01-13-2023, 11:38 AM | #1 |
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D&D Beyond - A VTT or what?
Clueless old guy question: Is "D&D Beyond" just a system-specific version of an online VTT TTRPG playing aid site like Fantasy Grounds, Roll20, etc?
Or is it something else?
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01-13-2023, 11:52 AM | #2 |
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Re: D&D Beyond - A VTT or what?
D&D Beyond is not a VTT. It's a site that does HTML layout of D&D books, plus a set of gaming support tools (you can create characters, look up items and monsters, and so on). It's possible to run play-by-post games on their system, and they do have things like online die rollers, but it's really not a VTT or replacement.
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01-13-2023, 11:59 AM | #3 |
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Re: D&D Beyond - A VTT or what?
It is, however (based on sources I've talked to) currently developing a VTT component. And I believe they had a somewhat recent video of upcoming features, including a full 3D virtual environment with tabletop mechanics tied to it.
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01-13-2023, 12:04 PM | #4 |
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Re: D&D Beyond - A VTT or what?
It's WotC's official support platform, and WotC has publicly stated that they're developing a VTT. The degree to which that will be integrated with DDB is unknown, however.
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01-13-2023, 12:16 PM | #5 | |
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Re: D&D Beyond - A VTT or what?
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01-13-2023, 01:18 PM | #6 | |
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01-14-2023, 09:24 AM | #7 |
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Re: D&D Beyond - A VTT or what?
Beyond is WotC's digital publishing platform. Rather than books or PDFs, they sell you access to the content on the site.
I recall Kromm once speculating (quite some time back) that a GURPS 5e wouldn't really be worth doing unless it could be done as an all electronic system, game rules embedded in readable/executable form for consistent access by character builders, VTTs, and so on -- including formatting into books, if physical books are desired. Beyond has pretty much that same ambition. |
01-14-2023, 11:14 AM | #8 |
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Re: D&D Beyond - A VTT or what?
My thanks to everyone for their answers.
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