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Seeing a lot of " @DnDBeyond should give us the books for free/discounted" going around. This is nonsense. I worked in publishing for 10 years. When we converted books into ebooks that were usable and clean, it took a team of over 10 people. I cannot imagine the work involved in..
converted an RPG rulebook/adventure into a dynamic system that integrates with a software platform. It& #39;s a tremendous effort and a great expense. The idea that this third party shouldn& #39;t be allowed to profit from the tremendous asset they& #39;ve created is ludicrous. (cont)
Furthermore, far from just being PDF/ebook versions of sourcebooks, the toolset that @DnDBeyond has created is so exceptional my table cannot conceive of playing without it and...
if I& #39;m being honest, the experience of playing with that toolset is probably the major deterrent against my playing other systems. For gods sake don& #39;t begrudge a third party for not giving you everything free. They have employees with families and health insurance too.
I& #39;m borderline angry when I see people who want them to give this out free/deeply discounted because I don& #39;t want anything to prevent them staying profitable. I can& #39;t imagine play without @DnDBeyond and have no wish to return to that nightmare hellscape.
It cost my family nearly $30 just to see a 2 hour movie these days (something we may not be doing again for a long time!). Paying an extra $30 for months (or in the our experience of SKT- years!) of entertainment is nothing.
I played Basic and AD&D. So appreciate of @DnDBeyond and committed to their longevity that I just preordered Mythic Odysseys of Theros while writing this thread. If you don& #39;t want to use it, don& #39;t, but for gods sake quit begrudging the creative arts making a living!
