D&D General Maps on D&DBeyond

[Dire Bare]

Heh, looks good!

Seems like the first time it's worth getting a Master's Tier subscription after all these years!

 

[UngainlyTitan]

No that sounds silly.

I think the 3d VTT has a perfectly fine audience of people that want to play D&D, and like cool visuals.

Cool visuals at what price to the DM. I tried out Talespire and it took me about 4 hours to just build an inn. Now I am sure with practise, I could get better but nothing in the experience convinced me that it was a worthwhile use of my time as a DM.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Cool visuals at what price to the DM. I tried out Talespire and it took me about 4 hours to just build an inn. Now I am sure with practise, I could get better but nothing in the experience convinced me that it was a worthwhile use of my time as a DM.

They state it's planned to be easy to work with, we don't know enough to assume how easy or hard it will be. Lots of prefabs are planned at the very least.

 

[Dire Bare]

As usual, it seems many of the posters here didn't watch the video!

The video makes it pretty clear that this Maps feature is a separate thing from the upcoming 3D VTT. And that WotC's aim is to give players as many ways to play D&D as possible . . .

• At the table, pen-and-paper
• At the table, with the mobile app
• Using the 2D Maps feature here
• Using the 3D VTT feature in the future
• Using VTTs and other apps from other publishers
• Theatre of the mind or minis or tokens or . . . .

It's the "wherever you are purchasing and playing D&D, and in whatever way, works for us" approach, and I think it makes a lot of sense.

My only frustration is with the slow roll out of features on D&D Beyond. I wish they'd hire more folks and make this a higher priority. There are so many things the site could do, that they have on the to-do list, and haven't implemented yet after years . . . .

 

[UngainlyTitan]

They state it's planned to be easy to work with, we don't know enough to assume how easy or hard it will be. Lots of prefabs are planned at the very least.

This, I will believe when I see it.

 

[bedir than]

The reason I ask is, the 3D VTT already has (and people have used) a 2D mode, which is different from this. And WotC's messaging was that the 3D VTT would essentially be part of Beyond.

The director of the 3D VTT project has said the exact opposite of what you claim.
Beyond will not be necessary for the VTT. The VTT will not be necessary for Beyond.

 

[darjr]

The 3D vtt isn’t for me and while I question it’s viability it does look like there are people interested. And if it’s also useful on consoles it could be big.

 

[Oofta]

Sure. Always. But it didn’t have to be a released product for that.

There are always bugs when you release software. Better to have it with a free product with low expectations than a fancy VTT. Or not. Maybe it's just a teaser - get people used to the integration and hope they upgrade to the VTT or any number of other explanations.

 

[CleverNickName]

I'm not surprised. Many of the adventures and maps that you can purchase on the Roll20 Marketplace are already sized and scaled, rigged for lighting, etc. (And the newer ones have interactive doors, windows, and configured tokens.) You just drop them into an existing game and you're off to the races. I figured it was only a matter of time until D&D Beyond (and other platforms) began to offer the same stuff.

More goodies for more gamers!

 

[darjr]

There are always bugs when you release software. Better to have it with a free product with low expectations than a fancy VTT. Or not. Maybe it's just a teaser - get people used to the integration and hope they upgrade to the VTT or any number of other explanations.

I write concept software. It doesn’t need to have that product cycle nor the effort or manpower. Sure your mileage may vary and this for sure is also concept, absolutely a part of this, it is a product.