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<blockquote data-quote="Over the Hill Gamer" data-source="post: 7724664" data-attributes="member: 6791968"><p>Was massively confused.&nbsp; I just bought Tomb of Annihilation and had to make a decision about whether to get the hardcopy or buy it via dndbeyond, where it is searchable and the monsters, spells, magic items are conveniently accessible.&nbsp; Now it looks like I will have a 3rd option, the WotC app.&nbsp; Actually, if you include roll20, where I frequently play, and Fantasy Grounds, where I sometimes play, that's actually 5 options.&nbsp; All of them have their advantages, depending on how you game. However, each of these options requires repurchasing the same product in a different format.&nbsp; So one needs to make a difficult decision.&nbsp; I really like the dndbeyond interface but it has minimal usefulness for roll20 or fantasy grounds play.&nbsp; At this point, it's a digital supplement to live play.&nbsp; The other factor to consider is the longevity of these applications.&nbsp; Will dndbeyond, roll20, and fantasy grounds be around in 5 years and will I be still able to access Tomb of Annihilation?&nbsp; Maybe. They could disappear in a year or in 5 years and there goes all of my content. It's ironic in the current digital age that a hardcopy may in fact be the most universally useful version of Tomb of Annihilation.&nbsp; I can use it live or online.&nbsp; It will be sitting on my bookshelf for as long as I want it to stay there.&nbsp; So I bought the hardcopy version.&nbsp; It looks great and has a nice map.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Over the Hill Gamer, post: 7724664, member: 6791968"] Was massively confused. I just bought Tomb of Annihilation and had to make a decision about whether to get the hardcopy or buy it via dndbeyond, where it is searchable and the monsters, spells, magic items are conveniently accessible. Now it looks like I will have a 3rd option, the WotC app. Actually, if you include roll20, where I frequently play, and Fantasy Grounds, where I sometimes play, that's actually 5 options. All of them have their advantages, depending on how you game. However, each of these options requires repurchasing the same product in a different format. So one needs to make a difficult decision. I really like the dndbeyond interface but it has minimal usefulness for roll20 or fantasy grounds play. At this point, it's a digital supplement to live play. The other factor to consider is the longevity of these applications. Will dndbeyond, roll20, and fantasy grounds be around in 5 years and will I be still able to access Tomb of Annihilation? Maybe. They could disappear in a year or in 5 years and there goes all of my content. It's ironic in the current digital age that a hardcopy may in fact be the most universally useful version of Tomb of Annihilation. I can use it live or online. It will be sitting on my bookshelf for as long as I want it to stay there. So I bought the hardcopy version. It looks great and has a nice map. [/QUOTE]

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