Re: dungeons and dragons or, DND as many call it.
Dungeons and Dragons ditches pen and paper with D&D Beyond
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3180634/ … d-dragons-
ditches-pen-and-paper-with-dd-beyond.html
Dungeons and Dragons ditches pen and paper with D&D Beyond
PCWorld
Dungeons and Dragons is coming to your smartphone and other devices.
by Ian Paul
Contributor, PCWorld |
March 14, 2017 7:39 AM PT
The legendary tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons is taking a
big step into the digital realm. D&D maker Wizards of the Coast
announced a partnership
with Curse, the Twitch-owned company behind Gamepedia and
MinecraftForum.net, to create D&D Beyond, a digital tool set for the
popular old-school RPG.
D&D Beyond will use the Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition rules and
roll out in public beta in the coming weeks.
Digital tools for D&D have been offered previously, but this is the
first release with content from the official company behind the
franchise. Wizards of
the Coast has looked at creating digital tools before this, however.
Around the release of the fifth edition rules Trapdoor created an app
called DungeonScape,
but
Wizards severed itself from that effort
in late 2014. (Update: Oops! We forgot about
Fantasy Grounds,
a $40 set of tools for running your own RPG campaign that includes
officially licensed D&D content.)
D&D Beyond will let you carry the various tools for D&D on your
smartphone, tablet, or laptop, including a rules compendium, character
builder, digital
character sheets, and guides to races, classes, items, spells, and
monsters.
The story behind the story: What’s not clear is if D&D Beyond will
have tools to help you play Dungeons and Dragons remotely with
friends. The statement
from Wizards of the Coast sounds like the company is still squarely
focused on people sitting face-to-face around a table, Stranger
Things-style. “D&D Beyond
speaks to the way gamers are able to blend digital tools with the fun
of storytelling around the table with your friends,” Nathan Stewart,
Wizards’ senior
director of Dungeons & Dragons said in a written statement.
Roll your own
Official remote play capabilities from Wizards of the Coast aren't
absolutely necessary, however. Even though the company owns the rights
to the games there
are sites already offering tools to play with others online. There are
numerous dice-rolling sites, for example, as well as
Roll20,
https://roll20.net/
a site that creates a solid remote playing experience for RPG tabletop
games.
D&D Beyond is set for an official release in summer 2017. Anyone
interested in trying out the beta can sign-up for an invitation on
the D&D Beyond website.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/
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