ddb-support

[dull oak]

how long has this been happening, i find stepping away from the site for a few hours or even a day sometimes helps

this is the dnd beyond page right

[idle elk]

This is just something I've noticed now

Also yes, it is

[dull oak]

ahh

[little plume]

How do I convert a character to a encounter monster?

[naive lodge]

Please check out the pinned message from Sorce.

[idle elk]

I usually "subscribe" by joining semi-annually and then cancelling immediately, so I'm just paying for 6 months and not really "subbed"

[lilac pollen]

At the risk of answering my own question, it seems that exhaustion affecting rolls and the sheet is not yet a thing?

[idle elk]

the two messages from sorce just link to a support thread for Call of the Netherdeep or Fizbans?

[naive lodge]

Oh, we must have unpinned that somehow.

[idle elk]

Ah, I see

[naive lodge]

You will need to contact support, it's a known issue that the team is working on.

[dull oak]

as far as i’m aware, currently the best way to do this is to homebrew a monster and give them the stats and abilities of your pc

[little plume]

thanks

[cosmic jasper]

How do I post a quotation in these forums?

[edgy oriole]

Put quotes around the thing you are quoting and provide an attribution and/or link back to the original author/article.

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, not a thing yet.

[uneven lantern]

ICYMI, you can also add character sheets as-is by hitting the “Manage Characters” button at the top of the edit screen and selecting your campaign.

But yeah, to add them as monsters, you need to create them as a homebrew monster.

[little plume]

Thanks for the information

[ebon minnow]

Need some help with the homebrew subclass feature options. I am working on a fighter subclass where there are options given that grant spells. One of these options is meant to grant certain spells at certain level tiers. However, only the first batch of spells show up. I set druidcraft and create/destroy water to show up at level 5, but those options are not appearing in the character menu

[uneven lantern]

If you go to the sheet itself, do they show there?

[ebon minnow]

let me check

They are, yes.
Follow up question, then. The infinite spells check mark allows you to select as many spells as you want from a given list, correct? Once the options run out, it still gives the “choose a spell” thingy as shown here. Is there a way to turn that off or would the fix just be to make each of those spells separate and grant them all at the same time?

[final trellis]

The infinite spells check box is for a specific setup - if you aren't having a setup where they choose spells (think Ritual book for warlocks), then it should not be selected as it will cause issues if you are allocating set spells/certain levels.

[ebon minnow]

What i noticed is that without it checked, the user could only pick one of the four cantrips. With it checked, as soon as the user picked one, an option was given to add others until they ran out.

If that is not the intended function, how can i replicate it?

[final trellis]

The way you have the feature written, you should just have the spells assigned they shouldn't be picked at all. If a feature/trait grants something then have thos espells setup as auto granted, relying on the player remembering to select them isn't the best way to setup

[uneven lantern]

When you put all four spells in the same row like that, it gives the player a choice between them.

If you want it to automatically grant all those spells, they should each be their own row.

[ebon minnow]

I see i see

so then the purpose of infinite spells is for stuff like ritual caster wizard where theoretically, you can add any number of spells

[uneven lantern]

Exactly 👍

[rain forum]

I forgot to watch the latest Dev Update stream earlier but I couldn't find the VOD in ddb's twitch page or youtube channel. Does it take that long to release the vod at least? The vod for a later video is already uploaded there but the Dev Update still isn't.

[edgy oriole]

It tends to get published a couple days later.

[rain forum]

It's just weird because later videos already got their VODs but we have to wait for a few days for the Dev Update.

[modest pelican]

It depends on when in the week a stream happens, who's available up upload it, and any editing required

[little plume]

Hey I am conflicted between making a one shot based on a movie ( making characters before hand) and just a random one shot

[modest pelican]

Wrong channel, this channel is for getting help using D&D Beyonds website and tools
You want #dm-discussion

If you can't see that channel

?changes

[loud sedge]

We've made some changes!

Don't worry, your favorite channels aren't gone! We have changed our server somewhat, and there are some channels that are now only available to certain roles. Head over to #880965682462875679 to grab yours!

[iron mesa]

hey

so recently I have joined a campaign that has content sharing

and has the wildemount book enabled as well

but I can't see any of the wildemount spells

like where they should be there is nothing

like the sourcebook status is shared

and I moved my character from one campaign to the other

and it wasn't working

[uneven lantern]

Do you have "Critical Role Content" enabled for that character?

[iron mesa]

oh shit

i just realized

oh wait yes I do

[uneven lantern]

And is this character assigned to the campaign that's sharing that content?

[iron mesa]

yeah

[uneven lantern]

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

[iron mesa]

yes

I don't want to have to manually create a new character either

i tried copying the character

that didn't work

[uneven lantern]

Can you share a link to that character?

[iron mesa]

sure

uh

how do I do that

[uneven lantern]

Just copy the URL from your address bar and paste it here.

[iron mesa]

ok

should I just dm it to you

[summer locust]

Is there any way to limit custom spells granularly? like exclude a bunch from a campain? I have a bunch of custom spells that I'm using in one campaign but just get in the way for others.

[uneven lantern]

If you'd prefer that, sure.

[iron mesa]

ok

[uneven lantern]

Not currently, but you can vote for that here if it's something you'd like to see.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/d-d-beyond-feedback/campaign-feedback-portal/114894-campaign-feedback-portal

[honest pebble]

What races have specific weapon types only they can equip, like how the warforged have armblades and such, and what are those weapons if any?

[modest pelican]

That'd be a #dnd-discussion question

[honest pebble]

Okay, thanks

[ebon minnow]

New question for homebrew.
In a class feature i have class options. In those class options, some of them grant a spell. When they show up in the character creator, i want them to display the class option name underneath the spell instead of the feature. Is that possible?

in this case, i’d want false life to be sub scripted with “Undying Strength” and shield with “Heightened Defense”

instead of “Powers” which is the class feature

[iron mesa]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/BawbWade_Gnomeson/characters/66524038/builder#/home/basic

ok so this character here

should have wildemount content available

but it doesn't

[iron mesa]

if anyone wants to get caught up the convo starts here

any help from dnd beyond staff is much appreciated

[naive lodge]

I can see it's already being looked into by a moderator. It will be handled when people have time available.

[iron mesa]

ok

i mean the main thing is that I havent had a message back in like 2 hours from them even though they are online

[naive lodge]

They are waiting for a message back from another themself.

[iron mesa]

oh

that makes sense

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, I passed along the request. Haven’t yet heard back.

(In the meantime, I’m at work, so you’ll have to forgive me if I don’t immediately reply.)

[uneven lantern]

That's not currently possible, I'm afraid.

[iron mesa]

oh dw about it! I understand!

[chilly sun]

Hi all, im trying to create my own race on D&Dbeyond using Half-Elf as a basis, but with a variant. I'd like that variant to have the option to replace "Skill Versatility" in same the same way as any variant would
Like this, but - when i create my own, this field doesnt appear

am i missing something?

[uneven lantern]

Aha! The issue is this:

These spells are available to the wizard subclasses previously mentioned in this chapter, as well as other spellcasting classes with the Dungeon Master’s consent (see the “Dunamancy for Non-Dunamancers” sidebar).
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/egtw/character-options-subclasses#DunamancySpells

[iron mesa]

ohhhh

[uneven lantern]

By default, those are only available to the dunamancy subclasses (Chronurgist and Graviturgist). Your wizard is School of Evocation.

[iron mesa]

that makes sense

i was wondering why that was for a second

thank you so much

[uneven lantern]

If your DM wants to allow those spells, you'll need to add them via homebrew.

[iron mesa]

yeah he does allow it

he actually showed them to me because I wanted a new level 4 spell

and i already had that one door spell

that I found in a spellbook

[uneven lantern]

I'd suggest making a homebrew copy of your existing subclass, then inside either a new or existing class feature, you can add them under Additional Spell List.

[iron mesa]

yeah

that's what im going to do

my god tho the fact that it is that simple of a fix lmao

is great

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, should be pretty easy. 👍

[naive lodge]

That's a question for #dnd-discussion

[uneven lantern]

In the race's Basic Information section, do you have "Is Variant?" checked?

[ebon minnow]

is there a suggestions form available where i could suggest that it become a feature? seems fairly easy to implement

[uneven lantern]

Yep! Just drop a line over in #ddb-feedback.

[chilly sun]

No I didn't have it checked. Which is odd, since it was created AS a variant through the DDBeyond interface itself. Anyways, thank you ❤️

[iron mesa]

wait a minute

that doesn't explain why pulse wave is missing

[ebon minnow]

pulse wave is a dunamancy spell

[iron mesa]

ohh so the asterisks

[uneven lantern]

Every spell from that book is a dunamancy spell.

[iron mesa]

mean they are exclusive

to that class

[modest pelican]

Subclass, but yes

[iron mesa]

I thought that if they didn't have asterisks it meant that other classes could use them too

that clears up so much lmao

wait but it says here

DUNAMANCY FOR NON-DUNAMANCERS

The esoteric powers developed and harnessed through the use of dunamis are still very much a rare and carefully guarded feature of the Kryn Dynasty in Wildemount. However, such arcana is hard to keep hidden, especially in times of war. Spies and defectors have long smuggled out the secrets of this obscure magical practice, and even now it slowly disseminates beyond Xhorhas.

Dunamancy spells are readily available to the wizard subclasses in this chapter and should not be simply added to the full spell lists of other spellcasting classes. However, the Dungeon Master can consider allowing other spellcasting classes opportunities throughout the campaign to learn a handful of dunamancy-themed spells as rewards. Perhaps the characters uncover a cache of magical contraband, among which is a couple of spell scrolls, or a traveling acolyte takes some downtime with a friendly cleric character and opens their mind to some of the stranger secrets of the universe, unlocking a spell or two. There are many unique ways to bring these spells into your game without requiring any specific dunamis-wielding subclasses to be present in the adventuring party.

so why doesn't dnd beyond allow additions of dunamancy spells to character sheets that aren't in that class

[modest pelican]

Yes, that's a suggestion for homebrewing the spells into other classes. You can do that using our homebrew tools

[iron mesa]

oh really?

[modest pelican]

Also you don't need to copy the whole text in future, you can just link to it

Yep, really

[iron mesa]

oh sorry...

[modest pelican]

Raw those spells are limited to the two wizard subclasses

[iron mesa]

yeah

[iron mesa]

where would I do this exactly?

the homebrewing tools

[uneven lantern]

In the top menu under "Collections", you should see on option for "Create Subclass".
https://www.dndbeyond.com/homebrew/creations/create-subclass

Then under "Select an existing Subclass as a template:", you can pick School of Evocation to get an exact copy of it.

[iron mesa]

oooh

daaamn that's cool

what should I do for short descriptions and description?

and is it additional specific spells?

[uneven lantern]

You can just copy the existing Evocation description if you don't want to give it your own spin.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/wizard#SchoolofEvocation

And no, leave Additional Specific Spells alone. Instead, open up an existing class feature or add a new one. At the bottom you'll see a section called "Additional Spell List".

[iron mesa]

oh i see

if i had done that'

i would have had access to a ton of spells lmao

[iron mesa]

oh I will

I just don't know what short vs long description means

[uneven lantern]

Short Description is what shows in the character builder. It's typically an abbreviated version of the full Description, which appears on the subclass page.

But if you don't want to worry about it, you can just put the same thing in both.

[iron mesa]

i see

[iron mesa]

alright

[chilly sun]

I made a change to the original race (the one i am making a variant of. Changing the attributes the original one had. now the variant is still giving the ASI that it inherited from before, but i cant change it because its a subrace/variant)

[uneven lantern]

Sometimes homebrew edits can take up to 15 minutes to show up in the character builder. You might just need to wait a sec.

[iron mesa]

if this works spam and tuna will be a buyable item in my next campaign

are you sure that it is additional and not granted

because im trying to give it to a copy character

oh wait

[uneven lantern]

Are you asking about the Class Feature Type?

[iron mesa]

it might have just worked

the homebrew evocation thing

it might have just worked tho

[iron mesa]

yes

[uneven lantern]

A Granted feature is given to the character automatically. Additional (and Replacement) features require the player to opt in first.

[iron mesa]

ohh

ok

[uneven lantern]

Basically like the Optional Class Features from Tasha’s.

[iron mesa]

it's not working tho...

[uneven lantern]

Did you switch your character to the new homebrew subclass?

[iron mesa]

yeah

ok one thing im going to try

i don't know why the name in the selection is copy of school of evocation

OH WAIT

found it

[uneven lantern]

Because when you make a copy, that's the name it gives by default.

You can change it under Basic Information.

[iron mesa]

i did

lemme send a screenshot

vs

i couldn't think of a name lmao

but then look here

for some reason when I do it on characters it has the right name

oh nevermind

it was just saving i guess?

even tho i saved like a bunch of times

and refreshed too

[iron mesa]

I think that the funniest it got was when there was this, and when I opened it it had the COPY name

but yeah thank you so much man

oh now theres this -_-

where the select option works

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, like I said, homebrew edits can sometimes take up to 15 minutes before they show up in the character sheet.

[iron mesa]

but at the very top

yeah

[iron mesa]

oh really?

[iron mesa]

oh wait

you did

i didnt read that lmao

[uneven lantern]

Yeah. Your homebrew gets cached to speed up your character sheet during play.

[crystal scarab]

It is a well known fact that reading is hard

[uneven lantern]

But then when you're editing that homebrew, it takes a little longer to clear the cache.

[iron mesa]

i see

[iron mesa]

hard agree

[little plume]

How do I get in contact with the DnD beyond people?

[uneven lantern]

That probably depends on the reason for contacting them.

What’s up?

[little plume]

I need general permission to use DnD Beyond for a video for YouTube. I'm planning on recording my one shot session (if players approve being recorded) and upload it on YouTube.

[modest pelican]

You'd be best off consulting the terms of use on the site and/or entering a customer service ticket

[little plume]

Thanks Ill do that

[uneven lantern]

You can find the Terms of Service linked at the bottom of the site.
https://www.fandom.com/terms-of-use

[modest pelican]

This is the wrong channel for that sort of question. This channel is for getting help using the D&D Beyond website and tools. You want #dm-discussion

?changes

[loud sedge]

We've made some changes!

Don't worry, your favorite channels aren't gone! We have changed our server somewhat, and there are some channels that are now only available to certain roles. Head over to #880965682462875679 to grab yours!

[chilly sun]

if you create a race variant to a custom race, (Lets say, Half Dwarf, then Variant being "Half Dwarf, (wood elf)" then edit the parent custom race to that variant (changing the speed for example) will that change filter down to the variant?
If not, is there a way to change it on that variant?

[uneven lantern]

If this is private homebrew, the variant should update, I think. (You can still manually override the speed if needed.)

If this is published homebrew… that’s a whole can of worms. 🙊

[iron mesa]

what are all of the dnd sourcebooks besides the basic rules/player's manual that add spells to the game?

[uneven lantern]

You can check through the marketplace to find out, or someone in #dnd-discussion might have a list prepared.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace

This channel is more for technical help with the site.

[iron mesa]

oh i see

is there a way to filter for books with spells in the marketplace?

[uneven lantern]

Not currently, no.

Although… 🤔

Nope. I was wondering the Sources filter on the Spells page included only sources with spells.

Seems to be the full list, though.

[iron mesa]

yeah

they should honestly do that

[worthy gust]

Hello! I just noticed that DDB has the wrong player count for 2 of my campaigns. One has 8 players and it says 11 on Active Campaigns screen. The other one has 4 players and the Active Campaigns screen says 3. My other campaign has 2 players and it shows 2 players. What's going on here?

[uneven lantern]

Did the number of players recently change for those campaigns? I wonder if it’s just a bad cache.

[worthy gust]

the one with 3 players changed, but that's it for recent changes.

but it's been a few weeks since any changes occurred.

[storm quest]

Hey, so I have access to books on DDB that I don't own, and I'm not in any campaigns sharing them either

[lilac pollen]

How do I put/designate a pact weapon on a DDB char sheet?

Ah I see it now! NVM

Another question: Is there a way to make a Sidekick character in the character builder? No, right?

[solid kestrel]

nope. You can make one in homebrew monster creation though.

[midnight pumice]

Hello…
Just wanted to ask if there are still problems regarding subscription?? It seems that my payment doesn’t push through the process. I’ve used both credit and paypal for payment but still fail to subscribe

[modest pelican]

Yep, the issue is still on going and the team is still actively working on a fix

If you're unable to start, renew, or end a subscription, you should enter a customer service ticket here: https://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[hasty kettle]

Was there a dev update this Thursday and where can I find it if so.

[modest pelican]

yep, and the twitch vod

it'll be on youtube soon

[hasty kettle]

Thx, I looked on twitch and couldn’t find it. Will watch on YouTube then.

[worthy gust]

Ok, I figured out one campaign. I, as a DM, have a character in the game and I guess it doesn't count me as a "player." So that solves that one issue. But then there is this campaign where there are only 8 players, but on the Campaigns screen it shows 11 players. I'm trying to organize DMs and players and how many are in each campaign. We need those 4 slots for players. Suggestions?

[final trellis]

Is there unassigned characters? They are still owned by the account that unassigned them, so if there was other players previously and they were the ones to unassign it would count them.

[worthy gust]

That might be it. I'm waiting on confirmation from the DM for that game to tell me who he needs to keep and who he can remove. Thanks.

[dull elm]

So my DDB account is bugged.... i failed to update my billing information...now it wont let me update it, or cancel the overdue subscription at all... i have no way of re-activating my accounts subscriptions status rn.

any advice?

[loud drift]

there's a current issue with the subscription system, but if you submit a ticket at https://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket someone can help you from there

[nocturne wraith]

how do I share a book with someone one on the app?

[uneven lantern]

You’ll need to share a campaign together, and someone in that campaign needs to have a Master Tier subscription to enable Content Sharing for that campaign.

Then all books owned by everyone in group get shared with everyone else, both on the site and in the app.

[nocturne wraith]

ok thanks

[wanton shard]

If you are attempting to give yourself server roles, please head over to #880965682462875679 and react to the first post accordingly

[storm hare]

thanks

[modest pelican]

You have the wrong channel, you want #character-discussion

This channel is for getting help using the D&D Beyond website and tools

[mossy crest]

okay thanks

[night sentinel]

I don’t understand why when I create a homebrew subclass feature and it allows me to enter options, those options are not showing up on the drop-down menu when in the character sheet itself.

[uneven lantern]

If you just barely added them, be aware that it might take up to 15 minutes before they appear on the character sheet.

[night sentinel]

Oh, I didn’t realize that. Ok

[uneven lantern]

Another possibility is that you need to set a field in the feature called “Class Levels Where Options Known”.

Putting 3,3,7, for example, would give you two choices at level 3 and one at 7.

[night sentinel]

I did the class levels where options known, but I did not know it worked like that with the multiples. For some reason the “?” is disabled on my ipad browser, so I may be missing some instructions that would have helped lol 😉

[uneven lantern]

Then yeah, I’d just give it a minute and see if they pop up later.

[night sentinel]

My subclass options are still not showing up. Ugh ( I won't publicly publish it because I'm just privately entering in a subclass from a PDF I bought). So, if I choose "is granted" one one of several subclass options, does that mean it is granted as merely an option (in other words, if I don't check 'is granted' what happens to that option? Or automatically given?

[naive lodge]

We do have #homebrew if you need help getting homebrew working.

[night sentinel]

Ok. looking for that now

[modest pelican]

?changes

[loud sedge]

We've made some changes!

Don't worry, your favorite channels aren't gone! We have changed our server somewhat, and there are some channels that are now only available to certain roles. Head over to #880965682462875679 to grab yours!

[uneven lantern]

“Is Granted” gives that option to the player automatically. It won’t show up in the dropdown because the player already has it.

If you did check that already, you probably want it unchecked.

[night sentinel]

Did so, and thank you 🙂

[sinful zealot]

Is there a way to apply Rage bonus damage on D&D beyond automatically

[edgy oriole]

Not yet. But you can sort of work around it by creating a custom attack on the front-end of the sheet that incorporates that altogether.

[sullen drift]

so out of general curiosity, I was wondering if someone could help me.

I bought two books from DNDBeyond and both payments went through.

Bought Fizbans treasurery of dragons and Strixhaven.

Now mind you, i bought them on the same day, within maybe 3 minutes of one another. DNDBeyond says i have and own Fizbans, but not Strixhaven. Its been 48 hours (i was giving it some time) but still nothing. If i look at in the marketplace it says i can buy it, if i try to buy it, it says i already own it.

Was wondering if anyone else had this issue and/or how to fix it

[naive lodge]

Check on this page: https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace

[sullen drift]

Yeah, thats also the weird thing. I have no order history yet i bought three books. Like, i have the licenses', just, for some reason, nothing in my history.

[final trellis]

Was the purchase through us directly (via the website), or did you purchase through the app (and therefore the transaction is via Apple or Google)?

[sullen drift]

it was through the app

[final trellis]

Google or Apple?

[sullen drift]

google

my one buddy had done the same, but has no such issues that i do, which we both find weird

[final trellis]

Throw me a ticket, I'll need to request transactions from Google manually - http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

When raising include the following:

Username the purchase was made on
File Under Category Unlocked Content > Missing Unlocked Content
For the missing book, Are you able to look for an emailed receipt from Google Play for the purchase - on this there will be an order number that starts with GPA. I'll need the full GPA number to request from Google

[sullen drift]

cool. just did. Thank you

[final trellis]

Added to my list - once I have a response back can advise 🙂

[sullen drift]

awesome. i appreciate it

[rough pendant]

Is 'Spellsteal' an official spell? I have a player who can learn it but we are pretty sure it's a homebrew and they have homebrew turned off on their character.

[uneven lantern]

No, it isn’t.

[rough pendant]

Then how is it possible they can add it when homebrew is disabled?

[uneven lantern]

Could they have some other homebrew already assigned to the character that grants access to that spell?

Race, background, subclass, feat, magic item…

Any homebrew in use remains in use even when the toggle is turned back off.

[rough pendant]

Not that we can see

[normal pawn]

Hi, so I’ve purchased Tasha’s cauldron of everything on dnd beyond, and for some reason Circle of Spores isn’t showing up as a subclass option in the character builder. The other two subclasses are showing up. Does anyone know why this would happen or how to fix it?

[final trellis]

Enable Magic the Gathering content - further info as to why here: https://support.dndbeyond.com/hc/en-us/articles/4414003209239-Enabling-Content-Categories-for-your-Character-Sheet

[normal pawn]

Awesome! Thank you!

[dim creek]

I have a similar issue. I've enabled all content, but I can't select 'blessed warrior' as my paladin's fighting style?

[naive lodge]

That is an Optional Class Feature. You need to enable it and then choose it under Optional Feature Manager

[lone void]

Hey, I have a question about the app. I have shared some of my sources with my players via a campaign. Can they download those sources via the app to read offline, or is it limited to just the purchaser (me)? I know they can read them online via the website, but one of them is travelling and is asking if there is anything she can download to look at while she is away. Thank you 🙂

[modest pelican]

They can download it

Shared content is available for offline access

[dawn egret]

oh that's nice.

[foggy saffron]

is this an elaborate early april fools joke or is the dice machine broke

[violet vortex]

Yeah, it’s been doing that for me too. Really annoying.

[modest pelican]

Is that safari?

There's a known issue with dice on safari

[foggy saffron]

oh ok ill use google 💀💀💀💀

[modest pelican]

The team is aware of the issue though

[violet vortex]

Good to know

[woven yarrow]

how might one add a scaling effect granting blindsight 10 x monk level to a custom subclass

[tulip lodge]

I'm trying to get my account back up to speed after I got a message 2 days ago that it was blocked because the payment wasn't made. However, I can't change my payment method (got a new c-card). It keeps plopping to some odd page with "Unpaid" in the URL. I've sent message to support no response since yesterday, and I've got a session tomorrow, Thursday, Friday and Saturday for which I need my NPC characters and content sharing. Is there a way to somehow speed these things up?

[modest pelican]

You probably wanna ask in #homebrew (and if they direct you back, just say you were pointed here by a mod)

[modest pelican]

There's currently an issue with the subscription service which the team is dealing with. Normally the best way to get this issue sorted is to submit a ticket here: https://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket, but there is a bit of a backlog.

[tulip lodge]

I've made a ticket through that link. Is there any ETA on the issue? I need to figure out if I have to start rescheduling things.

[modest pelican]

No eta I'm afraid, the tickets are being resolved in the order they're received

I am looking into if there's any new information I can find, give me a moment

[tulip lodge]

Your call that its not just me got me searching and I found this mega forum threat about it. Apparently its only a website issue, and I just used my android phone to fix it. I can add the link to the forum post if you want?

[modest pelican]

That's okay, I'm aware of the thread and glad to hear there's at least a workaround!

[quasi pine]

I'm making a few homebrew Cleric Domains for my group, but I can't get the Domain Spells to just say "Cleric Level" and "Spells" on the main list. It keeps shouting "CLERIC LEVEL" and "SPELLS" like it reeeaaally wants to ingrain the info in your brain. I know this is a dumb thing to be concerned about, but I just want things to look as similar to an official Domain as possible. Is there any way to fix this in the homebrew editor or something?

[modest pelican]

Can you provide a screenshot as to what you mean?

[final trellis]

Can you let me know your ticket number? I'd also ask that in future for any billing related issues like subs, do not try and self fix - the mobile sub might get you in, but can cause additional issues, as well as impacting the account to not get a fix for the base issue (because it wont get picked up when it shows as an active sub). I understand it is frustrating, but we are trying to resolve these as quickly as possible, but Billing issues just take extra time to ensure we don't break anything in the process.

[chilly sun]

Hi,
I am trying to create a homebrew monster, based on the vampire model. I have changed a few things but the final thing I want to do is add INT to the initiative.

The vampire is a former player character that was a chronorgy wizard and I would like to have the vampire monster retain this feature: "Temporal Awareness." which lets the chronorgy wizard add INTELLIGENCE to their initiative rolls.

[mental solar]

eldritch invocations, any that can tell me why when i am go from lv 2 to lv 3 it keep say chose a spell it looks like it is broken it just keep saying it even i add like 10 spells

i took book of the ancient

is it just because it is made so i can add scrolls( spells that have the ritual) in my book ?

[uneven lantern]

Yep. Any time you find a new spell, that’s how you add it to the book.

[mental solar]

okay but only taged Ritual right ?

[quasi pine]

The first one is how official ones look, and the second is how mine are looking.

[uneven lantern]

Those tables are input by the user. You just need to open the table and change it.

If it’s easier than editing the table as-is, you can alternatively hit the </> source view button in the toolbar above that text field. That’ll let you see the HTML and change it there.

[pallid copper]

I'm going through a credit card change and I've already submitted a ticket for help but nothing has come of it I'm just wondering is there anything i can do?

[naive lodge]

There is a current backlog and wait times are longer than usual. How long has it been.

[final trellis]

What is your ticket number?

[pallid copper]

#1140833

[final trellis]

I've merged your two tickets together (please don't open multiple, it slows us down) and resolved.

[pallid copper]

YO THANK YOU SO MUCH

[tiny comet]

hi my character's portrait isn't loading?

neither is my account pfp either

I already tried clearing my cache so idk what to do

[hardy kernel]

Do you have wifi?

[tiny comet]

ye

[hardy kernel]

Then i dont know either

[tiny comet]

oh wait what

its this specific sheet

now I really don't know lmao 😭

my other sheets are working

[final trellis]

Try clearing your browser's cache and cookies

[tiny comet]

its still not working

ok I just reuploaded it lmao

idk why it got deleted in the first place but that seems to be just fine

[loud cloud]

my entire account information is gone. my subscriptions, dice, characters and campaigns. can anyone help?
ngl half upset half freaking out.

[final trellis]

If everything is gone, you are most likely in a new/second account - what is the username you are normally logged into? Is it the same you are on now?

[loud cloud]

it's Acean01 i believe

i checked my email for the invoices and i signed in with the same email

[loud cloud]

should i dm you my email/screenshot of an invoice?

[dull shard]

Hi everyone, I have a question regarding the marketplace. My gf wants to create a ranger with the following optional ranger feats: deft explorer and favored foe. When I go into Tasha's cauldron of everything's section of the marketplace, I can't find those individual feats for purchase, the same happens with the entangle spell. Any help would be appreciated.

[uneven lantern]

They’re Optional Class Features, not feats. I’m afraid there is no individual purchase for them, though. They’re only available with the full book.

[dull shard]

I understand, thank you

[uneven lantern]

As for Entangle, that’s part of the free basic rules. You could theoretically make a homebrew copy of it and make it available for rangers if you needed.

[cosmic jasper]

When using the D&D Beyond digital character sheet, is Disciple of Life's extra healing now included in the rolls?

[dawn egret]

not yet.

[cosmic jasper]

Wait..... But I found this ⬆️

[dawn egret]

oh, did it change? 😮

[cosmic jasper]

I think so. I hope so. Effective as of one year ago....?

[dawn egret]

well dang. then I guess I'm wrong! 😄 but I'm happy to be wrong now

[final trellis]

I'm like, wait, I'm sure that got added for specific spells?

[dawn egret]

hi Sorce lol

[cosmic marten]

Anyone else experiencing the mobile app taking forever to update sources?

[modest pelican]

That can depend on your internet connection, the speed of your device, how much storage space you have available, and where you're storing your content

[stuck jewel]

hey i'm new here. bit nervous. Friend recommended i go here for a D&D group. looking for D&D party to join for a great campaign and i have no idea what to do. halp 😭

[modest pelican]

?looking

[loud sedge]

D&D Beyond

Ready to play some Dungeons & Dragons?

We have four channels to help you find your next game:

• #looking-for-players — Dungeon Masters/groups looking for players.
• #750812887697588356 — Players or groups looking for Dungeon Masters.
• #looking-for-community — Communities looking for members.
• #paid-looking-for-game — Professional DMs advertising services.

If you can’t see any of these channels, you will need to head to #880965682462875679 and select the appropriate role depending on exactly what you're looking for.

Be respectful, and have fun!

[modest pelican]

Also we have pinned links for getting started with D&D in #dnd-discussion

[stuck jewel]

alright ;3;

[cosmic marten]

I will need to check storage space, I am storing on the external SD card on my tablet, it was loading fine with the books I have downloaded until yesterday, and I think the only thing that changed was making characters using the customization options from Tasha's the internet connection is our wifi connection at home

[cosmic marten]

Looks like Uninstalling and reinstalling fixed it

[feral nymph]

On the DnDBeyond character sheet, when playing as a Warlock, why can you not press the cast button when on spells when PACT is active, but you can when it is not?

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/956921672852717681/957374003817877564/f6vICZWrzJqOAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC.png?width=1374&height=671

[solid kestrel]

that slot is spent

[modest pelican]

That pact indicator represents used spell slots
You have one, and you've marked it as used, so you can't cast spells using it

[feral nymph]

ok, dumber question, do you have Pact slot on level 1?

[solid kestrel]

yes, look at the Warlock class table

you have 1 1st level spell slot

[uneven lantern]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/warlock#TheWarlockTable

[modest pelican]

@little plume Could you provide more details of the issue you're having with DDB? Might be able to get it resolved or at least escalated

[little plume]

Thank you for asking, but it's a computer issue. I just happen to have Discord on my phone which is why I'm here and not working on the character I was building.

[modest pelican]

Okay

[rapid hawk]

When on a character sheet page today, the tab name shows up as "D&D Beyond Character Sheet - D&D Beyond" instead of having the character's name.

[final trellis]

We've had updates to the behind the scenes workings to help improve the Character sheet, might be an unintentional addition. Will pass on.

[rapid hawk]

Cool, thanks.

[final trellis]

Passed on - the team said it should be possible, but will need to press the buttons and run the tests, so no ETA, but have asked!

[tiny canyon]

Is there a way to move a DDB character sheets to something like Gsheets? Like if i exported it as a PDF could i easily transition it to Gsheets?

[naive lodge]

We don't support any third party, and as far as I'm aware you cannot import a PDF into Google Sheets.

[tiny canyon]

rip

[granite kernel]

I'm experiencing issues with loading my characters, its been like this since last night.

[final trellis]

Just to confirm, the character sheets load when you view them, it is just the images of the portraits not displaying? If so, clear browser cache and cookies, which should make the images load.

[granite kernel]

I tried clearing the cashe and cookies its still not loading

Its only the images that arent loading

[final trellis]

I can only suggest to keep trying - images not loading are a browser issue generally related to cookies and cache.

[granite kernel]

Thanks ill see if i can get it to work

Oh it did solve it, i didnt clear the entire cashe, thanks for the help

[final trellis]

Whooo, I love when things start working! 😄

[quiet maple]

i am having the same problem as above and the tab says "D&D Beyond Character Sheet" instead of the character name. the site takes a few minutes to load now including when i open any character sheet. i have also tried to clear cookies and cache multiple times. is there any fix for this or do i just keep trying? thanks

[final trellis]

The name not showing is known - there were backend changes to the character sheet service today which had that as an inadvertent change.

But yes, for images not loading - clear cookies and cache - when it happens for me I clear everything, not jsut the last 7 days or so. Or use a different browser.

[quiet maple]

yes i have cleared cookies and cache from everything. i'll try a different browser.

it works now thanks!

[hybrid bay]

is there a way to add **must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or take 3d6 poisoning damage ** to an item or do we just need to keep track of that?

[uneven lantern]

That’s just something you’d put in the description.

[hybrid bay]

i thought so but wanted to be sure

[uneven lantern]

But you can add a custom action directly on your character sheet if you want it to show on the Actions tab.

And/or have something to roll.

[hybrid bay]

a custom action?

[uneven lantern]

Yep. Go to the Actions tab and hit the Manage Custom button in the top right corner.

[lone silo]

hey there, is anyone else having a problem with subscribing/resubscribing to dndbeyond? I've been trying to resubscribe for a couple days now across multiple devices, but it just isn't having it. I don't know if it's something happening across the board for everyone or just my account 😅

[hybrid bay]

thank you @uneven lantern

[uneven lantern]

Happening to everyone, I’m afraid. The devs are working to get it resolved, but there’s no ETA yet.

[lone silo]

ah that's kind of reassuring in a way! I hadn't back from anyone when I contacted customer support and was worried something was wrong with my account specifically! I will keep an eye out and patiently await an update 🙂

[uneven lantern]

They’ll definitely get back to you as soon as they can, they’re just a little busy at the moment.

[lone silo]

I'm in UK time as well also to be fair, so I imagine they wouldn't get my queries while I am awake and vice versa anyway!

[uneven lantern]

All tickets are answered in the order they’re received, though. (Please don’t submit any followups until you hear back, or it’ll bump you down the line.)

[lone silo]

Yeah, I sent just the one :3 I sent it this morning which was like 8am time for me which I imagine is definitely not during work hours for them :'3

[uneven lantern]

They’ve got support members in a few different parts of the world, though. I know at least one that should be on now.

[lone silo]

Thanks @uneven lantern 🙏

[uneven lantern]

But it’ll probably take a couple days currently, not hours. They’ll get it worked out for you in the end, though. 👍

[rain forum]

Is there an update when would last week's dev update be uploaded to twitch and/or youtube?

[cobalt depot]

Is there anyway to make a Small Tortle, using the normal Tortle Race and not the Custom Lineage ?

[halcyon plover]

just say it a small torle to the group not really a big deal if the sheet says medium sized

[cobalt depot]

I'm an idiot, I was thinking they got some sorta of bonus to AC then I remembered I'm playing 5e, not 3.5 or Pathfinder LOL

My mistake

[uneven lantern]

Create a homebrew race and select Tortle to use as a template. You'll get an exact copy, then all you have to do is change the size under Basic Information.

[cerulean notch]

I can't get to my DDB account. It keeps taking me to a new account screen. Is here where I can ask about that?

[naive lodge]

Which authenticator are you trying to use?

[next stone]

i chose great weapon fighting for my fighter but my character sheet keeps saying two weapon fighting. any idea how to fix this?

[final trellis]

All characters can use two-weapon fighting, the fighting style though improves it. So all characters on the actions tab will see TWF as an action. Your Fighting style is shown on the Features & Traits section.

[next stone]

thank you

[thin depot]

I'm trying to get a master subscription but this keeps coming up

What the hell

[uneven lantern]

There’s a known issue with subscription management at the moment. The devs are working on it.

Subscription issues - there is a current issue we have the team investigating regarding users get the client-side error. We don't have any ETA, if your subscription is still running you should be okay, if it is crucial that you need info from this page, please raise a support ticket, however the team is under the pump right now and we have a sizeable backlog that we need to get through first (Sorry my fault, I had to go and have covid last week and was knocked out for three days).
<#ddb-support message>

[thin depot]

Well hurry the hell up

I have a paid game on Saturday to get to

[thin depot]

Ya that was 16 days ago

[uneven lantern]

I have no insight into what the issue is or when it will be fixed. All I can tell you is that they’re working on it.

[final trellis]

As I mentioned in my previous post, if its stopping you from having a subscription, we need you to raise a support ticket.

As it is an impact on Billing data I cannot resolve from here, I have to have a ticket and go through specific steps.

[thin depot]

How do I open a ticket

[naive lodge]

There is a link in the pinned messages.

[uneven lantern]

This link, specifically:
http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[little spade]

'Ello is there a way to access a homebrew that I mayed without paying for D&D Beyond? Right now I have made a race I want to play and I can't.

[uneven lantern]

You should have access to your own homebrew with or without a subscription.

Do you have Homebrew Content turned on for that character?

[little spade]

that was it

thank you

[cerulean notch]

I used each one in turn but they all failed.

[final trellis]

What username are you trying to access?

[olive cobalt]

How is the Replace Damage Type supposed to work on a magic item? I'm trying to change the damage for a club from 1d4 Bludgeoning damage with Strength stat to 1d8 Bludgeoning damage with Wisdom stat, but it doesn't seem to do anything at all...

[cerulean notch]

greatauntsue42

it shows up as a new account

[final trellis]

Ahhh the support request - as I've been saying there, that account is new - your previous account had to have a different username. Without knowing what that is we cannot help. I asked via the ticket for billing receipts based on purchases to see if I could track that way - no one on the discord can help further.

[cerulean notch]

ok, I gave the list of books purchased. do you need the actual receipts?

[final trellis]

I need billing details to be able to search - however from a privacy standpoint that has to be discussed via support ticket, not on Discords.

[solid kestrel]

damage type, not damage dice. Sadly we can't change the dice (a club is always 1d4) (or make new mundane items), but we can change the type (for example, Sun Blade).

The Shillelagh spell should have a wisdom-based attack roll with 1d8+wismod damage already, though, IIRC

[olive cobalt]

Yeah I appreciate the existing flexibility the DDB homebrew has, it's just kinda frustrating that some things can't be adjusted, and we have to just write down a note somewhere on the character sheet as a reminder of features or modifications that can't be integrated into DDB for whatever reason...

It seems like simple changes like damage die, or which stat to use would be a basic option to allow to be changed, like if all the sudden a new weapon such as a Krunkomatic is offered in a new resource books the developers have to actually rewrite code instead of just modifying a data entry somewhere...

[unborn tundra]

Continuing convo about the appearance from #ddb-feedback : checked console and network after hard reload, no errors or non 2/3XX response codes in the network.

[solid kestrel]

There's already an example, Topaz Annihilator doesn't even have a magic item entry.

[jaunty cave]

anyone here who can help with purchasing issues?

[modest pelican]

What's the problem? If I can't help, I can try and direct you to someone who can

[jaunty cave]

i just tried to purchase a digital copy of the players bundle, and when i trried to pay said avs_gateway.rejected...... what is that?>

[modest pelican]

That suggests some element of your card details is incorrectly entered, such as address or CVV code
Your best bet would be to double check all your details and if that fails, contact your bank

[uneven lantern]

AVS = Address Verification System

So yeah, something about the billing address you entered doesn't match what your bank has on file.

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

[modest pelican]

I always get stung by putting the second line of my address in with the first

[foggy fractal]

Hey I have a specific question.. I noticed that when players gain the benefits of a Hero's Feast for instance that it isn't easy to put that on the D&D Beyond sheet and it seems like there should be an easy way to do that (and there are others too I just can't remember off the top of my head)... or am I missing something?

[crystal scarab]

I've personally just created a feat that simulates the benefits

[uneven lantern]

DDB doesn't yet support temporary effects like that, but one common workaround is to create a homebrew magic item for it. Equip the item to start the effect, then unequip when it ends.

You wouldn't be able to handle the max HP increase that way, but you could do the immunity and save advantage.

[foggy fractal]

Thanks. I really feel like having the ability to add and remove temporary effects would be great to have. I'm wondering if it's not there because it would be hard to do (to program), or because it's not regarded as a particularly common need?

Creating an item whenever you have a temp effect seems like work, but if I really need to do that I guess that's what I will do for now at least

[uneven lantern]

There's a cool thread here that will walk you through it:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/76575-how-to-homebrew-your-own-buff-system

[foggy fractal]

Alright cool! Thanks a bunch 🙂

[little plume]

My stuff got suggested in #ddb-support ??? 🥰 🥰 🥰

[uneven lantern]

It's handy!

[little plume]

Exactly. Even if one doesn't replicate the intended functionality, it's still a great list of how to do this or that and what modifiers to use.

[jade arch]

is there a way to have an edited Initiative one of the homebrew backgrounds I found and am running in a game lets me add my Int mod to my Initiative but have yet to find a way to do that in DDB does anyone know if that is possable or if there is a way to make that roll automatic with out having to remember each time?

[hasty kettle]

It seems something has changed on the "My character" page as all my own custom character portraits are gone or not to see I am not sure, really. Is there any info on that?

They said they changed something on the frontend in the dev update but I don't know if that could cause that.

[uneven lantern]

You can add a Modifier to your race with Type: Bonus, Subtype: Initiative, Ability Score: INT. (Note that it might take up to 15 minutes for homebrew edits to show up on the character sheet.)

[jade arch]

it was a homebrew background thats letting me do that would that still work?

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, sorry! Same thing for a background. 👍

[jade arch]

could you show me?

[uneven lantern]

Actually, no. You can't add modifiers to backgrounds...

Is this for personal use, or something you're trying to publish to the global community?

[jade arch]

yeah also i am not the creator of the background so it would have to find a different way to do that

[uneven lantern]

Well since backgrounds are out anyway, what I'd do is pair it with a homebrew feat, following the instructions above.

Then you can add it to your sheet by going to Features & Traits > Feats > Manage Feats.

[jade arch]

i didnt think of making a custom feat for that thanks

[unreal vector]

So, through content sharing with my friend I have most of the sourcebooks, however, I'm not able to use the stuff in those books on my characters

is this supposed to be this way?

[uneven lantern]

Yes. Shared character options are only available for characters assigned to the campaign that's sharing them.

[unreal vector]

oh, okay

thanks

[topaz ridge]

Hey I just received a Grey Bag of tricks. Running level 6 campaign. I can’t find very much on tactics or creative ways to use the item. Any suggestions ?

[modest pelican]

Wrong channel I'm afraid, you want #dnd-discussion
This channel is for getting help using the site

[topaz ridge]

That was helpful lol. Thanks.

[fallen fox]

It won't mark me as having heavy armor proficiency even though I chose armorer class for artificer

[modest pelican]

Can you link to your character sheet?

[fallen fox]

Like just the regular link?

http//www.dndbeyond.com/characters/71051897

Eh it didn't work

[final trellis]

you missed a semi colon

[fallen fox]

Oop

[final trellis]

all good I cn copy and paste

[modest pelican]

and an 's' too

[fallen fox]

Okay thanks cause it says I am but when I add the armor it still says I have disadvantage

[modest pelican]

Disadvantage on what?

Stealth?

[final trellis]

Which armor? Do you have the required Strength?

[fallen fox]

Yes and useing the armor and artificer removes the strength needed to use the armor don't it

[final trellis]

Most heavier armors need Str 15+ otherwise you get penalties, doesn't matter if you are proficient or not.

[fallen fox]

Cause it becomes just like a second skin

[final trellis]

All the 3rd level feature Tools of the Trade states is : You gain proficiency with heavy armor.

[fallen fox]

But I still need high strength though?

[final trellis]

hang on - its not even 8am I am on first coffee re-reading (side note never play artificers because why play one when you can be a Wizard 😛 )

[fallen fox]

Cause I like how they are idk I am not a wizard guy I wanted something more steam punk like

[crystal scarab]

So the 15+ requirement is for preventing a lowered speed, which Armorer Artificer takes away. Only the Infiltrator version of Arcane Armor takes away stealth disadvantage, however.

[fallen fox]

Ohhh

Now I understand thank you so it is working

[uneven lantern]

Heavy Armor. Heavier armor interferes with the wearer's ability to move quickly, stealthily, and freely. If the Armor table shows "Str 13" or "Str 15" in the Strength column for an armor type, the armor reduces the wearer's speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score.

Vs. this:

Stealth. If the Armor table shows "Disadvantage" in the Stealth column, the wearer has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/equipment#ArmorandShields

[final trellis]

Yeah, but Arcane Armor general feature has: If the armor normally has a Strength requirement, the arcane armor lacks this requirement for you.

[fallen fox]

Okay I miss read that is why

[uneven lantern]

Right, so your speed doesn’t get reduced.

[final trellis]

which would take that away - Im just trying to remember where this was in applying

[uneven lantern]

The strength requirement has nothing to do with disadvantage.

[final trellis]

oh yeah, good point - all heavy armor has disadvantage on stealth (clearly need more than one coffee this morning)

[crystal scarab]

May I suggest: https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/bottle-of-boundless-coffee?

[fallen fox]

Well thank you hope you guys enjoy your coffee I may get some myself too

[final trellis]

Okay, the artificer armorer subclass auto removes the speed penalty so yes, everything is correct - the disadvantage is from the armor itself, its not impacted by being proficient as most heavy armor make you have disadvantage on Dex(Stealth)checks

[fallen fox]

Ahh

[uneven lantern]

Yep, even with sufficient strength, any heavy armor will still have disadvantage on stealth checks.

[dry tapir]

is the dndbeyond twitch interactive overlay not supported/working anymore?

[uneven lantern]

It's not, I'm afraid. More info here:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/changelog/1156-twitch-extension-status

[dry tapir]

ah gotcha, thanks for the reply/info

[plucky marsh]

So....anyone know of a way to undelete a character? I just had an unassigned vanish from my campaign and the player will be back tonight. This isn't the first time this has happened, but this time I have been able to rule out user error entirely.

[halcyon plover]

Afraid not

[modest pelican]

Unassigning characters doesn't lead to them being deleted

It just means that they can be claimed by another user

They can also be removed from the campaign in which case they will default back to whoever claimed them last

[plucky marsh]

Figured it was worth a shot.

[modest pelican]

Are you sure the character wasn't claimed and removed?

Or even just removed without being claimed; the last player to own the character can still click Leave on it, which will remove it

[plucky marsh]

It shouldn't, but the character was in the campaigns unassigned area yesterday and is gone today. It's vanished from the campaign, the stand in player, and the original player, though the combat tracker still acknowledges it having existed and tries to connect to it.

[modest pelican]

It's vanished from the campaign, the stand in player, and the original player
sorry, what do you mean here about the stand in player and original player?

[final trellis]

If it was deleted deleted (from the characters page) I can restore. But removing from a campaign is not deleting as Davyd said.

Do you (or any of the players) happen to have the url of the character? Perhaps from browser history?

[plucky marsh]

The original player had to miss a pivotal session, so he unassigned the character so another player could claim them and run them in their stead. At the completion of the session, second player unassigned the character, which deposited the character into the Unassigned section of the campaign page. As of yesterday, the character was still there. Today, original player tried to get into the campaign, couldn't, and upon checking I discovered the character missing. Nobody has a copy of the character in their accounts, but the combat track still acknowledges the existence of said character (which it has not done in the past with other deleted characters.) We unassign and claim characters in multiple campaigns, and haven't had this issue. I understand how all of that works, this is a outlier situation

[final trellis]

Def sounds like whoever unassigned might have removed (as until someone claims a char they still own it) or someone else claimed. Someone always has to own a char, they can never sit in purgatory belonging to no one

[plucky marsh]

In the five campaigns I've got running, there are several unclaimed characters that only exist in the campaign, and they have endured for weeks at a time. The unclaimed status is likely what caused it to vanish, but sadly nobody has any version of the character.

[uneven lantern]

And no one has a link to that character sheet?

If you had viewed it previously, you can likely type the name of the character in your address bar and try to get it that way.

[final trellis]

Unclaimed characters are still owned by the Player/account that unclaimed them. When someone claims, thats when it transfers. As I've said a character is always owned by an account - they can never be just unassigned and not in someone's My Characters list. Thats how it has always worked.

Without the URL we can't help any further because thats what will help figure out which account owns the character.

[plucky marsh]

@modest pelican and @final trellis, thanks for the help. Hopefully the URL will be the trick to recovering the character. Thank you for being so patient!

[hazy laurel]

I'm kind of confused at the open-ended potential for the "create a custom skill" option

My mind quickly goes to something funny or silly, but are there any good examples out there?

[lime gulch]

Tools.

[hazy laurel]

Oh.... makes sense.... Which is why I didn't think about it

🤦‍♂️

[uneven timber]

Anyone know why I'd be getting a 403 error to access the character sheets of my players that I am the DM of the campaign?

Hrmm, was multiple characters, now it's just one

[solid kestrel]

making skills for stuff like intelligence medicine, or charisma stealth, or intelligence deception/persuasion/intimidation, what have you

[hazy laurel]

So instead of going back and forth between pages and try to add your modifiers you just created there on the page?

[lime gulch]

You can customise a skill to change the base attribute.

[solid kestrel]

but what if you don't want to flip it back and forth?

[lime gulch]

Then just set it.

[solid kestrel]

like Wyrm said, instead of having to mod it each time, make a new one, so you can have both there

[lime gulch]

I just don't like long lists.

[hazy laurel]

We all have our nitpicks

[final trellis]

Has the player who owns the character had their subscription lapse? I'd recommend speaking with the player, they may have no sub and locked characters which they will need to resolve.

[uneven timber]

I'll look in to it

[remote sinew]

is there a way to copy a character in a campaign to my own characters? im doing an evil clone fight and would be easier than manually copying them

[lime gulch]

You should be able to unassign it, claim it, and then clone it. But the original owner will he to reclaim it after.

[modest pelican]

You can't copy characters you don't own. The owning player would need to either
A. Make a copy, bring the copy into the campaign and unassign it
or
B. The owning player unassigns it, you claim it, copy it, unassign it again and they claim it back

[remote sinew]

cheers

[little plume]

As far as I can tell Supernatural Gifts are not supported on DDB. I could add them as homebrew feats to my players's character sheets. Does someone maybe have a better idea to implement them?

[modest pelican]

Feats would be the best way, just don't publish them

You'd still be able to add them to your players sheets without publishing

[mental solar]

is there a way to change who is the dungeon master in a ongoing campaign ?

[modest pelican]

Nope, your only option would be to have the new DM make a new campaign and migrate everyone over

[mental solar]

okay thanks

[modest pelican]

There isn't an upcoming Kamigawa sourcebook?

At least not as far as I know?

Also not really a DDB help related question

[hasty kettle]

Sorry to ask again but there was no answer. The custom/uploaded portraits of my characters on the charactersheet are gone. There is only a black background. Has something changed there? They said something about an update to the frontend of the charactersheet in yesterday's devupdate.

oh and the backdrop is gone too.

[edgy oriole]

Did your subscription run out?

[hasty kettle]

nope, I have a Master Tier subscription and own all the books on ddb.

[uneven lantern]

Clearing your cookies/cache should fix it.

[edgy oriole]

I was going to suggest clearing cookies/cache but spamandtuna beat me to it

[hasty kettle]

ok I will try that.

[wooden glade]

quick question, what is the accepted way to contact a player/dm that posted in the looking-for-x channels if you are interested in them?

[edgy oriole]

Direct/private message them

[wooden glade]

thank you!

[hasty kettle]

Thx, that did it.

[balmy dirge]

Why can i no longer purchase a year for a subscription and instead have to switch to monthly?

why was I not even notified of this change?

[uneven lantern]

You can still do yearly.

[balmy dirge]

I dont have that option

[uneven lantern]

Where does it say you can't?

[balmy dirge]

it doesn't even present it as an otpion

[uneven lantern]

Here on the subscription page?

Those are the "starting at" prices.

Once you select your tier -- Hero or Master -- then you can choose your duration.

[balmy dirge]

I get that I click it says I dont have access to the subscription and asks if I want to cancel

[uneven lantern]

In fact, it even defaults to Annual billing.

Can you share a screenshot of what you're seeing?

[balmy dirge]

F now it's saying can't collect payment

where can I adjust payment methods? I dont see that in account

[uneven lantern]

If you currently have an active subscription, there's a known issue with the subscription management page. The devs are hard at work on a fix.

In the meantime, customer support can help you out with any billing changes that need to be made.

[balmy dirge]

there a contact email?

[uneven lantern]

http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[balmy dirge]

Whats the average turnaround for tickets I use dndbeyond for adventurer's league? Is there a phone number I can use instead?

[uneven lantern]

Tickets are answered in the order they're received. Ultimately the length depends on how many other tickets were submitted before, which is not something we moderators have any insight on.

I don't believe there's a phone number, though.

[balmy dirge]

of course there isn't

[uneven lantern]

https://support.dndbeyond.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055233654-Contact-Information-

[modest pelican]

Support tickets are the only support conduit. This is so they can be processed asynchronously and efficiently

[balmy dirge]

can I file a complaint that it's just checking and changing payment information and it's like a 5 minute phone call?

[modest pelican]

The ticket system consolidates issues by submitter and then indexes them by most recent ticket, so if you enter another ticket to complain that there's no contact number, it'll move your original ticket about the subscription problem you're having down the queue

The best bet would be to wait until your original ticket is addressed

[balmy dirge]

Oh Im not making a ticket to do that I'm filing that here.

since you know it would make sense for dndbeyond employees to actually look at the official discord server

[modest pelican]

The discord server is for the D&D Beyond community primarily
We have #ddb-feedback, but that's not for complaints really

The formal channel for complaints would be the ticketing process

[modest pelican]

Please don't try any workarounds, this can put your account in an invalid subscription state that can cause bigger issues

[strange rapids]

I have an indestructible and intangible encounter in my list. If I try to open it, it just loads forever, and trying to delete it doesn't do anything - the page reloads and its still there.

[modest pelican]

Try giving it a name and then deleting it if you can?

[strange rapids]

It has transcended logic and when I try to edit it, after I save - it creates a new encounter (the one I 'edited') and the immortal encounter is still on the list xD

Oh, ok, great... I found another encounter that behaves like that x_x

(I'm trying to clear out encounters that already happened in my game)

[modest pelican]

Then you'll want to submit a customer service ticket here http://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket
They will hopefully be able to purge the encounter

[mellow bronze]

I was editing a item for a my character and the character had disappeared

is there a way to recovery the character?

[wraith locust]

If you can provide me with your D&DBeyond username and the character name I can take a look and see if the character can be recovered. 😃

[mellow bronze]

AzThraak

[wraith locust]

Thank you! and the character name please?

[mellow bronze]

Vrosk

Vrosk Gro

[wraith locust]

Should be good to go now! If you don't see the character right away please log out and back into the account.

[mellow bronze]

Okay

[mellow bronze]

Thank you

[modest pelican]

@little plume there is a known issue with the subscription portal on the site, so you won't be able to start, renew, or cancel subscriptions. If you need to manage a subscription you'll need to put in a customer service ticket

https://dndbeyond.link/SubmitTicket

[jaunty cave]

Are we able to purchase players handbook yet??

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, right here:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/players-handbook

[jaunty cave]

i have been trying to buy the players bundle for two days but the site keeps saying gateway rejected....

[wraith locust]

Have you attempted another payment method?

[jaunty cave]

onl;y have the one way

[modest pelican]

Gateway rejected would be a card/bank problem most likely

is it avs gateway rejected?

[jaunty cave]

i will ask thw wife to buy it

[compact sand]

Swapping payment methods is not an option for me, do I submit a ticket for that?

[wraith locust]

Davyd is correct. More than likely it is a card/bank issue.

[modest pelican]

You should verify with your bank that the issue doesn't lie there. Common problems include incorrect address details either on file or being entered, or your banks security is rejecting DDB transactions for whatever reason

[wraith locust]

If it is not giving you an option to submit a new payment method please do submit a ticket and let me know the ticket# and I can look at the issue more in depth.

[compact sand]

Uhh, not sure how to sign into the support desk. It's not taking my account login info I use on the site

[modest pelican]

It won't, you'll need to register independently

(That is in case you get locked out of your account for example)

[compact sand]

#1143075

[cosmic marten]

Quick question

If multiple people have the Master tier subscription in a campaign can they both share their libraries to the rest of the players in the campaign?

[modest pelican]

You only need one master tier sub for everyone to share with everyone else

The sub is need to set sharing to enabled
Once sharing is enabled, everything owned by everyone is shared with everyone else

[cosmic marten]

Thank you

[jaunty cave]

i just got my gateway rejected issue fixed..... use an incognito widow to make purchase

[west wind]

*rogues

[uneven lantern]

I think you’ve got the wrong channel. This one is for technical help with D&D Beyond itself.

[west wind]

ahok

[pure tiger]

can anyone teach 2 new players

[lime gulch]

What do you need help with?

[pure tiger]

@lime gulch well for me i have my charter started and have watched videos for help and my friend has not started and is almost completely new and he is down to learn he wants to start with making a character than wants to get into a game if possible

[uneven lantern]

This channel is for technical help with D&D Beyond itself, but there’s a bunch of helpful links for new players pinned in #dnd-discussion that will get you started.

There’s also #character-discussion if you want help creating your characters, or #dnd-rules for questions about game mechanics.

[stark elbow]

I suddenly can't use the dice roller feature at all. Any thoughts on how to fix it?

[lime gulch]

Did you turn it on for the character you're trying to use?

[uneven lantern]

Can you be a little more specific? What happens when you try to roll?

[stark elbow]

Yeah it's all characters; works on phone but not on pc.

I've tried relogging into dndbeyond, and tried other browsers. Have used for months without ever seeing this so its kind of weird.

[uneven lantern]

But what happens when you try to roll?

[stark elbow]

nothing. it behaves the same as if i had the dice roller feature turned off

[uneven lantern]

So the rollable box is gone entirely? Or is it there but non-responsive?

[olive cobalt]

Is there a way to change the sorting of Actions? I renamed my spells with a numeric prefix and I'm not getting anything that I'd expect...

[main ridge]

how do you add spells to a fighter champion

[dawn egret]

you don't.

Champion doesn't get spells without items, multiclassing, or feats. and in that case, adding the item, multiclassing, or the feat will give you options to add spells

[sharp bolt]

Hey how do you reflect on DDB character sheets when the PCs gain a curse or a gift? Do you homebrew it into a feat and just give it or is there an actual way to do it?

[dawn egret]

homebrew it into a feat and give it.

[stark elbow]

It is there but non responsive...also when I click on anything else that would normally auto roll (initiative eg) it brings up the description instead of rolling.
And this morning I'm noticing that it no longer shows any of my uploaded character portraits.

[edgy oriole]

Are you using a web browser extension like Beyond20?

That can interfere with normal DnDBeyond functionality like dice rolling.

[stark elbow]

I checked that because I have used it long ago, but I don't have any extensions right now. It is on my PC with Chrome that it is not working...i'll try on another device/browser to see if I can narrow down the problem.

[uneven lantern]

It’s a little possible. What it’s doing there is sorting your druid spells before your warlock spells (I assume you started as a druid?), then sorting those in ascending order by level. Only for spells with the same class/level does it then sort alphabetically, which you can see with your 2nd-level druid spells (03Sc, 04Sp, 05M, 09F).

[uneven lantern]

Clearing your DDB cookies should solve the portrait issue. Do the dice rolls work in incognito mode, by any chance? If so, there’s likely some browser extension interfering.

[stark elbow]

Oh great idea…I’ll try that when I get back home. Thanks!

[olive cobalt]

Ahh… so no way to sort just by name or range or damage then. It’s always gonna auto sort based on class first then level next?

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, not much you can do, I’m afraid.

[little plume]

hey

see "ACTIVATION TIME"

how do I make that fillable

nevermind i figured it out

[full wedge]

Has there been any D&D contests since the one that took place nearly three years ago?

[uneven lantern]

Which contest was that?

[full wedge]

Everyone put in characters for an adventuring team that would be made.

4 players and their characters with the highest number of votes participated in the adventure!

Was an awesome experience.

DDB of course hosted the whole thing, and, gave a Legacy Bundle to those who participated!

I never would have been able to afford it, so I damn appreciated it.

[uneven lantern]

I don’t think there’s been anything like that specifically, but they do giveaways all the time.

Typically during the DDB live streams over on Twitch.

[robust helm]

hey so I am trying to create an undead warlock but the spells it says I should have for free does not say it is. is there something I can do to fix it?

[frozen citrus]

For some reason I can only see some feats on dndbeyond (Grappler, and firearm specialist)

And I don’t know why as I have had this problem before

[modest pelican]

That means you've lost access to paid content

1. Are you still logged in?
2. If so, are you logged in with the right account?
3. Was the content being shared with you, and if so, is it still being shared with you?

[frozen citrus]

Yes

Should I log out and back in

[modest pelican]

If you go here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace
Do you see your purchases correctly listed?

[uneven lantern]

With the exception of Phantasmal Force (from the PHB), those are all Basic Rules spells and should be available for free. Can you share a screenshot of the issue?

[candid wren]

Hey - kinda whacky question, but I've got a player who doesn't have access to a PC to run roll20 or Beyond20, so I'm wondering if there's a way to directly link my Roll20 campaign to dndbeyond, so that I can use Avrae to roll to Discord?

[lime gulch]

Short answer: No.
Long answer: DDB doesn't support third party software.

[candid wren]

Unfortunate

[lime gulch]

Would you really expect them to?

[candid wren]

Them, no. People, yes. I'd expect extensions, or bots, set up in a way that it would work.

[lime gulch]

There are such things but this server is DDB.

[candid wren]

fair, I suppose

[wet gulch]

I've been researching and I can't find an answer but is there a way to add a selectable option in Racial Traits that would grant different options based on what was toggled?

Example, a wearwolf and you toggle day form or night form and that grants you different abilities or spells and/or after a long rest you can toggle the option?

I think it would be similar to having multiple spellbooks that you swap between but I can't figure out if the functionality is there or not?

[modest pelican]

D&D Beyond has no such functionality at this time

[wet gulch]

Dang, thank you for the response though

[green furnace]

I'm looking for a suggestion for how to handle a character sheet for an NPC in my campaign that started out as a Lizardfolk but essentially has gone through a procedure that turns him into a simic hybrid. I'd like to keep the lizardfolk racial features but add in the simic hybrid animal enhancements.

Hmm...this seems maybe similar to Martizz1e's question. Maybe I'll have to homebrew a race.

[uneven lantern]

You can definitely have two different “modes”, by adding Options to your racial trait. You’d have to go back into the character builder every time you want to toggle it, though.

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, that’s definitely something you’d have to homebrew. You can select one of those as a Template when you start to get an exact copy. Make a copy of the other one, too, to see how that was set up, then just replicate that on the first.

[wet gulch]

Oh that makes sense. Would it be easier/more possible on the character sheet itself to do it as a custom feat instead?

[uneven lantern]

You’d have less luck with a feat.

[wet gulch]

Lol @green furnace that's basically what I'm doing too

[uneven lantern]

The only thing feat Options allow is Actions, not Modifiers, Spells, etc.

[desert meadow]

Trying to make a level-scaling damage cantrip. Am I missing something? Character at any of the levels are still rolling just 1d12. https://i.imgur.com/n8O7PQ1.png

[uneven lantern]

I’d suggest making a copy of an official cantrip to see how that was set up.

(Short answer: you need “Additional Points”, not “Additional Count”.)

[desert meadow]

Hmm looks like they do Additional Points, I'll try that.

What is the use case for Additional count? I assumed since 'dice count' is more common than points in dnd? Maybe not?

[uneven lantern]

I don’t actually know. 😅

[final trellis]

Additional Count would be things like Eldritch blast off memory - aka, extra beams

(at least thats what my Sunday morning half a coffee in brain is telling me)

[uneven lantern]

Aha! It is indeed. 👍

[tranquil bluff]

Looking at making a custom armor that add additional stats to automatically once the users equips the armor

[uneven lantern]

You can do that here:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/homebrew/creations/create-magic-item

[jaunty cave]

i have a rules question

[lime gulch]

#dnd-rules

[arctic dome]

Has anyone else experienced that their character portraits seem to have vanished from character sheets in dndbeyond.com, but still seem to be present when using the mobile app?
dndbeyond.com character sheets show a black box where the character portraits used to display.
Also in the character sheet customization box, I just noticed that several of the frame options have what appears to be a "broken link" symbol and don't load the frames.
The same for backdrops.
Also my Account Avatar shows a "brokenl link" symbol & blacked out image in the my accounts page.
I'm a Master Tier subscriber using Chrome browser.

[gaunt parrot]

Hey anyone willing to help me understand a HB class and how to input it into DDB?

[dawn egret]

go to homebrew-discussion for that, like you were already told in general.

if you dont' see the channel, then go to #880965682462875679 and get the appropriate role

[gaunt parrot]

Thank you for the clear instruction. much appreciated

[modest pelican]

@gaunt parrot You can't import homebrew classes into D&D Beyond, DDB doesn't support class homebrew, only subclasses

[dawn egret]

...huh... did... did the embeds for shared character sheets break?

[solid kestrel]

like showing a very old 'preview' of level and hp and such?

[dawn egret]

no, not showing any preview at all

https://ddb.ac/characters/71231786/XitLr9

See, no preview at all

[solid kestrel]

Huh.

[modest pelican]

Side effect of the character sheet service update. The team is aware

[dawn egret]

aight.

[near fulcrum]

Maybe this is the correct tab. Get this error for about two weeks. Can't export my sheet to pdf. Anyone else with the same issue?

[uneven lantern]

Clearing your cache and a cookies for the site should fix it.

[uneven lantern]

Working for me. Do you get the same error in another browser, or on another device?

[lapis vine]

So I have made a +1 item with a 1/day special ability for one of my players but on the sheet, she is not getting the +1 bonuses, any idea why not?

[solid kestrel]

bonus, magic, 1

[lapis vine]

That is what I have on the modifiers but she still has the same bonuses as her normal weapons

And damage

Wait...

She had not attuned to it...

Bruh

Thanks regardless XD

But now I have a new weirdness, now she is getting +1 on ALL her weapons but +2 on this magic item

[uneven lantern]

Does unequipping that item remove those bonuses? If so, it’s definitely because of the item.

What Modifiers does it have?

[green furnace]

Thinking more about what I'm trying to do with the Simic Hybrid, the more I think it would make sense as a variant to Lineages, like Reborn. I'm just not sure how I can see how Reborn is implemented where it gives you the option of keeping aspects of your original race.

[void pier]

I have an issue with linking D&D Beyond with Discord: I'm playing a 5th level Pact of the Tome Warlock, so I have ritual spells along with all my warlock spells at 3rd level. My D&DB and Discord profiles are linked. On my D&D Beyond sheet, all my spells are present and organized appropriately. However, when I tried to cast Hex, it didn't work. I found out that it was inappropriately listed as unknown. Some other spells were also listed as unknown. Not sure what's going on?

[wanton shard]

This isn't currently supported even on the official Reborn lineage. To keep elements of a "replaced" race, they must either be added to the character sheet as customizations, or else created via a homebrew race

[green furnace]

Thanks, good to know before I try to jump through too many hoops

[vast remnant]

May I ask if this is a coming soon fix, or at least on priority list. The lineage are popular but difficult to use if replacement for a race.

[uneven lantern]

Have you linked your DDB and Discord accounts? You can use !ddb to confirm or get instructions.

[void pier]

It's linked

[uneven lantern]

Can you send a link to your character sheet?

[void pier]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/67982243

[green furnace]

I also noticed that trying to create a new variant based off an existing one doesn't work. The dropdown for existing variant doesn't match anything, even if I'm starting with a base race of Elf.

[uneven lantern]

I assume you’re able to see Hex here?
https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/hex

[wanton shard]

Reborn lineage

[void pier]

Yes

[random garnet]

So, I am a level 9 Light Domain Cleric as a Fairy. I am having trouble understanding why I have 5 Faerie Fires. I should only have two; one from race and one from light domain spells.

Another thing about the fairy race. Why can't I choose Charisma as my casting modifier.

[rough lance]

Do I need DnDBeyond subscription to use my own Homebrew items I've created in my character sheet or only if I want to import public homebrew items others have created?

[modest pelican]

A subscription is only needed to add public homebrew to your collection

Homebrew that you and your players have made can be hared within a campaign, no subscription needed

[rough lance]

Thank you, I'll keep messing with it then. I'm trying to make an item for the first time and having issues finding it when I try to add item in my character sheet.

[uneven lantern]

Do you have Homebrew Content enabled for that character?

If you just barely added it, it could take up to 15 minutes to appear on your sheet, too.

[rough lance]

I found it. It was a combination of waiting for it to appear and scrolling down further than I thought it'd be. Thank you

[near edge]

#help, creating a character from a friends campaign link, but i don't have all the accessable features to be able to create what i need to create my character

[uneven lantern]

Is there a specific option you can’t find?

[arctic dome]

TY for the help.

[timid yarrow]

how do I add more attunement slots without adding a feat?

[lucid juniper]

does anyone here know how to disable Beyond20? i cant find a way to turn it off

nvm, i figured out a workaround

[modest pelican]

It would have to be a feat or item

[modest pelican]

We don't provide support for Beyond20, it's an unsupported third party app

[bleak oak]

twitch ddb extension not recognizing campaigns I'm in
my twitch account is showing linked on https://www.dndbeyond.com profile

[uneven lantern]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/changelog/1156-twitch-extension-status

[sacred ivy]

How do I play ? I have crated a character

[bleak oak]

thanks for the super quick response. @uneven lantern any advice on possible integration for stream to see my character sheet and possibly the parties?

for in the mean time of course

[uneven lantern]

I don’t do any streaming myself, but I’ll bet the folks in #dnd-discussion can offer some suggestions.

[uneven lantern]

Can you explain just a little bit more? Are you asking for help with D&D Beyond itself? Curious about the game rules? Trying to find a game to join?

[sacred ivy]

I am trying to find a game to join

[uneven lantern]

In that case, you can head over to #looking-for-players to see what games are available. If you find one you like, you can message the user privately to discuss.

Alternatively, you can head to #looking-for-players and let people know you’re searching. Just copy+paste the template from the pinned messages there and fill it out. (Any messages that don’t use the template will be removed.)

There’s also #paid-looking-for-game and #looking-for-community if you’re interested in those. (You’ll need to grab the correct roles from #880965682462875679 before you’ll see them.)

[ebon minnow]

Is there a way to get the DDB spell manager to showcase the calculations for attack and DC on a homebrew subclass that doesnt have inherent spellcasting? I dont know how its done for EK or Arcane Trickster, but im trying to get it to work with my fighter subclass and it aint budgin

[foggy jasper]

can anyone help me with DDB? i purchased the Lost Mines of Phandelver through the app, and i want to add the stock character sheets to the campaign. how can i do this?

[thorn sandal]

Unfortunately there currently is no way to automagically plug the premade character sheets into a DDB sheet(though it's definitely a feature we'd like!), so currently your only option would be to build the characters manually in the character builder while using the prebuilt pdfs for reference.

[foggy jasper]

ok thanks for confirming that!

does every player need an account? i transferred some of the sheets over, but i dont have any way to add them to my campaign

[uneven lantern]

At the top of your campaign page is an invite link. Copy and paste that into your browser to add the sheets (one by one) to your campaign.

[thorn sandal]

Yes, every player does need an account. As for adding the sheets, you can do so simply by navigating to your own campaign invite link, then clicking to add them

[crystal scarab]

Can I just ask whether automagically was a typo or intentional

[thorn sandal]

intentional!

[uneven lantern]

Once they're in, you can go back to the campaign page and Unassign those characters, then send the invite link to your players as well.

After your players set up an account, they can use that link to join the campaign and select one of your unassigned characters.

Alternatively, you can click "Create Unassigned Character" on the campaign page to start with them added and unsassigned.

[foggy jasper]

ok so ill be the only one using DDB as the DM, my players (kids) will be physically present at the table. is this a good use of DDB?

[uneven lantern]

Digital sheets are so much easier to makes tweaks to in-game, and easier to keep organized, IMO.

[edgy oriole]

Yes - that works. You can print off the sheets for the kids at the table. Update them post-session on DnDBeyond.

[uneven lantern]

Do they have their own electronic devices to access the sheets during play, though?

If not, yeah, you can print them off.

[foggy jasper]

no we are using paper at the table. im just very new to all of this and its so slow to have me flipping through books to try to figure out what to roll. im trying to find a solution where i can set up an encounter and have the rolls automatically take into consideration armor class, modifiers, etc etc

because im failing hard

[uneven lantern]

DDB will add all the appropriate modifiers and make sure you've got all the numbers you need, but you'd still have to manually resolve the attacks (i.e. determine if it hit or not by comparing the total to the target's AC).

Avrae could do it, but it's got a learning curve of its own (and stepping further into digital, not paper).
https://avrae.io/

Alternatively, #dnd-rules can answer any questions you've got about how attacks work, etc.

[fleet portal]

I remember there being a dam die for green flame blade, it even says at later levels, it increases by 1d8

Why am I not seeing the damage die?

[modest pelican]

Can you provide a link to the character

[fleet portal]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/71305688

[modest pelican]

Looks correct to me, green flame blade doesn't automatically add the damage dice to weapons

You have to manually roll the additional damage or make a custom action

[uneven lantern]

The box you're looking for is on the Spells tab.

But you can manually add one to the Actions tab by hitting "Manage Custom" in the top right corner there.

[soft mica]

Could someone help me? I have a character in DDB that I am wanting to remove from a campaign. How do I do that using DDB App without having to delete the character?

[modest pelican]

You can't do it from the app, you have to do it from the site. Go to My Campaigns, select the campaign the character is in, and select leave on the character

[scarlet aurora]

Does anyone know if you're able to override the damage a weapon does when making a homebrew item?

[final trellis]

You cannot - a weapon's base damage cannot be changed.

[ebon minnow]

bump

[deft junco]

Seems to work on the homebrew copy of eldritch knight I just made, so it seems like it should be possible, though I don't know what the exact parameters/requirements are. They might be able to help you more over in #homebrew.

[modest pelican]

@cobalt hornet This is the more appropriate channel for your question; purchasing the shifter race unlocks all shifter subraces too

[cobalt hornet]

Oh, okay. Thanks for letting know. And sorry about before. Things just got out of hand and I'm not very good at communicating. I actually get very anxious in social situations and can become easily flustered when I'm trying to clarify myself and end things peacefully but things just keep going for one reason or another. I never wanted to cause any problems.

[true parrot]

can i move a character i have made into a created campaign? or do i have to create a character from that campaign screen?

[modest pelican]

You can add created characters into your own campaign. You can do this by following the invite link and then selecting your character

[true parrot]

i should have specified. I made the campaign and i have the characters i want to put in already. So how would i go about it? sorry im just confused.

[modest pelican]

If you go to the campaign screen, you'll see an invite link in the top right
Copy that link and paste it into your browser
On that page, you'll see the option to make a new character, or join with a pre-existing one
Select the character you've already made and then join

[uneven lantern]

Under Basic Information, did you select a Spell Casting Ability and set Can Cast Spells to true?

[ebon minnow]

yes. I set it to CON and true.

[uneven lantern]

I wonder if it only kicks in once you've got spell slots, then. Did you give it a feature called "Spellcasting" or "Pact Magic"?

[ebon minnow]

Nope. What it’s given is a class feature with options, and some of those options grant a spell to their spell list

[ebon minnow]

Your theory seems correct. I built a four elements monk to test and it too doesn’t have the spell stuffs at the top

even though individual spells list their dc

[lavish wyvern]

I need a bit of help. I was going over my player's characters as they just leveled up to lvl5. My Hexblade Warlock player is the only player left to level up. His HP looks too low at level 4 sitting at 28. I feel like he might have messed up with his leveling. What would the average lvl4 Warlock hp be?

[uneven lantern]

That’s more of a #dnd-rules question, but 8 (max hit die at level 1) + 5*4 (avg hit die for the next four levels) = 28.

Normally they’d add the constitution modifier as well for each level, but assuming that’s a +0, the math still checks out.

[lavish wyvern]

@uneven lantern sorry for posing in the wrong channel.

[marble thunder]

Is there a quick way to see my DDB library?

Like my sourcebooks I own

[uneven lantern]

In the mobile app’s Library tab, there’s a filter at the top for Owned. Not really an analogous feature on the web site itself, though.

You can check your purchase history here to see what books you’ve bought:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/account/marketplace

And if you’re looking through the Marketplace itself, it will indicate which books you already own.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace

[smoky flint]

Quick question am I allowed to share homebrew content that I made on D&D beyond to my patreons through patreon

[abstract cloud]

Hi, as a Dungeon Master I have a problem with being able to access two of my players' characters. I was gonna give one of them a special item, but when I tried to access that player's character sheet - in our campaign, mind you - this error message showed up

This only appears for two out of six character sheets

The other four works just fine

[smoky flint]

restarting your computer should fix it

[abstract cloud]

It didn't. Tried to access the character sheets from my phone as well, it's the same problem with just those two character sheets

[marble thunder]

Yeah found it on Mobile, but on website, there is no Library tab as far as I can see

have to go through the marketplace which sucks

Okay, I can use the sources dropdown and select from there, that works

[uneven lantern]

Homebrew Sharing

[uneven lantern]

Yeah, you can select any book you own from the Sources menu, but it always shows all books. There's not currently a way to filter it to just owned content, unlike the app.

[paper grail]

i hope this is the correct area to ask this. im creating a homebrew race for a campaign and it has two subraces. i would like to organize the subraces to appear when you click on the main race in "choose race" but i dont see an option to organize them in that way. when i save the race and sub races they appear as seperate races. is there any way to do this? like how dwarf has hill/mountain?

[modest pelican]

That option is not currently supported for homebrew races

[paper grail]

well poop. ok. thank you! ill just deal with the mess for now haha

[daring wagon]

is there a way I can create a NPC on DND Beyond

[modest pelican]

Yep, using the homebrew monster tools

Go to Collection from the mega menu and select 'Create a Monster'

[grave seal]

Has something happened to D&D beyond where it eats all of the art now?

these should all be characters with custom portraits and sheet images

and then here's what the main sheet page looks like, when it should have one of the preorder bonus background

[edgy oriole]

Shift+F5 and clear your browser cache. Or log out and log back in

[final trellis]

Images not loading are generally a browser issue. I'd recommend clearing your browser's cache and cookies for D&D Beyond.

[shy lion]

Hey, how do I opt in for the paid games?

[edgy oriole]

When you post in #750812887697588356 (make sure to follow the pinned format!), you can specify that you're open to paid games.

[shy lion]

Oh ok, so it's a format thing and not a role thing?

[edgy oriole]

Oh yes - pick the 👑 react in #880965682462875679 as well to see the paid-for channels I think.

[severe marsh]

How do I manage my own hit points in d&d beyond without fudging my dice rolls?

[uneven lantern]

What do you mean?

[uncut thistle]

Good morning all, I'm really new to the DnD community and would like some guidance,info and training (if at all possible) I've seen tabletop RPGs like these before but never really played any,I love the RPG style and not to mention the possibility of a game changing just because you rolled a 1 instead of a 20,but again I am brand new and apologize if my terminology is off,I'd appreciate any insight that could be helpful

[topaz roost]

Not sure if this is entirely the right channel but the DDB website is tanking hard

Not that you need me to tell you that, but I figure I may as well mention it

[errant elbow]

is anyone else having trouble browsing magic items?

[topaz roost]

I think everyone is having trouble browsing anything rn

[errant elbow]

oh

[modest pelican]

I believe it's the daily maintenance window, if it's not over within the next 15 minutes or so, it'll be raised with the team

[topaz roost]

Fair fair

Character manager cut out with a scary looking error but if it's just daily maintenance that's quite fair

First time I've seen a 503 error page in a while, huh.

[floral tartan]

Ohh it's daily maintenence? Thats good then, just popped in to ask this myself.

[topaz roost]

Yea I figured people would be popping in to ask

[modest pelican]

We do have a maintenance window scheduled when the site is at it's lowest usage level (obviously not zero usage)

[topaz roost]

Might I suggest putting a pinned message detailing the maintenance window?

Not that most people read the pins but

[modest pelican]

The problem is it shifts, and, depending on the maintenance, can be longer or shorter.
Basically it's not consistent enough for us to provide useful information and providing inaccurate information might dissuade people from raising actual issues, thinking it's just maintenance

[topaz roost]

Ahh, was wondering if it was fixed-time or not, quite fair

[modest pelican]

I mean, DST messes with it for starters 😛

[topaz roost]

Speaking of which, looks like it's back

[modest pelican]

There we go! All is right with the world

Thanks for reporting it still, something we like to keep an eye and get feedback on disruptions it may cause

[topaz roost]

Mhm, if I were to note anything it's that the error message doesn't indicate whether it might be planned downtime

Page just gave a code for an unspecified "API Error". Eh, probably not worth coding a special announcmenet

[modest pelican]

Again, the type of error you get (if any) depends on the maintenance. DDB is composed of lots of different services and depending on which one is being given a polish by the kodebolds affects what error you might get

[topaz roost]

Quite fair yea

[sudden latch]

Hello, please correct me if this is not the right channel for this type of question, but I was wondering how Mage Armor works in the character sheet of DDB? Is there a way to display your new armor class after casting it or do you need to remember it?

[modest pelican]

Temporary effects such as mage armor are not currently supported natively on the sheet
However, there are workarounds such as

• Manually adjusting your AC and remembering to remove it
• Making a mage armor 'magic item' and equipping it

[sudden latch]

I see, thank you for your help!

[solid kestrel]

remember to not publish that mage armor 'magic item'

[modest pelican]

Yep, per homebrew rules, you should not publish 'workaround' items or feats

[willow wren]

Can't login it seems. Can someon tldr if something happened?

[modest pelican]

Might need more specifics seeing as D&D Beyond has three methods of logging in and different ways to cause issues

[zealous plaza]

Does anyone know if I can make piecemeal purchases (say JUST a single spell or feat) on the ddb app? I have some extra google play credit and apparently I can use it on the app (saw that I can check out and pay with Google credit) not enough to buy a whole book - and I don't want the whole book any way

[modest pelican]

Not on the app, no

You have to do it through the site marketplace

[zealous plaza]

Bummer. Got some of the credit through those surveys. They're expiring soon and would rather it go to you

[frosty shard]

are you only able to signup for ddb though google or apple?

[edgy oriole]

DnDBeyond uses the following login systems: Google, Apple, and mostly-deprecated Twitch.

[frosty shard]

aight preciate it

[mellow dock]

I'd like to be able to add the options for custom homebrew races to still use the Origin Manager and Origin Ability Score Increase options. The couple of posts I've seen in the Forums are pretty hard to follow. Anyone can help?

[modest pelican]

They don't need to use those options, you can bake those options in directly

The origin manager is for races that have locked in ability scores (Basically everything pre-tashas)

[mellow dock]

Ah, so you mean just create the race with the options at the start? For instance, I have a homebrew race (from 3rd party publication) that gives +1 to four stats. I'd like my players to be able to re-assign one of them if they choose. How would I do that?

[crystal scarab]

So essentially what you do is give a granted feature, in this case Ability Score Improvement, and do the bonuses as normal. In addition to that, you do a replacement feature also called Ability Score Improvement, and have the bonus be set to Choose an Ability Score.

With the fixed value being the bonus to the stat as per normal

[fallen veldt]

I have a custom magic weapon and I want to set the damage roll from 1d6 to 2d6 but I don’t know how. Help?

[final trellis]

Base weapon damage isn't able to be changed.

[frosty shard]

are you able to add more then one users character to one campaign?

[uneven lantern]

Yep. They can use the same invite link to add more.

[final trellis]

Yes, just reuse the same Join URL link

[frosty shard]

okok thank you

[uneven lantern]

Your group can have up to 99 characters in the campaign, all together.

[rancid meadow]

Hey back it again, so I'm making a race with a natural AC of 17 and as a barbarian, the Unarmored Bonus takes affect, how do I prevent that

[little plume]

I noticed some beautiful extra settings on the mobile app for reading books, one of which changing themes to a dark and "book" mode which I really loved; is there any way I can use this on the website?

[uneven lantern]

Those are currently available in the app only.

[quaint herald]

Hey can I link a vid or PM a mod/sorce with an issue on the character sheet? Just easier to see with a video. With the gamelog open any action, including scrolling the sheet, is prepending a style tag into the html without deleting the duplicates. Eventually it's causing lag a refresh temporarily fixes it but it comes back.

[leaden canopy]

Has anyone had issues with their "portraits" showing up as black squares on the character sheet and as white squares in the character collections?

[uneven lantern]

Clearing your DDB cache and cookies should fix it.

[leaden canopy]

I have observed that if I change the portrait to a standard (stock) picture, it will show up. Then if I add my custom or original it will show up.

[uneven lantern]

You’re welcome to share it in here, or you can DM me if you prefer. Do you get the same issue in another browser or on another device, though?

[quaint herald]

just checked firefox same thing happening there here's the video https://i.imgur.com/tbnjwD0.mp4 - I don't have another machine right now but I can check on my work machine tomorrow.

I think it's related to this section of code or maybe something in your main js that does similar.

[bleak moat]

Does anyone know if there’s a way to make an item/feat/whatever that removes heavy armor proficiency and replaces it with the monk’s unarmored defense?

[neon moss]

im not sure how to remove proficiency, but there is bonus submodifier to unarmored armor class that should work

[vital ginkgo]

Got a wish spell activated and my character gained advantage against charm. But not sure what I can do to include that in the dndbeyond character sheet. ANyone has any idea?

[summer python]

Is anyone else having a problem with dnd beyond on chrome.. character app works but anything else on the sight is janky

[marble thunder]

Hey everyone, could someone tell me how I make a homebrew curse? An angry mother of a child one of my PC's inadvertently killed is going to make a deal with he devil in her grief, but not sure where to make homebrew curses.

Maybe it could appear on the PC's finger as a ring he can't remove.

Meant to read removed at the end

[uneven lantern]

I’d probably add it through a homebrew feat. You’d need to give it a modifier with Type: Advantage, Subtype: Saving Throws, Detail: against charmed.