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<blockquote data-quote="SlyFlourish" data-source="post: 9207432" data-attributes="member: 54840"><p>My whole big rant does bring up the question of what I want from WOTC as it relates to D&D Beyond.</p><p></p><p>Here's my list from a few months ago when we first started hearing about this.</p><p></p><p><strong>For Customers</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">D&D Beyond should offer some way for customers to download their digital products – ideally PDFs – of both third party and WOTC-published products.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">D&D Beyond should offer an authenticated application program interface (API) so DMs and players can use material they purchased on D&D Beyond in external tools or services. This API should also let players import material from other publishers who release their content in an appropriate format. Let me upload that Kobold Press subclass directly into D&D Beyond.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Players and DMs should be able to filter options in the D&D Beyond character builder so they can select which sources can be used in the character builder for a campaign. For example, a DM should be able to limit characters to only using options from the Player’s Handbook and Xanathar’s Guide but not other sources, even if players own other books online. The existing filter on sources doesn’t limit what options a player can choose when building a character from the sources they’ve purchased.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>For Publishers</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The storefront should have an open and transparent process for moderating and choosing which products can be published there and which products can not. WOTC should offer clear standards and guidelines for publication.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The store should have no “DM Guild Adept”-like inner ring of publishers. Such systems can become corrupt and unfair – putting more importance on “who you know” than the quality of your work.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">WOTC should continue to publish D&D products on other storefronts such as DriveThruRPG, Roll20, and Fantasy Grounds. WOTC should begin selling D&D products on additional platforms such as Foundry, Demiplane, and Shard Tabletop.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The storefront should let third party publishers email customers with offers on other products, sales, and promotions when customers opt-in to such marketing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The D&D Beyond storefront should let publishers include outbound links to their own homepages on storefront pages and emails.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Publishers should be able to use crowdfunding (like Kickstarter) for products intended to be published and fulfilled on the D&D Beyond storefront.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Publishers should have options for regional pricing to sell products at reasonable prices in countries with a significant income disparity from North American and European countries.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlyFlourish, post: 9207432, member: 54840"] My whole big rant does bring up the question of what I want from WOTC as it relates to D&D Beyond. Here's my list from a few months ago when we first started hearing about this. [B]For Customers[/B] [LIST] [*]D&D Beyond should offer some way for customers to download their digital products – ideally PDFs – of both third party and WOTC-published products. [*]D&D Beyond should offer an authenticated application program interface (API) so DMs and players can use material they purchased on D&D Beyond in external tools or services. This API should also let players import material from other publishers who release their content in an appropriate format. Let me upload that Kobold Press subclass directly into D&D Beyond. [*]Players and DMs should be able to filter options in the D&D Beyond character builder so they can select which sources can be used in the character builder for a campaign. For example, a DM should be able to limit characters to only using options from the Player’s Handbook and Xanathar’s Guide but not other sources, even if players own other books online. The existing filter on sources doesn’t limit what options a player can choose when building a character from the sources they’ve purchased. [/LIST] [B]For Publishers[/B] [LIST] [*]The storefront should have an open and transparent process for moderating and choosing which products can be published there and which products can not. WOTC should offer clear standards and guidelines for publication. [*]The store should have no “DM Guild Adept”-like inner ring of publishers. Such systems can become corrupt and unfair – putting more importance on “who you know” than the quality of your work. [*]WOTC should continue to publish D&D products on other storefronts such as DriveThruRPG, Roll20, and Fantasy Grounds. WOTC should begin selling D&D products on additional platforms such as Foundry, Demiplane, and Shard Tabletop. [*]The storefront should let third party publishers email customers with offers on other products, sales, and promotions when customers opt-in to such marketing. [*]The D&D Beyond storefront should let publishers include outbound links to their own homepages on storefront pages and emails. [*]Publishers should be able to use crowdfunding (like Kickstarter) for products intended to be published and fulfilled on the D&D Beyond storefront. [*]Publishers should have options for regional pricing to sell products at reasonable prices in countries with a significant income disparity from North American and European countries. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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