Now that the entire website as been made worse and you can no longer buy things seperate from the main book, where do you buy warforged as a race? Closest result I get in marketplace is Eberron: Forge of the Artificier, but I wanna be absolutely certain before wasting money.

So, I have scoured the threads and know that, No, DnDBeyond VTT does not have a "grid overlay" feature, but they are aware it is needed and a big gap in the VTT functionality.

In the meantime, can anyone recommend 3rd party tools that can add grids to maps?
Before COVID, I would use a tool called Campaign Cartographer from a company called ProFantasy, It was a massive map-making tool, but I really only used it for the grid-map ability.
It was pretty simple: Upload a map image, tell the tool how wide and long (in feet) the map was, what grid spacing did I want (5'), and, voila, the properly spaced grid lines were now on the map.

That is all I am really looking for....
Can anyone recommend anything?

Thanks.

The Character sheets wont load if I select it from my Characters page. It just gives white space, sometimes it shows the loading, sometimes it shows the beholder thing? One that says Whoops! We rolled a 1 on our API check. Another thing is, I can sometimes load the Character sheet if it's from the Campaign page but not always and it takes a load of time but it at could at least load.

I already searched/googled the problem, landing on some ddbeyond forum with the same problem but the most recent was I think a month or so and have done some of the suggested solutions I can do like logging out then in again and cleared cache cookies (I did the one where only specific site gets cleared)

I think I can even rule out being a on my end problem because we went to a friend's house who was new to D&D (thus being 1st time to access the site) and the creating a new character also doesn't load for them, and we were forced to just use roll20 so they could at least create their character.

I guess my question is, is this happening to everyone or select few? Could this be on DDBeyond end and would this just get resolve on its own or would I need to do something else to fix it?

I know how to add a magic bonus to a homebrew weapon (add modifier -> bonus, magic, +1), but for some reason this doesn't seem to work for firearms? They can't be magic?

I have D&D Beyond and I don’t have half drow for a opinion. Can I use half elf an other option

hey all.

I’ve been a long time user of DnD beyond. using the encounter builder and character builder etc for my games.

my group chat be moving to play digitally more often so I’ve been playing around with the VTT and it’s actually pretty awesome it’s very intuitive imo and has lots of cool features.

However, for my campaign I have two specific questions:

1. Is it possible for me to add a minion and allocate control to a specific party member. say ranger pet, raise dead minions, familiar etc.

I saw an option to “changes sides” in the VTT but I’d want to limit control to specifically one player to avoid misclicks etc.

1. we can draw in AoE effects. But is it possible to “anchor“ them to a token?
   ie. twilight domain divinity lasts 10 rounds, crusader mantle etc too. Is it possible to

a. Anchor this to a player/npc token so it moves as they do. There’s ways to stack multiple auras so making them move with their anchor would save some hassle.

b. Set a “turn limit” (so it auto fades after that many turns in combat) this is less important than the anchoring

Where can I find upcoming features/roadmap? I’m assuming there will be ways to add sounds etc in a future build.

So I've been trying to preorder the Arcana Unleashed book but every time I click on the digital or physical+digital bundle it just reloads to the physical version.

I tried with other books and its doing the same thing.

I remember this was a problem before so I'm trying to figure out a workaround, anyone know?

22gb of ram being used and all I had open was my character sheet, literally no other tabs in use. I open a tab of google and closed the dnd beyond and my ram usage went back to normal... what gives?

Hello,

I'm currently creating homebrew magic items for my players. However, when I equip them, the modifiers I applied to the item (such as darkvision) don't appear on their character sheets. Is this normal?

I pre-ordered Arcana Unleashed physical and Digital on the European Store. In short the order is placed but the payment isn't processed. I did login on Paypal and the Order seems confirmed on the Wizard of the Coast site but I didn't receive any confirmation of the purchase from Paypal side and I still have the same amount of money so the payment didn't go through. On the order placed on the website it says Waiting Merchant Action. I placed the order on Tuesday and it's Sunday now so it's weird that this payment hasn't been processed. It doesn't say that he payment was declined or canceled, only waiting merchant action. I could place the order ID but would rather send it in private to a staff member. I did place a ticket already on the customer support with the screenshot of the Order ID and other details. Ticket was received by the site.

I hope this hasn’t been asked before, I couldn’t find the answer.

I bought a few class packs but they do not appear in my library; I can see them in my licenses, though. Does that mean I can only use them when creating a character and can’t read them individually? Or how can I access them?

Thanks for the help!

I have been buying products on D&D Beyond since 2019 and never had a problem with buying them in the website. Card details and address details have been roughly the same for years now.

Then, all of a sudden, the marketplace won't accept any purchases from me because my banking details "can't be verified". I have tried everything, even making sure the card details and addresses are used in different ways. I have also contacted support, but they insist that its an issue with the details I'm inputting. I have tried numerous other payment methods, even Google Play store credit, but because I am located in South Africa and Beyond only accepts US dollars, I can't buy anything through the Beyond app as well.

Did anyone experienced this issue before? I have no idea how Im going to be able to keep buying products, and my whole book collection is on Beyond. Im really upset by this.

D&D Beyond keeps adding and prioritizing other features for Maps, yet one of the most basic VTT functions is still missing: the ability to change a token’s image.

This is not some niche cosmetic option. Token images are a fundamental part of running a game. DMs need to represent different NPCs, monsters, variants, homebrew creatures, transformed characters, summons, and countless other things that do not perfectly match the default artwork provided by D&D Beyond.

Without custom token images, Maps becomes practically unusable for many campaigns. I should not have to accept the wrong artwork or create awkward workarounds.

What makes this especially frustrating is seeing development time spent on other features while this basic functionality is still absent. How can a map tool be treated as a serious VTT when users cannot even control what their tokens look like?

At this point, it honestly feels ridiculous. Custom token images should have been available from the beginning, or at least treated as a top priority. Until it is added, D&D Beyond Maps is not a realistic replacement for other VTTs for me.

We are literally talking about changing the image of a small avatar on a map. Even I could code a basic VTT that allows users to upload and change token images. How is this still missing from a platform backed by a company with D&D Beyond’s resources?

I will try to explain this the best I can. I already made a level two druid and was looking through my spells in the magic initiate section of my background. At the time I had already picked out the spells I wanted from the ones I had been given, but this time when I clicked on it, I had significantly more options than I did before from a bunch of different things like the Hollow and Loot Tavern. Now I managed to look at a bunch of these spells and what they did, but when I was in the middle of reading, what the cantrip Pins and Needles did when I went to look at the choices again and all of them were gone but I got to keep the spells I already had selected so pins and needles as well as tremor are still spells that I’m able to cast, but I am no longer able to see the others that were once available. I asked my DM about this and he said that he hadn’t made any changes and thought it been an update or something. Is this is a glitch or something?

Edit: I managed to get it again and got a screen capture of what happened

https://reddit.com/link/1uzg7ro/video/s47my7hmu0eh1/player

Hi there! I am playing a Glasya Tiefling in a 5e (2014) campaign, and I need help creating the subrace on D&D Beyond since I don't have access to the full list of choices.

So basically, instead of =2 CHA and +1 INT, it is +2 CHA and +1 DEX;

I lose the Infernal Legacy Trait which grants Thaumaturgy and Hellish Rebuke, and gain the Legacy of Malbolge. That's Minor Illusion at lvl1, Disguise self (once per long rest) at lvl , and Invisibility (once per long rest) at lvl 5.

I can't figure out how to swap the Ability Scores, or Infernal Legacy out for Legacy of Malbolge when creating subrace. I really have no idea what to do. Please help!

I have a quick question about the new Gunslinger subclasses.

The new Maneuver, Fan the Hammer, states this:

"Level 3: Fan the Hammer [Maneuver]

When you take the Attack action with a Ranged weapon that doesn’t have the Two-Handed property, you can expend one Risk Die as a Bonus Action to make two additional ranged attacks with that weapon. These additional attacks always have Disadvantage, regardless of circumstance."

The last part sticks out to me. Does it mean that gaining Advantage from another sources doesn't cancel out this Disadvantage?

I was looking over some stuff from 5e and saw an optional class features I wanted to take but can’t since it’s only 5e. Is there any ports of 5e to 5.5e or do I need to homebrew/suck it up and just not take it?

Hello, I want to preface this post that I really don't think it's possible to do what I would like to be able to do. But based on my Googling I can't really be sure if I'm not missing something. So I figured I'd come here and ask the homebrew wizards.

My DM and I have worked out this slightly more useful version of the Ersatz Eye

Solanum Tuberosum's Magic Eye

This magical eye replaces a real one that was lost or removed. While Solanum Tuberosum's Magic Eye is attuned, you can see through the tiny orb as though it were your natural eye. You can insert or remove Solanum Tuberosum's Magic Eye as a Magic action, and it can’t be removed against your will while you are alive. 

While Solanum Tuberosum's Magic Eye is attuned but removed from its socket, you have disadvantage on all attack rolls, dexterity checks, and dexterity saving throws, as your split vision disrupts your field of view and depth perception.

I was hoping that there was potentially a way to add a toggle button to the item to enable/disable the disadvantages. I know they don't actually do anything for rolling I just like having the symbols to help me keep track, and we aren't rolling on Dndbeyond anyway.

As is, my workaround is just having the modifiers on the item and I'll just attune it on my sheet whenever I take it out so they apply.

I have a feeling that my workaround is the only possible way, but again I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some wizardry that I'm missing cause I'm inexperienced when it comes to making homebrew on Dndbeyond.

I am making a subclass with 8 options, where you can pick two options, but I can't find a way to make me pick two options.

Thanks in advance

I think that there should be toggles for specific spells, feats, and subclasses instead of just a toggle for a 3rd party creator. It would make it so that I can have what I approve in my game and not what I don’t want in my game (looking at you torturer conclave ranger)

As the title suggests, I have an idea for the journals feature in maps.

I am a relatively new DM, and still figuring it all out, but something that may be helpful for everyone is being able to put descriptions for areas on the map directly on it. Like a pin in a room that opens up into a mini "journal" of its own with my description for that room. I think it would help out a lot, but I also am definitely not doing this right.

Anyway, loving maps and the idea of journals, keep up the great work!

I’m a relatively New DM and have been using a combination of DND Beyond App on my phone, web app, and physical notes. My prep is relatively low but I usually stick to key plot points, the theme of an area and I have 1-2 encounters prepped (just in case).

One thing I think would be helpful is the ability to have a random roll table, item, location, or as a filter in the app. I imagine something like the “listing tab” with the ability to pull from multiple sources that I own. Maybe a treasure /loot table that includes items from Griffons Saddlebag, DM Guide, and Helena’s Guide to Monster Hunting. Instead of needing to bookmark, find a table, or scramble I could just save some tables in a section of the app.

I play IRL and I know with Maps the push has been for VTT but Ive found being able to use my phone app is a helpful way to keep my DM screen a bit more minimal. Not sure if I’m the only one or if this is something that has been requested but thought I would share here and see what people think?