D&D Digital - Official First Look at New Virtual Tabletop

[@rileydport]

Looks exactly like talespire, which comes with free updates, HeroForge integration, and great tilesets with varying themes...all done by an indie dev team...

[@Alastor255]

im not trying to defend D&D Digital at all, but here it seems you can cast spells directly in the game and it will show it to you, where Talespire is just DNDbeyond connected and will roll the dice, so you have to have the website open and either alt-tab or have a second screen and it's just more step to make it work where here it's all integrated but Im guessing it's going to have a lot of expansion to buy if you want to have this and that module

[@AGENTRITEN]

Is that game on console?

[@crystallxix1493]

Im not one to defend WoTC but this seems a whole lore more visual than Talespire

[@Phantomdude]

Talespire aren't saints either, the community has begged for modding support for years so they can just make their game for them. because the tilesets and tokens are so limited, If you wanna run a non-fantasy campaign. and yet still no luck

[@kevinxsavagegm]

Yeah but this includes all your purchased content on dndbeyond lmao

[@frigginresulrum]

"There's a lot of ways to play D&D online, and not all of them are hitting the big three things that we think were important. Money for us, money for us and money for us."

[@Xenibalt]

EZ TOP COMMENT =] lol so true

[@patricksweeney1595]

What!? Are you implying that WoTC is a monopolizing, cash grabbing company, that would prefer owned and serialized products under their own thumb? And that they would prefer this to a collection of 3rd Party products that give the fans what they really want, while still supplying WoTC with a consistent cash flow? And that they have repeatedly done this with their other products, including MTG? NO! Never WoTC!

[@BT-ns4xl]

@@patricksweeney1595 Sadly but this is literally every single major company. Hence why they become major. Look at KZbin!? Used to make money off it, now they pretty much steal all the money from content. And the ONLY thing KZbin does is be a server and a search generator. EDIT: Look at Photoshop. Probably one of the best examples ever. Is now a monthly subscription, and that's pretty much the only way to use it.

[@christiangourley3873]

What is wrong with them earning money from their own games and their own digital content ffs man, grow up and get real. Every company, ever built charges for their product or they go out of business. Doh.

[@jfkonlsd1364]

would you prefer they just not make this product?

[@hugocollins7362]

does anyone else find it to be an interesting choice that WoTC have chosen to show a virtual tabletop, by having all the players be in the same room, at a real tabletop....

[@thehappygrimm1225]

Think they missed the point on why virtual tabletops are being used..

[@parcepabs1991]

And they had dice next to them and rolled the dice in the computer

[@nicdieterle8950]

Drink the KoolAid… it’s in the upper left tab…

[@RashidMBey]

Yeah. Because they're onboarding the people who are play testing this. Do you also think D&D games consist of a formal sit down interview?

[@dani4ever]

This is some petty criticism.

[@cookieeaturface]

Have to imagine this will be high-polish, low-flexibility. Probably perfect for groups that mainly play 5e modules (and can afford whatever price-tag WotC decides on)

[@gamergod6061]

Mods will be great for this. Modders and Blendr modelers will get great commissions!

[@kevinxsavagegm]

And have modern pcs

[@Yobehtmada]

Key point "and can afford whatever price-tag WotC decides on"

[@amandag.6186]

Just like me

[@amandag.6186]

​@@kevinxsavagegm also just like me

[@violetorchid9184]

Fake interactions are so fun to watch.

[@KeXous]

@@vslash0 they are at the job, that's the key.

[@Herbalizer28]

😆😅🤣😂

[@DrawPG]

Hey don't call them out. They need the promotion

[@anthonyromero9935]

Just keep posting videos of people looking at your game on a laptop and smiling and it will subconsciously program people to think that your game is fun.

[@tanukionwheels5381]

Look at how everyone is taking turns talking, and their even smiling!

[@BasementMinions]

Really interested to see how this is supposed to be at all competitive with existing table tops. It's a bit shinier but I'm sure with be bogged down in microtransactions.

[@kagato23]

People keep talking about how this will have micro transactions, but what exactly do they envision?

[@thewavygravy6420]

​​@@kagato23 buying weapons and armor with real money that actually have benefits in-game for starters. It is beyond ridiculous. They also want to shut down any other Virtual tabletops that use spell or ability animations. It's a huge scam IMHO. They also want players to be able to buy levels for their characters.

[@Perleas]

@@kagato23 have you ever seen dnd beyond? probably something like that with even more to get it in this "New and Exciting app!!!!!!!!"

[@BlueGriffin20]

I’d assume locations/maps, characters, spell visuals effects possibly. You get generic ones for frees, but specific modules, ability possibly custom make a mini, etc are paywall exclusive.

[@t.estable3856]

@kagato23 Dice Skins, premium models, terrain/environment packs, modules, classes, Subclasses, spells, etc.

[@julienchevalley9001]

Congratulations guys, you almost invented a video game

[@rorymichaelosullivan2191]

Imagine if they had even one historian to advise them

[@PossumMedic]

OH WOW! A bug monster came out of the ground! 🤯 🤨

[@oddozx]

vtts exst for a reason. You wont have this amount of roleplay and control over the story in any existing videogame. Dumbass comment.

[@TheDaizM]

Lol😂

[@Winterborn5]

Looks pretty close to Divinity 2.

[@penguwave4025]

Nothing like gathering around with your closest friends and staring at your own screens the whole time

[@elkeivo]

Standard evening with friends 😅

[@IamtheWV17]

You never been to a LAN?

[@tentardigrades968]

Honestly they doesn’t sound bad to me, you’re still together. My friend comes over all the time just to play BG3 on LAN haha

[@lemonjelly2619]

so awkward right

[@jeancouscous]

@@IamtheWV17 a LAN is a totally different thing than a RPG session evening.

[@masontrupe9047]

Can't wait to have to subscribe to this monthly on top of everything else

[@balloonboi3360]

nothing is free in this world just gonna say that to u, if you don't want it then don't play it at all 😃

[@Xenibalt]

lol sarcasm bomb =]

[@Xenibalt]

@@balloonboi3360 LOL@thisguy

[@mazdeq]

@@balloonboi3360 everything on the internet is free

[@zombiehampster1397]

@@balloonboi3360 ever play a free to play game? Yeah. May want to edit that comment.

[@kenfrmcape2355]

How come they did'nt show everything that you will need to buy in the microtransaction store that comes with this?

[@zeebzeebo]

honesty, from WoTC? funny

[@1987TimeLord]

So Wizards of the Coast saw what the devs of Talespire have done and thought "yeah no we're doing that instead"...

[@thebrusheffect8548]

Are you surprised? WotC are going to capitalize so hard on anything upcoming, that DnD may fall back to the niche audience it was before.

[@cristobalcid4160]

Yes

[@AzaJabar]

Sony built an entire empire on that concept so why not WoC

[@dungeonmaster16]

And make it dnd exclusive with micro transactions! If you truly care about us, the dnd brand and $&@? The other ttrpgs then download this and give us all your money!

[@JodyrJoestar]

Also trailer wise it seems like they didn't really get what VTT are used for, mostly online we can't meet play, not we meet and all sit on the same table, play cause then you can just use the non subscription stuff that you own and is probably alot more flexible. This thing will only work if it really has full DNDBeyond integration, cause if not, you can really just use Talespire

[@MMT399561]

Great idea, but its really gonna rise or fall with how much you can customize everything.

[@zeebzeebo]

you KNOW everything will be behind and abusive paywall like everything these leeches do. just stick to roll20 using free content

[@greenrabbit860]

@@zeebzeebo me and my group use tablesimulator on steam. its significantly better then roll 20

[@tante5385]

@@zeebzeebo everything that is digitally made is free, you just have to look in the right places 😁

[@gibocvh392]

@@tante5385 ahoy!⛵

[@TheJollyAlex]

@@zeebzeebo Foundry is better than both!

[@Elvalley]

Great for DMs who really don't like it when you tell them your magic missile looks different than what they expect.

[@icevariable9600]

Whatever that means.

[@jamisonparker7504]

It looks great, but you know a lot of these cool animations are going to be gated behind a paywall. Can't wait for my DnD beyond battle pass!

[@Lew1G]

"THE STRENGTH OF US IS THE COMMUNITY" Round of applause everyone

[@julionieblagenal6138]

for 80$

[@ottoaureliuszwiebel]

this looks like a DM preparation nightmare

[@rickhenderson631]

Not necessarily. Could be even quicker. And instead of dragging maps/mini's/books to a location it's all in the system. Many players and DM's are already halfway there.

[@Hedgehobbit]

That's why they will sell pregenerated adventures with all the assets preplaced.

[@elreyabeja4539]

Just a bit more work and you can take player imagination out of the game almost entirely!

[@Graham0693]

Interacting at the table is so much easier now everyone has their laptops out infront of them... And cheaper too!

[@AneirinRPG]

Oh, totally 100 for books 1000 for a laptop. Great value!

[@PlusUltra97]

​@@AneirinRPG yeah but u dont need over 50 different laptops do you?? The books are overpriced.

[@DiceTTRPG]

This looks like a watered down version of other 3D Virtual Tabletops out there. It looks like Unreal Assets being moved around in the Engine with some effects.

[@icevariable9600]

You mean like guys used to do in the old days when they would rent out a warehouse and everyone would bring their pcs to play? So much whining and hate in the comments here, it’s pathetic.

[@DiceTTRPG]

If anything, it looks like an attempt to recreate Sword Coast Legends and it's DM mode, and that thing was rough.

[@user-dd9dh9kw5c]

@@icevariable9600 Oh mess off this thing looks like crap.

[@KennethKolano]

"That marketplace"... that we just tried to crush. 😂

[@PossumMedic]

Laptops at the game table! Just what we all asked for! 🙃

[@nerdpill6776]

They look like $2k Alienwares too.....

[@Dabedidabe]

@@nerdpill6776 Performance already looks pretty bad, if these are high end laptops that's gonna be a problem. :o

[@PossumMedic]

@@mrhistorybuff If that works for you go for it! For me having one VTT that you can only use for one system would be very limiting. We also play mostly online now but use Foundry so we have more control and can use the assets across the different systems.

[@Blood-Lord]

The question is, how does this hold up to table top simulator, and is the DM able to make homebrew monsters, or import 3rd party models / maps?

[@gibocvh392]

its probably subscription base on top of needing dnd beyond

[@herbertcrawford9634]

SURE you can import your own stuff! But first- GIVE ME MORE MONEY!!!!

[@charismatic9467]

@@herbertcrawford9634 So you just want everything to be free. Convenient

[@taserrr]

Yes, for 30 bucks/month per player. That got leaked from inside information in the company by an employee of them.

[@madbruv]

​@@charismatic9467 dnd is free

[@alexhall5879]

Anyone notice the "Painted" tag on the Mini's? Looks like we can look forward to monetization for alternate styles lol.

[@doctorpixelpusher]

Oh, this will be a minefield of extra costs.

[@Hunter-lm6to]

Amazing catch

[@sirpodge]

What are the chances this will be a subscription model?

[@zeebzeebo]

when have these leeches gives anything for free or for an affordable price?

[@SweatCave]

Unorftunately, its almost certain, probably connected with DnDBeyond sub too

[@oOPPHOo]

At the very least, a ton of the features will be subscription based. Even something free like Roll20 requires a subscription if you want certain a certain amount of storage space and 3D art assets will take up a ton of storage space. This isn't free to make so it won't be free to use.

[@Adversary_Dwimmerlaik]

About 500%

[@gibocvh392]

89%

[@devonterry9385]

The worst part about this is that it will indefinitely put MORE pressure on the DM, and give them even worse time constraints. Not only would we have to prep story points, plot hooks, characters, etc, but with this, we'd have to learn a 3-d modeling program as well. This is such a money-grab from WotC.

[@HelloThere-xx1ct]

Honestly, if they want this to be popular they need to show how it will be best for DMs. The massive amounts of forever PCs are never going to play this if us eternal DMs don't use it.

[@saint8472]

What was said: "We want to make that content out of building blocks that everyone can break apart and make their own content from..." What most of us heard: "...and then charge the community to access that original content"

[@OgiShigaogi]

This seem cool for prople that wanna play but can't meet up but nothing will beat sitting at the same table paper in hand the sound of dice hitting the table and just the whole vibe

[@FMD-FullMetalDragon]

Yeah, like the table they were sitting at looked before they put their laptops on it.

[@user-jq1mg2mz7o]

even if you can't meet up, there's tons of free and more flexible tools already out there

[@azriel9898]

I'd love this with the option to just input your rolls so you can still use physical dice

[@gearsofwar07]

ah yes, cheating

[@silvia4037]

​​@@gearsofwar07 if you have to worry about your players cheating with their rolls, you need to find a new group

[@Momo-xs8mo]

Maybe a webcam pointed down at your table so the whole group knows what you rolled

[@mcgroom8515]

@@gearsofwar07 ah yes, glass half empty mentality

[@angulinhiduje6093]

​@@mcgroom8515 he is completly right though

[@thomaswolf6645]

Looks like a corporate meeting, well done

[@LuisGustavo-wl7ji]

Looks great, but the paywalls can absolutely ruin it, saw them talking about dnd beyond, if we need to stay with the basics unless with have bought book there, this probably will be a failure

[@t.estable3856]

The other thing that worried me was "Ankheg(Painted)". That raised an eyebrow.

[@justinwyllie3359]

​@@t.estable3856 Its just a dev term for models theg haven't textured yet. They don't plan to release unpainted models

[@t.estable3856]

@@justinwyllie3359 Mind linking where you got that info to me?

[@AlexWBabin]

Yes

[@mwega3873]

"Don't forget to buy the new 'caverns tile' pack to make cavernous maps for a low low price of $29.99."

[@PeterFuentes-DigitalLife]

It’s all fun and games until Hasbro decides that they want to take your intellectual property

[@paullambert9720]

Can't wait to have my Rouge to attempt to scale the paywalls..

[@acesoyster4705]

Not a chance that WotC have the art team to maintain this if flexibility really is their goal. This demo stinks of rushing to meet deadlines and throwing assets together.

[@FMD-FullMetalDragon]

Especially since it hasn't even been 3 months since the OGL debacle that WotC created.

[@deku4947]

Best part is that if creators use it they can charge them for their success

[@Radioo3]

For remote - maybe. For in person sessions? Probably won't run well on the devices most people will be able to bring. Just direct interaction and fantasy will do more for most people.

[@Mcleody9]

Just adds massive barriers to entry. Players need only turn up atm. Now they need a device which can run it, and a subscription to this. Each. And the DM will need to shell out MTXs to set up their scenes.

[@Wukong330]

It looks cool. love the repeating about the community creating is the core to D&D lol. kinda funny.

[@VereskVeil]

After whole debacle in the end of last year oh yeah.

[@bl00dywelld0ne]

D&D community? What are these words you speak????

[@ISpyDeli]

Just remember the " 's money" attached to the end of that

[@l0-r3z43]

"Community" is the modern term for "cult." A consumer cult.

[@Deelusi]

Wizard. Just a feedback note, you are literally pointing out D&D ONE weakness by letting the player in the same room. Cause ONE strong point is long distance players. This "ads" is trying to "replace" what we all know and love instead of showing us that ONE is a solution. Which is it is an alternative for long distance groups to play often and the convenience of not needing space. You guys really need to hire Carlos Luna to show how fun this program is 😗👏

[@thomasdenmark]

You can even play on officially branded D&D laptops because nothing says game night like everyone sitting around at the same table on their computers.

[@loganholmberg2295]

and lets not forget overcharging you for all those digital goods. this makes some sense if your playing online remotely but if you get together as a group nothing kills a play seseeion for a DM like people screwing around on their computers or phones ugh.

[@Samurai-no4wu]

Sadly this will most likely be true

[@taserrr]

And all of this with all the content included for a mere 30 bucks/month, for every player in the game! What a steal!

[@TheTerrainWizard]

Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast continuously refuses to include all the needed materials (like basic VTT encounter maps) to run their VTT modules on Roll 20; this results in the DM having to do finish the work of the publisher or purchase from third party publisher’s to complete D&D VTT modules. Why would any of us who purchased these incomplete modules think this new version of VTT D&D lifestyle brand will be any different?

[@hbrandon947]

The moment they slap a subscription on this is the moment I'm out.

[@XVindicare]

So you are telling me you are out? :D They did say at the invester meting that they need to x2 their earnings ..... Micro transactions and cool subscriptions for you my friend... :D

[@hbrandon947]

@XVindicare Then yeah. I'm out. Lol

[@mekkakat]

At 4:51, they're all in melee with the monster and the mage is casting a ranged fire spell at point blank (lol). Then he proceeds to go, "OOOOOOOOOOOOH LET'S GO, LET'S GO!!!" (followed weakly by another "let's... go...") for what feels like 10 straight seconds. You did it, man. You shot a ranged spell at disadvantage in melee... for 8 damage? lmao

[@ComicGladiator]

You think these people are actual gamers?

[@Psychoveliatonet]

This is, to me, the moment that perfectly encapsulated the sad reality of this demo.

[@crfox]

The sarcasm in Iffy’s voice when he’s rotating the character makes this for me

[@mathewbayly803]

Anyone else notice how everyone is staring at the computer screen, even during RP? That is not what you want a tabletop to do.

[@shmup6955]

Everyone needs to remember that wotc tried to stomp out the competition for this

[@f1am3alchemist76]

Save your money and just get talespire if you need these visuals for game immersion.

[@zachyazzie]

So.... Talespire?

[@ai2802]

In the immortal words of Han Solo... "I've got a bad feeling about this"

[@IzzGoobyTime]

You're literally all sitting on the same table. Just bring out sheets and dice 😂 What's the point.

[@MikaeruDaiTenshi]

It's the TTRPG's equivalent of a Lan-Party

[@sonic-bb]

its obviously just for the sake of the commercial....

[@dsgant1616]

After being really intimidated by Virtual Tabletop on steam to make my own DnD campaign, I'm personally very excited to have a dedicated Virtual Tabletop to run official campaigns. Allowing the community to make their own content and share it was really important so I'm glad you're making that possible. So excited

[@uspatriot42]

Not sure if you've seen talespire or not but shared content on there is amazing.

[@taserrr]

It's going to be 30 bucks/month per player to get access to everything (homebrew world and own content and the likes). That information was leaked by inside employees by the way, if you look it up I'm sure you can find it. It got leaked after the whole OGL fiasco. So do yourself a favor, and play the game on another piece of software if you respect your wallet and that of your players.

[@seussusamongoose2905]

No one tell him about the 3 free virtual DnD applications that are basically this but with no paywalls and community content integration.

[@grimnir8872]

You forgot the part where Wizards of the Coast are going to try and force you to use this and DnD Beyond due to wanting to capitalise on Lisenses.

[@kagato23]

How? They gave up to Creative Commons. They can’t shut down foundry now regardless of if they want to or not.

[@muller.peter.1992]

Remember when you just drew a rectangle, and the players had to IMAGINE the things in the room...

[@Troupe_Master]

Ahhh Yes being and old and senile is the best experience

[@nataliebayer]

paper, pencils, and gummy bears for monsters.

[@Ace-hz9dr]

If people enjoy physical props and minis, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. And it isnt any worse or better then just drawing on a piece of paper

[@ganbarugaming]

Make your own content but legally, that's OUR content - Wizards

[@AlessandroCali-rp1bh]

-"im having so much fun dragging the pieces" -"yeah, it's a blast hm-hm, you sure do my guy, you sure do

[@chriscoleman2158]

Came to see gameplay footage, Got a bunch of people sitting around talking about the gameplay with micro glimpses of the gameplay footage

[@hershmergersh6733]

Can always trust WotC to take the imagination out of a game

[@wordofmike]

💯

[@truejim]

If you need this much automation to implement the rules of a tabletop game that started as pamphlets, you’re at the point now of just doing a really bad job of implementing a video game. This would be like taking a novel, making an audio-book version, adding video to the audio book…and at that point you’re just doing a really bad job of making a movie.

[@sqoo5]

​@@truejim it's a video then being narrated and decided purely by friends, instead of a more linear and strict set of code. There are comparisons to make, but still different.

[@anthonyromero9935]

Nah this digital push is hasbro corporate not wotc itself. Blame the greedy suits in charge who've never even played a game of d&d.

[@zeroghost115]

you act like there isn't 3D VTT applications like this already and that it is a wanted thing from the community. There's nothing stopping you from playing the way you do

[@1wolftank]

Just cause it's funny he says this "we try and one up the community, than the community tries to one up us" Did he know there are homebrews and a million different ways the game is played and most people don't use much outside of the core books which are usually just a free PDF

[@CarlosRodriguez-sv4wd]

Looks cool but if you need to own the material on dnd beyond for it to work it dies right there

[@zeebzeebo]

OF COURSE it will be linked to Beyond. damn leeches

[@CodyMerritt]

What's wrong with DND beyond? Personally love the site

[@eddiehubbard962]

Even Dell didn't want to partner with them. They had to cover up the Alienware Logo on the laptops. Not to mention that this is saying that you need a high performance machine in order to play.

[@wahahabuh]

I'm not sure why they would all gather together in person and then stare at a laptop for most of it? It would make more sense if they do this "demo" with each person being in a different country for example. If you're going to gather in person, then it's much better to just use physical stuff instead of a laptop.

[@MikaeruDaiTenshi]

It's the TTRPG's equivalent of a Lan-Party

[@PsychicAlchemy]

We didn't forget about the OGL, WotC. You've made some attempts at rebuilding trust, sure, but such dramatic and cynical betrayal isn't forgotten easily.

[@rgmelkor]

My friend Maucho will love this!

[@capnsmashem1554]

If you wanna make a VVT in Unreal 5, I recomment making either the Pathfinder, Divinity, or Baldur's gate into a proper editable campaign builder that can allow DM's to build campaigns that don't require an active DM. Now that would be something. This isn't going to be very helpful for most DND groups, as not everyone is playing on a supplied next-gen gaming laptop, the idea of "system requirements" for a DND game that still requires a DM and all of the above, is kinda silly to me. Either make it a video game, or make it 2D... there still isn't a single all-inclusive VVT that has every feature baked into it, down to map creation, world-building, ETC. They all require integration with multiple different apps/resources, lots of importing, etc. You're just improving the graphics, which will just mean some players won't be able to run it.

[@BasJack]

"this is totally how people talk and interract, for sure. We asked Ubisoft and EA to be sure"

[@Draugen19]

This defeats what D&D is about

[@bagabundo17]

how?

[@matthewlaw3763]

would be cool if it was compatable with something like moonbreaker where you could make, customize, and paint your own minis.

[@alexjgilpin]

This is why they tried to change the SRD to include that clause that would shut down all other VTTs. They wanted to monopolize the market.

[@StarBoundFables]

This looks amazing for Pre-Alpha footage How's D&D Digital coming along?

[@nexushivemind]

Mmm, so far Talespire seems better, we will see how both evolve

[@JKLauderdale]

Why are we looking at four laptops and a 'virtual experience' when they have a gaming table, dice and pen/paper laid out in front of them?

[@JS-vf5gn]

Wizards cast IGN = *20. Your entire consumer base mysteriously forgets about your January machinations with the OGL.

[@gsamalot]

So yeah called it this us just talespire

[@quickattackfilms7923]

Everyone’s being super cynical but this is going to allow me and my friends to play dnd waaaaay more often and in a way more convenient way. I’m stoked.

[@user-jq1mg2mz7o]

there's already free VTTs that are far more flexible and will run far easier on computers. that's if a VTT is even required: discord + google sheets battlemap is more than enough in many cases

[@officerreptar7886]

So just TaleSpire but more steps...

[@Dracobyte]

Sad that Talespire is not available on all consoles.

[@kerithwooldridge]

IFYYYYY!!!

[@Gyokan7]

So you've made an almost video game? Congrats.

[@Sp3llmen]

I'll stick to TTS for now but looks promising. The company thats building it tho, nah.

[@HelmuthGerka]

Price and Flexibility are going to be key here

[@g0lddustt29]

They've already said homebrew/3rd party content wont be supported in this VTT, which automatically makes it a hard pass for me. My table, and I'd imagine many others, use a ton of house rules during play that this system just won't support. Official WotC products only.

[@afreestate8466]

Love how little they actually show of the vtt

[@perianh]

They're completely missing the point with this product. Yes, it is pretty, but it will only be suitable for playing official DND modules. The amount of customization must be INSANE to build your own modules, the devs will never pull it off. And this amount of details is actually bad for the experience. Much of DND happens in the head even when you play on VTT. When you have every little detail drawn for you here you have no room for imagination.

[@wordofmike]

Convenience… that seems like the wrong objective. But let’s go with that. What’s convenient about needing an expensive laptop or similar,a subscription, and needing to do everything with an input device? “We just want everyone to play the way they want too..” hah

[@Youdotty]

How is this more convenient for DMs. Now they have to prep the session and build 3D maps.

[@josephsharkey1913]

Anyone a little turned off at the idea of everyone just staring at a screen?

[@redviego6714]

Can't wait to see the posts on reddit about dms trying to make essentially game levels everytime

[@LeWebslinger]

This is really alpha footage, please temper your expectations

[@karahtar]

Why is it always them against the community with that "both sides trying to one-up each other"? It's supposed to be a completementary collaboration, not sides pit against each other.

[@CrunchyBuncher]

he meant "one-up each other" in the complementary collaborative way. Not in a hostile way

[@mowaiken2002101]

always wanted to get into dnd activities, certainly gonna follow this closely

[@KamiKazeKayaK]

Use Roll20, Foundry, or Talespire. Stay away from WOTC as much as you can. They're on the route to bleed you dry.

[@Eladelia]

There are better online platforms for ttrpg's out there already (e.g. Foundry). No need to wait!

[@user-jq1mg2mz7o]

you can already do that without an overpriced, poorly optimised storefront that WotC will be making. you can find groups online already using free tools and play with free tools. or even check your IRL area like at community areas, libraries or schools for groups that want to play

[@Darkguiver]

Talespire is still better, visually and gameplay wise. The pro here is that they still made the DM in control, making couch potatoes still viable lol. The actual physical figures are used in game, and still have communication with each player. Cons are they waited for someone to do it better before they release an inadequate version of it. Talespire doesn't give you this vibe tho, but you can easily set up a discord chat, the figures and animations are better, the fact every inch of detail can be applied there and not on the creators of this genre can do it better just raises the question if they are taking our money or wasting resources?

[@timothygarza1413]

Waiting for the day we get full dive gear and that's when DnD will really be lit 🤣

[@MustDIEOracle]

"fun, convenience and authenticity" - cut to the scene where to move bartender he needs to move him over the counter, and not in hidden way, but "physically" placing him on a counter for a moment...

[@TalonsRebellion]

Pretty authentic actually lol

[@Xenibalt]

@@TalonsRebellion funny but no, the door would swing open and he would walk around ALSO the bar counter top would be short and dwarven height

[@TalonsRebellion]

@@Xenibalt oh? You have walking minifigs irl?

[@Xenibalt]

@@TalonsRebellion THAT'S the selling point for you?!?!

[@TalonsRebellion]

@@Xenibalt no lmfao. But it IS authentic.

[@selfloathingweekly]

Wow what a diverse group of friends that exists solely for marketing purposes and doesn't exist in RL 😃

[@override367]

have you ever seen acquisitions incorporated or dimension 20

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

The tables at my local game store look like this.

[@kevinmello9149]

Yeah, it costs money to play, but it costs a lot to develop and maintain. And it's not like they are trying to get rid of traditional ways of playing. This just adds a new level for folks who like this type of venue

[@rtesdahl]

This looks neat. As for just wanting to sit down and throw an adventure together, Shard tabletop is great for that. You can spend hours to get things dialed in perfectly for your game. But you can also throw together a one-shot in minutes...or even on-the-fly during the game.

[@DerDarkfire1]

"Convenience" -> Proceeds to show multiple people sitting in one room, playing DnD and each of them is just looking into its own laptop. Omegalul moment right there.

[@db5627]

I'm not a big fan of virtual tabletops. They're fun once in a while, but prefer theater of the mind with pictures and maps as needed. Has worked just fine for me.

[@nikolaibrinda9175]

Bro, who cares? lol. Maybe this isn't for you then?

[@lazyprojector7890]

It's difficult to look at this in a positive (heck, neutral) light, given everything that WotC has been fumbling lately. At worst, this is a blatant cash-grab that very clearly is/was intended to monopolize on everything they've done with microtransactions + content on Beyond and the OGL changes they were trying to implement. At best, this is a way for them to gain a foothold in the online/VTT market, and potentially leverage its use through exclusive content, microtransaction, and/or subscriptions.

[@aarondavis3460]

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