ddb-support

[uneven lantern]

What have you got so far? Where are you stuck?

[night plaza]

I need help to figure it out

I got the homebrew I just need to find out how to put it in dnd beyond

[uneven lantern]

Go to Collections > Create Subclass.

Or on mobile, Collections > Browse & Create Homebrew > Create Subclass.

You can pick an existing fighter subclass to use as a template, which will give you an exact copy. That way you can peek inside and see exactly how it was set up, or even adjust it as needed.

Or you can start from scratch.

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

[uncut pasture]

How do I change my account name?

Aight I found it

I don't see the thing they mentioned in the steps

The account assistance

All I see is this

Okay I found this comments thing

So I think that will work

[mighty void]

hello! is there a way to view my dice without needing to go to my character sheets to roll them?

[dense viper]

You should be able to go here on the website. https://www.dndbeyond.com/my-dice

If you are using the mobile app someone else will have to give you an answer. As I don't use it and therefore don't know much about it.

[native kindle]

How many maps are included in the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle digital content version for D&D Beyond?

[uneven lantern]

There’s five maps in the adventure, and each comes with a DM and a player version.

So ten map images in total.

[gilded tide]

In features and traits there’s a manage feats area where u can add feats. I thought feats were only on level up instead of an ability score increase? Are there other ways to gain feats?

[modest pelican]

That's not a D&D Beyond support question, that'd be one for #dnd-discussion

[devout plover]

Okay so I am trying to make shadow blade spell into more or less an actual item, and I can’t figure out how to make damage die change to 2d8 instead of a normal weapons default or change the default damage type (so it rolls the correct damage numbers and damage type on clicking it)

[edgy oriole]

All weapons are based on an "archtype" item with a set damage dice. There is no way to override that. Instead you can create a custom action on the front of the character sheet and adjust things that way.

[wintry junco]

Does the Beyond Campaign owner have to be the one with the master sub to enable content sharing? Or can a Player have the master sub and I enable content sharing to share their books?

[edgy oriole]

Nope - only someone in the campaign needs to have Master Tier subscription to enable content sharing.

DM of the campaign can then toggle what books are viewable by players in the campaign (but all character options are still available to players with the character sheet tool).

[wintry junco]

Awesome! Where is that option? I don't see it haha

[edgy oriole]

I’m not at a place at the moment to look it up and describe it. I’ll ping you later with the details when I can get to it.

[wintry junco]

Thanks!

[uneven lantern]

Should be right at the top of the campaign page, under the campaign name.

"Content Management"

It's only visible after content sharing has been enabled.

[idle arch]

I mean, you should be able to make a homebrew version of any d8 weapon, add an extra d8 of damage, and change the damage type to psychic, right? I was pretty sure the homebrew tools had that capability.

[edgy oriole]

That is correct - sorry for any confusion

[wintry junco]

Who enables Content Sharing?

[modest pelican]

The person with the subscription

[wintry junco]

Ahhhhh

[modest pelican]

Doesn't have to be the DM

[unborn cobalt]

How do i add the damage of the unarmed strike for a HB race?

I tried {{1d4+dex}} but it's saying it's invalid

[modest pelican]

your best bet would be to copy an existing race that does something similar and see how it's set up

[unborn cobalt]

How do i do that?

[idle arch]

when you create any homebrew content, you can either choose a template, or start from scratch. The templates are copies of that content, including all of the mechanical effects. So if you choose any race that has a special unarmed strike as your template, it will show you how that is set up

[unborn cobalt]

Thx

Oh it's just "1d4 {{modifier:str}}"

Using Aarakocra as a template

[uneven lantern]

See also: https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/25930-using-snippet-codes-in-your-homebrew

[wintry junco]

Just clarifying on this from earlier. ANYONE in the Campaign with a Master Sub can enable Content Sharing. Then the DM chooses what content to allow? Because my player is saying they cant find the Content Sharing thing. Note: They are NOT the DM of the Beyond Campaign.

If he needs a completed character then that may be why

[modest pelican]

They need to be in the campaign to enable content sharing, have an active master tier subscription, and not already have activated content sharing in five campaigns (the max)

[wintry junco]

Roger Roger

[little plume]

Hey, I'm completely blocked from reaching the website and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong

Everytime I go to open it, I get the "Please verify you are human" message with the Modron and it refuses to load once I hold and click

I use Chrome and I've made sure that I have cookies enabled

Kind of at a loss. I own almost every book on there and it feels like I'm being punished for frequently using the site and having multiple tabs open.

[uneven lantern]

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

[dire blade]

I’ve had this issue before and I had to contact support about it. They ended up tweaking some settings on the backend which helped a bit.

If you’re a really mega power user with multiple tabs and possibly multiple machines that use DNDB simultaneously, I’d recommend the same.

[little plume]

I'll contact customer support. Thank you

Definitely a power user haha

[uneven lantern]

?tag ddb support

[loud sedge]

D&D Beyond customer support can be contacted at the link below. Requests are answered in the order they're received. Submitting multiple requests for the same issue can result in a delayed response.
http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[brittle basin]

Hello!

I'm currently making a homebrew subclass for the ranger in beyond, but I'm running into a few problems.

One, I don't own anything other than the hunter as I refuse to buy the books twice, so I can't just copy over a ranger sub with a spell list. This is a problem, because I can't figure out how to make it have a spell list. On top of this, I have no idea how to make the table shown in other subclass' magic features, such as gloom stalker's gloom stalker magic.

example:

[uneven lantern]

Inside your class feature is a Spells section you can use.

You’ll have to add each spell as a separate entry.

As for tables, the easiest way to do it is to just copy and paste one in.

Alternatively, you can hit the </> Source Code button and add it using HTML.

[native kindle]

There is an encounter in my menu that won't go away. It is completely black when I view it, even though it has a name on this list. It is the one called "Goblin Encounter" I have tried deleting it but nothing works

[uneven lantern]

You may need to contact Customer Support for that one, then.

?tag ddb support

[loud sedge]

D&D Beyond customer support can be contacted at the link below. Requests are answered in the order they're received. Submitting multiple requests for the same issue can result in a delayed response.
http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[patent crown]

Custom background, how do i give myself Expertise manually on beyond

[edgy oriole]

On the website sheet, click on the dot next to the skill and in the panel that shows up, click Customize and then set the Skill Proficiency Level there.

[stuck mist]

Is there a way to create a "feat" that gives tick dots kinda like a bardic inspo, Rage, or Battle Master Dice thing that I can use for a homebrew rule of mine?

Additionally? Is there a way to make something that acts like feats for homebrew, but isn't in the feats section???

[modest pelican]

Best bet would be to copy the lucky feat, that has checkes for tracking luck points

[uneven lantern]

If not in the feats section, where else would you want it to go?

[sour drift]

Is there a way I can hide my character's race from other players in a campaign on DnDBeyond?

[modest pelican]

There isn't

[uneven lantern]

The only real option would be to make a homebrew copy of that race and change the name there.

[stuck mist]

A fully different section???

[warm token]

I'm new to D&D Beyond. It was recommended by someone as an easier way to keep track of campaigns and adventurer's characters...but I've got an issue.....one of my adventurer's is a Damphir, but D&D Beyond won't allow them to create their character on the software. Any ideas?

[modest pelican]

Most options, including dhampir, require purchasing on D&D Beyond

[devout plover]

why dont character sheets send like this anymore :(

i can't get mine to do this atleast

[modest pelican]

I believe that feature was depreciated due a change in character sheet services and URL generation

[wicked zinc]

when I make a homebrew race on beyond and set it up to add stats like the tashas way (three + 1's or one +2 and a +1)

it doesn't add the bonus to the stats right? how could I fix that

[uneven lantern]

There are many “fully different sections”, and each has a different method for adding things to it. In which specific section did you want to add this?

[uneven lantern]

How exactly did you set it up?

The TCOE ones are basically just:

1. Add a racial feature with Feature Type: Replacement
2. Add Options to give a choice between +2/+1 or +1/+1/+1.
3. Add Modifiers inside each option to increase the score of their choice.

[wicked zinc]

sorry just saw your response,

I am also sorry as I forget tasha's isn't the one to directly give this option, I meant the second option you listed the +1/1/1 or +2/+1 thats how I set it up as well

I set it up to be a option in the character creation menu and it gives you the choice between +1|1|1 or +2/+1 and it worked like I can pick the options but it doesn't actually add the bonus to the score selected

[uneven lantern]

Did you add Modifiers inside those Options?

How did you set those up?

[stuck mist]

Like, I dunno. Maybe to have a new section under features and traits for the things I want to add.

Like, instead of being quantified as "Feat" have it be a new section in features and traits entirely.

[stuck mist]

But, I dunno how to do that, or is beyond is even capable of such a thing.

[uneven lantern]

Ah, that’s not currently possible.

[mild flax]

I am having difficulty understanding why I have different spell hit/DC on my Tiefling Warlock. The Pact Boon spells, and infernal legacy spells are not properly calculating, they appear to missing the rod of the pact keeper +2 bonus and spell sniper range increases.

[dawn egret]

well the Infernal Legacy spells aren't warlock spells, so they don't get the Rod of the Pact Keeper bonuses.

[mild flax]

That explains the one but not the others...also not the spell sniper range adjustment.

Just realized that the range portion of the spell sniper is for attack spells, Thaumaturgy is not considered attack...

[dawn egret]

no, because it doesn't roll an attack 😛

[solid kestrel]

the pact boon spells however, do just not work with ROTPK. I think you can manually adjust the DC though?

[vapid coyote]

Is it a known issue in dndbeyond phone app where the text is too dark to read anything? It’s been like this for a while on mine.

[edgy oriole]

Make sure your DnDBeyond app is up to date.

[vapid coyote]

It definitely is

[modest pelican]

It looks like your local data might be corrupted. Your best bet would be to delete the apps cached and/or local data and then re-download the books

Alternatively, you may have to reinstall the app

[feral iron]

I have a little problem. I bought a time-based subclass for the wizard. However, when creating a character, I cannot select a time school. Do I have to buy anything else apart from the subclass itself?

[modest pelican]

You need to enable Critical Role content as the Chronurgy wizard subclass is from a Critical Role source

[feral iron]

TY ❤️ all works

[main cape]

Turn off dark mode in display settings. It looks like we have the same bug where the books won't format properly on the mobile app. Turning off dark mode won't fix the main issue, but it will make the text readable

[covert thunder]

hello can yall help it wont let me sign in with google?

[main cape]

me neither now, it's saying I need to accept the privacy policy and enable tracking, but I can't figure out how

[vapid coyote]

This sort of helped for now, thank you

[main cape]

try this: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212025

[covert thunder]

thx

[main cape]

Also Matt, I just deleted and redownloaded the app and it fixed the display issue. Thanks to @modest pelican for the suggestion👍 can't believe I didn't think of it earlier😂

[uneven lantern]

What happens when you try, exactly? Do you get the same issue in another browser or on another device?

[covert thunder]

it dosnt work at all it dosnt do anything

[uneven lantern]

What specifically doesn’t work?

What is “it”?

[fleet wraith]

Is there a combination of settings to use in character creation that will automatically limit it to AL content?

[modest pelican]

Nope, not at this time

[hardy haven]

Can someone help me with the Maps in D&D Beyond, or point me to the right thread to ask this question: If I own one of the adventures, are the maps available to move into the maps in a campaign?

[modest pelican]

Not every book has been added to maps yet, the process of backfilling books is ongoing. If you own a book that has been integrated, you'll be able to access all maps found in that book (and sometimes exclusive ones too, such as in the case of Curse of Strahd)

[hardy haven]

Ok cool. Thank you

[gleaming relic]

when going on the dnd beyond site I can buy individual things from certain sources but since i live in Europe this is in USD, when using the app i can buy stuff in euro but I cant find how to buy individual things. Is there any way to buy a single item from a sourcebook?

more specifically im trying to buy the gloomstalker ranger subclass

[modest pelican]

Although the site is listed in USD, your bank should convert everything at purchase. I'm in the UK and I can buy stuff no problem

You can't make individual purchases through the app due to how purchases are handled via the in-app store flow

[gleaming relic]

ill try this

[minor flare]

Not sure its the right channel to ask, but quick question. Im currently having issues with my players not being able to claim unassigned characters in our campaign on DnDBeyond. None of the characters are set to private, and all of them are unclaimed. Any ideas on how to fix thie issue?

[lapis geyser]

Do the players have room for more characters? You are limited to 6 I believe unless you have a subscription.

[minor flare]

Yep, they do.

None of the characters are set to private or anything like that, either.

[uneven lantern]

What happens when they try to claim them?

Should be as simple as sending them the invite link at the top of your campaign page, then having them select the character they want to claim.

[minor flare]

When they follow the link, they only get the option to join with one of their characters, rather than getting to choose an unassigned one. And even once they joined, they cannot claim any of the unassigned characters.

[nocturne girder]

Has anyone had problems sharing stuff after re-subscribing? I tried to re-subscribe, after a few months away, and it would only let me start the free trial. Well, the free trial subscription is only supposed to be for first time subsribers. So i'm in the free trial but it's not allowing me to share stuff.

Also it always shows me the subscribe button

Marketplace tab says I'm synced

[dire blade]

You might need to open a support ticket for that one. Seems like something that only folks with backend access could help with.

[nova pond]

how do i get the longsword to use the correct modifier as im playing as a monk and have proficiency in it?

[lapis geyser]

do you have a link to your sheet? what mod is it using?

[nova pond]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/119137769 it looks like its still using sterngth

[lapis geyser]

its private, i cant see it

[nova pond]

try again

[lapis geyser]

hmm, likely because it isnt a monk weapon

monk weapons are shortswords or simple melee without twohanded or heavy property

a longsword is a martial weapon

[lapis geyser]

you can however make this work with the dedicated weapon optional class feature from tashas, if you have it and your DM approves

[nova pond]

yeah thats what i was going for

[lapis geyser]

if you have tashas, you need to enable optional class features in the character builder, then on the class page of the builder, enable that feature

[nova pond]

ah thank you

[lapis geyser]

if you dont, you'll have to manually adjust the to hit to what its supposed to be through customization

make sure that after you enable it, you tick the dedicated weapon box on the weapon

[lost sequoia]

Does anyone know what to do when your account suddenly ceases to exist? I've had my account since 2019 and use it frequently, every few days. i know my username, email, and password, but it says my account does not exist. Any ideas? No response from them

[uneven lantern]

Were you signing in through Google, Apple, or Twitch?

And at what point are you told that your account doesn’t exist?

[lost sequoia]

Always been google

[uneven lantern]

The address used for email marketing may not be the same one used for sign-in.

Do you have any other Google, Twitch, or Apple accounts? Have you tried those?

[wispy lily]

I am using the DnDB Homebrewer and I am creating a Sorcerer subclass that adds the ability for the player to choose spells from other classes lists for a specific number of spells. These take slots to cast and are not automatically prepared, so they are choices added to their spell list.
What I want it to do is only give the player spell choices based off of their current sorcerer level. But they can change these at level up (like sorcerers can forget lower level spells for higher ones) so I can't just limit the subclass feature to spell levels.
Is there a way to do this? I'm messing around in Subclass > Class Features > Spells and don't see that specific thing.

[uneven lantern]

There should be an option there called Level Divisor that might do the trick.

[wispy lily]

I was about to say that didn't work...but now it is working. I swear when I posted that the 1 Sorcerer could pick Wish from the drop down but not now. Weiiird. Thanks!

[uneven lantern]

Homebrew edits can sometimes take up to 15 minutes to appear on your sheet.

So if you’d checked it immediately, it might not have picked up the latest changes yet.

[wispy lily]

ah. I thought that used to be the case, but when adding new things they tend to pop up immediately so I thought the delay was gone. 🤔

[nova pond]

what books do i need to have access to all classes/races/features etc?

[uneven lantern]

I don’t know if there’s a compiled list anywhere, but you can open each book in the marketplace to see which of those things are available.

The mobile app also makes it pretty easy to see which books those things are from.

[winged turtle]

how can i unassign a character from a player?

[lapis geyser]

you can only unassign your own characters

[winged turtle]

bit of a goofy design choice, my player logged in with icloud the first time but has since realised they cant log back in with icloud after getting an android

so theyve lost access to their character sheet

[lapis geyser]

the app or the website?

[winged turtle]

for what

even if i make it so they can see it they wont bea ble to edit it

[lapis geyser]

where are they trying to log in?

[winged turtle]

from a new phone

they used to log in on the app with their icloud

they now have an android with no icloud

[lapis geyser]

you cant unassign someone elses character, because youd be essentially stealing that character

[winged turtle]

as the dm?

[lapis geyser]

even as a dm

[winged turtle]

i dont see why a dm shouldnt have full control :thonk

[lapis geyser]

that character belongs to them, and they can give it up, but it wouldnt make sense for you to be able to take it

[uneven lantern]

Have them log in on the website.

[winged turtle]

they cant

they cant log in to icloud

its one of the icloud generated autologin password things

[uneven lantern]

Then their only option is to contact customer service about account recovery.

?tag ddb support

[loud sedge]

D&D Beyond customer support can be contacted at the link below. Requests are answered in the order they're received. Submitting multiple requests for the same issue can result in a delayed response.
http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[winged turtle]

🫠 strange design choice

cant even manually clone the character either wtf

[lapis geyser]

nope, can't copy other peoples characters

[winged turtle]

ah yes, the dm but i cant actually do any admin other than kick people and create unassigned characters

[lapis geyser]

you can edit character sheets in a campaign, you just can't remove or copy a character from someone elses account

[winged turtle]

right, but i cant allow another player to edit a sheet that isnt theirs, as they lost their old account info and our game is tomorrow

[lapis geyser]

well no, because you don't own that character

[winged turtle]

but its my campaign :thonk

i cant help my players if i cant do admin for them that they cant do

[wispy lily]

Follow-up question to this Sorcerer subclass homebrew: under the Class Feature > Spell, I have Consume Spell Slot: Yes, Counts as Known Spell: Yes, Always Prepared: No.
My goal is to add these spells to the class's spell list. But what it's doing is adding them as a Known Spell automatically. so the player can't select/de-select them from the spell tab. Treating it like it's Always Prepared when sorcerers don't prepare spells. Is there a way to do this that I haven't figured out?

[uneven lantern]

Soooo there is a way to simply add spells to their spell list.

But you wouldn’t be able to restrict how many of those spells they choose.

[wispy lily]

do you mean adding individal spells to the subclasses "Individual Specific Spells"? because I'm wanting to add entire other spell lists for their choices and limit it.

[uneven lantern]

No, a field called Additional Spell List.

You just put the name of the class to add, and it will let them choose from that the way they would any other spells from their own class.

That’s how Divine Soul sorcerer does it.

[wispy lily]

Hmm. I made a copy to edit Divine Soul, and I don't see that option in there. It works in the character sheet: L1 Divine Soul Sorcerer can choose Guidance cantrip. But there isn't anything in the Divine Magic feature that seems to grant that access

[uneven lantern]

It’s not in the feature. It’s under the class’s Basic Information.

Same place you’d find Additional Specific Spells.

[wispy lily]

oh, Additional Spell List. I see that on the base subclass now. Weirdly it's blanked out when I go to make a copy and edit. but you're right, that wouldn't limit it to 4.
ok, well that's good to know. i've got 2 ways to do it: unlimited and rely on player to remember the limit. or make player go into edit sheet every level up if they change.
Thanks!

[dire ivy]

Hi! If anyone is a gifted VTT user, I could really use some help! I am having a hard time getting music to play through DDB VTT....

[modest pelican]

The D&D Beyond Maps tool does not feature any kind of audio support

[dire ivy]

nope not the maps, but the VTT

[modest pelican]

That's not D&D Beyond

[dire ivy]

Yeah it is.

[modest pelican]

No, it's not

[dire ivy]

Why is it on their website lol

[modest pelican]

That's some kind of third party app/extension/plug-ing

[modest pelican]

It's not, I can assure you

[dire ivy]

Well I have opened it through my campaign on their website...

[modest pelican]

Then you're running some kind of extension or plugin that is adding that to D&D Beyond

it's not a native part of DDB

D&D Beyond only has Maps

[edgy oriole]

Maybe you're using AboveVTT? At any rate we do not support third-party VTTs or web extensions to connect DnDBeyond stuff to VTTs.

[dire ivy]

It says AboveVTT on my campaign website which is on DND Beyond...

[edgy oriole]

That's not our tools or services though - it's developed by a third-party developer

[dire ivy]

Ok, anyone know where I can get help with that? I have been sent to three different channels here 😛

[modest pelican]

Sorry, it's not something D&D Beyond supports so can't help

Try contacting the developer?

[dire ivy]

Ok ty

[edgy oriole]

There's probably info on the web on how to contact them (might be in notes/info on the web browser extension itself).

[dire ivy]

sorry for being argumentative about it, been beating my head against the wall trying to figure it out today. cheers for the help

[dire ivy]

Just FYI, I got it sorted, thanks for sending me to the dev, VTT has their own discord server. 🙂

[halcyon plover]

for some reason some items from the dragonlance book and spelljammer in the equipment tab are saying its not unlocked despite me having purchased they book months ago

the hoopak from dragonlance and spelljammer ships scorpion ship

[uneven lantern]

Where exactly is it saying they're not unlocked?

[halcyon plover]

the equipment list in the game rules tab

thats weird its displaying them now

seem going thew when its if you want to purchase the product make it realise i already have

[quasi turtle]

Is the DDB twitch stream dead? It's been months

[modest pelican]

As far as I'm aware no announcements about the stream or it's status have been made one way or another

[mental solar]

why when i block all and only open up those books that my players agreen on to be using. why do it still aloud to pick race and so on from other books that i blocked ?

when it say this on top of content manger

Blocking a source will hide compendium content to prevent players from reading it unless they own it. No options or content will be removed from other tools such as the character builder, character sheet, or encounter builder.

[uneven lantern]

That quote answers the question, no?

[edgy oriole]

Blocking books only prevents folks from reading the books - the character building options can not be blocked at this time.

[uneven lantern]

“No options or content will be removed from other tools such as the character builder, character sheet, or encounter builder.”

Content Management is really just meant to stop people from reading ahead in an adventure.

[mental solar]

that is stupid so they cant see eks a spell 1 spell they pick is from eberon even we dont aloud eberon just because character builder can figure out only to use the books the gm aloud in the campaign they make the character in

[uneven lantern]

Make sure they have Eberron Content turned off for their characters.

You’ll find the option in Character Settings.

[mental solar]

it was more of a statement any race spells from other sources

but thank you

[prime quiver]

Unsure why fire dragon for Draconic sorcerer is saying cold damage and not fire damage…any info would be appreciated

Red dragon*

Sorry better pic of that

[modest pelican]

Can you provide a link to the affected character? (Also screen shots are a lot easier to read than photographs of a screen)

[prime quiver]

apologies, yes sorry. usually would do phone shots, but currently using beyond on my laptop while I facetime, was easier to take a pic than switch to beyond phone.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/87011426

heading to bed soon davyd/other staff, if you do ping with an answer I may not see it for 6 hours.

Ty for help if you are able to figure it out 🙂

[modest pelican]

It looks like maybe the selection was lagging behind. I changed the draconic ancestry to black dragon then back to red and it seems fixed

[modest pelican]

@somber hedge To answer your question in the appropriate channel, no, purchasing a subclass that has access to non-free spells won't give you access to the spells

[somber hedge]

damn thats anoying

[modest pelican]

The only time an individual purchase will give you more than one option is if either

1. You purchase any of the artificer subclasses, in which case you get access to the base artificer class
2. You purchase a magic item that has an associated creature stat block that is part of that items properties, such as the Mighty Servant of Luek-O or the Vox Seeker

[uneven lantern]

It’s the same as if you’d bought that page right out of the physical book. All the spells are written on other pages, or possibly even other books.

[prime quiver]

ah odd ty. I had it chosen/selected for months if not a year+. seems fixed now

[rare aurora]

The adventure Rrakkma is coming up with page not found when I view it via a regular web browser

[uneven lantern]

Can you share that URL?

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

[rare aurora]

Well, this page comes up -> https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/ddia-mord but all the links don't work

I'll check the mobile app

[uneven lantern]

Anyone can view any book's table of contents.

[modest pelican]

This would be because you don't have access to the adventure and it's not in the marketplace

[rare aurora]

The whole thing is missing from the mobile app.

[uneven lantern]

Do you own that book, or is it being shared with you through a campaign?

[rare aurora]

I dunno. Not shared because I am not in a game.

It just shows up in my listing. Was curious. I do have things from way back, like the Elemental Evil book. So I dunno

[uneven lantern]

Everyone has Elemental Evil.

[rare aurora]

Oh, well, it doesn't show up on the browser. So I didn't know lol

[uneven lantern]

That's because it's not really a "book", just a bunch of character options.

And https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources shows every book that exists, not just what you own.

You'll be able to view the Table of Contents for any of those.

Normally if you try to go any deeper into a book you don't own, it will redirect you to the marketplace.

But since Rrakma doesn't exist in the marketplace (it was a pre-order bonus), I guess it doesn't know where to send you.

[rare aurora]

Okay, thanks. Was curious about it and wondered if I came across a broken link.

[uneven lantern]

The link does work for me, at least.

Definitely appreciated, though.

[silent ridge]

Hey, why is Humblewood advertised on sale everywhere, my friends can get it at the sale price, but I can't? Is Michigan just screwed or something?

[uneven lantern]

Sale prices aren't available in the app, if that's where you're looking.

[silent ridge]

Image one: friends, what I'd expect to see after clicking the banner ad.

Image two: mine after clicking banner ad

[uneven lantern]

You can get the sale price here:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/humblewood-campaign-setting

[silent ridge]

Nah, I found the price problem on desktop, just using mobile screenshots

[silent ridge]

Nope

[uneven lantern]

Oh, that's not the mobile app anyway. That is the website.

It's possible the sale ended already. I think it was just for the first week.

[silent ridge]

So, what, I just don't get the sale price? That seems super sketchy.

[uneven lantern]

But let me see if I can find the exact end date.

[silent ridge]

It hasn't worked during the whole sale, and the sale price screenshots are from just a few minutes ago edit:verb tense

From a buddy

[uneven lantern]

I've reached out to ask for clarification on the end date for the sale. For anything beyond that, you may want to contact customer support.

?tag ddb support

[loud sedge]

D&D Beyond customer support can be contacted at the link below. Requests are answered in the order they're received. Submitting multiple requests for the same issue can result in a delayed response.
http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[silent ridge]

This isn't the only time I've not had parity with other users, since you mentioned the app earlier. My mobile (Android) is the latest version number, matching my friends exactly, but my app was laid out like the old OLD way until last week, when, without updating, it just changed to match finally.

My hunch for that was that I was on some secret A/B test that eventually ended. Never got a response from support on that ticket, it was closed with no response long ago. Ever heard of that one?

[uneven lantern]

That's not one I've heard of, no.

[silent ridge]

Same thing happened with discord app, too. All the changes recently for the mobile app happened weeks afterward for me, without an app update. Weird stuff. Of course, that's probably unrelated

[modest pelican]

Well given that we don't make the discord app, yes, it's probably unrelated

The only way it could be related is if there was an issue with your phone rather than the apps

[silent ridge]

Yeh, that's the source thought for my probably remark

[silent ridge]

I submitted a ticket with the screenshots, wml? Thanks for trying to help. 🙏

[flat field]

Hey. trying to port an item to dnd beyond and i wanna die

The modifiers of the item is this its an artifact that gives you the race feats of drow:

• You gain attunment slots equal to your profficency bonus+ your spellcasting mod
• You gain Darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, or if you already have Darkvision, it’s extended to 120 feet.
• You gain proficiency with rapiers, shortswords, and hand crossbows if you didn’t already.
• You gain proficiency in the Perception skill, or expertise in it if you already had proficiency in Perception.
• You have advantage on saving throws against being Charmed, and magic can’t put you to sleep.
• Either your Charisma or Dexterity (you choose) score increases by +2, to a maximum of 30.
• When you make a weapon attack, you can choose to magically coat the weapon in poison immediately before the strike, causing it to do an additional 1d8 poison damage.
• You learn the Dancing Lights cantrip.
• If you’re 3rd level or higher, you also can cast the Faerie Fire spell once at 1st level and regain the ability to do so after a long rest.
• If you’re 5th level or higher, you can also cast the Darkness spell once at 2nd level and regain the ability to do so after a long rest.
• If you’re 7th level or higher, you can also cast the Levitate spell once at 2nd level and regain the ability to do so after a long rest.

but the modifers dont exist to add these to a magic item

[idle arch]

Magic items do not have the ability to "read" your character sheet and change properties based on your attributes. So for example any property that has anything to do with the attuned person's proficiency bonus is not possible

[flat field]

I ended up setting it to a flat 6 yeah. I love dnd beyond for all the crap it gets but man is it hard as hell to code a homebrewed item

Managed to make it all work except the attunment

[idle arch]

You have to remember that D&D Beyond's homebrew tools are not meant to be all encompassing for anything you might want to do. They are only the tools they use for implementing raw magic items. If there is no examples of a RAW magic item doing something, then DDB will not develop the capability for their homebrew tools to do that either. That is why its not possible for it to "read" your character sheet. Because WOTC has never made a raw magic item that does that

[flat field]

Yeah i get it just would be cool for a little more room to homebrew/branch out

[meager mulch]

Heeey guys so you know how you can buy books ‘as a gift’ and it gives you a code

Does that code ever expire

[modest pelican]

I don't believe so, if it did it would be stated in your receipt email or transaction history

[meager mulch]

And adițional question, is there a way to only toggle some content you own to be shared with your campaign

[modest pelican]

There isn't

[uneven lantern]

Well...

[modest pelican]

There isn't in the manner you're asking about

You can restrict access to compendium content (the ebooks) but not content in the character builder

[uneven lantern]

Was this a conversation started elsewhere? 😅

But yeah, once Content Sharing is enabled for a campaign, the DM will find a "Content Management" option at the top of the campaign page.

Disabling a book there will prevent anyone from reading that book, so as to prevent adventure spoilers. (Anyone who owns the book themself can read it still.)

But it does not restrict options within the character builder.

[meager mulch]

So if I own a book and want to share it’s contents with my party but I also own this other book that I don’t want it’s spells appearing in the PC’s available spells and stuff that’s not something I can do right?

[uneven lantern]

Correct

[meager mulch]

Damn Alr

[uneven lantern]

The only options for restricting content within the character sheet are the toggles in Character Settings.

[meager mulch]

Yeah

[uneven lantern]

So you can turn off things like "Critical Role Content" or "Eberron Content" for that character.

[meager mulch]

Yeah Alr thanks for the help

[uneven lantern]

That's against the Terms of Service.

You may not share, sell, transfer, or allow any other person to access your account or Registration Data or offer to do so.
https://company.wizards.com/en/legal/terms

[oak hamlet]

I should have added context. I understand the ToS. my specific case is being terminally ill and wishing to give my account to a friend when I pass.

[uneven lantern]

Sorry to hear. I don't believe the ToS has exceptions for that, but you could try contacting Customer Support to see if they can help.

?tag ddb support

[loud sedge]

D&D Beyond customer support can be contacted at the link below. Requests are answered in the order they're received. Submitting multiple requests for the same issue can result in a delayed response.
http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[oak hamlet]

I will do that, thank you!

Still have a little bit of time left, just trying to look into it ahead of the curve. I appreciate your help, and my apologies for seeming to want to break ToS

[uneven lantern]

All good. Best of luck. 🍀

[ripe crypt]

How can I open a ticket to report somthing on your server?

[lapis geyser]

#moderator-support

[opal spade]

Hi, I had a question regarding homebrew spell creation on D&DBeyond.
[PING REPONSE PLEASE]

This spells damage increases by 1d4 when you reach 5th level ([roll]2d4[/roll]), 11th level ([roll]3d4[/roll]), and 17th level ([roll]4d4[/roll])

When I choose the spell on the character. It doesn't allow for rollable damage. Am I missing something?

[craggy egret]

Trying to make a post to find a DM but I keep getting “command isn’t working”

[edgy oriole]

This channel is specifically for DnDBeyond tools and services and not Discord but I'd try restarting your Discord client (and potentially reinstalling it). Sometimes Discord gets flakey and only a goor reset/reinstall fixes it.

[edgy oriole]

Have you looked at how other spells handle upgraded damage? You can make a copy and see how they've been set up.

[untold ice]

Hey

I'm having some trouble with the looking for dm thing

Can someone help me please

[edgy oriole]

Again not a DnDBeyond tools and services thing - but go to #find-a-game and read the information there carefully.

[pearl swallow]

Is it possible tonshare the compendium content of books but not the actual book?

[modest pelican]

What do you mean by 'the actual book'?

The compendium is the book part, with the listings being what's used in the various tools on D&D Beyond such as the encounter builder and character builder

[pearl swallow]

I want to give them access to character builder options without giving them the ability to download the book

[uneven lantern]

So you want to share everything but the compendium.

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, you can. Once Content Management is enabled for a campaign, the DM will see a “Content Management” button at the top of the campaign page.

Turning off books in there will prevent the book itself from being read, while still allowing access to any character options from that book.

[pearl swallow]

Weird, I tested blocking a book the other day and I could have sworn it removed the races and stuff from the character builder

[uneven lantern]

Which book?

[pearl swallow]

The character has to be made in the campaign doesn't it?

As in they have to go through the campaign to build the character.

[uneven lantern]

Their character has to be in the campaign to access any option shared through that campaign.

Regardless of whether the character was created in that campaign or added later.

The invite link at the top of your campaign page can be used to create a new character or add an existing one.

[sleek viper]

It appears my most recent post was removed because it contained a link. My apologies. Let me try this again. I am a new DM, and have only ever used D&D Beyond as a playing character, never a DM. I am starting my first campaign using the "Candlekeep Mysteries" and I'd like to get my players invited properly. I created a campaign on D&D Beyond's website, but before I officially send them the link, I'd like to make sure any player facing material is avaialble to them. How do I accomplish that?

[modest pelican]

What do you mean by 'player facing material' exactly?

If you have content sharing enabled for that campaign, all game options will be shared in the character builder. You can use the content management menu to turn off sharing of the compendium itself

If you don't have content sharing (which requires a master tier subscription), nothing will be shared

[sleek viper]

oh ok. So I need a "Master Tier Subsciption" it sounds like. how do I go about getting that?

[modest pelican]

You click Subscribe on the homepage

and then pick the appropriate subscription tier (master tier)

Please note that when it comes to sharing the book itself (not the game options such as spells, magic items, monsters etc), you can either share the whole of the book or none of it

There's no option to share parts

[sleek viper]

thank you @modest pelican . I appreciate the help. I have signed up for the master tier subsciption now, and I understand that it's an "all or none" when it comes to the book itself.

[trail jewel]

Am I missing something? I want to use the College of Tragedy from CR, I've enabled CR content, but when I go to select a subclass it isnt show as an option no matter what I do

[dense viper]

Do you own Tal'dorei Campaign Setting: Reborn? or is the character you are trying to make being made in a campaign that has content sharing enable?

[trail jewel]

I think I do? Or if I don't, I don't understand how to buy it. Every time I go to the book it doesn't ask me to buy, it just lets me see all the content, normally if I don't own it, itll prompt me to buy. And if I don't, I'm unsure how to start the purchase

[dense viper]

It will let you see the content if it is being shared with you. You can check the marketplace here (https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/taldorei-campaign-setting-reborn) to see if you own it

or you can check (https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace) to see if its part of your current product licenses.

[trail jewel]

Ahhh I don't, thats it. Someone else must own it. I own a bunch of books so i wasnt sure. Thanks!

[stuck cosmos]

Anyone know why it's all.. shifted to the right

This has been this way for weeks

Alr tried restarting browser, ddb, and even my laptop. This is just a weird glitch

[edgy oriole]

Some things to try:

• Disable all browser extensions (adblockers, any extensions that interface with DnDBeyond, and extensions that can be used to add custom CSS/JS to web pages).
• Disable any VPNs
• Clear browser cache and restart browser

[stuck cosmos]

thanks

[stuck cosmos]

I cleared cache and removed my extensions and it worked. Reinstalled the extensions and it still works. So thank you

[minor flare]

Quick question, in the Maps Alpha, is there a way to change the fact that my player's tokens and NPC tokens always come with the small red border? I know you can change border color, but that adds a bigger ring around them, so I was wondering if there is any way to just change the smaller rings color.

[modest pelican]

That small red border is a selection indicator

when you select off a token, it goes white

[minor flare]

Ah right, I see, that makes a lot more sense, thank you!

[modest pelican]

No worries

[minor flare]

One more question, sorry. Currently, there is no way to run an encounter and have all the information pop up in Maps, right? As in, I still have to have an extra tab open with the Encounter on Beyond, I assume?

[edgy oriole]

That is correct - there currently isn't a way to show encounter info inside Maps. If you look at the roadmap here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/games you can see the item for Game Session Functionality and Game Log which could potentially indicate plans to bring such functionality to maps in the Near Future.

[minor flare]

Awesome, thank you!

[minor flare]

Sorry for the bother, but with Maps Alpha, it says that if players add a companion to their sheet on the extras tab, it shows up as a token. One of my players did so, but it doesnt show up in the companions tab. Is there a specific way to add the companion to the sheet or what might be the problem here?

[edgy oriole]

Do you have a link to their character sheet so we can look at it?

But also it is Alpha so please do report any weird issues you run into.

[minor flare]

We fixed it, we just had to wait a bit for it to update. Thank you though!

[twilit lark]

So I have a quick question how do I import a character sheet onto d&d beyond I had to move some character sheets to my drive and now I can't add them back any ideas on how to do that

[modest pelican]

There's no way to do that

[twilit lark]

Crap

[modest pelican]

D&D Beyond can only export characters to pdf and cannot import them

[twilit lark]

Welp that character's gone forever

One more thing how many characters can you own without a plan

[modest pelican]

6

[twilit lark]

Ok I knew it

Thank you

[idle arch]

Well, if you have the exported character sheet, at least you have a step-by-step guide on how to recreate that character if you ever needed to

[twilit lark]

True

[hybrid sage]

can ayone help me with dnd beyond?
my blowgun is formatted differently to the rest of my weapons
it just says 6 thhen the piercing icon

[uneven lantern]

Assuming you've got a +4 DEX and you're not proficient with blowguns, that all looks correct.

[hybrid sage]

why does it not say 2d6 tho

just the 6

[uneven lantern]

Because a blowgun doesn't do 2d6 damage.

It does 1.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/equipment#MartialRangedWeapons

[hybrid sage]

why doesnt it say 1d6

[idle arch]

blowguns deal 1 piercing damage. There is no roll

[uneven lantern]

Because it doesn't do 1d6 damage.

It does 1.

[hybrid sage]

so just 1 damage?

[uneven lantern]

Yep

[hybrid sage]

soryr im a big newbie here

[uneven lantern]

+4 DEX and +1 from being a magic weapon = 6

[idle arch]

1 + your dex and then +1 from the magic weapon

[hybrid sage]

interesting

also my sneak attack as a rogue is always on

[uneven lantern]

But yeah, if you check the table linked above, it shows the base damage for blowguns is simply 1.

[hybrid sage]

can i turn it off somewhere?

[idle arch]

turn what off?

[uneven lantern]

That sounds like you're probably using a third-party extension like Beyond20.

You'd have to ask them for help.

[hybrid sage]

everytime i roll with a weapon it automatically adds the sneak attack

[hybrid sage]

ohh so its a beyond20 thing

oki ill ask them thank you so much for ur help guys!

[idle arch]

[ornate cipher]

Is DDB okay?
Is this a reference/joke I don’t get?

[modest pelican]

That looks like your push notification might have got corrupted

[halcyon plover]

what was it trying to say?

[idle arch]

Play as new species and subclasses
Enter the enchanting world of Humblewood

[halcyon plover]

ok thanks

[ionic cloak]

How do I make a homebrew item count as "Cooks Utensils" or "Herbalism Kit"? I don't want it to give me proficiency in Cook's Utensils, I want it to constitute Cooks Utensils in my inventory.

Or am I misusing the purpose of that tool?

[modest pelican]

you can't homebrew mundane items/equipment, but you can add custom items directly to your character sheet via the manage inventory menu

If you want to make a magic item count as cooks utensils, you would just write that in its description, the actual item doesn't do anything on your sheet in terms of automation

[ionic cloak]

Alright, it was the latter that I thought might happen. Thisis my first campaign with DnDB.

Thanks.

[river yarrow]

Hey I'm new to dnd and I want help to flatten the bumps in this wizard kenku stat block

[naive lodge]

This channel is for getting support for D&D Beyond. If you want to discuss a character please use #character-discussion or #optimization as appropriate.

[river yarrow]

Sorry again i can't seem to upload the image there and I really am thankful for the advice

[naive lodge]

Yeah, we do not allow image uploads in most channels.

[river yarrow]

Man 😦

[hardy haven]

Hi, is there a way to add NPC allies in the encounter builder, like a guard or a veteran (not a leveled character)?

[alpine breach]

Hey, is there currently a bug with content sharing? I can't choose to block anything.
I'm a master tier subscriber, I joined a friend's campaign and I was asked not to share any adventure material, but there isn't that option for me. Tried via Edge and via Firefox

[modest pelican]

You add them as normal monsters, you just do it after you've balanced your encounter for your players (there are no rules for factoring NPCs into encounter difficulty at this time)

[modest pelican]

The DM controls content sharing, not the content owner or master tier subscriber. And content management only applies to the compendium (ebooks), not character builder options

[alpine breach]

Oh, ok, got it, thanks!

[ionic plank]

is it possible to buy just a subclass? i dont wanna buy the entire handbook on ddb

[modest pelican]

It is, just go to the books marketplace page and scroll down

[flat siren]

is there any way to use / get content from volos guide to monsters in dnd beyond

[uneven lantern]

You can find the updated versions of those things in Monsters of the Multiverse.

But Volo’s itself is no longer sold.

[flat siren]

ah ok

is it possible to buy just one race out of it?

nvmfound it

[uneven lantern]

Those races have all been updated and are now found in Monsters of the Multiverse.

[torpid beacon]

how do you get codes

[modest pelican]

You purchase a book as a gift and you'll be sent a code that you can send to someone else to redeem

The gift option is a check box in the cart

[torpid beacon]

thank you

[flat siren]

how do i fix the thing that says fraud detected i can asure you theres no fraud

[edgy oriole]

Are you using a VPN by chance?

That can cause the DDB security setup to flag and block you

[flat siren]

no im not

[modest pelican]

I don't believe D&D Beyond has a message that says "fraud detected"

[edgy oriole]

Oh it could be third-party antivirus on their machine flagging things

[flat siren]

the error message is

ERROR:Processor Declined - Fraud Suspected-PROCESSOR_DECLINED

[modest pelican]

That's your bank

[flat siren]

oh

[modest pelican]

They're responding to your attempt to purchase something through the site with a refusal of the transaction because they think it's fraudulant. You'll have to contact them to resolve it

[eternal jungle]

Working on some homebrew; how would you phrase this as a Snippet?

When you take the Attack action, you can replace one attack with a swing of your tail. When you do this, make an unarmed strike, which has the reach property, against the target. On a hit, the attack deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage, and if the target is one size larger than you or smaller, it must make a Strength saving throw (DC 8 + your unarmed strike attack modifier) or be knocked prone.

[eternal jungle]

Also, the race is being flagged as too similar to the Centaur, which I'm not seeing, and containing external links when I know it doesn't [the only links are to D&D Beyond pages]. Can someone help me resolve this, please?

Only Centaur similarities I see are the standard ASI [+2/+1 or 3 +1s] & Languages text [Common plus one other], Medium size, and a d6 unarmed strike.

[uneven lantern]

#homebrew can help with phrasing, if that’s all you’re looking for here.

[uneven lantern]

As for this, those warnings really only matter if you’re trying to publish it to the global community (after it’s fully finished and playtested and ready to be out there forever exactly as-is).

If you’re just looking to use it in one of your campaigns, it’s already shared with them and you can just ignore those warnings.

All that said, though: try hitting the main Save button for your race again to re-trigger the validation. If you’re right, the warning should go away. If not, you’ll have to keep looking.

[eternal jungle]

At least one thing has been resolved; the DDB links were being identified as external for some reason.

[dire blade]

Unfortunately DNDB isn’t programmed at present to identify internal links as not external, so that’s just something you have to deal with.

[eternal jungle]

Ah

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, you won’t be able to publish it to the global community if it has links of any kind.

But you can use it in your campaigns just fine.

[ivory crag]

Hi there! I'm thinking of upgrading to the Master Tier for content sharing with my players via campaign links. How many links will the tier get me?

[edgy oriole]

The Master Tier subscription gives you the ability to toggle Content Sharing on up to 5 campaigns.

You also get everything Hero Tier gives.

[ivory crag]

Awesome, thank you! I just switched over and just want to confirm I'm doing this right. So I just create a campaign, "view campaign," "enable content sharing," and then share that link with my players?

[edgy oriole]

Yep - any content anyone owns that join the campaign will be shared if the campaign is toggled to share content. DM can lock down books to prevent folks reading adventure spoilers but all character builder options are still available - you'll have to just tell players what's allowed/not allowed and confirm it on their sheet.

[ivory crag]

Oh nice! The content lock thing is neat. Okay thank you! I think that's all my questions for now. Appreciate your help 😊

[subtle vortex]

hey, is there a way to only share some spefficic books in a campaign i have on dnd beyond? like for example to not allow some spells

or Campaign speffic books

[edgy oriole]

No - you can only disable folks from reading the books but all the character options remain available (there is no way to currently disable these/restrict these character options). What you can do is communicate to players what is and isn't allowed in your campaign and then make sure to check their sheets to ensure they are following the campaign requirements.

[normal shore]

Hi I'm having an issue when using the encounter builder. It is saying I don't have access to a specific monster despite having purchased the book. When I go to my account it shows the purchased license. To be specific I am trying to access the Tromokratis statblock from MOoT. As a test I narrowed down the selection of Monsters, in the encounter builder, to only show those from MOoT and I'm able access about half of their statblocks. I can access the book and content outside of the encounter builder with no issue however. So the issue appears to be localized. I've tried logging in and out. Does anyone know something that might be causing this?

Also for clarities sake I'm using Opera GX for my browser but I checked and encountered the same issue on Chrome.

[subtle vortex]

yeah i keep telling my players that, no campaign speffic books, and spells wich come from it, like "silvery barbs"
but they keep picking silvery barbs anyway x3

i mostly play oneshot, and its so annoying when players dont read the rules

its kinda annoying when they sneak in a campaign speffic spell/feat wich im not familiar with from some new book aswell
and i have no idea

[edgy oriole]

Then in that case make the characters yourself (and manage the level ups yourself) and tell the players which character is theirs. I’d recommend making and leveling up the characters with the player on hand so they can have a say - but ultimately it’s your game and this can be a way to enforce those game’s expectations.

[subtle vortex]

i play oneshots, they make chars, i import them, we play .--.

sometimes they make a char 15mins before the game starts

[edgy oriole]

Well then you may need to schedule more time to review sheets. At any rate, DnDBeyond does not have a mechanical way to enforce character option limitations in a campaign.

[subtle vortex]

shame

[uneven lantern]

Turning off Magic: The Gathering Content for those characters will prevent the spell from appearing.

[glossy forge]

im having an issue with creature battles i cant seem to get stat rolls for monsters

is there anyone that could help with that please

i feel like im missing something but im not sure

[sharp sable]

i was muted but now i cant see any of the channels under Find a game

[wanton ibex]

I'm trying to homebrew a feat that grants a free cast of a spell, as well as making that spell known to the character, but I can't seem to do it - I've tried to copy the shadow-touched feat as its exactly what I want, but when I do that it is completely empty?

[uneven lantern]

Could you clarify here? What do you mean you can’t “get stat rolls”? On what page is the issue occurring, what steps are you taking, and what does or doesn’t happen as a result?

[uneven lantern]

#moderator-support can help with server issues. This channel is for getting help with D&D Beyond.

[sharp sable]

my bad g

[uneven lantern]

Shadow Touched was made with dark magics beyond the reach of us mere mortals.

There’s a Spells section inside the feat that you can use to add it with a free use.

But there’s not a way (for any of us) to set it to use spell slots. They’ll just have to manually check off a slot when they want to use one.

[wanton ibex]

bit of a shame the homebrew system has all these missing features but i suppose there are code + time budget limitations at the root T-T

[glossy forge]

@uneven lantern in using the golden vault campaign my players were interacting with one of the characters that was considered a noble when I look for the creature it's in token search so I can place the token for them to see but when we were trying to make a few checks and saves I noticed that the nobles stat block from the hyperlink is modified but the is no "character/monster" sheet for me to be able to make rolls with. I'm still fairly new to the system so it very well could he user error but for every battle or conversation that requires comparative rolls how would I do that

[modest pelican]

You can only roll for monsters from the encounter builder/combat tracker, not anywhere else

[glossy forge]

@modest pelican I did try to create an encounter but couldn't quite figure that out so ill play around with it some more tonight to see how to get it to work thank you

[soft panther]

i got a question about D&D

[uneven lantern]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1135-tutorial-how-to-build-encounters-and-run-them-on-d

[glossy forge]

@uneven lantern thank you

[uneven lantern]

If your question is specifically related to D&D Beyond, you're in the right place! Otherwise, #channel-guide can help you find the best place to ask.

[soft panther]

thanks

[meager mulch]

is there a way I can add more spells then Im supposed to 'know' at that level for narrative purposes, or is there a way my dm can do it?

[uneven lantern]

You'd need to use the homebrew system to add the extra spells.

I'd do a homebrew feat, but a homebrew subclass or item would also work.

[neat badger]

I have two homebrew cantrips, but can't add them to a magic item or a feat in order to give them to my players. Any ideas?

[topaz stump]

Hello! I have two questions:

1. there was bug 4 years ago that devs were ''working on'' about missing spells on genie warlock depending on genie archetype, but it still doesn't work for me 4 years later, am I missing something? Any solutions?:)
2. is there some sharpshooter feat button to activate?

[uneven lantern]

I don't believe there's been any updates for Genie.

What I do for sharpshooter is to add a second of the weapon. Then you can click on it and open the Customize section in the sidebar to adjust the bonuses.

You'll probably want to rename it and set the weight to 0 there as well.

[idle arch]

Regarding question 2, DDB does not have any way to represent temporary effects on your character sheet or in your dice rolls. So it cannot apply things like sharpshooter, rage, bless, etc. unless you make a custom action with the modifications to your rolls to represent using it.

[idle arch]

Is there any way to access magic items that are available to you via content sharing to use as a template when creating a homebrew item? It is meant for the campaign where that content sharing is being sourced from

[lapis geyser]

no, as shared content can only be used in the campaign, and the homebrew system isnt part of any campaign

[lusty herald]

Its not letting me create the magic item @+@

[lapis geyser]

anything with a * is required

[lusty herald]

i clicked each one and it wont go away

[lapis geyser]

attunement description maybe?

[lusty herald]

i tried it. is this a reoccurring glitch?

[lapis geyser]

first ive seen it

[edgy oriole]

You don't have to publish an item to use it. In fact we highly recommend not publishing it until it's been thoroughly playtested and you're okay with it existing as it is forever.

[lapis geyser]

also, do you have a description? that one is definitely required

[lusty herald]

A Tower shield used to bash your opponents to a pulp. Wielding this shield increases your Armor Class by 2. You can benefit from only one shield at a time. If you’re proficient with shields, you may attack using this shield as a bonus action. On a hit, it deals 1d4 Force damage plus their strength Modifier.

[lapis geyser]

i meant in the description box

[lusty herald]

it is

It even has a name and still has a red star thing

[lapis geyser]

what happens when you hit save changes?

[lusty herald]

: o it still has the red stars on basic information only

[lapis geyser]

can you get a screenshot of the whole page? i put in everything i can see that you have there, and it works fine

[lusty herald]

gotcha

[lapis geyser]

if you are able to add modifiers, the item has been created

[lusty herald]

I see. let me see if i can equip it

[uneven lantern]

What specifically makes you think it isn’t being created?

[lusty herald]

hmm okie it does come out. I thought the red star thing kept coming out so i thought it was not there

how do i edit it so the 1d4 thing like polearm master feat appears but with this shield

[lapis geyser]

i don't think items can add actions, but you could make a custom action on the sheet to reflect that

[lusty herald]

ahhh gotcha thank you

: o how do I do that?

[uneven lantern]

Go to the Actions tab and hit “Manage Custom” in the top right corner.

[lapis geyser]

this should do it once you get there

[lusty herald]

found it. Does natural or unatural attack mean anything? Is this like claws?

[uneven lantern]

I’d just leave that one blank.

[lusty herald]

gotcha. Thank you, really appreciated. Learn some new things today

[north hare]

Why am i unable to edit my character

I’ve tried signing out and back in

[uneven lantern]

You’ve got the help text turned on.

You need to either turn it back off by clicking the ? icon at the top there, or use the arrows on the side to continue past the help text.

[north hare]

Ah ty

[north hare]

Another question if that’s alright

My party has a cleric and a wizard
The cleric has a focus on her shield
The wizard has an arcane focus

My question is for spells with somatic component,
for the cleric does she need the shield in one hand and the other hand free to cast spells or can she just do somatic with her shield?

For the wizard does she need just the arcane focus hand free and do somatic with that hand or does that hand just become focus and the other hand is for somatic

[uneven lantern]

#dnd-rules can help with that. (Short answer is that for spells with S and M, you can use the same hand for both, but S-only needs a free hand.)

[north hare]

Okay ty (and sorry for wrong channel)

[lofty holly]

(copypasted from #dnd-rules )
I noticed that for the burning hands spell for my sorcerer, (who is a fire genasi; the spell comes from the reach to the blaze racial trait,) the red button to the left of it says "use", rather than "cast", which all her other spells that aren't cantrips say.
It doesn't bother me ofc, I was just wondering if there was any technical significance behind that

[modest pelican]

Because you're using a trait that lets you cast a spell rather than casting the spell in the typical sense

[uneven lantern]

Once you cast burning hands or flame blade with this trait, you can’t cast that spell with it again until you finish a long rest.

"Use" simply indicates that it's using some resource other than a spell slot. (All clicking "Cast" really does is mark a spell slot as used.)

[oak oasis]

on dnd beyond, can i make custom moves that have 1/long rest limited use charges on them? i cant see where i'd do that when making custom actions

[uneven lantern]

Not as a custom action, no.

You could try using a homebrew feat, though.

[meager mulch]

Can I make a homebrew feat give me a spell, but make it so it works with my spell slots and spell casting. I can only make it at will and the default level and stuff

[regal thunder]

Hello ... I am trying to create a dropdown for spellcasting ability, however even after searching online, I can not seem to make this work.

Does anyone know how to do this?

[modest pelican]

You can't I'm afraid

That's not an option present in the homebrew tools

[meager mulch]

It remains “At Will” instead of changing to my level and I can figure out how to do anything abt it

[regal thunder]

So I need to create each one seperately then

[uneven lantern]

You can't tie a feat spell to spell slots. You can only give it its own unique number of uses.

But a homebrew subclass could do it.

[uneven lantern]

What's the context here? Where does this selection matter?

[idle arch]

Does the user facing homebrew creator not have the capability to replicate the Fey Touched feat, for example?

[uneven lantern]

It does not.

If you make a homebrew copy of that, it will come out blank.

Because it was made with 🔥 dark magic 🔥.

[idle arch]

Huh alright. Well, Flawless, in the worst case scenario, you can always just write in the feat description that its possible to cast it with spell slots, and manually mark the slot off whenever you do

[regal thunder]

@uneven lantern It is for the selection of spellcasting ability when selecting the spell type of a homebrew race

[meager mulch]

Yeah imma have to do that and then update the DC and damage every spell level up

Well thanks for the help y’all

[uneven lantern]

But specifically for a spell granted by that race?

If so, you should be able to do that with Options.

Set each ability as its own Option, then inside, add a version of the spell that uses that ability.

[mental arch]

Does anyone know if the third party books on D&D Beyond are shareable with the Master’s Tier like the WoTC ones?

[edgy oriole]

Yes they can be shared in a DnDBeyond campaign like official D&D books. For future reference, we have #ddb-support for any DnDBeyond technical support issues/questions.

Oops - forgot which channel we were in.

[thorn shuttle]

I think this is the right place to ask but does anyone know when the snowflakes effect on the DnD beyond app is going to leave? Don’t get me wrong it is cool but it’s starting to get a bit annoying. I’d even settle for an option to turn it off

[uneven lantern]

From the main screen, tap your profile icon in the top left, then you’ll see an option to turn off “Snow Effect”.

[thorn shuttle]

Thank you

[vivid flicker]

team do we know if the exclusive Vecna one shot (for those that pre-order) will be released at the same time as the adventure book or earlier? Sorry just doesn't say anywhere

[modest pelican]

Nothing has been announced

[reef plume]

how do i set a sorcer subclass feature to automatically give you 2 spells at a certain level? im trying to get that done but right now its just forcing me to pick between two when im testing

[reef plume]

im gonna start crying why does this have to be so hard

[reef plume]

to any kind soul reading this in the future, willing to help me, dont bother, i gave up

[dire blade]

If you do want to try it, I’d just copy clockwork soul or something and edit how that subclass does it.

[dense viper]

I have some questions. Do the spells you are trying to give count as know spells and do they use spell slots?

[reef plume]

paywall, for whatever reason campaign sharing doesn't work when it comes to homebrew templates

[reef plume]

ya to both

[dense viper]

Ok give me a minute to get a screenshot set up and I'll send it here

[dense viper]

@reef plume After you have your subclass feature set to the level you want( down at the bottom of the subclass feature where it shows "required class level" see screnshot). You can add the spell you are wanting to give to the feature.

After you have hit save the first time a list of options should show back up to the bottom of the screen with one of them being spells. After add a spell you are met with a screen where the box at the top left is labeled "Spell" you can type the spell you are wanting added to your feature here.

Furter down on the page you should see a box labeled "consumes spell slot" as well as on right next to it labeled "counts as know" set these how you like.

Most of the things on this page when left blank will default to the class defaults the feature is for.

Click save at the bottom of this page. and be sure to click save changes on the feature page.

Remember homebrew changes can take up to 15mins to show on a character sheet.

If anything is unclear ill try to elaborate

[reef plume]

kay I'll let you know tmrw when I get on my pc, thanks pookie

[dense viper]

Just a disclaimer that this may not be the best way to do that but it is one that I have gotten to work for myself

[covert crown]

does dndbeyond reroll your 1s/2s if your a martial with great weapon fighting style?

[modest pelican]

It doesn't

[fallen swift]

Seems that Vecna Eve of Ruin preorders for digital only arent going through as I've tried to purchase a few times and payment won't complete

[modest pelican]

Are you sure it's an issue with the site and not one with your bank?

It's very common for banks to block the transaction for various reasons

[fallen swift]

I'll double check its not my bank

[modest pelican]

What does the error message say?

Or how does the transaction fail?

[uneven lantern]

Do you get the same error in another browser or on another device?

[fallen swift]

I've had the error on mobile and pc

Let me see if its still happening

Ok I'm getting this error ERROR:Gateway Rejected: avs-GATEWAY_REJECTED

[modest pelican]

Yeah, that's your bank

Could be your card details or address are wrong, or they're flagging the transaction as suspicious

You'll need to contact them

[fallen swift]

Alright

[uneven lantern]

"avs" is Address Verification System.

That can happen if the address you've entered in DDB doesn't match what your bank has on record.

Could be something as small as an extra space or a missing period.

[fallen swift]

Ah i moved recently, used my old address and it went through

[trail jolt]

how do you link sub races that I made, to a new version of the parent?

[dense viper]

There should be an option called "race group" if the race that you've made a subrace for isn't a homebrew race.

[trail jolt]

Ah ya unfortunately everything I made is homebrewed 😞

[dense viper]

I made a race feature that had a level one option with the option chocies being the different sub-races so everything would be organized correctly on the character builder

[trail jolt]

Huh… never thought of that

I’ll try that

Thanks!

[dense viper]

Click that little i in the bottom then the arrow then spector view.

Also instead of mirror you may want to extend your screen so the new tab that opens can on the screen for your players

[sleek viper]

AWESOME. worked perfect. Thank you!

[teal oracle]

Crating a Dragonborn and came across this for the Race Groups, besides the obvious Do Not Use that confuses me... why are there Dragonborn and Draconic Races?

[teal oracle]

Need little help with the setting up of speed that changes with the level of the character. I think I did something not quite right. The sheet is on lvl 19 and the other feature works with the PB increasing, so I'm wondering what I messed up here. Any Idea why it doesn't show up?

[dense viper]

One way to do that would be to make a feature type that replaces the lower fly speed when they hit the required levels

[teal oracle]

Thats the thing.. they are set as that. Not even the first fly speed shows up under the speed tab though

[dense viper]

Have you given it about 15mins since you updated the homebrew for it to show on the character sheet?

[teal oracle]

I did, it was the first feature I added actually. The others already show up which is why I was wondering if I did something wrong

[dense viper]

I would suggest closing all tabs of Ddb and waiting some to see if it will show up

[teal oracle]

okay will try that and see if it shows up tomorrow

[uneven lantern]

You might need to change the Modifier Type to "Set" instead of "Bonus".

[teal oracle]

will try that 😄

[teal oracle]

Okay so it still is kinda wonky.. but I kind of got it to work. I now can choose the speeds over the Origin Manager. Works, but like for it to be automatically at those levels. But for now this works

[uneven lantern]

If they're supposed to automatically get that feature, the Feature Type needs to be "Granted". Sounds like you chose "Additional" or "Replacement", which is why it's showing in the Origin Manager.

[teal oracle]

Oh so all of them have to be granted and then when they get from lvl 3 to lvl 5 the speed will automatically go up from 20 to 30ft?

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, the system will automatically use the higher value.

[teal oracle]

Okay gotcha thank you 😄 Than I understood the Replacement feature wrong 😄

[fading sky]

Good afternoon (in New Zealand) all! I'm trying to create a homebrewed ring that creates an attack that appears in the action list. The rings are 'finger cannons' that do 1d6 force damage and are dex-based. Does anybody know what modifier I need to add to get that working? Is it even possible? I've considered renaming a hand crossbow to try and make it work otherwise.

[modest pelican]

Magic items cannot, at this time, add actions
You'll need to instead at a custom action directly to the sheet instead

[fading sky]

Excellent, that's what I've been doing in the meantime. Thanks for your reply 🙂

[dire shadow]

Is there a good way to get + save DC items to apply to subclass features? E g., arcane grimoire +1 isn't currently affecting instinctive charm (enchanter wizard). I'd be happy to override, too, but that screen only shows customization for attack bonuses for me.

[uneven lantern]

I’m afraid not.

[prime quiver]

Hey do basic rules include totem barb? The barb section seems to, say so, but I only see berserker

[modest pelican]

That's not a DDB question, but you can see what the basic rules include by going to the basic rules on D&D Beyond

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

[prime quiver]

Also, if I do the “buy for others” option, once/if gifted content is in their account, they would get the same price reduction for example if I buy them a $1.99 a la carte race or subclass, then they went back and bought the whole book/rest of race etc options, that would be cheaper for them, yes?

[modest pelican]

D&D Beyond Support: Gift System

Will my friend get previously purchased content credits towards bundles?
Yes! The gift recipient will get credit for the amount of money you spent as well as any money they have spent on individual purchases.

Will my previously purchased content discount my gift?
No, discounts given for previously purchased content do not apply to gifts.

[prime quiver]

Ah fair sorry I should have specified since the app seems to say it should, but I guess it just uses the excerpt/language “end of this” from the PHB.

Ty as always. Just trying to get someone a wide variety of offerings and wanted to be a bit more under the radar than “so what exactly subclasses does your app have since you only have basic rules” 🤣😂

[modest pelican]

That text matches exactly what is found in the current System Reference Document V5.1 (OGL and Creative Commons versions) but only the Berzerker is included

[cosmic idol]

okay so, im trynna make a edit of the moon-touched rapier (XGE) but where it deals 1d10 slashing instead of 1d8 piercing but now also w 2 handed and i really need some help

[prime quiver]

Figured, no worries. Just wanted to make sure they didn’t already have it

[modest pelican]

You can't change the base damage or properties of mundane items

You would have to use a different base weapon

[cosmic idol]

which weapon base should i then use

[modest pelican]

Whichever one best matches what you're trying to do

[cosmic idol]

none really cos if i try and make it slashing damage it just shows both

[uneven lantern]

Alternatively, you could set it up as a custom action directly on the character sheet.

Head to the Actions tab and click "Manage Custom" in the top right corner.

[modest pelican]

@gaunt juniper This channel is for getting support with D&D Beyond, not AL request. For that you would be advised to wait for someone to respond to your initial ticket

[gaunt juniper]

gocha, thanks Davyd. C:

[cosmic idol]

but yea im basically gonna try and make a katana

[modest pelican]

I can't help with that I'm afraid, try asking in #homebrew

This channel is for getting support with D&D Beyond

[cosmic idol]

yea but some things simply doesnt even work

like ignore weapon property doesnt do anything

[violet pilot]

Can’t remember, only done it once. If I preorder the vecna eve of ruin digital physical bundle through the WOTC store online, how do I get the dndbeyond version? Does it spit out a code at checkout?

Don’t wanna order and lose access to the future dnd beyond book

[modest pelican]

@cosmic idol as stated, it's not possible to do what you're trying to do with the homebrew tools. Alternatives have been suggested

[modest pelican]

You'll be emailed a code

[violet pilot]

At the time of order or later?

[uneven lantern]

You'll get the code at the time of order.

[violet pilot]

Also! The pre order adventure, is that if I get just the dndbeyond digital or will I get it via the digital phisical bundle as well?

[uneven lantern]

And after redeeming the code, you'll get access to the digital book two weeks before its release date.

[violet pilot]

It’s unclear

[uneven lantern]

Pretty sure that one is digital only.

Oh, sorry. I might have misunderstood there. 😅

[violet pilot]

Weird. It’s listed on the digital phisical bundle page but then specifically says when digital ore order

[uneven lantern]

Preordering the physical+digital bundle does include any digital preorder bonuses as well, including this one-shot adventure.

[violet pilot]

Ok so if I want both digital and physical, and the pre order adventure, I should get the digital physical bundle?

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, the bundle would get you all three.

[violet pilot]

Sweet

[dense viper]

Is it possible with snippet codes to show which hit die the character has? or can that only be seen in the short rest menu?

[uneven lantern]

I don't think that's possible.

But here's the full list of options for snippet codes:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/25930-using-snippet-codes-in-your-homebrew

[warm sable]

I’m trying to make a ring that adds 1d4 fire elemental damage to unarmed strikes, I added the modifier and everything but once it’s in my inventory it doesn’t add a damage die to my roll

It doesn’t have to be specifically a ring in the equipment aspect I just want it to add 1d4 of damage to my attack roll

[little plume]

It honestly might be easier to make a custom action

[warm sable]

A customer action?

[little plume]

Firstly, click on 'Manage Custom' on the top right

Then click 'Add New Actions', followed by 'General'. Click on 'Custom Action 1', then fill it out as follows:

Then, anytime you do an Unarmed Strike, you also can roll the 1d4 fire. Ezpz.

The automatic rolls are nice, but they can get to be a bit of a pain in the butt. This is easier, imho.

[warm sable]

Yeah I’ll do this for now until I get home, I’ll try to homebrew the item on my pc instead of my phone

[little plume]

Hey, as long as it works! 👉👉

[uneven lantern]

What modifier did you add?

[dire blade]

You can’t actually add dice to a roll automatically in DNDB right now. At best it would show up in the notes section next to the action and you’d still have to roll it manually.

Setting up a custom action beneath it and just getting in the habit of clicking both rolls is how you’d have to do it now. Hopefully this is something they fix up with the release of the 2024 PHB, but they haven’t confirmed anything yet.

[warm sable]

@uneven lantern dusk pretty much summed it up I was tryna get it set up automatically l, I’m a monk and my dm and I are trying to get it to where my unarmed strikes scale off these rings that add hit die of elemental damages + my normal hits

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, not gonna work if you’re a monk.

[boreal depot]

ummm not really support needed but..... is there VR related content on the platform?

also kind of wondering what all I have not been taking advantage of as I have the highest tier sub to the platform and I know there are a lot of features I don't even know exist

if there is a solid link or resource anyone thinks does well at covering all the tools/features please lmk X/

I get a bit lost in the site UI

[uneven lantern]

There’s no VR content, and I’m not sure why your browser is displaying that. I’ve never seen it before.

This site goes over the list of subscription bonuses, but if you have questions about any of them, folks here are happy to answer.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/store/subscribe

[halcyon falcon]

does anyone know why does this is happen? like i dont mind highlighting it but im just confused :/

[radiant yacht]

Is it even possible to play a king or queen in DND?

[halcyon falcon]

its dependit on the dm and how big the kingdoms is in my op

[dawn egret]

while yes it is possible, there isn't a whole lot of mechanics for it (first party). also this isn't even the channel for such a question

[midnight cedar]

Hello!! I made an account on dnd beyond about a year ago but I am no longer pleased with the username, is there a way to change it?

[edgy oriole]

Hey there! You can go to this DnDBeyond forum thread and request the name change: https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/bugs-support/65846-display-name-change-request-thread-v2
You'll get issued a credit to change your nickname.

[midnight cedar]

Sorry, I can't quite get my head around this. Do I just reply to it (the thing in the link)?

[edgy oriole]

You go to the forum thread and post that you'd like to change the name on your account. A moderator will review and send a note that you've receieved a credit to change you name as outlined in the first post on that thread. You can then change your name.

[midnight cedar]

How long does that usually take?

[uneven lantern]

That’s a homebrew feat? You might need to ask whoever made it.

[pastel imp]

Ok, maybe I can get this right this time:

Using the map feature in DDB, we're finding the map makes us refresh the map page itself on my end as DM, and thus disconnects my players (who are displaying it for the group).

Is there something I should be doing to prevent this?

[uneven lantern]

What happens to make you refresh?

[pastel imp]

The page refreshes like normal, and my player is once again able to display the map (but has to resize it again to fit our mapping screen, etc, etc

We were using the map feature and Fog of War to slowly reveal a map, but it kept demanding a refresh.

LIke, every maybe 15 mins?

I also found this thread, so it sounds like I'm not the only one with problems. Just wondering if there's a simple solution. I'm using Chrome.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/bugs-support/182664-maps-crashing-going-out-of-sync-constantly-having

[uneven lantern]

How did it “demand” a refresh, though?

[pastel imp]

The map would disappear off my screen, and the only way to get it back was to refresh that page

You couldn't navigate back to it at all

It disappearing off my screen apparently meant somehow I wasn't "on" the map, so of course my players couldn't see it either.

[uneven lantern]

Gotcha. I’d recommend sharing all that information through the Maps feedback link, then:
https://surveys.hotjar.com/9a10b4cf-2748-49e2-8a77-f92b71c1b1a8

[pastel imp]

Yeah - was hoping someone had found a reason or workaround, like hardware acceleration or sometrhing to that effect. Oh well, I submitted to that link. No response in the thread either though 😦

Well, other than it's in Alpha, so I guess it hasn't been fixed yet. Davyd did respond that way.

[chilly vale]

Hello, I wanted to know if there's a way to automate this:
If you already have this proficiency, you gain proficiency with one other type of artisan's tools of your choice.
I know background replace skill proficiencies if you have other source of proficiency, but I can't find how to automate it on the forums.

[pastel imp]

Last word on this, just following up with an image from the website. This is the 3rd computer I've left this up on, and eventually I get this message with the Maps feature. There's no "triggering activity" as I just let the website sit this time, but during our session I was actively using it and we got this.

Oh, and there's no button to go back to any features, no menu to pull down to another section, and even the Back button doesn't seem to be working. So only option is to refresh the page.

Thanks!

[civic depot]

Hi there - can you please help with the way D & D Beyond is calculating my characters stats. This example is a Dragonborn Paladin. The racial bonus for STR is +2 and he is a heavy armor master, so another +1. Base roll was 15 so shouldnt it read 18 and not 16? Screen shot attached:

[dense viper]

You will have to remove the number in the box labeled override score. That box makes the score what ever number is in that box

[drifting trout]

Hello, does anyone know how to uh, learn to make a character? And perhaps more about dnd in general? I really love this but I'm really new and I'm kind of lost ngl hahaha :'''D

[uneven lantern]

This channel is for getting help with D&D Beyond, which lets you create a character here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/builder

If you want help with D&D itself, then#dnd-newcomers can lend a hand.

[real karma]

Hello, can someone remotely delete an account?

My account to be specific

[uneven lantern]

You'd have to contact Customer Support for that.

?tag ddb support

[loud sedge]

D&D Beyond customer support can be contacted at the link below. Requests are answered in the order they're received. Submitting multiple requests for the same issue can result in a delayed response.
http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[real karma]

Thank you.

[gaunt ocean]

does anyone have suggestions on making a battlemaster fighter/cleric build cuz im not sure which subclass of cleric would be best for planescape: turn of fortune's wheel, let me know what ideas or advice anyone have.

[fading sky]

I definitely own this source. I've checked and double-checked. Does anybody know how to beat this bug?

[uneven lantern]

I’m sire the folks in #character-discussion or #optimization will have some ideas. (This channel is for getting help with D&D Beyond.)

[uneven lantern]

That’s a known issue at the moment.

[grand sluice]

@dry iron I should be able to share a screen shot here to make things easier.

[dry iron]

Cool.

[grand sluice]

took a mobile screen shot and chose the same background so you can see how to that add your background equipment.

Make sure you have the background equipment selected and the class equipment unselected since you already added that.

[dry iron]

I screwed that up.

[grand sluice]

How so?

[dry iron]

I accidentally added the other things.

[grand sluice]

that's fine.

[dry iron]

Now I'm carrying 45 pounds worth of stuff. Lol

[grand sluice]

You can remove the extra stuff you added.

Scroll down to current inventory, click on the duplicate item and click the X remove item.

[dry iron]

Okay that's more like it.

[grand sluice]

Awesome

Don’t forget to equip your gear

[dry iron]

Why does it say I have 7 backpacks?

[grand sluice]

You don't have 7 backpacks, it means you have 7 items in your backback

[dry iron]

Oh.

Am I over encumbered?

[dire blade]

You can scroll up to the top and it will tell you your current weight and if you're overencumbered.

[grand sluice]

You can also click on weight carriedn and it will tell you your carrying capacity.

at 13 Strength your carrying capacity is 195 lb.

[dry iron]

I feel like carrying 85 pounds of stuff is too much. 🤔

Especially starting out. 🤔

[grand sluice]

Looks about right.

[dry iron]

Cool.

[grand sluice]

Your backpack is had 59 lbs of stuff.

20 lbs is from your 10 rations you get.

[dry iron]

That's cool.

So I'm eligible for a game now?

[grand sluice]

Yep, your character looks all set for AL play.

[dry iron]

Does ddb have a thing where it can roll dice for me?

[grand sluice]

Yes.

[dry iron]

Because I don't have real dice.

Groovy.

[grand sluice]

In the app, if you click on the numbers for skills and attacks, it will roll dice for you.

give it a try.

Should look like this

If you want your attacks to appear, don't forget to click on the checkmark for your weapons

[dry iron]

Oh cool.

I'll have to pick this back up tomorrow.

Thanks for all your help, and patience. 😊

[grand sluice]

The server has plenty of people that can help, don't hesitate to use it .
Welcome to the hobby

[dry iron]

I played once before, but that was a looong time ago. That app is very handy.

Anyways. Goodnight.

[plucky barn]

How do I make a post on looking for dm?

[grand sluice]

You type the bot command , you’ll find the command in #find-a-game

[plucky barn]

If I do looking-for-dm nothing happens

[uneven lantern]

If you type /looking, a menu should pop up with a few suggestions. Just select the one you want and hit send.

If you don’t see that menu, you probably need to update your app.

[reef plume]

whenever i try to make a homebrew race i get this message

i filled in all the required stuff like size, name, etc

[dire blade]

There are definitely some configurations that always result in that error. One such example is prerequisites on homebrew feats, but there are others. You should consider remaking the race and then adding its features one at a time until you figure out exactly which item is causing the issue.

[reef plume]

k ill let you know if i resolve it

[reef plume]

yep worked, turns out the issue was the race portrait or whatever

thanks alot pookie

[alpine bronze]

have a few questions on the encounter builder, 1) can i add other human charcters that i have a charcter sheet for as an enemy to the encounter? 2) can i edit the players Hit points during the encounter or can only the player?

[dire blade]

You can add PC character sheets, but only if you add them to the campaign. You could add them to the campaign under an anonymous name and then set their page to private so other players can't view them. You'd still have to roll their mechanics from within their PC character sheet instead of the encounter builder, though.

Alternatively, you can do what I do, which is simply copy their most important mechanics into a private homebrew monster and then add that to the encounter. This makes them much easier to run, too.

[alpine bronze]

so do they still do the normal to hit and dmage die rolls in the encounter then how do i take the HP off for the damage?

[modest pelican]

Point 1 - Yes, you can add any character sheet that's in the campaign you've linked the encounter to. However, it should be noted that they can't be designated as enemies so will be treated as part of the party for encounter difficulty calculations (this is because there aren't rules for calculating encounter difficulty factoring PCs as enemies). You're best off adding the enemy character sheet at the end

Point 2 - The DM can edit players character sheets, including hit points, from the sheet itself, but not from the encounter builder or combat tracker

[dire blade]

It’s a good point that it will mess up the encounter challenge math. Yet another good reason to simply copy and paste their key mechanics into a monster stat block.

[alpine bronze]

ok so lets say i wanted to turn this charcter https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/1901481 into a monster for an ecnounter what parts would be copied to the my monsters stat block?

[modest pelican]

@alpine bronze You'd be best off asking that in #homebrew rather than here

[alpine bronze]

alrighty then

[lofty holly]

In my genasi's character sheet, I notice that in the racial traits, each trait is labeled with "EE", for Elemental Evil Player's Companion. However, I noticed that there are no page numbers next to them, as there are with other PHB details in the sheet. I believe this has always been the case but I wanted to make sure. My thinking is that since EEPC is so short there's no need for page numbers in char sheets. Does anyone know is this happens for other supplement books as well?

[balmy venture]

Elemental Evil never had a physical print run, it has always only been digital. Hence no page numbers

[lofty holly]

I recently found this on ebay though? https://www.ebay.com/itm/186282781424?itmmeta=01HR3CCVR9GPDWFYW7WFK83GGB&hash=item2b5f51aaf0:g:E6MAAOSwDIxlvYc8&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8J6Yj9tAdamSR0NAYr8leF8Z2ApZaq91atuiwfq8Qo28vY5bJqHz2wtRuOMf%2F8dJ%2FnFPMei60flXIi3pN9XpLaMHonDIUXo2r8htxq58w6rCjjtnqD1Ntz7FmbK1yAuryOp2FQ%2FygVqVg1SPTs0v1rh2Y%2BqAvigwr5iMGTow5mufeFBbIxuhebB4eZJzvAHeRdM3Jm0H24%2FHinFYrS2Thm0%2FoLYRgfsIo0geRd43e8uZxUoM36nkF1ASVSvPVBPjtVdjdvESsaCwxb%2FzdziqN2L1v7CF%2FmaA68OppNbItQpU1tYu438fNIL2F%2FOEZgO0tA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBMoLyz7MBj

[lofty holly]

There also are page numbers in it

[balmy venture]

I believe it was published digitally first, and then adapted for print. Technically everything is as it should be, because your Genasi's source is from the digital publication of EEPG (no page numbers), not the physical adaptation.

[lofty holly]

Ah, I see. Although, the PDF does list page numbers?

[balmy venture]

Alright.

[lofty holly]

So what's the verdict?

[dire blade]

I doubt DNDB is going to change its numbering in response to some later PDF version of the material.

[balmy venture]

The verdict is that DDB didn't bother to give page numbers to the source query of character options for an outdated publication that is only 25 pages in length

[lofty holly]

Ah ok. That's kind of what I was figuring. Thanks for your insight

[balmy venture]

I"d recommend using the race options from Mordenkainen's if you want something better supported on the platform

[lofty holly]

I'll keep that in mind, thanks

[dusty mason]

Hopefully this would be the right place to ask this question (I've tried googling to no avail)-- does anyone know if there's a way in the Maps tool to keep iy from dialing the contrast up in the images for the map & tokens? it's not a massive deal, but it's definitely making it a lot harder to look at 😭

[daring flame]

So, I need some D&D Beyond tech answers. Can anyone assist?

I need to update my payment method but do not know how.

[uneven lantern]

For a subscription? I think you can do that here:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace

[little plume]

hi, is it possible to apply Artificer Infusions on D&D Beyond? i don't know how to apply the Enhanced Arcane Focus infusion ._.

or do i need to verbally inform my DM that my rolls have a +1 on top of what the site shows?

[rustic patrol]

I believe you pretty much have to write down which items have which infusions

[modest pelican]

It's possible to infuse most items through the infusions menu, but you can't give them to allies

Also some things can't be infused such as some armorer features

[uneven lantern]

You’ll find that option at the bottom of the Equipment tab.

[dull ledge]

I just noticed that ddb isn't adding my proficiency bonus to attack rolls on cantrips as a sorcerer, only my cha modifier. Am I missing a setup step somewhere?

Also seems it should apply elemental affinity to damage rolls at level 6 too, not seeing that happen.

[uneven lantern]

Can you share a link to your character?

[dull ledge]

Sure, I'll PM it

[uneven lantern]

Your CHA mod is +4, and your proficiency bonus is +3. That means your spell attack modifier is +7, which is what I see correctly listed on your sheet.

[dull ledge]

🤦‍♂️ I was reading the saving throw cha modifier, which already has the proficiency bonus baked in as it should, for +7. Thank you for the sanity restoration.

[uneven lantern]

As for Elemental Affinity, it only adds to a single damage roll of the spell, so it isn't included automatically.

Since some spells may have multiple damage rolls.

[brave panther]

Can i give my weapons and armor specific names?

[hoary creek]

not really support needed just need to check something, i just bought a year of ddb subscription, and then cancelled it, am i still going to get charged for that? it hasnt gone thru yet and i dont have much money so im worried ill get charged

[uneven lantern]

Yep! Just click the one you want to change, then open the “Customize” section in the sidebar.

[brave panther]

Thank you

[sudden shoal]

Hi, Anyone have or knopw the fix for the below error when trying to import characters into Foundry?

[modest pelican]

This channel is for getting help with D&D Beyond and it's official apps, tools, and services

We don't provide support for Foundry or other third party apps/extensions

[sudden shoal]

ah ok, thanks

[timid drift]

Try #third-party

[tranquil seal]

So with the pre-order of the new Vecna eve of ruin book it says how you get early access on DNDB from the 7th, i was curious what time zone it releases to

[uneven lantern]

The release process will probably start around <t:1715090451:f>.

But there will be a post in #dnd-announcements once that’s complete and the book is fully available.

[whole sequoia]

Hi 👋 new here

sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but im trying to create a homebrew feat on DnD beyond based off the ranger subclass Fey Wanderer 3rd lvl ability "Otherworldly Glamor". Ive got the basics in the homebrew creator but i cant figure out how to get it to manipulate/update the +1 wisdom ability score and subsequently add the wisdom modifier to the charisma checks. Is anyone able to help me with this?

[terse shuttle]

hello all, is anyone familair with making items in dnd beyond?

im struggling to get some modifiers to actually function.

I currently have these 2 modifiers applied to a staff, but upon adding it to a characters inventory and having them attune, nothing changes

[wide crane]

How long did you wait? Could be a parsing issue. Sometimes it takes a day or two to fully integrate properly. I've had it happen before. Otherwise it looks fine int erms of what you did, so I'm guessing it has to do with the DnDbeyond site itself this time, as it's shown to do that before.

[terse shuttle]

I waited approximately

45 seconds

[wide crane]

Then give it some time, I made a focus item before that took a while. I know that's a bit frustrating but if everything is set up properly, just gotta try again.

Though, you can try turning off homebrew on the character, then back on, then adding the item again and reattuning. Might help.

[terse shuttle]

gotcha gotcha

since i do have you here, i had another question

im wanting to properly create and impliment an item for a monk

would i put it as a weapon or as amor?

its a pair of gloves that give them a d4 of elemental

[wide crane]

Magical item, you should be able to add a modifier to add damage and bonuses to unarmed attacks

I'd recommend using, if you have the book for it, Eldritch Claw Tattoo as a base, and working off of that, sinc eit already has those modifiers.

Id not recommendmaking it a weapon at all, but armor could be fine

[terse shuttle]

it would still ask me to choose an item type

im gonna use your idea and do the tattoo base

[wide crane]

You can select "item" as the base item type

Since a lot of stuff fits under there, see any belt, amulet, ring, etc.

[terse shuttle]

ah yea i guess create from scratch sure does give me those options

i am dum

[wide crane]

But yeah, i'd just use the claw tattoo as a base, and change what you need in there

And nah, just didn't know, not dumb.

[terse shuttle]

choose this, yea?

[wide crane]

No this

On t he right hand side

Wondrous item is just uh.. Hmm... Kind of an indicator that it's supposed to be even rarer than normal item

Disregard, forgot, yeah wondrous items are all other items taht don't fall under the other things listed there, my bad lol

[terse shuttle]

does this look right?

adds a 1d4 to both melee attacks and unarmed strikes

[wide crane]

So you wanna add 1d4 to all melee attack rolls?

[terse shuttle]

so this item, i took an idea that i saw on an old reddit post and put it into my campaign, it is for our monk. it adds 1d4 of elemental damage to monk weapon attacks (quarterstaff) and monk unarmed strikes

it is my attempt at making a unique and comparable "+1" item for a monk that feels like a monk item

fixed

[wide crane]

Got it, makes sense, make sure yous pecific it has to be monk weapons in the description. Are you going to give it a bonus to attack rolls as well?

[terse shuttle]

no

[terse shuttle]

("colored in the colors" is terrible and i dont know how else to word it)

[wide crane]

monk weapons don't include unarmed strikes, I'd just say "Any attack with a monk weapon or unarmed strikes.."

Are they ascendant dragon? if so, that's fitting

[terse shuttle]

they are

arakokra

[wide crane]

Nice. I'm playing as one on Sundays

[terse shuttle]

I am running Tyranny of Dragons as my campaign (learning how to dm) and this group here is my 2nd group.

The whole campaign revolves around dragon cultists and Tiamat, so this item here fits

am i able to add in the damage types, or is that just something that is noted on the item description that my player has to remember?

[wide crane]

Put it in the details section under the damage modifiers

[terse shuttle]

how am i lookin?

[terse shuttle]

oh ye i did want to thank you for your help tonight, been much appreciated as this tool is new to me

[uneven lantern]

If you select Fey Wanderer as a template when you create a subclass, that will give you an exact copy of it. Then you can peek inside and see how they set it up.

[dusky umbra]

hello

can any1 help me in dndbeyond? i am trying to recreate the deft explorer as a feat since i am poor to buy tasha's and i cant seem the replicate the choose language option. What am I doing wrong?

also my twice proficiency seemed to have affected all my stats

[modest pelican]

Any homebrew already in your collection (including any homebrew used by characters) will remain accessible until you remove it from your collection/characters

[fallow galleon]

Tried to use the new map feature of spectator view. It seemed like every 30-45 minutes the screen would go black and "Loading....." would display. I had to close and relaunch the Map. Is anyone else having this issue?

[soft field]

Kinda having an issue

i am homebrewing an item thats supposed to require attunement. got the box ticked, got the discriptor exactly like how the ? example comes. but its not attunment. also i have the unarmed set to Bonus-Unarmed Attacks fixed value 1 and it doesnt seem to affect the unarmed or the fighting style unarmed of the character. some pointers please?

[pastel imp]

Yes:

#ddb-support message

They said to provide feedback through the feedback button in the Maps area.

[edgy oriole]

Yeah please use the feedback system the Maps tool provides

[tranquil seal]

I had a question regarding DNDB and the pre release of the vecna book. So i get access on DNDB to the vecna book in something like 12 hours (Very excited) But now wondering if with this access I am not allowed to stream or make videos to release of me reading over and talking about it?

[uneven lantern]

If you bought the physical+digital bundle, the early access starts two weeks before release day.

Since release day is May 21, that means early access starts May 7.

It’s still two months away.

As for what you can share, I imagine that would be covered by the Fan Content Policy.

[gritty radish]

Hey All! Looking to make single card entries for the Deck of Many things in homebrew so I can assign them to players for a campaign. Having trouble atm, I made them wonderous items and copied the effect from the BoMT. Its showing up on the character sheet but isnt showing up as an action or even the dice roll button isnt appearing. Thoughts?

[uneven lantern]

It’s not possible to add Actions to magic items.

But you could add a custom action directly on the character sheet.

On the Actions tab, hit Manage Custom in the top right corner.

[terse shuttle]

How long does adding in homebrew items take to apply to a downloaded sheet? I've noticed that in website my changed have appeared to have taken place, but they dont reflect on my sheet?

additionally, where would i click to see a breakdown of my attack and dc bonuses?

[uneven lantern]

Up to 15 minutes

[terse shuttle]

thank you

[uneven lantern]

I don’t think that’s actually shown anywhere. Spell attack is typically your spellcasting mod + your proficiency bonus, though.

And spell save DC is 8 + spell mod + prof.

So assuming your proficiency bonus is +3, those numbers check out.

[terse shuttle]

yeah the math checks out, im just surprised a breakdown isnt given

an additional question, i have a magic item that i recall was set up correctly, but isnt showing up on my sheet

currently i have these 2 modifiers on the item.

Though they dont apply in any of the attack actions the character can take?

[uneven lantern]

What type of magic item?

[terse shuttle]

custom one by yours truly

[uneven lantern]

It’s possible those modifiers just don’t work for wondrous items.

I think Damage is typically used for weapons, and apply only to that specific weapon.

[terse shuttle]

that is i put in unarmed attacks

what should i change it to?

[uneven lantern]

Actually, looks like there are a few official wondrous items that use it. 🤔

https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items?filter-effect-type=2

You could try and find on there that works like you want, then make a homebrew copy of it and steal its secrets. 🤫

[terse shuttle]

probably bracers of archery

i wonder if it has to do with fixed values?

i am having a good time with this

[forest pendant]

I'm having an issue with a homebrew subclass I'm making. It's for sorcerer, and you're supposed to get features from the subclass at 1st, 6th, 14th, and 18th level, and I made features for all those levels and yet it still says this:

I don't plan to submit it just yet anyway, but I won't be adding any more features so I need to know what's up

[uneven lantern]

Unless you’re publishing it to the global community (after it’s been finished and playtested and needs no further adjustments), then you can just ignore those warnings anyway. It’s already usable as-is.

That said, you could try hitting the main Save button to re-trigger the validation.

If you’ve got all the levels correct, that should go away.