VTT on It's a Binary World 2.0 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/tags/vtt/ Recent content in VTT on It's a Binary World 2.0 Hugo en Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:21:51 -0400 Frustrations With Digital TTRPG Sourcebooks https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/posts/frustrations-with-digital-ttrpg-sourcebooks/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:21:51 -0400 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/posts/frustrations-with-digital-ttrpg-sourcebooks/ <p>I can’t find the exact blog post, but some time in the last few months I had a throwaway line about how I was a little frustrated in how D&amp;D’s digital assets were handled, particularly the fact that they are tied to platforms. That is to say, if I bought the 2024 Player’s Handbook on Roll20, I wouldn’t also have access to it on DnDBeyond. I think there are really 2 reasons this hasn’t blown up more: 1) many of the platforms only require the DM to purchase content (if it was required of all the players, I think there’d be a revolt) 2) D&amp;D is still primarily an analog, pencil and paper game. That said, this issue has started to become a bit more relevant to me, so I wanted to get some ideas out there (and maybe vent a little).</p>

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