Yeah, buried the lede a lil' bit, there...
WotC WotC to support 3rd party creators, make map software free, and brush up the SRD
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Which means you bought it. And it's not free to use.
So let's say that I purchased Curse of Strahd and want to run the game on Maps (and I'm not a Master Tier subscriber). If there's a scene that involves a wolf attack on the road or an area that isn't officially drawn out on the adventure, I have to pay $6/month ($55/year) to be able to put in my own map so the group can play?
I just think it would be cool if they would let you add a small amount of homebrew content, enough to support the games you've already purchased. Even Roll20 at the free tier will let you do that.
And I understand that DND Beyond isn't a charity, but I'm sure they're making plenty of cash from DMs purchasing adventures on it.
That said, I don't use Maps. I don't use DND Beyond. Currently, I'm not even running/playing DND.
Which means you bought it. And it's not free to use.
Which means you have to be a Master Tier subscriber to add any content.
So let's say that I purchased Curse of Strahd and want to run the game on Maps (and I'm not a Master Tier subscriber). If there's a scene that involves a wolf attack on the road or an area that isn't officially drawn out on the adventure, I have to pay $6/month ($55/year) to be able to put in my own map so the group can play?
I just think it would be cool if they would let you add a small amount of homebrew content, enough to support the games you've already purchased. Even Roll20 at the free tier will let you do that.
And I understand that DND Beyond isn't a charity, but I'm sure they're making plenty of cash from DMs purchasing adventures on it.
That said, I don't use Maps. I don't use DND Beyond. Currently, I'm not even running/playing DND.
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Nikosandros
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How so? From what we know (correct me if I'm wrong), you will be able to use maps for products that you have already bought. If you want to upload a map of your own, you will still need a subscription. What is changing, is that before the 16th of September, you both need to own a product and to have a master tier subscription in order to use the maps in the VTT:
Folks,
I cannot outright merge the threads without possibly messing up the article, so I will put the link here again, and close this one to comments.
Wizards of the Coast is making its popular 2D VTT service Maps free-to-use over on D&D Beyond. Announced today over on their website (and likely coinciding with a press event over on Gen Con), D&D Head of Franchise Dan Ayoub announced that its Maps VTT service will be free to anyone with a D&D Beyond account starting on September 16th. Anyone with an account will be able to host a game over on Maps, a privilege that was previously reserved for Master-tier subscribers.
Maps became the default VTT service for Wizards of the Coast after it started to...
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