Many Things and Deck of Many More Things are magic items that list the effects of each card. If you want all those cards listed in one place, you'd need to make your own item that combines the information from both

[surreal wagon]

okay; so buying the digital beyond version, would it then give me some way to use them in game, or does the "homebrew item" function only as a reference ?

[modest pelican]

It functions the same as the Deck of Many Things does from the Dungeon Master's Guide, if you already have access to that

[surreal wagon]

all of the 13 "old" version I once read about is in the 22 version in the DMG book in beyond?; so getting that, and the book of many things would be the complete 66 then?

[modest pelican]

I'm sorry, I'm not following what you're asking. The Deck of Many Things contains 22 different 'cards' (descriptions of the cards and their function) while the Deck of Many More Things contains an additional 44 cards

[balmy venture]

The spy and criminal backgrounds are identical, you're looking for Baldur's Gate - Criminal

[bold ledge]

How do I add damage to a custom item in my inventory? I cant seem to find the option

It does 1D4 of cold or holy damage, my choice

[uneven lantern]

You can’t add that to a custom item, but you could pair that item with a custom action.

Actions > Manage Custom

[bold ledge]

Awesome, thanks!

Not sure how custom actions work tho, it seems to be empty

[uneven lantern]

You can click any of the ones you added to edit it.

In this case, you probably want to set the die count, die size, and damage type, and check “Display as Attack”.

[bold ledge]

Ohh, man, okay thanks!

[tawdry carbon]

Hi guys! looking for some help with my recently levelled up character, how do I manage the HP? my HP stayed at 20 which im pretty sure isnt quite correct. any help would be appreciated!

[solid kestrel]

You have 10 or 11 constitution?
I assume you're on rolled hp and not fixed hp

[potent kestrel]

I seem to have an issue where the selection for Pact and Hex weapon no longer shows in the app (shows up fine in the web browser) - I’ve tested with a handful of different weapons.

[tawdry carbon]

ill be honest im not sure im even in the right section! I was in the character builder, is that incorrect?

[uneven lantern]

Can you share a link to your character?

[tawdry carbon]

Sure!

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/112507252/7EdO9X

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, in your character settings, you have Hit Point Type set to “Manual”.

That means when you level up, you need to edit your character, go to the Class tab, and select “Manage HP”.

Roll your new hit die and add it to the total there.

Alternatively, you can change the Hit Point Type setting to “Fixed”.

Then it will automatically calculate your max HP using the average hit die roll (rounded up).

[tawdry carbon]

ah okay! thanks ill change it to Fixed. thats answered my question, thanks for the help

[grizzled hearth]

@outer moat unless the race need to be with other races of similar traits like elf just select the (-)

[outer moat]

ah awesome

the website wasn't giving me much help

[grizzled hearth]

If you select a race type it just lumps it in with them when you go to find it during character creation

[outer moat]

thank you for the help

[crimson hearth]

Is there a way to make a feat increase your monk dice by time?

Or is that solely for subclasses?

[grizzled hearth]

Ki points or martial arts dice?

[crimson hearth]

MA dice.

[upbeat matrix]

Ok, so, I don't really know how ddb works, but the resources you can buy with books (feats, races, etc.), are they only with the official books? And can you even sell your own books on ddb? And can it contain "resources"?

[edgy oriole]

At this time DnDBeyond only sells official source material and some material from select partners (Critical Roll).

[pale hinge]

I'm trying to make a homebrew item that increases your AC to a certain amount if you are unarmored. How do I implement that in DnDBeyond's Homebrew Creator?

[minor moss]

Hello everyone, I just subscribed to d&dbeyond for my campaign but I am constantly getting "Please verify you are a human" error and I am stuck on that page forever. I disabled all the extention. Java isn't blocked and I have thesame problem on incognito mode. Do you have any fix for this ? Thank you

[edgy oriole]

Make sure your browser is configured to allow third-party cookies, disable any VPNs while using DnDBeyond, turn off any adblockers or browser extensions like Beyond20/AboveVTT that interact with DnDBeyond, clear browser cache and cookies and restart the browser. See if that helps.

[minor moss]

Hi, thank you for your answer, everything is in order with my browser. cookies, java enabled, no vpn etc. Seems like the problem happens only in Encounter manager. I saw a post on forums that somebody else contacted the support about the same problem and he is told that it is a problem on the website and will be solved shortly.

[latent summit]

I’m going to DM for my party soon and saw the ‘campaign’ section of ddb but the option to create one is not there. Any tips on how to start one?

[modest pelican]

That screen is for adding your character to an existing campaign. To make one you have to use the website

[gaunt ocean]

is it possible to make a homebrew weapon that adds +1 bonus to the damage and hit rolls instead of manually add it after the weapon is in your inventory and wielding it?

[dire blade]

Yes? You could also just add a +1 weapon of a type to your inventory.

[gaunt ocean]

like is there a setting in the modification section to automatically add +1 modifier?

[autumn wigeon]

How do I find people to play with?

[edgy oriole]

This channel is for technical support with DnDBeyond's tools and services. Read #find-a-game

[autumn wigeon]

Ohh thank you I was trying to find it but couldn't

[edgy oriole]

You can see all the many channels we have here via id:browse.

[uneven lantern]

Yep. You can make a homebrew copy of any official item that does that to see how it was set up.

But I think you need a modifier with:

• Type: Bonus
• Subtype: Magic
• Fixed Value: 1

[tardy grove]

How do you add a Steel Defender to a chsea tee sheet? I’ve gone to Extras and selected Battle Smith Steel Defender as the category but I don’t know where to go from there.

[real path]

your steel defender statblock should already be avaliable as part if your "Actions" tab on the sheet

scroll down a bit

[hot idol]

Are there any good tutorials for adding ddb homebrew? I'd like to make mine look more presentable

[gaunt ocean]

by doing that does it add it to the base value after wielding the weapon?

[dense viper]

It's shown at the bottom of the class features tab

[tardy grove]

Okay thank you

Second question: Can you purchase the Custom Lineage option from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything in any way, shape, or form?

[modest pelican]

Only by purchasing the book itself

[solid kestrel]

Yes, a character with +5 strength will see a +6 damage modifier to the dice roll

[gaunt ocean]

alr

[livid hearth]

I'm trying to take this feat 'Gift of the Gem Dragon' https://www.dndbeyond.com/feats/gift-of-the-gem-dragon

But, I can't add this to my sheet, is there a reason for this?

[toxic harness]

ways to get access to content on DDB for hard copy books you purchase?

[bold ledge]

Is ddb on the Amazon store ?

[livid hearth]

It's a site, not an object.

[bold ledge]

...it's also an app, and fire tablets use their own app store.

[gloomy kestrel]

Someone else can confirm for certain but I don't believe it is.

[bold ledge]

Would the APK be legally available outside the playstore then?

[gloomy kestrel]

🤷 No idea

[bold ledge]

It's okay, I just found how to install the play store on a fire tablet. Thanks !

[livid hearth]

Oh! I thought you meant Amazon.com 😂

[bold ledge]

You're good 😊

[livid hearth]

My bad...

[gleaming gulch]

I'm trying to make a feature in homebrew that add's an additional 1d8 damage to weapon attacks for a subclass. I thought that adding a modifier like this would work... but when I go to test it... nothing rolls (This feature also has scaling too to add more a damage higher up. Need to figure that out too.)

Any help? Does adding more damage like this not do anything?

[solid kestrel]

Can't add extra dice to most rolls, unfortunately

For example, even Chaos Bolt can't roll its d8s and its d6s at once.

[gleaming gulch]

Well thats disapointing... What the heck is the point of these modifiers in the homebrew maker then

[solid kestrel]

The homebrew tools are kinda... wonky.

[gleaming gulch]

It would seem so. Nothing seems to work unless it's official content. I would have assumed this stuff works and I can make features that do things.

[primal warren]

what do you guys think of this race I made?https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/112305705

[solid kestrel]

this is the channel for help with the site - check #homebrew for discussion and feedback on concepts and balance

[primal warren]

ok sorry

[gleaming gulch]

At lest I have work arounds... just really annoying ones. I can make homebrew weapons that add this damage.

I just wish the subclass itself did this

[noble spade]

Hi! i believe im having an issue with a level up to lvl4. my warlock chose the spell sniper feat, and chose the ray of frost cantrip, but it doesn't appear in the spell list or known spells.

[solid kestrel]

I don't think it'll show in the builder, but it should show up on the sheet. It wouldn't be with the listings of spells attached to your Warlock class levels.

[noble spade]

ill go check that

[zenith plover]

So am I just blind or did they remove the ability to purchase individual things like a specific race from books and I missed the announcement about that?

[dense viper]

It's still a thing on the website but there are some books where it isn't available.

[bold ledge]

On the app it's not possible afaik

[zenith plover]

I assume it has to be the desktop version of the website? I was on the mobile version and I couldn't see the option (but maybe I wasn't looking in the right place because of mobile layout being different)

[dense viper]

What book are you trying to buy individual items from?

[zenith plover]

I was looking at spell jammer stuff and my friend was looking at taldorei reborn stuff, though I'm going to guess they're having problems because that's not an official book so probably doesn't have the option for individual item purchases

But I figured spell jammer would since it's official

[dense viper]

Stuff from Critical Role has to be bought by the book.

But I am seeing the spelljammer stuff as being able to be purchased by item from the browser on my phone

[zenith plover]

Weird. I don't think I bought Spell jammer as a whole book yet but I guess I should check my licenses, maybe I did and I just forgot about it lol

I'm a dummy I bought it and I forgot about it so I was confusing myself for no reason lol sorry, thanks for the help

[scarlet jetty]

Does anybody know how to help me out? I wanna make a satyr character sheet but it doesn’t give me the option?? I thought you could have like npcs of that race,

[zenith plover]

On Beyond, do you own either of the books that have that race, or have you purchased either version of that race directly?

[scarlet jetty]

Oh, so I have to purchase it?? Yeah I might just, pass or figure out how to make sheets outside of DnD beyond I’m not spending money to make a character sheet ^^’

[zenith plover]

That's fair, though we can't provide help here or any of those external options. I admit I'm a little curious why you thought you wouldn't have to purchase a product to use it.

[scarlet jetty]

I just didn’t assume you had to buy stuff to make characters 💀

[zenith plover]

You don't have to buy stuff to make characters in general, but to use the convenience of the character maker on D&D Beyond you have to have access to the options you want to use

That or create the character in a campaign with shared content turned on, that way as long as at least one person has access to it it'll be like sharing your books in real life

[scarlet jetty]

Okay so I can make them, and not be ‘copywriting’ without buying the books, I just dont have the convenient way of making a sheet

[azure basin]

one of my players is creating a fairy pact of the archfey warlock, since both their race and class give the character the Druidcraft Cantrip, is it possible for for them to pick a new cantrip in ddb?

[bold ledge]

For anyone interested, the D&DB app is not in the Amazon app store, however if you install the Google Play store on your fire tablet, you can then get the app 🙂

[valid flower]

does anyone know why in DnD Beyond you can only use Player's handbook stuff to create characters?

[solid kestrel]

You only have access to that I believe

[valid flower]

does this not do anything?

or do i actually have to buy each book like tasha's cauldren

[solid kestrel]

subscriptions don't provide access to the books

they let you and any others in a campaign share any books that people have with each other

[valid flower]

wow.... okay I see

thanks for the help

[valid flower]

so if i cancel the subscription i cant share stuff with other people and other people can't share stuff with me?

[solid kestrel]

If 1 person in a DDB campaign listing has a master sub and enables content sharing
everyone in that campaign can access any book that anyone else has

So if the DM has none of the books, player 1 has nothing, player 2 has every book, and player 3 has nothing but has a master sub
all players can make characters using every book

[valid flower]

I see.... but, the sourcebook bundle is what, like $600?

a lot of people buy it?

[solid kestrel]

some people buy it, some people brought it years ago and got the 15% off ever since, some people only buy select books

[outer mango]

I bought only the ones I am using.

[valid flower]

👍 thanks for the helpful explaination

[formal jewel]

Did they get rid of vcs in this discord?

[uneven lantern]

Yes

[gleaming gulch]

If I wanted to make a feature for a cleric subclass or similar class that uses the prepared spell system, that allows you to increases the maximum amount of spells you can prepare, is there a way to do that?
For example, a level 5 Cleric with a 5 in wisdom can prepare 10 spells, and this subclass gives them 2 more, for a max of 12 now
Or is this just not possible

[idle arch]

You can give your subclass additional spells that are always prepared, like the domain spells are. If you do that, it is an option to let the player pick which spells those are. Then, in the text of that feature, you’ll just have to specify that they can change these spells at the end of a long rest. To do so, they’ll have to go into their actual character editor, rather than the normal prepared spells menu, but it should be functionally the same thing

[gleaming gulch]

How do I make it so they can pick then? Becuase when I add spells it's only ever the one spell.

[idle arch]

Just leave the box where you pick the spell blank. Fill out the other boxes to add criteria of what type of spell they can choose from, such as limiting it to the Cleric spell list or setting it to a specific level

[gleaming gulch]

Okay I see it asks for level, I want them to be able to only pick spells of their level, is there a way to limit that without editing this everytime they level up?

[idle arch]

Leave that blank. If I remember correctly, there is a check box somewhere that says this counts as a learned spell, or something like that. If that is checked, I believe the system knows to limit it based on the PC’s spell slots

[gleaming gulch]

I mean I'm assuming if I leave the bottom part like this that it won't count agasint the spells they pick but will still use spell slots like normal

[idle arch]

I'm not sure

[gleaming gulch]

I tried filling out character level, since they will get more at certain levels, but it still gave them all the spells at level 1 instead of gradually

[idle arch]

Did you do each one as its own class feature?

[gleaming gulch]

No, it's all part of one class feature

I was hoping I could make the one feature grow over time rather than making multipule

[idle arch]

This about it this way: a subclass's spell list shows you all the spells it will grant you right off the bat, but you only get them when you reach a certain level. That's what you are doing here when you have it all set as 1 feature. If it is multiple features, then it will be hidden from the PC's character sheet until they reach the proper level. You can use the "hide in sheet" button on the higher level versions of the class feature, to make it only appear in the character builder, which will give the appearance of it all being from one feature, if that is what you want

[gleaming gulch]

Alright, kinda weird though that the box that says "Avaiable at character level" doesn't do anything then

[idle arch]

It does. You pick the spells at level 1, but they show up on your sheet at the specified level

[gleaming gulch]

Oh, I see... thats really weird lol. Being able to pick stuff you don't have access to yet

I feel like it would make more sense if it didn't show up on the character builder untill that level

[idle arch]

Well, like I said, you're using the back end system that's normally used for subclass spells. You just happen to be allowed to pick them instead of it being a specific spell

Subclass spells are normally all listed together in 1 big table, showing what you get at specific levels. That's what this is, too

[gleaming gulch]

Hmm... alright. Though this does remind me... I wonder why this isn't a thing for sorcerers, their origin spells (for the only two that have any sadly) have the ability to swap them out. Yet you can't do this naturally unless you make a homebrew copy

[idle arch]

Because they don't have a backend system that can support making a choice, but also having that choice pre-set to a default option

[gleaming gulch]

I know, it would by kinda weird on the builder to be sure. So I get why. But still funny it's not possible when it's a offical feature

[winged turtle]

how can i add a feat selection to a subrace?

or if i cant do that, how can i choose a feat option when adding it via manage feat?

[dense viper]

Look at how the Variant Human adds a feat to see how it should be done is the best advice I can give.

You can do that by just making a homebrew copy of to look at how it's set up

[sinful swallow]

Is there going to be a black friday sale on dnd beyond?

[dry star]

Hey im trying to set up a campaign on dndbeyond so my friend can use my sourcebooks but when they try making a character the addition options from the sourcebooms dont show up. Is there something im not doing right?

[modest pelican]

Do you have a Master Tier subscription with content sharing enabled?

[dry star]

Aight so thats the problem. Thx for the help

[uneven lantern]

There’s a Cyber Sale starting tomorrow, but that’s all they’ve said so far.

[pastel sand]

Hi there - I am a master tier subscriber - We want to try the Map alpha but Players in my campaign cannot see a map drop down menu to pick the campaign - They can only see an option to subscribe - Is there something I have to do or am I missing something about how it works? Two people that are paid subscribers to ddb and one that is a free ddb user tried...

[uneven lantern]

They should be able to join from their character sheet, or once you’ve started the map, there’s an invite link inside that you can send them.

They won’t be able to join from the main maps hub.

More info here, though:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1570-d-d-beyond-maps-how-to-start-playing-today#Inviting-Players-to-View-the-Map

[pastel sand]

thanks much

it works (because of course it does 🙂 )

thanks again

[tough lava]

Content sharing is enabled in my campaign but it isn't working for some reason. All the settings are correct yet my player can't see any of my content I own

[uneven lantern]

Can you give an example of a specific thing they can’t see?

[tough lava]

It was all my content (races, classes, etc) but I just turned it off and on again and it works so lol thats weird

[serene shell]

would you say this would be the black friday sale?

[hexed solstice]

Hey does anyone know if there's a way to change my username On D and D and beyond

[modest pelican]

yep, make a request on this thread https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/bugs-support/65846-display-name-change-request-thread-v2?page=826#c16502

[hexed solstice]

thank you!

[iron wraith]

Hi I have a question for the dnd beyond app.

Im trying to buy the new book on the app but the app isn’t allowing me to actually select the purchase option

[modest pelican]

Can you give specifics? Is the button displaying normally but nothing happens when you tap it? Is it greyed out/disabled? Is it not there at all? Does it display normally and you can tap it but you get an error message?

[uneven lantern]

No idea. They haven’t announced anything regarding sales beyond what I said already.

[serene shell]

no stress, thank you!

[ruby spruce]

Where/how can we download the new, free adventure: #dnd-announcements message

[modest pelican]

You have to purchase it from the marketplace, then it'll be available like all your other D&D Beyond content, both on the website and in the app

[ruby spruce]

Aha, I would not have thought to go to the market for a free adventure! Nevertheless, I don’t see it in the market, either.

[modest pelican]

Oh, apologies, I thought you were referring to the adventure released today; Heroes Feast: Saving the Children's Menu

[ruby spruce]

Sorry, no. Peril in Pinebrook.

[modest pelican]

The link to download that adventure is in the announcement you linked/the original tweet

[ruby spruce]

Oh. faceplam As a non-Twitter (X) user, I didn’t even think to look there. I only looked for it on Beyond. Thanks for clarifying!

[zinc lantern]

Is the cyber sale they are promoting now basically their Black Friday sale?

[modest pelican]

Cyber Monday is the online version of Black Friday sales, it's not something DDB made up, it's been around a while

[zinc lantern]

Ahhh, thank you

[modest pelican]

For more info Wikipedia: Cyber Monday

[iron wraith]

The button is greyed and disabled

[real path]

So the book of many things is out on digital, but I can’t buy individual items yet. Is that intentional?

[uneven lantern]

Individual items are not available for purchase on Book of Many Things. This will not affect your previous purchases. You will still be able to make a la carte purchases for all products that have always had a la carte purchasing.

[real path]

But..why?

[modest pelican]

The above is all the info we have right now, if it included a why, we'd have told you

[idle arch]

If content is printed in more than 1 book, and there are slight wording changes between printings, is D&D Beyond's policy to use the original printing or the most recent printing for compendium content?

[modest pelican]

It's always been to apply the most recent version across all sources

[idle arch]

I noticed a discrepancy then.

In Eberron, Rising from the Last War, the Artificer Infusion "Repeating Shot" is described as such:

If you load no ammunition in the weapon, it produces its own, automatically creating one piece of magic ammunition when you make a ranged attack with it.

In Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, the infusion is described as:

If the weapon lacks ammunition, it produces its own, automatically creating one piece of magic ammunition when the wielder makes a ranged attack with it.

The artificer page itself uses the Eberron version

[modest pelican]

I'll flag that

Regardless of which version is used, they should match

[idle arch]

"they" being what in this context? The Eberron and Tasha's versions?

[modest pelican]

They being any rule published across multiple sources, per your original query

[idle arch]

Fair enough then. I didn't mind the rule being different in the two source books, if they were published differently. I was just interested in the artificer compendium page. But, that's for DDB's internal team to handle. Thanks for flagging that

[uneven lantern]

I imagine the old version would only get updated if there was a published errata specifying that update.

In this case, since there’s no functional difference between the two, it’s possible they chose not to include it in errata.

Of course, this would have all happened before the acquisition, so maybe things have changed.

[modest pelican]

It's being reviewed, the Artificer page should now match Tasha's

[bleak mantle]

Hey people of earth, how do you use ddb?
Because I everything Icould think of but I can't even create a campaign

[uneven lantern]

Did you go to My Campaigns and click Create Campaign?

[bleak mantle]

Yes

[uneven lantern]

And what happened?

[bleak mantle]

The only thing I'm able to do is make a name and a description

And put some characters on there

I'm talking about the actual storyline, maps, encounters, monsters, NPCs

Stuff that you would find in a campaign book

[modest pelican]

Campaigns in D&D Beyond are a means of grouping characters, sharing content, sharing dice rolls, and linking to the Maps tool

It's not a campaign management/documentation tool

[uneven lantern]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/754-how-to-play-dungeons-dragons-using-d-d-beyond

There’s a helpful article here that might clear things up. ☝️

[bleak mantle]

Ok thanks

[hybrid turret]

why cant i buy things piecemeal form the The Book of Many Things

[edgy oriole]

Individual items are not available for purchase on Book of Many Things. This will not affect your previous purchases. You will still be able to make a la carte purchases for all products that have always had a la carte purchasing.

[hybrid turret]

this this just for this book, or is this for all books comming out in the future

[edgy oriole]

No idea - that's all the info we have at this time.

[hybrid turret]

that super sucks

[edgy oriole]

Feel free to write up some well-reasoned feedback in #ddb-feedback if you'd like.

Feedback does get back to DnDBeyond devs and WoTC

[hybrid turret]

of course, being rude gets people nowhere

i remember this also being an issue with another book, what book had the time dragon? is that this book

[halcyon plover]

planescape

[edgy oriole]

I think it was Tal'Dori Reborn but that was third-party so their may be licensing things in play with that one.

[hybrid turret]

might just be crazy, cause i can view the book, dont remember buying the book

[edgy oriole]

Are you in a campaign with content sharing enabled?

[hybrid turret]

yea

[edgy oriole]

That could be how you see content of a book you don't personally own.

[gleaming gulch]

I'm having an issue with custom spell actions and magic items that boost your spell save DC. For some reason it's not boosting the spell save.

For example I made a channel divinity for a cleric subclass, make it a custom spell action in the homebrew maker, and then gave the cleric an amulet of the devout. The same thing happens even if I made a custom action directly on the sheet

[edgy oriole]

And you've waited the 10-15 minutes for the server cache to clear after applying it to the character?

[gleaming gulch]

Yes, I made this a long time ago. Like... days

[edgy oriole]

I'll try and take a look at building something similar tonight and see if I learn anything.

[gleaming gulch]

Alright. I figured if I made the action a spell instead of general/weapon that magic items that boost you DC will work, but it hasent

I can send screen shos if that helps

[edgy oriole]

With the custom action on the front-end of the sheet, not even the Fixed Save DC worked for you? I mean you'd have to update it anytime your character leveled up appropriately to change the Spell Save DC normally.

[gleaming gulch]

I can't edit the feature from the shee though

My only options are to change the to hit bonus which is doesn't have

Becuase it's a saving throw

I should mention custom spell actions that have attack rolls get the +X boost from the amulet, but not saving throws

[edgy oriole]

Can you create a custom action on the front-end of the sheet to represent the attack/spell? Or is this supposed to be a universal effect?

[gleaming gulch]

I don’t know what you mean. This is for a channel divinity for the cleric subclass

[edgy oriole]

I mean like on the front-end of the sheet you can create a custom Action/Attack/Spell and use a Fixed Spell Save DC to mimic what should be happening.

[gleaming gulch]

I mean… yeah that will work… but I was looking to fix the problem, not avoid it…

[edgy oriole]

Yeah I still need to dig into it - but if you need an immediate work around, that's one solution.

[gleaming gulch]

Alright. Well, hopefully something comes up. It’s really weird. Could be a program error since like I said, attack rolls get the buff from the item, but not saving throw versions

To kinda show more. Heres Ray of frost, a normal cantrip with the +2, A custome spell action with an attack roll, and then a custome spell (the channel) with a saving throw. Only the saving throw doesn't benefit from the amulet +2 for some reason

[idle arch]

This is the correct interaction. The amulet of the devout doesn’t boost the spell save DC of your channel divinity, RAW

[gleaming gulch]

RAW it should...

Anything that boosts your spell save DC (such as the amulet) will in turn boost your channel saves. Becuase they are directly equal to each other

[idle arch]

The amulet of the devout says

“you gain a bonus to your spell attack rolls, and the saving throw DC of your spells”

A “spell save DC” is a specific game statistic on your character sheet. The amulet of the devout does not change your “spell save dc.” It’s more accurate to think of it as a temporary boost that’s only applied when you actually use a spell. It’s the difference between a +2 weapon and gaining +2 to your strength

[gleaming gulch]

Thats... incredibly stupid. But okay

Definatly not RAI at lest

[idle arch]

It is RAI, because it’s both what the text says and what’s reflected on DDB.

[gleaming gulch]

DDB wasn't originally created by the developers and what's on paper doesn't always convey intent. So unless I see something from the developers saying otherwise that's how I'm gonna see it

[idle arch]

This is an interaction that has existed since the DMG, with the Rod of the Pact Keeper. They knew that’s how it worked and kept the same wording for the future magic items that do the same thing. You’re perfectly welcome to play the game however you like, of course, but that would be homebrew

[gleaming gulch]

Regardless... this isn't the place to get into rules arguments. I beleive my point still stands that for some reason custom spell actions aren't getting the proper boost from these items when they make a saving throw instead of an attack roll

[idle arch]

Well that’s because it’s not supposed to get it. It only works for spells themselves, not any action that uses your spell save dc. If, for example, you had a homebrew spell on your character sheet, the bonus would apply to that

[modest pelican]

Custom spell actions are not spells so are not affected by anything in the system that affects spells. That's a limitation of the custom action system

[gleaming gulch]

Then why are the attack rolls getting a boost

If that was the case the attack rolls made by a custom spell action shouldn't be getting boosted

[gleaming gulch]

The custom action has the same bonus as ray of frost, which is getting boosted by the +2 amulet

[modest pelican]

It is the case becauce that's the behaviour you're seeing. I don't know what else to tell you

The reason you are not seeing the bonus is because custom spell actions are not considered spells by the system
The reaon why they're not considered spells is because of a limitation to the custom action system

[gleaming gulch]

That just feels weird to me then that one gets boosted while the other doesn't when both are custom actions. But alright then. I'll have to just settle for a work around

[modest pelican]

Spells and actions are two different subsystems within the character sheet
The actions system contains attacks and custom actions (what you're using)
If something affects the actions system, it won't affect the spells system and vice versa
Therefore something that gives a +X bonus to spells won't be pointed at the actions system but something that gives +X bonus to attacks will be pointed at the actions system
That's why some things work that way and others don't

[gleaming gulch]

But thats just the thing... the +2 bonus WAS being applied to the custom action

If it's not supposed to then thats a weird programing thing.

Heres even a video of me showing me adding and removing the ammulet to show it applying and removing the bonus. Your saying it shouldn't, my sheet says otherwise. So idk whats happening anymore lol

[modest pelican]

Weren't you saying it wasn't?

If it is, they may have updated the action service to support it since I last looked

[gleaming gulch]

I said it wasn't ONLY to saving throw versions

[modest pelican]

What exactly is the exact issue you're having?

[gleaming gulch]

Attack rolls were getting the boost. Saving throws weren't

I was wanting the item to boost the saving throw of the custom spell action

[gleaming gulch]

Watch the two channels on that sheet. The attack roll one gets a +2, the saving throw one stays at 16

Idk why there is an inconsistancy there. They are both custom spell actions

[modest pelican]

Then the limitations I stated still apply to saving throws

[gleaming gulch]

But you were also saying it shouldn't apply to the attack rolls. Yet it is. So now I'm just confused

[modest pelican]

Yes, because the last time I looked, it didn't but it seems that's been fixed

Either way, saving throws are not currently supported for custom actions for what you're trying to do

[gleaming gulch]

Then maybe saving throws need to be fixed then. Idk.

Anyways. I guess that does mean there's nothing I can do about this except override the feature in the homebrew maker. It's super annoying but I guess thats my only option

Sorry for the frustrations if any. This was just super confusing

[livid quail]

Is it possible to edit/trim/clear the Game Log for a Campaign?

[modest pelican]

It's not

[livid quail]

Ah. r20 allows the GM to clear the gamelog... I presume the only real workaround is create a new campaign, and re-invite players to the new one?

[modest pelican]

Correct

[topaz mist]

Whenever I export my character in PDF, does it always revert to level 1?

[modest pelican]

That's the cached version of your character sheet PDF, indicating you recently (within the last few hours usually) changed the sheet and the changes haven't propagated to the PDF

Just wait a little bit and the PDF should update

[topaz mist]

oh thank you!

[upbeat matrix]

Can you homebrew so it can be shown like the lost mine of phandelver one

[modest pelican]

You cannot use D&D Beyond to publish your own adventures

[upbeat matrix]

But could I do it for personal use

[modest pelican]

No, I mean D&D Beyond does not have that functionality at all

You cannot make adventures in D&D Beyond

[heavy nest]

The encounter page seems to be broken, I tried on chrome on multiple PC's and DDB accounts and cleared my cache.
Here is the console output I get:
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js:1

   Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js:1

   Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js:1

   Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-3684473.js?sv=7:1

   Failed to load resource: net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT

ContentIsolatedWorld.js:1 Initializing CS WAX...
ContentIsolatedWorld.js:1 WAX CS initialized
bulkget:1

   Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 504 ()

createError.js:16 Uncaught (in promise) Error: Request failed with status code 504
at e.exports (createError.js:16:15)
at e.exports (settle.js:17:12)
at XMLHttpRequest._ (xhr.js:54:7)

[idle arch]

I just attempted to load my encounters as well, and also recieved a blank page

[edgy oriole]

Looking into it... I might need to message folks in the back.

[idle arch]

It did eventually load for me after 60 seconds or so

[heavy nest]

The encounter-builder page finally loaded, but I am still not able to get the my-encounters page to load.

[edgy oriole]

I've raised the issue in the back - I was able to recreate the issue as well.

I will note though that it is a US holiday weekend so it may be a bit before we hear anything.

[jagged sorrel]

I need help, I want to get the Dhampir, but I can’t buy the whole book, so does buying the race unlock the sub race?

[jagged sorrel]

Can anyone help?

[uneven lantern]

The Lineages race here will unlock Dhampir, Hexblood, and Reborn.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/van-richtens-guide-to-ravenloft

[jagged sorrel]

Thanks.

[oak oasis]

how can i add wish to my genie warlock? cause dndbeyond doesnt let me idk why

im kinda new to dndbeyond so idk if im just doing something wrong?

it says its available for genie warlocks?

[edgy oriole]

That is not possible currently: https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/bugs-support/87774-tashas-cauldron-of-everything-issues-and-support. You could make a homebrew item/feat to note that you have this feature.

[old cedar]

How would I get a magic item to raise a score's maximum?

[uneven lantern]

You could make a homebrew copy of an official item that does it. Then you can peek inside and see how that was set up.

But I think you’d want a Modifier with something like…

• Type: Bonus
• Subtype: Strength Score Maximum
• Fixed Value: 2

[old cedar]

Coolio, thanks!

[uneven lantern]

You might need a second modifier to increase their actual score as well.

[old cedar]

Yeah, already got there, just needed to figure out the max issue

[livid quail]

Okay, incredibly simple question - multiple players in DDB, one casts "Bless" targeting themselves and the other two in the party – how do I reflect the global attack roll modifier and the global saving throw modifiers on their character sheets?

[edgy oriole]

The individual players need to remember that they are affected by that benefit and adjust their dice rolls accordingly. There is no automation for it.

Just like they were playing with pen and paper at a real world table.

[livid quail]

Got it - thanks.

(Figured I'd ask... current hit point, conditions, death saves, spells slots, and other transient elements (such as limited uses of a feature) are all tracked on the sheet, so figured I'd ask if there was any configured way to track "Bless" spell active (or even just generic modifier active, i.e. add "+1d4 to saves")

[edgy oriole]

You could create a homebrew feat to toggle on and off I suppose - I should note the devs are aware of the desire to toggle effects like this on the character sheets. So there is potential it will get implemented at some point.

[dense sonnet]

Hello, I have a question. How would i make a spell that has the dropdown menu(like with Chromatic Orb) that makes your choose the damage type before it gets rolled? I have been trying it myself and am not quite getting what I should do to replicate it.

[edgy oriole]

I'd suggest making a copy of chormatic orb and see how they built it. Base yours off that.

[dense sonnet]

That would be my first thing to do, sadly I am unaware which book has chromatic orb for me to be able to buy and check it out.

[edgy oriole]

It's in the Players Handbook

[dense sonnet]

huh, you are right. wonder why i cant make a copy of it then.

[edgy oriole]

If you own the Players Handbook on DnDBeyond you should be able to make a copy of it.

You can't publish your copy though since it's based off of copyrighted material.

[dense sonnet]

The Player's Handbook is automatically owned, think it is just a thing with that spell in particular that doesnt allow it for checking in Homebrew.

[edgy oriole]

Only the Basic Rules are free

[dense sonnet]

That is weird, because no price is shown on my end for it and i can just open it normally and check the contents.

[edgy oriole]

Are you in a campaign with content sharing enabled? That may be how you have access to it.

[dense sonnet]

That might explain it indeed, thanks for the help!

[livid quail]

Is there an official channel for requesting new DDB feature support?

[uneven lantern]

#ddb-feedback

[arctic ibex]

Hi all! I recently purchased Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (Compendium Content Bundle) but do not see any of the available races when i go to create a character?

[solid kestrel]

Is there a toggle you need to enable?

[arctic ibex]

i dont believe so?

[uneven lantern]

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

[livid quail]

thx.

[stable moss]

Is there any way to see all players HP/AC on PC similar to how the mobile app views it?

[uneven lantern]

Not currently

[lean sluice]

is there going to be a subscription sale still or is this all we're getting for black friday?

[edgy oriole]

Usually the sales only apply to the books. If there's anything new for the sale it will be announced on DnDBeyond and D&D social feeds.

[lean sluice]

Usually on black friday/cyber monday, the sub is on sale too (eg. last year's sale is easy to find)

[modest pelican]

That's not a "usual" thing; last year was the first and only time subscriptions have been on sale. There has been no announcement that subscriptions will be on sale again

[uneven lantern]

All we know so far is that there will be exclusive sales on Monday, which includes Glory of the Giants and Keys from the Golden Vault.

What (if anything) is included beyond that is anyone’s guess.

[fallen cypress]

Hey I bought a physical copy of Keys, is there a way to make that digital also or do I have to buy a separate copy?

[modest pelican]

Unless you bought the digital + physical bundle from dndstore.wizards.com, there's no way to redeem your physical copy on D&D Beyond

?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

[languid oar]

I want to buy my DM things, is there a way I can see what he already owns? It's all shared with us so I can check individual books but I'd like to filter the store to not show things I have access to, and buy other things to gift them to the DM

[uneven lantern]

I’m afraid not. The store only filters out items you personally own.

The mobile app would probably be the easiest way to identify what is or isn’t shared with you, though.

[languid oar]

Hmm dang. And actually yeah even clicking into books from the store doesn't show that they're shared with me (have to go to the actual source book and click a book section and see whether it says "buy me" or shows the content)

Help me spend money, store! 🥺

[uneven lantern]

Again, that’s where the mobile app would help.

Since the Library there clearly indicates which items are shared with you.

[stiff fractal]

When will the shop update with the cyber Monday prices ??

[uneven lantern]

No idea. Doesn’t seem to have happened yet, though.

All they’ve said is:

check in on Cyber Monday (November 27) when more exclusive deals roll in for only 24 hours!

The following official books are integrated with the Maps tool and on sale during the Cyber Sale:

• Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants (On sale Cyber Monday!)
• Keys from the Golden Vault (On sale Cyber Monday!)

[stiff fractal]

Yeah I’m wanting keys

[unique folio]

Is there a way to do home brew classes on ddb

[alpine current]

Yes there is

[unique folio]

HOW

[alpine current]

So on the website in the homebrew page go to create and browse then go down the options to sub classes and from there you can create the homebrewed subclass. Sadly they do not have a full class homebrew so that would have to be pen and paper sadly.

But you can homebrew full subclasses as you like.

[alpine current]

Sorry I did not do the message as a reply but hope the last message was helpful

[unique folio]

Oh damn , ik how to subclasses but I need my valdas spire of secrets classes on dnd beyond

[alpine current]

Yeah sadly they have not done that yet sorry I was of no help there

[unique folio]

It’s fine thx for trying

[gleaming gulch]

Does doing this in the homebrew maker actually do anything? Or is it just a weird option thats here.
I don't think anywhere in the game you can actually get expertise in a weapon

[modest pelican]

That won't do anything as you can't (RAW) have expertise in a weapon

That combination is just a result of how the content input fields are set up

[gleaming gulch]

Alright

[serene shell]

hey would anyone be able to let me know when the cyber monday deals roll in? dont want to miss them haha

[modest pelican]

We don't have a specific time, but it would be presumably some time around <t:1701097200:t> ish, given that DDB HQ is at GMT-6 and that's 9am for them

[serene shell]

that shows my local time? thanks i really appreciate that haha living on the other side of the world makes things like this a little hard to work out, much appreciated

[modest pelican]

It should be your local time, it's showing my local time for me

[serene shell]

sweet as, thank you so much

[little plume]

Can someone check the character sheet of my DND character? Dm me if you can.

[modest pelican]

@little plume You want #character-discussion

[little plume]

Alright

[civic mural]

i was watching the handbook ability scores and based my abilities on the dice roll trick 4d60 and drop the lowest number of the 3 and add up the rest, but i cant seem to add a 5? i'm using dnd beyond app

[modest pelican]

Can you link to the character sheet, not post a screenshot?

There's not much that can be figured out from a screenshot

[civic mural]

i dont have a chatecter sheet though

[modest pelican]

That thing you screenshoted, thats your character sheet

Take the link to that screen and post it here

[civic mural]

alright

[dense sonnet]

So, I am making a spell that gives the opponent that fails the save against it the Poisoned condition. But despite using the [ condition]poisoned[/condition ] it doesn't show up as a tooltip but normal text in the spell. How do i make this work?

[modest pelican]

Where is it showing up as normal text?

[dense sonnet]

in the character sheet with other spells

[modest pelican]

That's normal, tooltips don't render in the character sheet sidebar currently

[dense sonnet]

Ah, alright. Ty

[civic mural]

not sure how to add a 5

idk why its showing up and not just being a regular link, i can see the picture still

[modest pelican]

@civic mural This isn't D&D Beyond, so can't help you with it

If you're struggling with how to fill out a character sheet, check out the basic rules

[civic mural]

oh your right its 5e companion, sorry i got them confused

[uneven lantern]

Looks like they started:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace

[serene shell]

thanks!

[somber vector]

Hey, I have a question I bought the spell vortex warp for my wizard but it does not show up to add the spell 😔 could anyone help me fix it, thanks 👍

[modest pelican]

what level is your wizard?

And do you have Magic: the Gathering content enabled

[somber vector]

Did not have that enabled, thanks for the help

[frosty terrace]

hello im a newbie and want to learn how to create a character

[modest pelican]

You want #dnd-newcomers

[soft garnet]

How do I change my name? It’s currently just a bunch of random letters and it looks bad

[echo notch]

I did it recently, it was quite difficult

You have to go file a support ticket (https://dndbeyond-support.wizards.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=6098987232148)

And then choose ‘account asistance’ and then ‘account rename’

Then you will have to fill a small form and soon you will get an email

[soft garnet]

Thanks

[echo notch]

Happy to help

[uneven lantern]

This might be an easier option:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/bugs-support/65846-display-name-change-request-thread-v2

[lament mountain]

This is for character creation help also, please?

[edgy oriole]

Please use #character-discussion for help with coming up with character builds.
This channel is for getting technical support with DnDBeyond tools and services.

[lament mountain]

Yes, it is for the ability scores , when I use a modified standard array, how do I assign values

(within D&DBeyond)

[solid kestrel]

manual lets you just input a number

[lament mountain]

manual/rolled?

and then hit override? WIll it account for the racial modifiers?

[solid kestrel]

you just use manual

override is for setting the score, usually for temporary things like wish stress

manual is for your actual base score

then it's influenced by your ASI thereafter

[edgy oriole]

So inside the backend character editor (the anvil icon), there's a section where you tell DnDBeyond how you want to handle your stats - standard array, dice rolled, or point buy.

Then select the standard array option and place the numbers into the attributes as desired.

[lament mountain]

Okay

[solid kestrel]

they said a modified standard array

[lament mountain]

and then override that?

or just go to the source?

[edgy oriole]

Oh good point - in that case use the dice rolled option but fill in the slots with the modified standard array numbers

[lament mountain]

Oki

[solid kestrel]

Just use

Manual/Rolled selection
put your score numbers in each ability score field in that dropdown - not other modifiers or override, it should be above the six ability score breakdown tables.

[lament mountain]

Ok, just type the=m. I had the wrong thing selected

and now, to add the racial abvility score increase? Just type it? the Website wont do it automatically?

(I never do character creations with fixed scores. I DM, but got tired of people rolling 6.022 x 10^23 times until they have 2x 18 and 16/17, etc)

[solid kestrel]

just type in your base score

[lament mountain]

ok

[solid kestrel]

if you add 2 to it, you'd just have increased it by 2 as well as your ASI also increasing it by 2

[lament mountain]

pardon, what is asi?

[solid kestrel]

ability score improvement or increase

[lament mountain]

Roger that

[solid kestrel]

like from character creation via the race or just base rule for it nowadays
Or, from the class feature of the same acronym

[lament mountain]

THANK YOU

[random garnet]

So, I am making a custom race with 2 skill proficiency that you can choose. However, when I view a character on the DnD Character Sheet, the text "You gain proficiency in two skills of your choice." repeats several times.

I think this link can show it. https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/108758955/x0YXCL

[uneven lantern]

You used Options for this?

If so, I’d assume you wrote that somewhere inside your Religion option.

[random garnet]

I had the option to choose religion.

[modest pelican]

Yes, please do not go thought customer support for account renaming. Instead use the forum thread provided

[random garnet]

Oh....I put it under modifiers.

wait...its supposed to?

[barren copper]

I am unsure if this is because dnd beyond is not doing it correctly or cuz I am wrong regarding how things work but eldritch knight fighters are supposed to get another spell slot at level 4, and if I am 5 levels wizard and 4 levels eldritch knight then I should have access to 1 4th level spell slot, but I see no 4th level spell slot

[modest pelican]

Eldritch Knight adds 1/3 (rounded) down of their levels

So Wizard 5 + EK 4/3 (1) gives you five spellcaster levels meaning you get up to two 3rd level spell slots max

[barren copper]

if that is the case, then why is the table of the subclass eldritch knight stating that I would get another one at lvl 4? https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/fighter#EldritchKnight

[modest pelican]

Because that's not how multiclass spellcasting works, you ignore your class tables and use these rules instead
Multiclassing: Spellcasting

You determine your available spell slots by adding together all your levels in the bard, cleric, druid, sorcerer, and wizard classes, half your levels (rounded down) in the paladin and ranger classes, and a third of your fighter or rogue levels (rounded down) if you have the Eldritch Knight or the Arcane Trickster feature. Use this total to determine your spell slots by consulting the Multiclass Spellcaster table.

[barren copper]

I see thanks

[spring sparrow]

is there a channel for running Encounters?? I haven't seen it from the DM side and I'm about to kick off a session zero and curious about a couple of things before I bring them all together... ??

[modest pelican]

This channel is for getting help using the D&D Beyond site, tools, and services. For server questions you want #moderator-support
For the channel you're asking about, you want #dm-discussion

[spring sparrow]

cool.. thanks... I just had an issue with the site bringing over char info into the combat tracker/encounter but that seems to be resolving itself now...

[modest pelican]

@mortal ledge This is the appropriate channel for D&D Beyond issues. please can you link to the affected character?

[mortal ledge]

idk what you mean

link the character?

how about that

[modest pelican]

No, link to the character sheet so I can view the whole character. Not a screenshot

[mortal ledge]

still dont know what that is

[modest pelican]

The URL to the page where you're getting that screenshot from

[mortal ledge]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/112666411

[modest pelican]

ty

It's there for me

[modest pelican]

Do you own/have access to the Player's Handbook?

[mortal ledge]

yes

[modest pelican]

Do you own it or is it being shared with you?

[mortal ledge]

i have the physical

[modest pelican]

On D&D Beyond

[mortal ledge]

im so confused

how does the players handbook not come stock?

[modest pelican]

Because it's not a free source

[mortal ledge]

gotcha

thank you

[modest pelican]

The Basic Rules is, but that doesn't include all the spells found in the Player's Handbook, Dissonant Whispers being one of them

To demonstrate, I expect you can't access this link: https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/dissonant-whispers

[mortal ledge]

i can find it thats not the issue

it was just not being able to add a basic function of the game to my character

[modest pelican]

It's not a basic function of the game, it's not a basic rules spell

[mortal ledge]

ok

thanks, still find it odd

[modest pelican]

Here is a list of all the spells in the Basic Rules

[mortal ledge]

So to understand better. What is the book called that has all the basic rules for characters and spells in 5E?

[modest pelican]

The Basic Rules

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules

[mortal ledge]

Cool. Can you show me a physical product of this?

Nevermind.

[modest pelican]

There is no physical version of the full basic rules. There is an abbreviated version included in various starter sets, but that's unrelated to D&D Beyond

[azure belfry]

Is this correct?

The spell. Lasts 1 hour. Should have an additional hour for every slot level above 3rd

[modest pelican]

@azure belfryCorrect for what?

[agile pulsar]

hey my subscription just ended and i want to start a new one, but I only see an option for a free trial, can i just buy the sub without the free trial

if u know what i mean, cause i need the money to exit my account straight away

rather than just leaving my account open for a month

[modest pelican]

Where are you clicking to access that?

[agile pulsar]

oh subscription, ill give a link

[modest pelican]

Oh, I see, standard sub page

[agile pulsar]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/store/subscribe

[modest pelican]

If you haven't redeemed the free trial, it'll be applied to your account meaning your first month will be free

There's no way to 'force' payment on the first month if you have a free month outstanding

[agile pulsar]

oh oki, so should i just take the free month then order it normally

[modest pelican]

No, once you start a sub, the first month will be free and then you'll be charged on the second month

Basically your first payment will be delayed by one month

You won't need to do anything other than remember that payment 1 will come a month after you start your sub

[agile pulsar]

oh oki

thanks for explaining @modest pelican

[azure belfry]

I'm trying to put the "when you cast the spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the duration increases by 1 hour for each slot level above 3rd" in the boxes above (e.g scaling level value and stuff)

but it's confusing and I don't know if I actually need to put it there or not

[uneven lantern]

I’d suggest making a homebrew copy of a spell like Hunter’s Mark to see how that one was set up.

[old galleon]

hey I'm trying to set a username and for some reason it just won't update, my username is stuck as Dungeon_master then some numbers. What should I do?

[soft garnet]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/bugs-support/65846-display-name-change-request-thread-v2

[old galleon]

alright thanks

[soft garnet]

any time.

[halcyon plover]

just to check if you had a ongoing sub will it just auto refresh if you have the funds on the account

[uneven lantern]

A subscription will automatically renew on the expiration date using the card on file, unless the subscription is cancelled ahead of time.

[halcyon plover]

ok

[wispy horizon]

How do you start as one race and then become a lineage like reborn

I know how it works but I mean with the ddb interface

[edgy oriole]

On the Choose a Race screen, select the Lineages option and select the desired lineage.

[halcyon plover]

have to either change the race in the char build to the linage and the if you have any profiecenty you add those to the linage plus make a note of if they had any spell movement speed

that or make a template of the race with the linages information

[ivory nova]

2 questions
Is it possible to buy books as a gift to someone else's account or maybe a redeem code of some sort? And are Xmas sales comparable to the one currently if there are any? I'm specifically interested in the player's bundle.

[edgy oriole]

Yes you can buy books as gifts for someone else. In the check out make sure to mark that it is a gift. Then after purchase you are given a key that you can gift and the other user can use to unlock that book for their account.

[ivory nova]

Bundle stuffs included?

I mean would I get a key for a whole bundle or each individual book separately?

[edgy oriole]

You would get a key for the product (e.g. the bundle).

[ivory nova]

Aight ty ty

And about the sales, is it known if the player's bundle is gonna be cheaper during Xmas maybe? 🙃

[edgy oriole]

Nothing has been announced - it is possible but no idea what D&D has planned as far as future sales.

[ivory nova]

And what was the case in the previous years?

[little plume]

How do I join a campagain in dnd beyond?

[ivory nova]

Ya need an invite link for one, then pick a char you want to join with or create a new one if you have space.

[little plume]

How I get a invite then?

[edgy oriole]

Someone who has created a DnDBeyond campaign will send you the link to join their campaign. If you're looking for a group to join and play with, please read #find-a-game carefully - it will explain how to use our LFG channels.

[edgy oriole]

There are sales - but as to what and how much off, it depends.

[little plume]

can I not solo?

in the game

[edgy oriole]

D&D is not designed as a solo game (though some folks have come up with rules to help with solo play). D&D is not a video game you can play by yourself - it's a socially collabaorative storytelling tabletop RPG game.

At any rate, this is not a topic for this channel - this channel is to get technical help with DnDBeyond tools and services.

If you're new to D&D I suggest you visit #dnd-newcomers and check the pinned messages in that channel.

[wooden girder]

Why doesn't my character portrait appear in the character list for my campaign?

[uneven lantern]

It’s probably a caching issue, in which case the solution is to simply wait.

[wooden girder]

It's been like 4 days since I created it. Also, everyone else's portraits show up including a previous character I made

[gaunt bloom]

Does it show up on the sheet?

[wooden girder]

Yea

It just doesn't show on the list for the campiagn

[gaunt bloom]

Interesting. Might be a bug. Try re-uploading it

[wooden girder]

I even tried switching the picture to a default one provided by ddb but that didn't work either

[gaunt bloom]

Hmm. I'll raise this to the team

If you could DM me the campaign link (not the invite link) and the character link for the team to investigate, that would help.

[wooden girder]

It says that I cannot DM you because it's set to friends only

[robust fable]

Any ideas on how to work around gifting a subscription in some way?

[modest pelican]

There is no way to gift a subscription, nor any work around

[rugged wasp]

Is there a way to use playtest material on ddb? I'm fiending for the new monk

[modest pelican]

UA material isn't supported on D&D Beyond

[rugged wasp]

Unfortch, alright thanks

[modest pelican]

Sorry

[true shoal]

Hey everyone! I'm new to dndbeyond as a DM, does anyone know how I can add enemies for specific classes? Like I want to make an encounter against for example a rogue human, archer elf, and orc barbarian. How would I do this? All I see are monsters. I have multiple books, so I figured it would be straight forward. When I search in the monsters category it is basically only monsters and a few generic things like "commoner", "bandit", etc. Do I need to make homebrew content for each class I would want them to encounter?

[edgy oriole]

D&D monsters don't have classes - basically monster and NPC stat blocks don't need to follow character creation rules. You can either homebrew those features in your monsters (e.g. add class-like abilities/features to a monster stat block) or find a mechanically similar statblock and reflavor it in game.

[balmy venture]

For those NPCs specifically you could use the Spy, Scout and the Berserker
Then use this table in the DMG to give them the most important racial trait of their given race

[true shoal]

Thank you both 🙂 I was just trying to have races at least so that in maps it showed a proper image other than the green blank character icon of a bandit or commoner.
Looks like I have a lot more to learn before starting this one shot. It will be my first time DMing, and our first time playing online. Excited to try it out!

[edgy oriole]

Check out #dm-discussion if you want to bounce ideas off other DMs.

[quick tangle]

I really wish you could add your familiar from the app and not only the website.

[trail root]

Is there a way to add a wereboar transformation into your character?

My character was bitten and now has the curse, I've just been using the stat block and referring to that, but would be cool if there was a way to integrate that into the app?

[modest pelican]

there is not, you would have to homebrew it

[trail root]

Ah man, hopefully they add that soon! Cheers David

[modest pelican]

*Davyd

[trail root]

Autocorrect 🤣

[vague axle]

I started building a new character and I am not seeing all the choices. She is a fighter and I only see champion and not battle master. She is level 4 for a campaign I am joining and there is only 1 feat listed and I had wanted Sharpshooter. All the choices have been available for other pc’s I have so I don’t understand.

[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

[modest pelican]

Content is only available if you have access to it via one of the above methods

[vague axle]

Okay thanks

[uneven lantern]

Everything in the Basic Rules is freely available, which is why you’re able to see Champion and Grappler.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules

[vivid flicker]

for the new 3rd party releases, will these update the monster compendium and the noncore items automatically?

[modest pelican]

I'm not sure what you mean? They'll be added to listing on purchase the same way all previous releases have been

[vivid flicker]

thanks! Sorry asking bc i purchased them (i tend to just buy when i see lol) and so curious how long it would take to populate. I see a toggle for Grim Hollow content which i have turned on. However the items from the adventure didn't show

[modest pelican]

Oh, you may need to check your entitlements are in sync/wait for everything to update (which normally doesn't take long)

[rocky flame]

So, is there a way to import the new playtest rules on DDB?

[modest pelican]

There is not

D&D Beyond doesn't support unearthed arcana at this time
You can use the homebrew tools to replicate some of the playtest content, but certain aspects will not be possible (such as classes or mundane items)

[rocky flame]

That's kinda silly. Seems like that would be a great way to get people to playtest

[solid kestrel]

It was
But it was a lot of upkeep for very little benefit in the end, so they ended up just ceasing UA support

[rocky flame]

Right on.
Was that before the 2024 playtest rules started?

[solid kestrel]

Way before

[modest pelican]

Yes, it was several years ago

And this was when it was just subclasses, spells, feats etc
Not full classes with multiple subclasses

[rocky flame]

Right on.... I just figured now would be a great time to implement something like that especially after UA8 dropped... everyone will be wanting to play a monk.

Also, (probably not right channel but...) thanks for the upcoming Dungeon Dudes content 🥳🥳🥳

[sly onyx]

Hey, sorry to interrupt, just a quick question about the Barbarian on DDB. Does it naturally get two-weapon fighting? One of my players has it on their Barbar but can't figure out where it came from

[dense viper]

I believe all characters naturally get it but it only works with weapons that have the light property and it will also use their bonus action. You can click customize on one of the weapons in question in their inventory and put a check mark in the box marked Dual Wield so that it shows as a bonus action and not a regular action on the character sheet

[modest pelican]

Two-weapon fighting is a game wide rule all characters have access to

Not to be confused with the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style

[vivid flicker]

Sorry this still isn't working. Any chance the team here can assist?

[sly onyx]

Yeah that's what I thought it was, thanks guys!

[modest pelican]

We're moderators, we're limited on what we can do

[vivid flicker]

ok no worries.. thank you!

[modest pelican]

Have you gone to the marketplace section of your account to check that your entitlements are in sync?

[vivid flicker]

yup all set there

[unreal umbra]

This Sunday I had access to my actions. I just looked at my character today, and I no longer have access to my actions. I feel like this is an app thing on iOS at least.

[surreal wagon]

random question; why does my artificer at level 1 have 3 level 1 slots for my spells? book says 2 .
(beyond shows me I can get a third)

[modest pelican]

Can you provide a link to your character sheet?

[surreal wagon]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/113503379

[modest pelican]

You only have 2 spell slots

[surreal wagon]

I can prepare 3 spells it says;

[modest pelican]

You asked about spell slots, not prepared spells

[surreal wagon]

okay why can I prepare 3 spells then

[modest pelican]

You prepare the list of artificer spells that are available for you to cast, choosing from the artificer spell list. When you do so, choose a number of artificer spells equal to your Intelligence modifier + half your artificer level, rounded down (minimum of one spell). The spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Because that's how many the rules say you do

[surreal wagon]

where did you find that one?

[modest pelican]

Int 3 + level 1, divided by two, rounded down to 0
3 + 0 = 3

In the artificer rules

[surreal wagon]

not in beyond explained ?

[modest pelican]

Yes it is

[surreal wagon]

where is this one hiding?

[modest pelican]

Also here
Preparing and Casting Spells

Features and Traits > Class Features > Spellcasting

[surreal wagon]

that was well hidden okay; thank you !

[modest pelican]

As stated, it's on the Artificer class page as well

[dire blade]

Yeah, it's in the plaintext of the artificer's Spellcasting feature. I wouldn't call that hidden.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/artificer#ClassFeatures

[autumn crown]

Just a quick question, does the new third party DnD book have any pre-order bonuses? It doesn't seem so.

[modest pelican]

Nothing is stated, so no

[autumn crown]

Thanks. I figured thats the case but I didn't want to miss it. I love my perks 🤣.

Has there been any talks of doing a third party sourcebook bundle in the future? I imagine not as that would get messy.

One last brain buster, monsters from the third party books end up in the encounter builder, will this content be getting Maps support as well?

[modest pelican]

There's been no announcements

[autumn crown]

Nothing official no hints. Got it. ❤️ Well hopefully they're thinking about it.

Found the answer to my own question.

"Explore detailed maps and battle Drakkenheim’s forces with D&D Beyond Maps"

That's sick.

[modest pelican]

Sorry, I missed your question about maps support

Currently it's planned that all books released on D&D Beyond, as well as all books already released, will have maps support

[autumn crown]

Yeah I didn't realize that extended to third party content. That's really cool.

When we start getting rollable tables I'll be even more thrilled 🤣 especially if we can combine tables from all our owned content.

[autumn crown]

Any idea what's up with this?

[uneven lantern]

What’s up with what?

[modest pelican]

The widget error

I would suggest the following order of actions:

1. Remove and re-add the widget
2. Fully restart the app
3. Clear the app cache
4. Clear app data

[autumn crown]

Tried re-adding 🤣 I'll have to wait on clearing the data and the cache so I can download all my stuff again.

❤️ thanks

[ivory nova]

How do I add a strength requirement to a custom magic weapon?

Only armors let me fill that part

[edgy oriole]

I mean you could just add that as a note in the weapon description? Seems like the simplest way to handle it.

[ivory nova]

That I did, thought maybe there is a way to unlock the locked fields. Weird how they get blocked depending on the type. What if I wanna make a weapon that boosts AC cuz it's an arm-sized gauntlet? Or a real heavy hammer that needs X str to even move? Or heck, maybe something like Thor's hammer where it doesn't let itself be moved by people with less than X str, or some other stat.

[uneven lantern]

If you can find an official weapon that has such a requirement, you can make a homebrew copy to see how it was set up.

But broadly speaking, the homebrew system is built to facilitate the official rules. If you step too far outside what’s been done officially, it may not be possible to do in quite the way you want.

[ivory nova]

Mild F but ok

Also how do I edit the weapon's base damage?

[edgy oriole]

You can't - each weapon is based off of an "archtype" weapon that determines the damage die. What you can do is use a different weapon base (e.g. use a greataxe for a special longsword) and then rename it/reflavor it to be the weapon type you want. But beneath it all, it is based on that weapon archtype.

[ivory nova]

That is so extremely dum. Guess I'll just have to artificially roll the dice for this thing if even modifiers don't work.

[edgy oriole]

Again you can use a different base weapon to get the damage die you need and then adjust things from there.

[ivory nova]

Is there something that does 4d6?