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'''D&D Beyond''' is the offical online character creation tool for [[Dungeons & Dragons]] fifth edition<ref name="release" />. The site is free of charge, for-profit, deriving its income from advertising, subscriptions and online content purchases. D&D Beyond is the only source for online versions of the offical [[Dungeons & Dragons]] fifth edition books, including rulebooks, campaigns and guides. Its operator transitioned to [[Wikia]] from [[Curse LLC]], a subsidiary to [[Twitch]], when on December 12, 2018, Wikia announced that they had acquired Gamepedia.<ref="acquired1">{{cite web|url=http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Brandon_Rhea/Fandom_and_Curse_Media_are_joining_forces |title=Fandom and Curse Media are joining forces |publisher=Wikia.com |date= |accessdate=2018-12-13}}</ref><ref="acquired2">{{cite web|url=https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/news-announcements/29976-curse-media-and-fandom-are-joining-forces |title=Curse Media and Fandom Are Joining Forces! |publisher=dndbeyond.com |date= |accessdate=2018-12-21}}</ref>
'''D&D Beyond''' is the offical online character creation tool for [[Dungeons & Dragons]] fifth edition<ref name="release" />. The site is free of charge, for-profit, deriving its income from advertising, subscriptions and online content purchases. D&D Beyond is the only source for online versions of the offical [[Dungeons & Dragons]] fifth edition books, including rulebooks, campaigns and guides. Its operator transitioned to [[Wikia]] from [[Curse LLC]], a subsidiary to [[Twitch]], when on December 12, 2018, Wikia announced that they had acquired Gamepedia.<ref="acquired1">{{cite web|url=http://community.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Brandon_Rhea/Fandom_and_Curse_Media_are_joining_forces |title=Fandom and Curse Media are joining forces |publisher=Wikia.com |date= |accessdate=2018-12-13}}</ref> <ref="acquired2">{{cite web|url=https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/news-announcements/29976-curse-media-and-fandom-are-joining-forces |title=Curse Media and Fandom Are Joining Forces! |publisher=dndbeyond.com |date= |accessdate=2018-12-21}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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=== Acquisition by Wikia===
=== Acquisition by Wikia===
On December 12, 2018, [[Wikia]] announced that it has acquired [[Curse LLC]] for an undisclosed amount.<ref="acquired1" /><ref="acquired2" />.
On December 12, 2018, [[Wikia]] announced that it has acquired [[Curse LLC]] for an undisclosed amount.<ref="acquired1" /> <ref="acquired2" />.


== Sponsorship ==
== Sponsorship ==

Revision as of 15:51, 21 December 2018

D&D Beyond
D&D Beyond logo
Screenshot
Screenshot of D&D Beyond's main page
Type of site
RPG Character creation
Available inMultilingual
Headquarters
Sacramento, California
,
U.S.
OwnerWikia
Founder(s)Curse LLC
ParentWikia
URLdndbeyond.com
AdvertisingDirect and advertising networks
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedAugust 15, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-15)[1]
Current statusActive
Content license
Media licensing varies
Written inPHP

D&D Beyond is the offical online character creation tool for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition[1]. The site is free of charge, for-profit, deriving its income from advertising, subscriptions and online content purchases. D&D Beyond is the only source for online versions of the offical Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition books, including rulebooks, campaigns and guides. Its operator transitioned to Wikia from Curse LLC, a subsidiary to Twitch, when on December 12, 2018, Wikia announced that they had acquired Gamepedia.<ref="acquired1">"Fandom and Curse Media are joining forces". Wikia.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.</ref> <ref="acquired2">"Curse Media and Fandom Are Joining Forces!". dndbeyond.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.</ref>

History

D&D Beyond was launched on August 15, 2017[1][3]. after a intial beta to test which started on March, 21 2017. [4]

Acquisition by Wikia

On December 12, 2018, Wikia announced that it has acquired Curse LLC for an undisclosed amount.<ref="acquired1" /> <ref="acquired2" />.

Sponsorship

D&D Beyond has sponsored the entire of season 2 of Critical Role in which a advertisement has been made in each episode.[5] They have in return featured them frequently on their news and done special videos[6] and articles on their homepage. [7] One of the adverstisements was so well recived that it was commissioned by D&D beyond into a offical intro video featuring the same song as in the advertisement sung by Sam Riegel. [8]


See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c "D&D Beyond's Launch Is Here". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "dndbeyond.com Site Info". dndbeyond.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Beta Report - The Week After". Wikia.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ^ "Beta Report - The Week After". dndbeyond.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  5. ^ "Critical Role - Campaign 2 Playlist - Geek & Sundry". youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  6. ^ "Critical Role - D&D Beyond". youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  7. ^ "Posts". dndbeyond.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  8. ^ "D&D Beyond Official Theme - D&D Beyond". youtube.com. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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