Actually, it is free when you pre-order the Guide. You are not paying extra for it.
D&D 5E Pre-Order DLC comes to D&D with D&D Beyond and Xanathar's Guide to Everything pre-order
Actually, it is free when you pre-order the Guide. You are not paying extra for it.
Satyrn
First Post
No. The homebrew is just a little bonus for paying what you were already gonna pay when buying the book.
Or: No. We've been paying for homebrew stuff for a long time. Monte Cook, for example, released his homebrew setting and charged us more than a hundred bucks for it.
Gardens & Goblins
First Post
It would be interesting to know if they'll be selling the pre-order bonus content at a later date, and if so for how much.
FlyingChihuahua
Hero
I meant crap in the term of "stuff".
Sorry for the confusion, I've gotten yelled at for that like 3 times now in this thread.
Jester David
Hero
We may be sensitive...
UngeheuerLich
Legend
I am quite sure it will be available some day.
I hope they make the feats available to all for free or a fee... If it is free, then there may be a delay in it being available. Or, possibly at a cost, but available on release day of the Guide?
We have yet to use feats in our group, but I'll probably pre-order just to check them out. I plan to buy the "book" anyways... might as well pre-order and get the extra stuff
Remathilis
Legend
I'd say just include it in Xanathar's as your +1, but they're racial feats for races that won't be in XGtE, so I guess that's a bad idea.
Probably they'll just rule it non-AL and be done with it.
Gardens & Goblins
First Post
Free after a time would go down well. Of course, they'd need to let folks know of this before hand - in so doing, those that wished to somehow show support (other than, I don't know, just giving them money for their product) would have the option of pre-ordering - a gift to the marketing department, maybe.
Then, those that bought the product would recieve a nice little boon a month or what have you down the line. Granted, the info will be all over the net a few days after launch but still, it would be a clever gesture. What better way to curry favour than with a 'free' gift?
Of course, it's highly unlikely - call me cynical but I fully expect it to be marketed as additional conent, available for a price after launch. If, of course, it is made 'officially' available at all.
..and this is kinda where things break down. I know some value the argument, 'Oh you wouldn't complain about buying a DVD and then paying for a cinema ticket and then paying for a box set! But really, in this scenario, most folks are paying for entertainment, the experience. D&D is, for the most part, about the information.
Personally, I and many others value information from some sources more than others (with regards to D&D and, obviously, else where) -- I place more value on something cooked up by the WOC design team (for better or for worse!) The talk in this thread of 'official or unofficial?' and its regards to perceived worth are testimony to this.
And WOC understand this. They realise the value of their information and their endorsement. It's the heart of the product. And naturally, they desperately want to control access to their information while capitalizing on our association with their endorsement and supposed quality.
Hence we see the system that is D&D Beyond, the unwillingness to release .pdfs outside of a controlled system of distribution, the constant updates of 'Mearls talks about X', and so on.
Problem being, information is something folks can not readily control. And associations of quality can easily take a dive in the face of short-sighted marketing strategies, sloppy design decisions and general poor management.
