WotC WotC Adds 'Partnered Content' to DnDBeyond--Starting With Critical Role's Tal’dorei Campaign Setting

One of the promises Wizards of the Coast made in the aftermath of the Open Gaming License 'crisis' back in January was that D&D Beyond would eventually have some kind of third party marketplace. Up until now, only official D&D books from WotC have been available there.

Now, however, there is a section of 'partnered content' -- six titles, including three Critical Role sourcebooks, as well as some older licensed items like the Rick & Morty boxed set and the Minecraft monster tie-in. The latter were already on DDB, but the 'Partnered Content' home for them is new, as is the Tal-'dorei Campaign Setting.

As of now you can pick up Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, Call of the Netherdeep, and the Tal'dorei Campaign Setting Reborn.

Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn

The definitive sourcebook for bringing the locations, people, creatures, and character options of Critical Role’s Tal’Dorei continent to ...

www.dndbeyond.com

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While this 'partnered content' is a long way yet from the third-party marketplace mentioned earlier this year (which is likely a a couple of years away), it is notable that third party content is now appearing on the site.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

It's terrible it gives me results from stuff I don't own, even if the results are from stuff I do also.

Yep, and you have to spell it exactly right, it often won’t accept part of a phrase, it can’t seem to access the same search engine that powers the search function within a set of rules, such as searching with spells, feats, magic items, etc.

It’s just bad.

 

[Stormonu]

Who’s next? Who do you want next?

Goodman Games Original Adventures Reincarnated series - c'mon, they're old official adventures!

Also @Nixlord's Monster Manual Expanded series (and everything else he's done ). I've been hoping for that on Beyond for a while now.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Interesting. I would have expected a bit of fanfare for this development. I wonder what will be next. Darrington has already a special relationship, since they have produced several books published by WotC. KP maybe isn't too likely, since the are working on a "competing" 5e. Maybe stuff from DM's Guild?

Technically Kobold Press and Green Ronin already have books published on D&D, KP were contracted by WotC to do the Tyranny of Dragons adventures and Green Ronin did the SCAG contracted by WotC. It's just not in the parterners section because all these books are set in FR, sticking them in partner section would be confusing.

The real mystery is why not Stranger Things.

 

[MockingBird]

It’s discounted by the amount you already paid for the content you already have, fwiw. So you’re just paying for the stuff you don’t have yet, at a discount, and then getting said discount on all future purchases of content.

I'll check it out, thanks. I didn't know this.

 

[Nikosandros]

The real mystery is why not Stranger Things.

That's a product made by WotC under license. Often there are strong limitations on what can be done with such materials.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

My big pick is the KP setting, including the Southlands.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Big question is will Tal'Dorei have digital physical bundle?

 

[darjr]

Big question is will Tal'Dorei have digital physical bundle?

Not yet if ever.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

I hope the Tome of Beasts books are next!

 

[Parmandur]

I mean, I hope so, I'm just very skeptical that they'll ever actually do that, given how deeply corporate and paranoid we know WotC's and especially Hasbro's management layer to be.

Money talks.