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ivory nova
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or 5d8?

edgy oriole
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Not that I'm aware of - another option is to use the Custom Actions feature on the front-end of the character sheet to add your own custom attacks represnting your custom weapons. It has a bit more flexibility I believe. Not sure if it can quite do exactly what you're trying to achieve but it may be worth playing around with.

ivory nova
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so every char that I want to use that thing has to have a homebrewed action specifically for it while the item is just a placeholder in their inventory
Less than a mild bruh

edgy oriole
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And yes, the devs are aware folks want more flexibility and they did start working on something called General Features System that is supposed to make things much easier and flexible. But we have no idea where they are in that process and it has possible impacts on the underlying data structure so they do need to proceed with caution as they don't want to wipe out folks character sheets.

ivory nova
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Glad it's at least being worked on

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And I again call it dum. We doing homebrew, for magic items, and I can't even change the weapon's base damage. What if I just wanted a warhammer that's twice the size of a normal one and deal 4d6 dmg and being stoopid heavy? Nope, too much too ask for apparently

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anyway vent over

rapid crater
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Is anyone having issues with Encounter Builder? Monster rolls when running the encounter fail and I get "cannot roll room participant not found" as a pop up up top. Nothing in the game log---> Self diagnosed and fixed. DDDice extension was wreaking havoc.

solid elm
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So I have a weird issue. some items on my players character sheets don't let them mark off charges on the item. They have to access the item from "manage inventory" instead of just the Inventory tab on the character sheet to use or remove a charge. Any ideas why?

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It's not all items just 2. One is the Fool's Blade Greatsword and the other is a homebrew item.

scenic grove
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I've been having trouble with the dice on the site for the last chunk of hours, like at least 8. I was able to get around it once by changing the dice I was using, but then it messed up again and I haven't been able to roll anything. doesn't seem like an issue with the site overall cause in another browser I was able to roll just fine both times I checked

edgy oriole
scenic grove
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hrm... I cleared my cache and turned of beyond20 (don't use the other things) but it doesn't seem to have changed anything... I can roll in the encounter builder, but the character app isn't letting me roll.

wet shadow
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FEATS. Looking for a fix. Feats are not showing up in character creation or character sheets. Please feel free to DM me with a solution. I’m concerned I’ll miss the information here.

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Thanks in advance

grizzled hearth
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Are you using v human?

wet shadow
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Yes

grizzled hearth
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Basic rules?

modest pelican
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Do you have access to the feats on D&D Beyond, ie do you own the book they're in or have it shared with you?

wet shadow
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I believe

grizzled hearth
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If you only have the basic rules you will only have the grappler feat available

wet shadow
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My DM owns Tasha‘s book of everything

edgy oriole
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Has someone in the campaign enabled content sharing? (that someone needs to have an active Master Tier subscription)

modest pelican
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There are no feats in that book, so you wouldn't see any non-free feats

wet shadow
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DM shared

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My two friends have all feats listed

grizzled hearth
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Do you see this?

modest pelican
wet shadow
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I have to go to work, but thanks for info. I’ll start with the books needed for fears. 👍👍

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Thanks I’m sure this is my issue I just need to update properly

mental osprey
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I dont know how to use homebrew content (on dnd beyond obviously) could someone help me?

idle arch
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Do you need help making the homebrew, or just adding it to your character sheet after its been made?

mental osprey
idle arch
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Sort of, yes. If you have already made your homebrew content in the D&D Beyond Homebrew tools, then (assuming its something for a character, like a magic item or subclass) then you can add it to a character sheet during the character creation process, or afterwards, from the Sheet itself

mental osprey
idle arch
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Is this made by someone in a campaign with you, or is it one of the publically published ones?

mental osprey
idle arch
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Ok. Do you have a Hero or Master tier Subscription for D&D Beyond?

mental osprey
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(Races anyway)

idle arch
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To use publicly published homebrew, yes. You can use your own for free, as well as anything created by someone in a campaign you are in. Your best bet, other than purchasing a subscription, would be to recreate that race for yourself using the homebrew creator

mental osprey
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Right can i publish it privately to just use myself?

idle arch
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correct

mental osprey
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Alright then.

mental osprey
idle arch
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No, shared content (including homebrew) in only available for use in the campaign its being shared through

mental osprey
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Okay then.

little plume
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I got a suit of plate mail that grants me 23 AC- along with resistance to nonmagical physical damage- how can I make an item in D&D beyond to display this- and to update my sheet properly?

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I can’t get anything to raise my AC to the correct number. Can I manually adjust it?

dense viper
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You can have a manual override on AC yes

gleaming gulch
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Can this modifier on magic weapons be used to overwrite the damage dice of a weapon?

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For example making a quarterstaff go from a 1d6 to a 1d8?

stiff fractal
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When will the chirsmas sale start ? There’s normally a big disco count sometime around this time of year

edgy oriole
sterile beacon
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Does anyone know if homebrew you put in your collection goes away when your subscription ends?

edgy oriole
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Nothing you create is ever removed (unless it breaks copyright/ToS). Homebrew is not removed/locked. You only get locked down to 6 characters max and you won't be able to add other folks homebrew to your homebrew collection.

sterile beacon
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Does what you already put there stay, or does it go away?

edgy oriole
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The homebrew remains as far as I'm aware - you just are not able to add more homebrew from other authors after the subscription lapses.

sterile beacon
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Okay, thank you!

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UA (not One D&D) content is gone from DDB, right?

edgy oriole
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Correct - back around the Tasha's release the DDB team realized they just didn't have the resources to create and support UA so they stopped.

sterile beacon
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What about old UA from before that?

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Is there any way to recover it?

edgy oriole
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After UA content was published as formal rules, they were removed from DDB.

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That was always the case.

sterile beacon
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Okay

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I'll get it from homebrew then

edgy oriole
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Well you'd have to create it youself - UA is still copyrighted material and if we find folks sharing it publicly it will be removed.

grizzled gust
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is there a way to switch what your starting class is without deleting the existing one?

edgy oriole
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Not really? Is this for multiclassing? You'd need to start over with the correct class base I believe.

grizzled gust
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yeah, im making a warlock/paladin and forgot that you dont get the heavy armor if you multiclass

stiff fractal
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Isn’t there a charector help Chanel

fluid mulch
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uhhh can someone help D&D Beyond deleted all my characters and homebrew

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plz

dense viper
west frigate
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how do i make an account

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i cant click sign up with google

edgy oriole
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Make sure you're not using adblockers, VPNs, or other browser extensions that may interfere with things.
Also make sure to allow pop-ups for the DnDBeyond domain (has to open up Google's oAuth window) and allow third-party cookies (so Google can confirm you really are who you say you are).

uneven lantern
fluid mulch
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no i dont think so

mental osprey
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Why do i have less spellslots on dndbeyond than i should have?

edgy oriole
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You're going to need to provide more context there for us to figure out what's happening - maybe your character has an ability modifier that is impacting how many spells you know.

modest pelican
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@mental osprey can you provide a link to your character?

mental osprey
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I cannot at the moment but according to 5e rules i should have 7 spellslots+domain spells at level 4 as a cleric but i only have 4 available spell slots.

dawn egret
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because spell slots =/= spells prepared.

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you can only cast four spells in a rest period, but you have your domain spells + (Your Wis Mod + Cleric Level) of spells prepared to cast.

mental osprey
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I can only prepare 4 spells.

dawn egret
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cool, then that's how many spells your wis mod + cleric level lets you prepare, in addition to the always prepared domain spells

sterile beacon
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If you cancel a D&D Beyond subscription, do you keep access until it is supposed to renew?

uneven lantern
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Yes

sterile beacon
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Great, thanks!

fleet parcel
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Are spell lists just broken for arcane tricksters on DnDB? It only ever shows me 1st level spells no matter what lvl my arcane trickster is.

desert cosmos
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I need some advice

I am in a 5e Campaign that started in September. We play over discord and D&D Beyond.
It is a weekly game but we have only played 4 times, due to "last minute emergencys". We have never played 2 weeks in a row and I just got yet another "Session is canceled due to a last minute emergency"

We have already had 2 people leave due to "scheduling issues" after session 0 bring us down to 4 including the DM. Meaning if I leave it is very likely that the campaign will just end.

What should I do?

modest pelican
modest pelican
desert cosmos
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Ok thanks sorry

modest pelican
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s'all good

fleet parcel
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Same on lvl 20

modest pelican
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I see a full range of spells

stuck charm
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i found another weird bug from the glitched homebrew spells
i was making a conquest paladin and for some reason it has the spell called Lesser Haste as always prepared

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its in a campaign so its def someones homebrew but this is particularly weird

subtle vortex
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hey, is there an extra for the DrakeWarden? i cant find one

modest grail
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Is there a way to filter creatures to only list those who can hover?

edgy oriole
subtle vortex
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where is the drake companion! :<

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edgy oriole
subtle vortex
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ah there is no way to add it into my extra tab? my actions tab is a lil cluttered

edgy oriole
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The way the drake companion mechanically works (and how it is tied to your character abilities) I think the devs decided it made sense to add it directly to the class rather than as an extra. I don't think you can add it as an extra.

fleet parcel
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I retried the same with a different brand new character and it's the same.

uneven lantern
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You’d have to talk to your group to figure out who the spell belongs to, then ask them to edit the spell or remove it from their collection.

uneven lantern
fickle prism
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How do I make a diffrnet kind of eldritch cannon on dnd beyond

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It says flamethrower but I’m trying to make a ballista

solid kestrel
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It should display all three at least somewhere on the sheet

uneven lantern
# fickle prism It says flamethrower but I’m trying to make a ballista

The force ballista is not displayed as an attack by default because it doesn’t display correctly. You can change that by doing the following:

  1. Go to the Actions tab.
  2. Click the Force Ballista description under Bonus Actions.
  3. Open the Customize section in the sidebar.
  4. Check “Display as Attack”.
  5. Add a damage bonus to negate your Intelligence modifier. (e.g. if your INT mod is +3, set it to -3)
high comet
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It is not letting create a DND beyond account

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Help

uneven lantern
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In what way is it not letting you?

primal warren
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I'm considering buying the artificer on dnd beyond but I'm worried that if I buy it I won't be able to use it because I'm worried that there won't be any artificer spells with it and that I have to buy those separately can you guys help?

uneven lantern
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Buying any artificer subclass will unlock the full class, but you're right that it wouldn't unlock any additional spells beyond what's available in the Basic Rules above.

primal warren
uneven lantern
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Yeah, that's my point.

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Those artificer spells are already available to use.

primal warren
high comet
uneven lantern
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You said you were concerned that you wouldn't have any spells. I've clarified that isn't the case -- you'd have the spells available in the Basic Rules.

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Spells aren't inherently involved in "making" anything. No moreso for an artificer than any other class, at least.

primal warren
uneven lantern
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That's mostly handled by infusions, not spells.

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And the infusions are all included with the class.

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It's basically a list of items you can create.

primal warren
uneven lantern
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There aren't explicit rules for it, so that's a conversation you'd need to have with your DM.

primal warren
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ok thank you

uneven lantern
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Make sure you've got pop-ups enabled for your browser. If you're using Chrome, make sure you've got third-party cookies enabled, too.

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If that doesn't do it, I'd recommend disabling all your extensions then trying again.

high comet
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Don't have any extensions and it still isn't working

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And I allowed all of that

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I think the problem might be that I didn't allow cookies at first but now I realize those might be needed

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I do not know how to undo this though

uneven lantern
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That probably depends on which browser you're using. You could search for your browser name and "allow cookies" or "enable cookies" to try and get more info.

high comet
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Chrome

edgy oriole
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Under Chrome's Privacy And Security settings, you can add *.dndbeyond.com as an exception to cookie blocking

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And yes, DnDBeyond does need to use cookies (and third-party cookies) to function - it has to communicate with Google to confirm you are who you say you are when logging in via a Google account.

high comet
edgy oriole
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Use chrome://settings/cookies

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In the URL bar

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Or through the tripple dot icon next to your profile image and select settings then click the Privacy and security tab to open up the cookie settings

primal warren
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or the bundles?

edgy oriole
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Buying items or books allows them to be used in the character builder tool.
Compendiums are the books without the data to work in the character builder - which is why they are cheaper.

primal warren
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but the purchase of the all-purpose tool by itself would still interact with the character builder?

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for example

edgy oriole
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Although buying all of Tashas would not be a bad purchase IMO.

primal warren
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ok and just double checking it would work if I bought one of the bundles to wouldn't it?

uneven lantern
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Yes

primal warren
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ok

primal warren
uneven lantern
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Basically unless you buy the thing labelled "Compendium Content Only", it will all work with the character builder.

primal warren
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thank you both for all your help @uneven lantern@edgy oriole

spring sparrow
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Maps... I'm consistently having to upload every map file twice before it works. It uploads, I name it, hit Next, error. The first time just says 'there was an error, cancel and upload again.' It always fails the first time, it always seems to be successful the second time. Doesn't seem the matter the file size, grid size, etc. Is this a known bug or just me?

edgy oriole
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Can you use the Maps feedback tool to report any issues you're running into? The devs would appreciate it!

spring sparrow
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is that on this server or elsewhere?

edgy oriole
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It's right on the Maps tool itself

spring sparrow
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roger that... I've gone thru about 30 uploads so far.. I'll find it... 8^)

edgy oriole
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It's on the right side - a vertical little tab called "Feedback"

uneven lantern
spring sparrow
humble saddle
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Is there a way on the DDB app to see your login credentials? I'm trying to log in to DDB on my computer and both google and twitch say they don't have a username on that account ( I don't have apple or wizards ID).

uneven lantern
reef nest
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Can you change you user name on dndb

uneven lantern
humble saddle
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So, when I click that link, it just asks how I want to sign in. Like I stated in the previous message, Google and Twitch aren't allowing me to sign in and I don't have a wizards or Apple account.

uneven lantern
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Ah, sorry. Missed the “app” there.

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There’s nothing built-in, but you should be able to access the site through the app, and then navigate to the page above.

reef nest
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Thanks @uneven lantern

uneven lantern
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  1. Open a character in the app.
  2. Click the gear icon in the top left.
  3. Select “Manage Character & Levels”
  4. Click the icon in the top right (three lines).
  5. Click your avatar in the top right.
  6. Select “My Account”
humble saddle
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Thanks for the help. I found out I had changed my username on Twitch... I'm a dum dum.

uneven lantern
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All good! Just glad you got your answer. dndCheers

proper stump
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im a very new dm, what should i be doing and am i supposed to look at my players charicter sheets or keep it a surpise to myself?

sly nebula
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Hi

uneven lantern
dull river
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Is anyone here really familiar with the homebrew creator? I have been adding somethings from a 3rd party publisher for personal use mostly and I have run into some questions while trying to implement what I have.
I had created a race with sub races and got the basics down but I am stuck with more of the nuanced things. One of the things is that you are a construct that can change what type of armor you have based on proficiency on the various armor types. Medium armor let’s you choose to use DEX (cap at +2), or STR (cap at +3) and if you use your STR, this will impose Disadvantage on Stealth checks. I have something in place that I’m not sure works correctly, ideas on how to implement this mechanic?
Also, after having the parent race been made and seeing it pop up in my race selection, it no longer shows up when I try to select it. I see the subraces and they were made separate and have been appropriately parented but, I don’t see the parent race anymore.
I am still new to the homebrew creator and I’m still learning about what everything has to offer and to properly implement all these features. Any help will be appreciated.

leaden kraken
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Was told to move this here:

I was messing around with the character builder, and found a bug when calculating HP. I have a 3 in constitution, and am a wizard, so the 2 HP is correct for the starting amount. But one should gain a minimum of 1 HP per level, as clarified in the PHB, which isn't reflected here

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uneven lantern
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Can you share a link to your character?

leaden kraken
modest pelican
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@leaden kraken You have a con modifier of -4. This means whenever you gain hit points from levelling up, the amount you gain (be it from rolling or fixed) will be reduced by 4 to a minimum of 1
As a Wizard (d6 hit dice) using Fixed Hit points, you will be starting at level 1 with 2 (6-4) hit points and gaining 1 (4-4, minimum of 1) hit points per level.
The tough feat (+2 hit points per level) is applied after the floor of 1 hit point minimum. So your starting hp is 2 and you're gaining 4-4+2 per level
So your total hit points should be 2 + 2*12 = 26 so your sheet is correct
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters#ClassFeaturesandHitDice

Each time you gain a level, you gain 1 additional Hit Die. Roll that Hit Die, add your Constitution modifier to the roll, and add the total (minimum of 1) to your hit point maximum. Alternatively, you can use the fixed value shown in your class entry, which is the average result of the die roll (rounded up).

white storm
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help me i have a glitch to were the choose a feat section in the editor shows no feats

leaden kraken
modest pelican
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You're right, without the feat you should have 2 + (13 x 1) hp, not just 2

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I'll pass this along

leaden kraken
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Sorry for all the confusion it took to explain it, but thanks 👍

modest pelican
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Nah, s'all good, that's defo wrong and I've passed it along

uneven lantern
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If don’t have than 13 STR and haven’t unlocked any others, then there’s nothing to show.

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Is there a specific feat you were expecting to see?

white storm
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gleaming pasture
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is there a way to make this work? I saw online that it should be {{proficiency}} but i cant

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modest pelican
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You can't use snippets in that field, snippets are only for text descriptions

uneven lantern
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Well, they're only for fields labelled "Snippet".

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If you put it in a field labelled "Description", it won't work there, either.

uneven lantern
timid drift
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Howdy, I'm digging the Alpha Maps feature but as it is in Alpha... It lacks a number of features. Understandable and I'm not complaining. What I'd like to know is if there are any release dates planned for the features listed in the roadmap?

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Like, being able to erase the fog of war in a circle or square area quickly would go a long way for QOL. I do see that "Adding a polygon option into the Fog of War tool" is planned, but no mention about when. (Unfortunately, this one has a red dot which presumably means that it's not under construction quite yet. 😦 )

uneven lantern
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Nothing's been announced beyond what's on the roadmap itself.

timid drift
placid moon
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Is there a way to manually put stuff like items on either app or website

thorn sandal
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It should be under the "Collection" dropdown at the top of the page

placid moon
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Does the app know what I put, and if it's eerily similar to other things RDJ

thorn sandal
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If you're asking if it knows you're recreating material from the books, yes. That's totally fine, you just can't publish anything like that, it must remain in your private homebrew collection.

placid moon
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Pretty sure my DM is gonna buy a ton of books anyways for when he switches us to Beyond but there's always going to be an odd thing from here and there

glacial heath
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hey guys how do I add multiple infusions onto one peice of armour with the artificer armourer and how do I enhance my gauntlets

idle arch
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This unfortunately is not possible. DDB's backend systems have not been updated yet to accommodate this unique aspect of the subclass. You'll need to do some work-arounds in order to make it work on your character sheet. For infusions placed on your Boots and Helmet, you can just add the magic item to your sheet as normal. For infusions placed on your Gauntlets, what I like to do is add a Dagger to my character sheet, and then rename that dagger to "Thunder Gauntlets" and place the infusion on that. If you need to be able to modify your attack and damage rolls, because you used an infusion like Enhanced Weapon on them, then you will need to go into the Gauntlet's "customization" menu, and manually add the appropriate modifier to that weapon's rolls

ivory nova
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Sooo one of the racial features I wanna make is giving athletics proficiency at first but it turns into expertise at lvl 6. I thought I had to add 2 features, one for the prof, and one replacement feature at lvl 6 but it just doesn't work. How do I get it to work?

autumn crown
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I'm not seeing the new subscriber perk dice on my page. Have those rolled out yet?

bright needle
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Me neither

edgy oriole
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I suggest giving it 24 hours - sometimes these things take time to roll-out fully.

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If it's still not showing up then, make sure to double check your entitlements and make sure they are in sync.

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And then if it's still not showing up, let us know and we can look into what's up.

autumn crown
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👍 Thank you!

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Yeah there it is 🤣

wispy horizon
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Is there a way to private all my characters at once?

edgy oriole
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I don't believe so, no.

uneven lantern
uneven lantern
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In your case, you’d want to set it to Granted for your 6th-level feature.

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Probably set it to both Hide In Builder and Hide In Sheet.

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And then add your modifier for Expertise.

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(Or possibly for Twice Proficiency instead.)

vital galleon
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Has anyone been having problems seeing Lairs of Etharis content on Character creation?

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Can't seem to see any of the spells or Magic Items yet have it downloaded

solid kestrel
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enable partnered content in your toggles

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it's grim hollow or ghostfire gaming or something

vital galleon
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I have, Grim Hollow content is enabled and still not seeing it

solid kestrel
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Strange

vital galleon
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Yeah I've tried refreshing and logging out and still nothing

gleaming pasture
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everytime I press "view campaign" on this page, the campaign page loads but doesnt respond to anything (only happens on chrome), is there a fix for this?

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modest pelican
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Can you try loading an incognito window and going to that same page and seeing if it still happens?

gleaming pasture
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yeah

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wow

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that does work

modest pelican
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That suggests there is something wrong with your chrome browser. Incognito doesn't load cached data, cookies, or extensions, so it's likely one of those three things

gleaming pasture
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yeah i just cleared cache and reloaded, but idk how to delete cookies on 1 website, i turned off adblock

modest pelican
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Delete cookies from a site

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More More and then Settings Settings.
  3. Click Privacy and security and then Third-party cookies.
  4. Click See all site data and permissions.
  5. At the top right, search for the website's name.
  6. To the right of the site, click Delete Remove.
  7. To confirm, click Delete.
gleaming pasture
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didnt work sadly

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I can confirm it deleted it i needed to log in again

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i even fully deleted all saved data on chrome and it didnt work, imma have to use the incognito trick ig

uneven lantern
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Shared character options are only available for characters assigned to that campaign.

vital galleon
ocean jackal
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I'm trying to give one of my players a feat (I gave him a feature but there isn't a way to really do it besides through a feat for functionality) that allows him to cast commune or commune with nature once per day. I am trying to figure out how to make it so that information displays on the sheet with the spells and the once per day use. Any tips?

uneven lantern
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I'd recommend making a homewbrew copy of an official feat that does it, like Magic Initiate. Then you can peek inside and see how that was set up.

ocean jackal
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I tried copying it, but it didn't copy any of it besides the text of the main feat

uneven lantern
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Oh right. They used dark magic. 😱

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Anyway, you should see a section for Spells.

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If you click Add Spell, you can fill in the details for the spell itself.

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You should see options in there for "Number of Uses" and "Reset Type".

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So put a 1 for the first and "Long Rest" for the second.

ocean jackal
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That's what I did. The spells aren't showing up in the sheet or in the feat description in the sheet

dense viper
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It could also take up to 15 mins for homebrew changes to show on a character sheet.

I would suggest closing all tabs of DnD Beyond and waiting that amount of time

ocean jackal
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The changes I made have been displayed, I think it has has something to do with the fact that the character can't cast 5th level spells yet

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Ohh I figured it out. It displays them as options that you have to accept

dull river
# dull river Is anyone here really familiar with the homebrew creator? I have been adding som...

So a thought occurred to me that my issue might have to do with the fact that I multied into Monk. The race I have has a natural Unarmored Defense of 11+DEX, while the monk gains an Unarmored Defense of 10+DEX+WIS. I have a DEX of +4 and a WIS of +3. The race I am playing also can't equip armor so I am left with it's built armors that I can take.

Now my next question is then, do these effect clash with each other, or can they work together? Would I be able to use the natural Unarmored Defense of the race to start my AC at 11 but use the Monks Unarmored Defense to add both my DEX and WIS? I would also understand if that is a DM thing to decide, I am just looking for input as to if my suspicions are correct as to why I'm having a hard time getting it to work how I think it should?

uneven lantern
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So they won’t combine. DDB just selects the better value.

dull river
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Thank you, my hunch was right then and that makes a lot of sense as to why I was having issues with it.

ivory nova
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The level requirement for racial features just doesn't work. They're all always active. How do I make them work?

ivory nova
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aaand how do I make the range of new/existing melee attacks longer?

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I wanna generally "add reach" to the race and all their melee attacks.

balmy venture
ivory nova
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Wait they do? Ok will check

ivory nova
balmy venture
ivory nova
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huh, why did I not see the "melee reach" bonus.

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I was right there

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Ok the filter is weird, got it now.

ivory nova
proven valley
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I'm working on making my own subclass for Paladin and for some reason it put all of my Class Features under Optional Feature Manager

uneven lantern
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If you want them to get it automatically, it should be “Granted”.

distant pilot
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Hey everyone, I'm new to the DND game and I honestly don't know how to play, and I'd love to play to metaphorically dip my toe into the waters. I know it's a lot to ask, but would anyone like to take me on as a bard so I could learn and hopefully get better? My twin brother is very into and I'd like to join him, but he said I'd slow him down. So..

uneven lantern
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The folks in #dnd-newcomers can help you get started. (This channel is for getting help with D&D Beyond.)

distant pilot
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Ah, okay, thank you very much!

plush surge
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it is possible to add manually in the character builder in ddb speed types, spell known, ans skill proficiency?

modest pelican
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@jagged plume Can you try clearing your cache and reloading? I'm not seeing the issue

jagged plume
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Looks like the responsive issue has been resolved

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gleaming gulch
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Wait is there supposed to be a holiday callender thing? I haven't seen it

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I remember the one from last year

uneven lantern
dense viper
plush surge
dense viper
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I know it can be done from a Web browser. Im not sure about the app as I dont use the app

You can add spells from the spells tab of the character sheet or the spells tab of the class selector in the builder

brave mantle
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Clerics : Trickery Domain, Invoke Duplicity, says duplicates can cast spells, does this include cantrips? (pretty much just asking if they can cast eldritch blast)

edgy oriole
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That would be a #dnd-rules question - this channel is for getting technical support with DnDBeyond tools and services

brave mantle
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my bad, thank you

low current
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How do you apply the hexblades charisma to hit/damage increase to weapons?

uneven lantern
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Click the weapon, then you should see an option for it in the sidebar.

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Might be hiding in the Customize section there.

low current
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Thanks

modest pelican
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This is the wrong channel, you want #dnd-newcomers
This channel is for getting help using D&D Beyond

strange smelt
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i see, thank you

proven valley
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So I'm trying to create a new subclass on DDB, I accidently put the class features as Additional. Is there a way to change this or do I have to redo all the features?

modest pelican
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I believe you would have to remake them

proven valley
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Thank you davyd

lament bay
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Does anyone know how to make my own campaign on D&D Beyond? (Im using Free Tier btw cause im broke haha)

lament bay
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Update: nevermind. I realized i just had to use the Web version haha

brave sierra
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So I've been trying to make a spell for my character and I have it now...I had to make it a feat since it's on a Melee character but no matter what I do I can't make it have a dice roll idk if it's possible 😔

uneven lantern
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I’d recommend making a homebrew copy of an official spell that works like yours.

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Then you can peek inside and see how it was set up.

little plume
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Okay, where do I even start to learn.

modest pelican
low current
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Does ddb allow for wisdom warlock anywhere? or do you just have to do it in your head?

solid kestrel
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It does not

junior tiger
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Hello, i was trying to see how to change the spells for the runechild sorcerer table as i gain levels but i don't seem to find the right way to do it. Does anyone know?

solid kestrel
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The workaround is make a homebrew copy of the subclass and change the spells in that.

junior tiger
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jeez, does it work also in the same way for the other sorcerers subclasses with expanded spell list?

solid kestrel
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for when you want to switch them, yes

dusty turret
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Im trying to make a feat that gives my play 10 temp hp each day at dawn
How could i get it to work?

edgy oriole
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Make a feat that describes what they get. Then at the start of each day in your game, they can manually adjust their HP and give themselves the 10 HP.
Remember that DnDBeyond does not keep track of effects and time - it is up to the players to remember and indicate what they have just like if they were playing with a paper sheet.

stone birch
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how do you upload a sheet from dnd beyond to roll20 old ways don't work anymore

edgy oriole
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DnDBeyond and Roll20 have never had a data transfer system/functionality. Pick one or the other for handling your sheets.

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There are third-party tools like Beyond20 that can transfer rolls from DnDBeyond into Roll20 but again this is third party and it's not supported by either DnDBeyond or Roll20.

summer nova
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Hi so quick question. I am just getting into D&D and I was wondering if in Dnd Beyond if I get the master sub plan can I create the campaign and then designate someone else to be the DM. Im in one session that we are considering going into DnD Beyond but I may potential be joing another one that is planning on using DnD Beyond no one has a sub and I and the only Common player in both. So I was Hoping I could create the Campaigns with my sub then transfer DM powers to the DM of each session if that makes sense. Thanks in advanced

edgy oriole
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No - DnDBeyond campaigns are connected to the user account and the person who creates that campaign under their account is the DM.

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That said, that friend could create their own DnDBeyond campaign and if you have a master tier subscription, you could enable content sharing so everyone in that campaign can share what they own with everyone else in that campaign.

summer nova
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oh, okay thats some good information. I thought you had to be have a sub to make a campaign. Would maps and such be allowed as well?

edgy oriole
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Depending on how the DM toggles things after content sharing is enabled, yes they could share the maps, etc.

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DnDBeyond campaigns are more for sharing content and managing characters - there isn't a map tool (yet) inside of DnDbeyond

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They are currently working on a Map tool but it's only available to those with a Master Tier subscription to test/use (currently)

summer nova
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Right so if i joing with a master tier sub as a player I can share all my books and such, but would the maps feature testing be shared as well? sorry I was unclear about that before

edgy oriole
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No - I don't believe the Maps tool is shared at this time.

summer nova
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Dang so for that feature the DM would have to be the one with the SUB

edgy oriole
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For now - things may change in the future as the Maps tool gets further developed and moves out of Alpha

summer nova
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Okay, thank you for your help I appreciate it

edgy oriole
summer nova
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I will look into it now thank you for the tip

livid hearth
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If I have the master teir subscriprion, can my DM aslso make/use maps?

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on DDB

edgy oriole
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No - Maps is currently only available to individual's with Master Tier subscription (although they can use Maps in their DnDBeyond campaigns with other users in their campaign). Does that make sense? The DM would need to have a Master Tier subscription to use Maps in their campaign.

potent moon
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I have Master Tier, and still cannot access any maps.

edgy oriole
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Is your subscription up to date and active?

potent moon
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I just bought it, and it's an annual one.

edgy oriole
uneven lantern
potent moon
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It sits at the loading screen.

rose imp
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Am I missing something ?

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idle arch
potent moon
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-_- I am so upset. It was because I was using Chrome. I figured it out by opening it up in Firefox.

edgy oriole
rose imp
idle arch
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It would be both, but yeah that also limits the results

potent moon
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Might be my blocker.

rose imp
idle arch
buoyant sparrow
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I was reading different backgrounds for my character, I picked wildspacer which gives the tough feat.
I removed wildspacer background but the tough feat is still active. How can I fix it?

tropic zephyr
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I think there's a thing that says manage feats, but if it doesn't let you remove tests then idk

uneven lantern
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If that doesn’t work, can you share a link to your character?

buoyant sparrow
sick barn
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hello. I'm a player in a campaign, an suddenly i have lost access to some shared books, even though I am an active player and also have the hero tier subscription. have someone had the same issue?

idle arch
sick barn
idle arch
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Well then either their subscription ended, they disabled content sharing for the campaign, or the player who was providing the content that was being shared with you must have left the campaign. Other than a bug, those are the only 3 thing I can think of that would cause this

sick barn
idle arch
sick barn
vague pelican
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Hey, all the source books in my app now seem to have a black background and balck fonts and are unreadable. This is on iPad and iPhone. Makes the app pretty much unusable for me just now.

buoyant sparrow
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I picked the Witherbloom Initiate background, however in dndb the 1st through 5th lvl spells the feat gives isn't showing up in my spell selection list. Is this a known bug?

ruby spruce
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Does the character have the spellcasting or pact magic?

gleaming gulch
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Is there any way to create homebrew invocations for a warlock to take?

uneven lantern
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No, but as a workaround, you could potentially leave the invocation unselected and add it as a homebrew feat instead.

uneven lantern
gleaming gulch
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Yeah thats what I was thinking, execpt instead of a feat, a feature on the homebrew subcalss, but that works too

buoyant sparrow
gleaming gulch
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I think he means the Dnd beynd link. Not the PFD 🙃

uneven lantern
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Or did you mean that they’re present on the sheet but missing from the PDF?

buoyant sparrow
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They missing in the app

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I'm not logged into the web version to share

molten anchor
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Is their a way to request support on dnd beyond without making a wizards of the coast account? I’m sure dnd beyond used to have a dedicated support link but since the purchase has this been amalgamated into wizards of the coast.

warm trout
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is there a way to add the Dunamancy spells from explorer's guide to wildemount to a non-chronomacy/graviturgy wizard?

molten anchor
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Aren’t they just enabled by default? If not - I think you could make a homebrew wizard subclass, use the subclass you want as a base for it and then just add a custom spell list I think.

edgy oriole
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This channel itself can also be used to request DnDBeyond technical support

uneven lantern
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Well… community-led support.

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No one here can help with like your billing history or anything else account-specific.

molten anchor
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It’s an account bug that I think is probably server side.

MToF stuff isn’t showing up in encounter builder for people who bought it via the source bundle or legendary bundles since it got delisted - I suspect because they’ve changed the bundle permissions for new customers and accidentally affected older customer permissions.

I’m assuming however that dnd beyond staff don’t check this channel. (As genuinely yay for community led support but in this case I think it’s deffo something is broken that needs fixed their end)

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Thank you for the responses though, really appreciated. Alas the link you shared wants me to make a wizards of the coast account before I can submit a support request and I just really don’t want to.

muted egret
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i have a magic item for a monk that adds 1d4 fire damage to their unarmed strikes, but d&d beyond wont let me modify damage in a way to make it do 2 types of damage

molten anchor
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What do you mean? Like bludgeoning damage and fire?

muted egret
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yes

molten anchor
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Is this a custom magic item?

muted egret
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yes

molten anchor
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One sec

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Flame tongue has a similar property

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So it should have the ddb coding sorted in it… if you use it as the base item for your magical item and then just make the required changes

muted egret
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here is what the magic item does specifically

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molten anchor
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Do they deal 1d4 instead of or as well as

muted egret
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as well as

solid kestrel
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you can't make something able to roll two different sets of dice

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Not even flame tongue can also add the ability to roll its fire damage

muted egret
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so in total 1d4+4 bludgeoning 1d4 fire

#

dnd beyond is too damn complicated

molten anchor
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Wait really? Sorry Garry. I use beyond 20 extension

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Which literally roles it all

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Didn’t know that wasn’t a base feature in DDB

muted egret
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i use owlbear rodeo, which doesnt work with beyond 20 sadly

pliant summit
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Can you search something specific in ddb books?

like for example i looked up "Intelligence check" and instead it showed me any time Intelligence OR check is mentioned , not just intelligence check

edgy oriole
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The search on DnDBeynd has been a noted pain point. The devs are aware of it.

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But if you frame the question right - like perhaps use the term “ability checks” - it may provide results more to what you expect.

idle arch
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Playtest 8 says the survey is available on the table of contents page, but the button for it hasn't appeared on the actual page for the playtest

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modest pelican
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Likely a caching issue, just give it a little bit

rigid moat
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Heya!

I have a question. My DM gave me a big blue Spinel. But what can I use it for? He mentioned something that it might contain magic, but he didn't elaborate 🤔

modest pelican
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This channel is for getting help using D&D Beyond

pearl fable
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Hi, I heard we can use dice on dnd beyond does anyone know where I can find those if they are available?

modest pelican
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You'll need to enable digital dice on your character sheets

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you can access that from Manage > Character Settings

sick hill
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Hey, i have a question. i own a few of the books for dnd 5e, and was wondering if i can transfer that to dnd beyond, or if i have to buy the books again.

idle arch
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?books

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That was supposed to be a bot command, but it looks like it didn't work

idle arch
# sick hill Hey, i have a question. i own a few of the books for dnd 5e, and was wondering i...

There is no official way to transfer content from physical books onto D&D Beyond unless you bought them through a physical-digital bundle. If you would like to use that content on D&D Beyond, you have 3 options:

  • Purchase the book on the site
  • Purchase individual subclasses/races/spells for a reduced cost to build your specific character instead of buying the whole book
  • Use D&D Beyond's homebrew tools to recreate the subclass/race/spells that you would like to use from your books, so that you can access them on your character sheet for free
sick hill
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Okay, thanks! ill use the homebrew tools and slowly implement the stuff i have. Appreciate it!

modest pelican
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?books

loud sedgeBOT
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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
idle arch
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Ah, I left out the content sharing method. My mistake there

paper geode
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I'm trying to make a homebrew subclass with options. Does "Class Levels Where Options Known" mean how many options you can pick or what level you can see certain options?
I'm trying to make it so you can take multiple options

uneven lantern
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It does both.

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Something like 3,3,10 would let them choose two options at level 3 and one more at level 10.

halcyon plover
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wanted to check something will third party stuff like dungeons of drak be purchaseable on the app or just on the website?

modest pelican
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There are already two third-party books available, you should be able to look in the app and see if they're available to purchase there

edgy oriole
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All content is purchasable through the app - that said if there are any sales, due to the way many app stores operate, DnDBeyond can not provide sales discounts through the mobile app and it would be better for your wallet to purchase through the website.

halcyon plover
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ok

glacial heath
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hi so there's an ability in gaurdian artificer that lets you equip multiple infusions to your armour but computer says no

modest pelican
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Yes, that's not something the system currently supports

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You'll have to use homebrew and/or custom items on your sheet as a workaround

lucid pasture
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Hi. I've got a player in my party who is playing a Kender, and as such has a hoopak. I've got the stats for the weapon in a notepad, but I thought it'd be nice to have it on DDB via home brew. I've got to admit I'm a little lost as to where to find the documentation for the home brewer, but I'm pretty sure I'll have to use a magic weapon as a template. In the tool bar for the item, there is a button that says insert code block. How would I proceed from here? Any helpful tips would be welcome.

glacial heath
modest pelican
lucid pasture
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So then I suppose I'll have to purchase the source book to use the weapon on DDB?

modest pelican
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Or add it as custom item on your character sheet

lilac dirge
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Is dndbeyond bugged? I can't seem to share my content

uneven lantern
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What happens when you try?

lilac dirge
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One of my players says they can't access their sheet with my content and whenever I try to disable it, I get this message:
HTTP Code: 403
Status Text: error
Address: https://www.dndbeyond.com/campaigns/4738286
Date: Wed Dec 13 2023 02:48:02 GMT+0800 (Singapore Standard Time)
Request: GET /campaigns/4738286/content-sharing-disable

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Hmm, nevermind the issues seems to be resolved!

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Apparently someone deactivated my character and caused the issue

uneven lantern
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Glad to hear, then!

main basin
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Sorry if this has been answered before.

I started a campaign on D&D Beyond but I don't see how to actually start it. My players clicked play and they said it won't let them because the DM (me) hasn't made it active yet. How do I do that?

I also can't seem to add anything to game log. Any help would be appreciated.

modest pelican
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Clicking play launches Maps, but the DM needs a master tier subscription to use that feature
The game log is populated with dice rolls from the character sheet, encounter builder, and initiative tracker

spark eagle
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Hi im not sure if this is the correct tab for this question but, i cant open character sheets on dndb on any web browser

edgy oriole
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Things to check:

  1. Make sure you are using a modern and up-to-date web browser
  2. Make sure your browser allows 3rd-party cookies for DnDBeyond
  3. Make sure you're not using an adblocker or VPN as these can interfere with DnDBeyond functionality
  4. Rarely 3rd-party antivirus can interfere with DnDBeyond functionality.
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Also try clearing your browser cache, closing the browser, and then restarting it.

uneven lantern
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What happens when you try to open one?

spark eagle
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It just doesnt load. though its working today for some reason so, maybe it was just really bad lag last time

fickle birch
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Help me, I am stuck in a quest, they are asking me to take a premium to complete it.

idle arch
chilly relic
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I'm about to start DMing a campaign of the Orrery of the Wanderer (out of Acquisitions Incorporated), and am using D&D Beyond for the first time. Do I need to import everything manually, or is there a way to port over the campaign from the source material? I bought the source in D&D Beyond.

edgy oriole
# chilly relic I'm about to start DMing a campaign of the Orrery of the Wanderer (out of Acquis...

DnDBeyond is just a toolkit. If you are using a Virtual Tabletop like Roll20, you can download the maps from DnDBeyond and upload into Roll20 game for your group's personal use. For character sheets you can have another browser window up with the character sheets in DnDBeyond. You can also refer to the campaign's dice log to see the dice rolls. It really depends on how and where you play D&D online.

bright needle
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Hi! When using Maps, is there a way for the DM’s dice rolls to be visible to the players?

edgy oriole
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Down at the bottom right there is an icon to show the shared dice roll log

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The same shared dice roll log in the DnDBeyond campaign

bright needle
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Thanks for the reply but I must be missing something. I’m in Maps and at the bottom right I see zoom controls, fullscreen, game log, and game links. Game log only shows the log, I don’t see any options

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Unless me clicking that button shows it automatically to players?

modest pelican
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You can't roll dice from maps, so there's no dice visibility control there

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Dice (as a DM) can be rolled from the encounter builder and combat tracker. From there you can select who sees the rolls from either the roll itself (right click/long press) which applies only to the roll, or from the gamelog, which applies from that point on

bright needle
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Got it! Thanks very much, I found it

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Never knew about the right click either, that’s helpful

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So each time I create an encounter, I’ll need to manually set the log to show everyone my rolls? There’s no global setting that I can set and forget?

modest pelican
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Correct

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It will always default to hidden

bright needle
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Thanks very much!

fickle palm
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If you want to gift content on dnd beyond, Is there anyway to see if they have it allready first ?

modest pelican
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There isn't

little plume
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Hello all! I made a Homebrew race earlier this year & recently made a Subrace & a Variant, but when I go to the Main Race it shows the Sub & Variant as a "Trait" and not a Sub & Variant of the race, however when I go into the Race itself is shows the Sub & Variant where it's supposed to be, I am new to homebrew but an avid player, could I get some help? (DM's are open if this isn't where I am supposed to ask-share this

subtle viper
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Hello, I have weird bug, when I can enable content sharing within our campaign instead of dm who owns master tier and all books. Anyone ever encountered this issue?

modest pelican
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That's not a bug, that's how it's supposed to work

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Anyone with a master tier sub can enable content sharing in a campaign, not just the DM

subtle viper
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Even if I don't own the books?

modest pelican
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Content sharing enables sharing of all content owned by everyone in the campaign with everyone else

subtle viper
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Ok, thanks, so the issue is, while I can do it with my trial master tier, he can't actually do it with paid master tier

modest pelican
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You can only enable content sharing if you haven't already enabled it in a total of five campaigns

subtle viper
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I believe he has 3 campaigns active, including our shared one

analog quest
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i making a character what gaming set should I choose.

thorn sandal
analog quest
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ok

maiden atlas
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How do I remove a custom feat from a character? I homebrewed the Lucky feat before I bought it after realizing it was only 2 bucks, but now I can't remove the homebrewed one? I've tried turning feats off, I unselected it, I reverted to level three (where I should have no feats at all)

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found it, nevermind

gleaming gulch
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Is there like a list of where the different description codes can be found at? Like, for example, if I wanted this to say level scale and wisdom mod.

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fallen cypress
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Is my proficiency bonus automatically calculated to my attack rolls for weapons I’m proficient in?

little plume
#

Hello all! I made a Homebrew race earlier this year & recently made a Subrace & a Variant, but when I go to the Main Race it shows the Sub & Variant as a "Trait" and not a Sub & Variant of the race, however when I go into the Race itself is shows the Sub & Variant where it's supposed to be, I am new to homebrew but an avid player, could I get some help? (DM's are open if this isn't where I am supposed to ask-share this) (Yes this is a re-ask in case my post early this morning was not seen)

thorn sandal
little plume
topaz wraith
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Weird question, I was trying to see why my initiative bonus was adding up weird and so I changed my characters dex to see if it changed, (I had forgotten being a harengon gave me prof. Initiative) but now I can't seem to go back in and change my stats back?? Anyone know why that might be?

modest pelican
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Can you provide a link to the affected character?

topaz wraith
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Weird so I figured it out I had to click the blue ? For some reason and it went back to my character sheet

modest pelican
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Ah, just a navigation issue? All good now?

topaz wraith
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For some reason it was trying to create a new character?

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Yeah seems it was opening the wrong page when I tried to open my characters online page from the app

uneven lantern
uneven lantern
hard plaza
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how does the encounter feature work? I'm going to do a session with my friends where I'm dm'ing and I currently have no understanding on how the encounters feature works at all

ruby spruce
hard plaza
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oh thank you!

viscid furnace
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how do i invite people

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to my friend game

edgy oriole
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Can you clarify what you mean?
Like how to get folks DnDBeyond characters into your friend's DnDBeyond campaign?
Or how to advertise a D&D game here in our Looking For Game channels? (see #find-a-game and read it carefully).
Or just generally how to get a D&D game started? (check with folks in #dnd-discussion and #dm-discussion).

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I'm not clear on what you're trying to do.

viscid furnace
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idk ima let my friend do everything im still kinda new to this

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idk what im doing

edgy oriole
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If you're new to D&D I'd suggest checking out #dnd-newcomers and specifically the pinned messages in that channel - there are useful resources to help get you started.

alpine harbor
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hello! I created a lvl2 druid with a +4 in wisdom, which should let me prepare a total of 6 spells. The ddb character creation tool only lets me prepare 2, why is that?

modest pelican
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Can you link to the affected character?

alpine harbor
modest pelican
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Says here you can prepare 6 spells

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alpine harbor
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okay lol, it didn't a few minutes prior to me asking but thank you 😅
I think it's since I made a long rest with the character but I'm not sure... anyways thank you and sorry for the waste of time lol

modest pelican
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No waste of time at all, glad it's all good

gaunt ocean
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how do i change the damage type and dice for making a homebrew whip to have 1d6 piercing than 1d4 slashing

edgy oriole
# gaunt ocean how do i change the damage type and dice for making a homebrew whip to have 1d6 ...

Start with a base weapon with that damage type first, then rename it and adjust to be whip-like. All weapons are based on a "archetype weapon". So to have your "whip" actually do 1d6 damage, start with a short sword as the weapon, rename it to be "name of whip weapon", and then tweak the other bits to suit.
Or you can, from the front-end of the sheet, create a custom attack and set that up to reflect your whip's features.

gaunt ocean
gaunt ocean
edgy oriole
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So playing around with things, I think your best and most flexible option would be to set up a custom action, On the action tab, clcik the "Manage Custom" text and create a new custom attack action.

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^ Like so.

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Name it whatever.

gaunt ocean
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alr

paper geode
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what is Grim Hollow Content?

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I just saw it and am confused what is in it

uneven lantern
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Grim Hollow is a third-party setting from Ghostfire Gaming.

paper geode
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thanks

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I never saw it before so got a bit confused

uneven lantern
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It was a recent surprise release.

fallen cypress
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Okay here’s one. I’m a fighter with attack spells and extra attack. Do spells that require attack roll count as an attack action? Or cast a spell action? I’d like to use attack roll spells in extra attack if it’s allowed

dense viper
uneven lantern
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That’s a #dnd-rules question, but no, they don’t combine.

rare eagle
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Question if my relatives were to get be a player handbook digital +physical copy bundle as a gift how would they do so?

edgy oriole
fallow galleon
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A player in one of my campaigns had an emergency and will be out a few weeks. How can I as DM unassign the character so that someone else can take control. The player with the emergency cannot login to do it himself.

dawn egret
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you... go into the campaign as the DM and unassign the character yourself.

fallow galleon
dawn egret
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...it was an option previously. hm.

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...literally went in to get a screenshot, only to get stymied.

modest pelican
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DM's have never been able to force unassign a claimed character, only the claiming player can do that

dawn egret
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seriously? because I've definitely done it to a player in the past.

modest pelican
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Yes, it's never been a feature

little plume
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How to accept someone's find a game request?

uneven lantern
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Talk to them.

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Reply in the thread attached to the post, or send them a direct message.

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(For future reference, though, this channel is for getting help with D&D Beyond. If you have questions about the server itself, you’re welcome to ask in #moderator-support.)

pearl fable
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Quick Question: So I created a sorcerer of draconic ancestry and he is a 4th level so that I can join a campain. But when I look on his character sheet at spells It says I don't have any but I have done some research and it says I should be learning spells. And I have 4 1st and 3 2nd level spell slots. Can someone help me? I am so confused

uneven lantern
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Sounds like you just need to pick your spells.

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Look for a button called “Manage Spells” there on the Spells tab.

pearl fable
surreal widget
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I'm trying to add the Ring of Puzzler's Wit from the Book of Many Things, and Nether Scroll of Azumar which I think is in Candlekeep mysteries, but DDB won't let me add them. What am I missing? I appear to have access to those books in my account

uneven lantern
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Shared character options are usable only inside the campaign that’s sharing them.

surreal widget
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Because I don’t think I’ve bought all the books that I have been able to use for other features

uneven lantern
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Neither subscription directly unlocks any paid game content.

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The Master Tier subscription allows a user to enable Content Sharing for a campaign. Once that’s enabled, everyone’s paid game content gets shared with everyone else in that campaign.

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As if you all brought your books to the table to play together.

surreal widget
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That's confusing, thanks for the info. The site should let you know somehow that that's the case; WotC is missing a trick by not calling that out when it happens

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Ok, yes, that fixed it

hollow harness
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How do I choose the strixhaven initiate spells?

uneven lantern
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You’d add them from the same place you added the feat itself.

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There should be a dropdown there to select them.

plush surge
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I just discovered there an official class name the Mystic. It assist in the website? There a way to make a character with this class in the character builder?

dawn egret
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it isn't official, it's a dead UA

modest pelican
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It's official in that Wizards of the Coast released it as playtest material, but it was never released as a finalised game option and as such is not, nor will ever be, available on D&D Beyond

alpine harbor
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hey! In the dndb sourcebooks is there any way to know what part corresponds to a specific page in the official book?

modest pelican
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Nope, there isn't

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Some listings have page numbers, but not the compendiums

alpine harbor
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okay, thanks anyways! 🙂

placid moon
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How do I make it so I can access the books the Campaign's DM owns?

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I only see champion as archetype for Fighter options, so I'm guessing it's not showing the other book's options

dense viper
idle arch
placid moon
idle arch
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Did you create the character in the campaign menu itself, or were you planning to make it first then join afterwards? The Content Sharing only works in the character creator for that campaign itself

placid moon
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I'll try making a new character in there incase I didn't

sick ice
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Does anyone here create homebrew subclasses in dnd beyond? Im interested in converting a subclass from delvers guide to beast world over to dnd beyond..

normal swan
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Do I have to buy a certain book to be a certain race? I want to be a Dhampir but I think that means I have to buy the ravencroft book 🥲

uneven lantern
dense viper
coral anvil
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Is there a part of a character sheet that is only shown to the DM?

modest pelican
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If the character is in a campaign, the whole sheet is accessible to them

idle arch
coral anvil
modest pelican
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If your character sheet is set to public visibility and is in a campaign

  1. you can see and edit everything (obviously)
  2. your DM can see and edit everything
  3. your fellow players can see most of your sheet, except stuff like background and notes, and can't edit anything
  4. anyone you link the sheet to can see most of your sheet, except stuff like background and notes, and can't edit anything

If you have your character in a campaign and set to campaign only visibility, then point 4 above is disabled
If you have your character in a campaign and set to private, points 3 and 4 above are disabled
If you're not in a campaign, points 2-4 are disabled

uneven lantern
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The Notes and Description tabs, specifically, are visible only to that player and the DM.

wicked nacelle
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Is it possible for dnd Beyond to play with friends but not for them to subscribe beyond ?

modest pelican
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A subscription is only required for the following:

  • Unlimited character slots
  • Monthly perks
  • Save public homebrew
  • Content sharing (Master Tier Only)
  • Access to Maps (Master Tier Only)
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If you don't need any of those, you don't need to subscribe

wicked nacelle
modest pelican
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Because it's in Alpha so at this time we're limiting access to Master Tier subscribers

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That's only for the DM though, players don't need to subscribe to access a map managed by a DM

wicked nacelle
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How to play together dnd beyond without a subscription ?

modest pelican
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When you say play together, are you specifically referring to maps?

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You can start a campaign and invite players without a subscription. That will share your dice rolls in the game log

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You can also link your discord account to D&D Beyond and install the avrae bot to allow you to access your character and rolls from discord, again without a subscription

wicked nacelle
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If I understood correctly, we play but we only have the personal cards in front of us but we need a subscription to have access to the card

modest pelican
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what do you mean by card?

wicked nacelle
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A Map sorry

modest pelican
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The DM needs a Master Tier subscription to host maps, yes

wicked nacelle
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Okay i understand better now ty

modest pelican
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You're welcome

ivory nova
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How to make racial features only work upon reaching a certain level? The level requirement thingy just doesn't work and the feature is either always active or not there at all.

modest pelican
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I don't believe you can. The only race I can think of that has a level locked feature is Verdan and that appears to be hard coded

solid kestrel
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What about the many races that have spells only granted at certain levels?

dire blade
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I think better examples are the Dragonborn variants that get something at level 5. I could maybe see spells being made to work as a special case.

trail root
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A player of mines rolls won't show up for some reason in discord even so he says he has followed the same process as everyone else.

Albeit it's been a while since we had a new player join, so perhaps I'm forgetting something important 😂

Someone refresh my memory please

idle arch
ivory nova
idle arch
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That is odd. I just created a copy of Aasimar, to see how they implemented a level 3 feature, and when I made a character using the "Copy of Aasimar" race, the feature was still hidden until level 3, as it should be. I don't know why that wouldn't work for you

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Does this feature perchance have multiple options attached to it? Or is it just 1 thing?

uneven lantern
crystal mantle
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Any advice for making my own campaign I'm currently working on a mostly roleplay, detective, mystery story so any advice?

idle arch
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If you'd like DMing advice, it would be better to post your question in #dm-discussion
This channel is meant for technical help regarding the D&D Beyond Website

dense mortar
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I just subscribed to D&D Beyond Master Tier and purchased the license to read the Player's Handbook. How do I share this with my friends?

uneven lantern
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If everyone's in a campaign together, you should see a button called "Enable Content Sharing" at the top of your campaign page.

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Once that's enabled, any books owned by anyone in the group get shared with everyone else.

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And they'll be able to use any character options from those books within that campaign.

dense mortar
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@uneven lantern Thank you!

deep iron
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Do I. Need to make a character sheet?

edgy oriole
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This channel is for technical support for DnDBeyond’s tools and services but to play D&D, yes you will need a character sheet. Also for the record we don’t play D&D games on this server. Read #find-a-game to learn how to find a game.

molten ember
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Thanksn

edgy oriole
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Unfortunately no - classes at this time requires backend setup that is not currently surfaced in the tools.
You'll likely need to use a paper or digital document to manage that class outside of DnDBeyond.

modest pelican
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@civic iris Override score is a number you can put in that will replace your ability score

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Other modifiers will be added to your ability score

civic iris
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So if I wanted to make a Tabaxi Warlock

modest pelican
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Ignore those fields

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that's not how you make a character

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They're for special modifiers and effects you might get while playing

civic iris
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So I just ignore them entirely?

solid kestrel
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until you need them

civic iris
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Both the scores and modifiers?

modest pelican
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Unless your DM tells you that your characters ability score has been set or modified by something

civic iris
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Gotchu

modest pelican
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They're not for character creation

solid kestrel
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other modifiers may be used for things like a Shadow's strength drain, for example

civic iris
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I seeee

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Okay, thank you very much

modest pelican
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If you're making your character, you want to use the builder itself, not your sheet

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Click Manage, then Manage Character & Levels

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Then go to step 3. Abilities, that's where you can set your characters ability scores

civic iris
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Alright, thank you very much

dry fiber
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hey I'm struggling with druid sheaperd. all I need to do is just do the spell slots

modest pelican
dry fiber
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thx

placid moth
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Not sure if this is a ddb question, but here goes..

Why would Fighting Style: Unarmed Fighting be listed twice on the character sheet with two different damage dice?

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modest pelican
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Can you provide a link to the character?

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Ah, it's because unarmed fighting style (from Tasha's) has two options, both of which are shown there
Your unarmed strikes deal 1d6+Str, but if you're not armed, that dice becomes a 1d8

placid moth
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OIC! Thank you!

charred lake
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Is there an android app to connect to DND beyond forum board? I remember something like taptalk, but curious if there is something better out there.

uneven lantern
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None that I’m aware of.

gray tendon
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I wanted to try and make laserllama's Alternate Monk in DnD beyond is this possible or do I need to use something else currently in campaigns with friends were using a mix of beyond and roll20. I'm mainly asking as I remember reading somewhere in the past that DnD beyond allows for custom class but not the subclasses? Thanks!

idle arch
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You are correct, D&D Beyond does not have tools for creating or editing homebrew classes.

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Its homebrew tools are limted to subclasses only, for now

gray tendon
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I suppose I could try to cover some features by incorporating them into equipment and such but is there a better alternative? At the very least for now gives me some hope it could be added in the future.

edgy oriole
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At this time if you need to manage a custom class you may need to use a paper or electronic document (Google Docs or similar) to manage it.

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And generally DnDBeyond isn’t optimal for creating homebrew that radically departs from existing 5th Edition rules/concepts.

gray tendon
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Oh I see, well good to know and I appreciate the help dndCheers

dire blade
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I ran into an bug today suddenly where, even though I own Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, I could not see the MToF creature stat blocks within the Encounter Builder. This seems to have changed recently, as I was able to do so at least a few weeks ago. My account also claims that my entitlements are in sync.

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The problem only appears to be the encounter builder. I can view the stat blocks fine on the regular website.

edgy oriole
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Can you go to the filters in the encounter builder and down at the bottom there is a "Is Legacy Content" filter and can you set that to "Yes"? See if the monsters show up with that.

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Additionally, make sure to clear out your browser cache and restart your browser.

dire blade
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Interesting. That "Is legacy Content" button didn't used to be there, and is currently unchecked entirely (neither Yes nor No).

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Well, trying to set it either way and clearing my cache / trying a different browser (Firefox + Chrome) still results in the same issue.

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They're showing up in the list, it just won't display their stat blocks even if I own them.

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You can actually see in my screenshot above that I can select it, it just tells me to go buy the thing I already own.

uneven lantern
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I believe that's a known issue at the moment.

edgy oriole
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Oh - good to know.

dire blade
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Okay, as long as it's a known issue, that's cool. To at least close the loop on the entitlements, though, it does say:

"Your entitlements data is in sync! You should have nothing to worry about, but contact our Support Team if you're having problems accessing your purchased content."

ebon carbon
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So I'm currently making a homebrew race, and for some reason the Ability Score changes aren't applying. I don't know what I've done wrong, if anyone can enlighten me

uneven lantern
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I’d suggest making a homebrew copy of an official race with them. Then you can peek inside and see how it was set up.

ebon carbon
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It appears to be set up exactly the same way

uneven lantern
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Was yours set that way from the beginning? Sometimes homebrew edits can take up to 15 minutes to appear on your sheet.

ebon carbon
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It was not

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I will go check again to see if that's the issue

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It appears to have been the issue

scenic grove
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I have a player who says their book of ancient secrets box keeps adding new drop down boxes for them to add extra spells beyond the ones they're supposed to have.

uneven lantern
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On your adventures, you can add other ritual spells to your Book of Shadows.

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That is how you add them.

fading creek
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dice rolls for one of my players take upwards 5+ seconds to finish. we assume it's because they don't have hardware acceleration turned on, but that is unfortunately not something they have control over at the moment. is there a way to turn off the animation altogether and just show the result of the roll?

edgy oriole
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At this time there isn't a way to disable animations (the dice roller actually uses the 3d aspect of things to help with generating the randomness in the roll). Could your user instead use Avrae in a Discord channel to roll that way?

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Avrae allows connection to the shared dice roll log in DnDBeyond

fading creek
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I see. I'll run the Avrae solution by them, although I imagine that switching to discord, then back to the map wouldn't be significantly faster than just waiting it out. thanks though!

celest mulch
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With the 3rd party partnerships announced (specifically Ghostfire), does anyone know if DND Beyond is going to build character subclass interfaces like they do for Critical Role?

modest pelican
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D&D Beyond doesn't offer "character subclass interfaces" for Critical Role

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Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean

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Do you mean the character builder supporting 3rd party subclasses? If so, yes, that's already a think for all partnered content that includes subclasses

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As it stands, of the 3 partnered content books offered (two by ghostfire gaming, one by darrington press), only one (Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn) offers any subclasses

celest mulch
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To clarify, I mean the ability to select stuff like Gunslinger/Oath of the Open Seas/Cobalt Soul for subclasses. Apothecary as a class, and subclasses like Old Gods Barb, Doomsayer Bard, Shadow Domain Cleric, Way of the Arcane Hand/etc... it's an extensive list which in person and on paper might be easy, but on DND Beyond is even easier.

modest pelican
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None of those have been released on D&D Beyond

celest mulch
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Are they planning to? Does anyone know if the tech folks are working on it?

modest pelican
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Nothing has been announced as to any further partnered content

wise pelican
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Do people ever join random dndb campaigns just to share content? I need to find someone with monsters of the multiverse races unlocked

edgy oriole
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That would be against Wizards of the Coast's terms of service to join a campaign solely to gain access to content. The point of content sharing is to allow a group to play together and share their resources together.

dense viper
narrow torrent
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How do I add my pre-created characters (in my own account) to my campaign? I can't find any setting

edgy oriole
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Grab the DnDBeyond campaign invite link and point your browser there. Then you'll get a screen to select a character to join the campaign with from your existing character list, or to select a character already in the campaign that hasn't been claimed, or to create a new character inside the campaign.

narrow torrent
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Thank you so much!

misty pelican
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Yo why isn’t it letting me enable dice on dnd beyond

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Like I keep pressing the switch that enables dice rolling

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And it keeps switching back off

uneven lantern
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Do you get the same issue in another browser or on another device?

misty pelican
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I only have my phone to use atm

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But I’ve always used my phone

uneven lantern
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Are you using the DDB mobile app or the website?

misty pelican
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Website

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Fixed it

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I just switched to chrome instead of safari

hybrid turret
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i have Dungeons of Drakkenheim, but cant see the new backgrounds

halcyon plover
hybrid turret
halcyon plover
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same with the other pages like spells

fallow wren
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What book are the Shadar-kai Race Found in?

fading bramble
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Mordenkainens Tome of Foes and Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse

warm fjord
rocky flame
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So I got a Visa gift card for Christmas. I'm trying to buy stuff of DDB but get this...

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Does DDB not support prepaid cards?

fading bramble
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It should.

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Maybe the card isnt working

modest pelican
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That error usually means there's an issue with whoever is processing the card. Normally that's your bank, but for prepaid cards it'd be whoever sold the card

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The fact it says "Fraud Suspected" would indicate that visa suspects something is suspicious with the gift card

rocky flame
chrome bronze
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is this where I should be asking for help on creating a homebrew race using the DND beyond homebrew race creator?

edgy oriole
# chrome bronze is this where I should be asking for help on creating a homebrew race using the ...

For technical issues yes.
Although I'd strongly suggest making a copy of an existing race that has similar build/options and seeing how it was created.
Also - never publish homebrew until you've playtested it extensively (you can use your homebrew creations inside your own DDB campaigns without publishing it to the wider DnDBeyond community). Once it's published it can't be removed as other DnDBeyond users may add it to their own campaigns for use.

stuck maple
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Any ideas why I can't login to dnd beyond on my pc? I've tried to unlink then link my google account. I'm able to login on my phone. The Wizard button just says oops, something went wrong. This is annoying.

edgy oriole
# stuck maple Any ideas why I can't login to dnd beyond on my pc? I've tried to unlink then li...

You can only login via Google, Apple, or Wizards of the Coast accounts (or if you're a really, really old account Twitch but that's been deprecated).
Other things that can impact logging in:

  • Make sure you allow third party cookies and popup windows for the dndbeyond.com domain
  • Turn off any ad blockers, VPNs, or other browser extensions that can interfere with DnDBeyond functionality (Beyond20 and AboveVTT may interfere with DnDBeyond functionality)
  • Try clearing your browser cache and cookies, quit your browser and then restart it. Try logging in to DnDBeyond again.
placid gate
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I've got a character that I've already made but not associated with any campaign. How can I get that character added into one of mine or somebody's campaign

edgy oriole
stuck maple
edgy oriole
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Okay then I think you'll need to reach out to Customer Service and see if something needs to be kicked in the backend
Submit a ticket here: http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

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Please be patient as it's the holidays and it may be a bit longer before they can respond and look into this.

stuck maple
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yes, I did that already as well. asking on here was sort of a last resort. I thought maybe somebody knew something I may have missed. I logged out to help someone with creating a character on my computer but i tried signing back in, it has been nothing but frustration. I didn't want to send more than 1 service request so I'll probably not have access until next week. Thanks for the attempts at helping.

uneven lantern
stuck maple
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If I use the Google button, it says I don't have an account.
If I use the wizard button, it says oops, something went wrong.

fresh hornet
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If I were to buy a physical copy of say drakenheim, do I then need to buy it again digitally to add it to my DnD beyond acc? For character creation and other info etc

edgy oriole
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So to answer your specific question, because Dungeons of Drakkenheim is a third-party product and not offered via the Wizards of the Coast hybrid physical + digital bundles, you'd have to buy both physical and digital versions of Dungeons of Drakkenheim separately.

fresh hornet
edgy oriole
# fresh hornet Thanks a lot mate! Im having trouble navigating DnDBeyond properly when it comes...

That's the nature of D&D - free basic rules are all you need to begin playing but if you want additional official rules/options or an official adventure, you need to pay for the book. DnDBeyond fortunately offers a la carte purchasing so if you need just a specific race/class/spell/item you can buy those as individual items for as low as $1.99. Anything you buy this way gets deducted if you ever do decide to buy the whole book on DnDBeyond.

fresh hornet
edgy oriole
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Digital is also cheaper generally

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I guess figure out what makes the most sense for you and what you're comfortable with and go that route.

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I personally lean more digital now days but I know that isn't the right choice for everyone and their needs.

fresh hornet
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Thanks for all your help and your opinion too mate!! Great moderator 🤙🏼 ill take it all into consideration

coral barn
bronze granite
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I’m trying to homebrew a feat that gives a cantrip, as a way of giving a character an extra cantrip to cast. I can’t make it work and show the cantrip on the spells page on the character sheet. It works fine when I do the same thing to create a homebrew magic item that gives the cantrip, but I can’t get the feat to work at all. I have tried copying a different feat that gives a cantrip, I have tried doing it from scratch, but nothing works. I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong because I have done it in the past!

dire blade
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Is there a way to set the default roll type (public / private) for an entire campaign and not be forced to do it per-encounter?

modest pelican
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There isn't. The default will always be public for players and private for DM

fading bramble
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Does the 40% in DnDBeyond also apply to physical copies?

modest pelican
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D&D Beyond doesn't sell physical copies

fading bramble
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ah ic ic

quartz parcel
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I'm just here to bump the Dragonhide Belt not adding DC to Ki Points thing again. I know that it's a "known issue", but it's been a known issue since October of 2021. I assume the more people make a fuss of it, the more likely it is to get bumped to the front of the bug fixes line.

reef plume
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why does d&d beyond force you to pay for so much stuff, for example the only feat available for free is the grappler, like bro??

iron thorn
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Anyone here is experiences with the technical creation of Homebrew Magic Items and including them on your DDB Character Sheet?

edgy oriole
# reef plume why does d&d beyond force you to pay for so much stuff, for example the only fea...

Why does Sony require you to buy games to play it on Playstation? Because it costs money to make things and folks make things because it's fun and they need to make a living. While D&D provides the free basic rules - and it's all you need to get started playing D&D - anything else requires you to either buy the materials for yourself, be in a DnDBeyond campaign with content sharing enabled and someone in that campaign have the material, or you can use DnDbeyond's homebrew tools to recreate things from your printed books (just don't publish it - non-publsihed homebrew is still accessible in your characters and DnDBeyond campaigns). Finally, DnDBeyond does allow you to purchase individual races, subclasses, spells, and items for as low as $1.99 USD - just go to the book the item is in in the DnDBeyond marketplace and scroll down until you find the individual purchase items. Anything you purchase this way gets deducted from the full price of the book if you ever do decide to purchase the whole book.

iron thorn
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This is true - Work should be payed. Simple as that. And i really like the fact that it’s possible to buy separate Stuff from an module or sourcebook instead of the whole thing

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But other question - Is it possible to create a magic item which adds spells to the character but there are only certain ways to cast it. For example any resource of a class.

In addition - Can I customize said spells so they use a decided Ability score as Spellcasting modifier?

red bough
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I have been try to swap my stats on dnd beyond but it wont change no matter what I do, can someone help me please?

iron thorn
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I assume rolled Stats?

red bough
iron thorn
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Actually didn’t matter. Did you forget to apply your changes?

red bough
iron thorn
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When you swap your Stats in your numbers DnDbeyond don’t swap the stats in an instant. It requires to confirm your Choice to take them over xD

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Okay not? Apparently the Apply Button only appears on rolled stats... but on a testcharacter all stats change when i decide to swap them...

solid kestrel
red bough
solid kestrel
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make sure it doesn't have anything in it

slim sorrel
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is there a way to disable my homebrew magic items that i’ve created from showing up in a campaign with shared content?

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without deleting them outright^

dawn egret
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remove them from your collection

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if you created them, they'll still be in Homebrew Creations

iron thorn
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Okay in Magic Item Creation for Homebrew Content. What are the Limits?

noble storm
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I need help changing a user name on D&D beyond we tried to edit it ourselves and it will not change his user name we sent a help request but have not got a response I also asked in here earler and got no response so I asked in mod support and was told to ask here so I am trying again.

uneven lantern
slim sorrel
modest pelican
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@reef nest In order to purchase just the artificer, you will need to purchase any of it's four subclasses from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

reef nest
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How do I do that on my phone I’m a little slow

modest pelican
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Your internet speed shouldn't have anything to do with it, you just go to the marketplace, then select Tasha's Cauldron of Everything and scroll down to the subclass purchase options

reef nest
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It doesn’t subclass purchase options

modest pelican
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yes it does, if you scroll down

uncut pasture
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How do I change my dnd beyond username

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Also if someone responds please ping me

naive lodge
uncut pasture
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Ohh I see

late beacon
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I got a physical copy and I am trying to put it on dnd beyond with a redeem code it does not appear to be working and I am confused why it’s not working

solid kestrel
late beacon
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No, I think it’s straight from Amazon

solid kestrel
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then it wouldn't have a code

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there's only a redeem code on the physical+digital bundles from the WOTC site

iron thorn
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Anyone here experiences with the Creation of Homebrew Items?

late beacon
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Crap, I would’ve gotten the digital copy if I would’ve known that

iron thorn
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Is it possible to add Custom Actions to an Item?

solid kestrel
iron thorn
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Okay... so any ideas for other ways to include a feature into a weapon? I would assume Spells would work?

rare hazel
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Hi is there a page on dndbeyond where I can see a list of all the books I've purchased and can access them, I know there's "current product licences" in the "marketplace tab" on your "account profile" but I was hoping there was a listed format where the books show in alphabetical order and I can access all the ones I've purchased there ?

sour tartan
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I tried to do the free trial thing, however, an hour after I got the "Your New Subscription on D&D Beyond" email, I got another email saying the subscription didn't activate because the payment didn't go through. Is this a bug, or is one hour now equal to 30 days?

modest pelican
modest pelican
sour tartan
livid quail
rare hazel
minor sleet
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On dndbeyond is there a way to limit all character creation options to just the player handbook ones?

lapis geyser
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no

fading bramble
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If you want to restrict, you have to tell your players

lapis geyser
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finer control over character creation is something the devs are aware of a want for, but currently there isnt a way to do it

minor sleet
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My issue is I'm the new player and overwhelmed with what I can and can't do. Was going to be in a session but dropped out because everything I kept choosing was wrong

lapis geyser
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If your DM is limiting you to just Player handbook, id suggest having that open in another tab, so you can see which options are ok for your game

minor sleet
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I was doing that and going back and forth between dnd beyond I struggled with choosing available catnips and spells

lapis geyser
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in that case you could go to game rules - spells, and then under advanced filters, choose source - players handbook

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and then further narrow it down by class, spell level, etc

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for example: https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells?filter-class=0&filter-class=2&filter-search=&filter-level=0&filter-level=1&filter-verbal=&filter-somatic=&filter-material=&filter-concentration=&filter-ritual=&filter-sub-class=&filter-source=2&filter-partnered-content=f should show you all cantrips and first level spells from the players handbook for clerics

D&D Beyond
Spells for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) - D&D Beyond

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) Spells. A comprehensive list of all official spells for Fifth Edition.

minor sleet
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That is extremely helpful this is exactly what I've needed

minor sleet
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I've been playing with it thank you so much

tight cargo
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why doesn't my encounter show up for my campaign see it

zinc glacier
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anybody know what PB means?

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modest pelican
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Proficiency bonus

mystic dew
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ok i dont know if this channel is for help with accounts too but my dnd beyond account is literally untracable and I need to get back into it (i have a session in less than 2 hours and it locked me out for some reason)

Is there any way I would be able to do that? or is there any common errors that happen with accounts?

modest pelican
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It will be linked to an apple, Google, twitch, or wizards account you have

mystic dew
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I've went through literally every account I own and nothing

honest galleon
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This is for future session, possibility of a vorpal blade. Can a monster with legendary resistance to slashing resist a vorpal blade?

edgy oriole
# honest galleon This is for future session, possibility of a vorpal blade. Can a monster with le...

First off this channel is for getting technical support for DnDBeyond tools and services - please use one of the other discussion channels like #dnd-discussion or #dnd-rules for questions like this in the future. A creature is immune to the head-cutting-off feature of a vorpal blade if it has legendary actions or even if the GM/DM decides it's too large for that effect to happen. This is described in the item's description.

rare hazel
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Hi i'm experiencing a weird phenomena on DDB. I'm signed up for the free trial of the master subscription with the intent to continue the subscription afterwards but it keeps resetting everyday ? this has happened for the 3rd day in a row now, which is slightly annoying as i'm using the content share feature. To get back features such as content sharing, etc (which i'm using for a oneshot homebrew campaign) I have to re-sign up again. This then pushes the master tier subscription renewal date back a day. I'm not sure what to do so wanted to put a message into this chat for help <3

past slate
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I'm making a subclass that gives you a creature that gets stronger the higher level you are. And it would use the PC proficiency bonus but I don't know how to implement that. Is that possible?

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The subclass part isn't important its just getting the creature stat block to add the PC proficiency bonus

dense viper
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The Battle Smith subclass of the Artificer does something similar with the Steel Defender but it may be hard coded into the subclass

zinc fiber
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My fighter subclass keeps saying I don't have the right abilities or the right levels

uneven lantern
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Unless you’re trying to publish it to the global community (after it’s finished and playtested and finalized), then you can just ignore those warnings entirely.

zinc fiber
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I'm trying to publish it

uneven lantern
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That said, you could try hitting the main save button to re-run the validation process.

zinc fiber
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That worked

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I feel dumb now

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Thank you

coral barn
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Can character sheets be made "non-viewable" in a campaign to other players?

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so only the DM has access to the char sheets, and players to their own, but not others?

thorn sandal
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Players can view other players character sheets, but not the Background or Notes section as those can contain info the player may want secret

coral barn
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We want to keep the stats a secret

thorn sandal
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I don't think you can keep the sheets fully hidden from others in the campaign, no

coral barn
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Well...damn.

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Been building the server to keep stats secret from one another but they are now just viewable when players join the campaign. Bummer.

unreal niche
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is that not what Private does? there’s 3 settings now when making characters, public, private, and campaign only; if you hit private then other players in your game shouldn’t see them, i’d have thought

coral barn
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I will check

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Will that still make it viewable for the DM?

unreal niche
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im trying to work out how to make a nonaligned character in an existing campaign through the iOS app, as there is no obvious way to do so. on desktop it’s under the Campaign page, a nice obvious button appears; when trying to help one of my players find this button we both got very frustrated. i like that the app is now getting its own look rather than just opening the site in mobile mode but if it is to be considered equal it needs equal levels of accessibility for features. am i missing a click?

unreal niche
livid quail
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This is somewhat strange question - Is there a way to "backup" or "download" the entire contents of one's DDB account - i.e. the campaigns, characters, encounters, homebrew, etc.? I ask only because after spending a few hours generating detailed encounters/characters/homebrew for a campaign, it occurred to me that I'd really be hosed if DDB wasn't up (or was experiencing problems) when it actually came time to run. the game. So, aside from the obvious pdf and screen snapshot options, is there a canonical download/backup option for campaigns (ideally into something like JSON format)?

vestal bear
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Hi there! How come i can find the spell "Summon Beast" on websites as a druid spell, but not on my DnDB spell list? (It's a 2nd level spell)

uneven lantern
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Have you purchased that spell yourself?

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Or is it being shared with you through a campaign? If so, you’d only be able to use it within the campaign that’s sharing it.

eternal drift
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Hey friends. New to dnd and dnd beyond. I recently built out my first character on dnd beyond but when I went to choose Feats the only option given to me is Grappler. I thought by paying for an account I'd have access to more options, but then I read somewhere that you have to buy the book to have access to those feats/spells/races/etc. This true? Any insight is so appreicated.

uneven lantern
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It’s free to create an account, and anything in the Basic Rules is freely available as well.

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Grappler is indeed the only feat included in the Basic Rules.

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If you mean you paid for a subscription, then no, subscriptions do not provide access to paid game content.

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A Master Tier subscription, however, can be used to enable Content Sharing for a campaign. Once that’s enabled, everyone’s purchased game content gets shared with everyone else for use within that campaign.

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If you purchase a book that contains feats, or purchase a feat individually, then you’d be able to use it in any campaign (or outside of a campaign). It would also get shared in any campaigns you join where Content Sharing is enabled.

eternal drift
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Amazing, thank you for such clarity. I haven't explore the website very much. Where would I go to search for individual feats to purchase?

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Or even, how do I figure out what feats/etc are in which books?

uneven lantern
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The individual options are available within whichever book contains that feat.

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You can get any feat by itself or all 41 feats together.

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Of course, the book itself is currently on sale for 40% off, too.

scenic grove
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the rod of the pact keeper says it boost the DCs and attack rolls of warlock spells specifically and seems to only boost those numbers, however items like the bloodwell vial and the amulet of the devout seem to boost all of the DCs and attacks for spells despite (at least the vial) saying they boost their class specific spells. I'm bringing it up here because I figure it's a thing the site is doing and that I'm just missing the reasoning behind it, as opposed to it being a rule thing.

vagrant crown
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hi im trying to make a homebrew wondrous item that adds +2 to proficiency, but i cant seem to get it to work. is this the right place to ask this?

edgy oriole
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This is where to get technical support. Usually the best way to learn how to use DnDBeyond's homebrew tools is to create an item based on an existing item so you can see how it was built.

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I'm opening up the tools now to see how I might create something like this.

vagrant crown
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i did this, but i dont see the added bonus in the hit roll

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edgy oriole
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Homebrew changes can take up to 10-15 minutes after saving to become live/active on the sheet.

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You may need to give it a moment and refresh the page before it shows up.

vagrant crown
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oh didnt know that, thats a lot of help thank you! ill give it some time.

edgy oriole
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But everything I see in your screenshot should work as far as I can tell.

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Once the homebrew takes effect.

vagrant crown
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ok thx again

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it still didnt work im guessing its ciz of this

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thx anyways ill try something else

edgy oriole
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Try setting it to Proficiency Bonus instead of Proficiency

vagrant crown
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like this?

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edgy oriole
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No - set the Modifier Subtype to Proficiency Bonus

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So Modifier Type should be set to Bonus and Modifier Subtype set to Proficiency Bonus

vagrant crown
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ok got it, ill try it

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it worked!!! thank you!! man i almost gave up there.

solid kestrel
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You also have a 'fixed value 2' in there. you sure that's intentional?

edgy oriole
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Yeah - they wanted to give a +2 bonus to proficiency bonus so that was intended (at least as far as I understood what they were asking for)

solid kestrel
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tried copying the Ioun stone?

edgy oriole
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They have it working now - so I think they're good

rare hazel
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I'm signed up for the free trial of the master subscription with the intent to continue the subscription afterwards but it keeps resetting everyday ? this has happened for the 4th day in a row now, which is slightly annoying as i'm using the content share feature. I have to re-sign up again. This then pushes the master tier subscription renewal date back a day. I'm not sure what to do at this point as now technically i'm getting a free master tier subscription for as long as the promotion is on so wanted to put a message into this chat for help <3

modest pelican
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That issue usually occurs when either your bank or D&D Beyond rejects the transaction. You will have to contact either your banks customer service or D&D Beyond, depending on where the issue lies

rare hazel
gleaming gulch
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How come on my sheet my pistol isn't getting Proficancy bonus. I have proficancy in martial weapons and guns are a ranged martial weapon

idle arch
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can you post a link to the sheet?

gleaming gulch
uneven lantern
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I think it’s because firearms are an optional rule.

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But you can just manually add firearm proficiency if needed.

gleaming gulch
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I mean... there is no setting for this optional rule. And the rule is for having them in the game itself or not. Not if they get PB or not

idle arch
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I just verified it on my own character sheet, and yes it also fails to add the proficiency bonus on mine as well, until I manually added proficiency with pistols

uneven lantern
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I’m really just guessing at the reason here.

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The important part was that you can manually add the proficiency if you need it.

gleaming gulch
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I mean yeah but I really wish it would just add it like every other weapon... it's kinda annoying otherwise.

idle arch
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What do you mean "add it like every other weapon?"

gleaming gulch
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Just doesn't make sense to me why they wouldn'y get PB when it's a martial weapon and I have the martial proficancy. Much like how a longbow is a martial ranged weapon

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gleaming gulch
idle arch
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Well, that I agree with, but so long as there is a usable work around, it should be fine for now. Spam, would you pass this along as feedback?

gleaming gulch
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I can send it over to feed back if that works

idle arch
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I'm not sure if Spam is still reading these messages or not, but I don't think there's any need to do that, if someone sees it here. I don't think they use the feedback channel itself as the log of user feedback. I'm sure it gets sent somewhere else

gleaming gulch
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Oh... I see why. Firearms are listed as their own catagory for some reason. I was looking at proficiency overrides. I don't see why this is the case when the books clearly state they are martial weapons

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Also, why can't I just select Martial proficancy lol. Or simple Weapons, get a whole catagory instead of just one thing. Would be nice

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Anyways, what ever. I can select pistols and guns here so It's not like I'm out of luck, it's just kinda annoying it doesn't do it already

zenith ferry
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How do I report a bug. Not sure if it has been reported already but on fire fox and maybe other engins inventory isn't working properly. one can't add things it is stuck 'loading'

edgy oriole
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One thing to do before reporting a bug is make sure to disable any browser extensions, VPNs, or ad blockers; clear the browser cache; and then restart the browser.

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If the issue persists, let us know.

dense mason
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Original post was in homebrew but it's more ddb help

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Need some help, when creating a background and adding in equipment on ddb, I need to put

"EQUIPMENT PHRASE"

"EQUIPMENT PHRASE INDIVIDUAL CHOICES",

What do I actually put here? Im a bit confused, I have the equipment, but idk how to imput it.

uneven lantern
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The best way to figure out the homebrew system is to make a homebrew copy of one of the official backgrounds. Then you can peek inside and see exactly how it was set up.

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So if your background says:

Equipment: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a pouch containing 15 gp

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Then you could set up the first item with the phrase “a crowbar” and add an actual crowbar as the only choice.

dense mason
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Individually?

vital gazelle
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Is there a way to replicate Blessing of Magic Resistance on DDB?

idle arch
modest pelican
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@cinder flax This channel is for getting help using the D&D Beyond site, tools and services. What you're looking at is a physical paper character sheet, which D&D Beyond does not support. You should try asking in #dnd-newcomers or reading the Basic Rules

coral bane
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Heya, I built this homebrew subclass, but it keeps saying its "currently too similar to Graviturgy Magic to share with the community." I used the graviturgy magic as the base when creating it, but now it doesnt share anything in common with the origonal subclass. I checked and forgot to remove all the "actions" that still had the graviturgy magic ones, but its still saying its too similar even though they share nothing. Any ideas?

dawn egret
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if you're just making it for people in campaigns you run to use, it doesn't gotta be published

coral bane
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I made it because there wasnt something like it already in the homebrew section, specificly to publish it

edgy oriole
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If you've used things such as spells that are not part of the SRD (such as graviturgy magic spells) then it is not possible to publish it and share with the community due to licensing/copyright restrictions. Basically you are not permitted to distribute something that is paid to the wider community.

modest pelican
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@bronze granite this is the appropriate channel for D&D Beyond bugs. Can you provide a link to the affected character?

bronze granite
edgy oriole
solid kestrel
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I don't see that though.
this is strange.

edgy oriole
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Might be server caching - I am seeing it

solid kestrel
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And I've never seen this sheet before since like a minute ago

bronze granite
edgy oriole
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Server caching could be at play here too

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Try toggling inspiration on/off

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This can help break the server cache

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(e.g. tell the server to fetch the latest)

solid kestrel
bronze granite
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I tried toggling inspo in app and web, neither working

edgy oriole
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Yeah this is weird - I'm seeing the spell listed under your Spells tab (website version of sheet) but it's not listed under the Manage Spells list

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Oh hmmm.

bronze granite
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It’s listed once on my spells tab (in my view) because of the homebrew item, but not because of Primal Awareness. But Soeak With Animals isn’t marked in Manage Spells either, yet shows up on the character sheet.

edgy oriole
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It may be a bit before you get a response as it's the holidays but they may be able to figure out what's happening here.

bronze granite
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Thanks for your help!

uneven lantern
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If you’re right and none of the original stuff remains, that error should go away.

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If it stays, there’s still something you need to change.

modest pelican
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This channel is for getting help using D&D Beyond

hardy scarab
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my apologies

mossy crag
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How do I find a game please

uneven lantern
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#find-a-game can point you in the right direction. (This channel is for getting help with D&D Beyond.)

hollow void
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I have a question when it comes to dndbeyond, I’m trying to use a homebrew race I found but when I add it to my collection it doesn’t show up when I try to pick the characters race. I turned on homebrew content and everything else but it’s still not showing. Is there something else I should be doing?

grand sluice
hollow void
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I have the hero one, do I need to have the masters one?

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I’m confused, some that I have are showing up but the main one I want to use isn’t? ;-;

grand sluice