D&D Beyond

About this Episode

In this episode, Erik and Chris Rutledge discuss the D&D Beyond website. What it is, what it promises to be, and how it came about.

Here is the timeline we run through:

• May 2014 - Fantasy grounds in steam
• July 2014 - WOTC releases D&D 5e
• April 2015 - Lost Mine of Phandelver on Fantasy Grounds.
• June 2015 - Geek & Sundry starts "Critical Role" on Twitch
• March 2016 - WOTC starts "Dice Camera Acton" on Twitch
• July 2016 - Roll20 licensing deal
• August 2016 - Twitch acquired by Curse
• Nov 2016 - Twitch becomes Exclusive MTG video content/tournament broadcasting
• Early 2017 - DNDBeyond.com alpha
• Early March 2017 - WOTC announces DND beyond as app
• March 2017 - DNDBeyond.com phase 1 beta
• June 2017 - DNDBeyond.com phase 2 beta