D&D Beyond

**D&D Beyond** (**DDB**) is the official digital toolset and game companion for *Dungeons & Dragons* 5th edition. It hosts online versions of the official *Dungeons & Dragons* fifth edition books, including rulebooks, adventure modules, and other supplements, as well as digital tools including a character builder, digital character sheets, sortable and filterable monster and spell listings, an encounter builders, and an overlay Twitch extension. In addition, the site also allows users to create and add custom homebrew content and publishes original video, stream, and article content, including staff interviews, content previews and tie-ins, and development updates.

D&D Beyond was originally operated by Curse LLC. Originally a subsidiary to Twitch, Curse and all of its media assets, including D&D Beyond, were acquired by Fandom, Inc. in late 2018. In April 2022, it was announced that Hasbro, Inc. had agreed to acquire D&D Beyond for $146.3 million in cash, and was expected to be absorbed into Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast division, which controls Dungeons & Dragons. The deal was expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2022.

Since January 2018, D&D Beyond has maintained an ongoing partnership with Critical Role Productions LLC. As part of the partnership, D&D Beyond is a frequent sponsor of *Critical Role*, and on the website, homebrew content created by Matthew Mercer, such as the Gunslinger and Blood Hunter, have been added under a "Critical Role" content category.

## ***Critical Role* content**

* ***Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*** sourcebook
* ***Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep*** adventure module
* **Blood Hunter** class
* **Gunslinger** Fighter subclass
* **Echo knight** Fighter subclass
* **Way of the Cobalt Soul** Monk subclass
* **Oath of the Open Sea** Paladin subclass

## **Gallery**

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## **D&D Beyond Official Theme**

Sam composed a jingle for D&D Beyond, in the style of a 80's commercial ad, that he sang *a cappella* during the announcements in "Hush" (2x07). With the company's endorsement, he came back in "Stalker in the Swamp" (2x21) with a fully animated and orchestrated version of the jingle.

* Sam revealed that the actual orchestrated jingle contains 12 tracks of him at the end doing harmonies as well as vocal drum tracks.
* Sam covered his own song in "Uthodurn" (2x73), but he had re-written the lyrics in reference to Fjord.
* Ashley also sang the jingle *a cappella* during the announcements in "Dark Waters" (2x98).

D&D Beyond Official Theme

### Credits

* Animation by **Kami Areopagita** and **Kevin Areopagita**
* Theme Song Written by **Sam Riegel** and **Mr. Fantastic**
* Theme Song Produced, Arranged & Mixed by **Peter Habib** of Mr. Fantastic
* Theme Song Vocals by **Sam Riegel**

## **Bibliography**

* D&D Beyond Official Trailer on CritRole.com
* HYPE: D&D Beyond Extension on Twitch! on CritRole.com

## **References**

1. ↑ dndbeyond.com on Alexa.com
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3  Adam Bradford (August 15, 2017): "The Adventure Begins — D&D Beyond's Launch Is Here" on **D&D Beyond**
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3  Wizards of the Coast (March 12, 2017): "Announcing D&D Beyond" on the official *Dungeons & Dragons* website
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1  Adam Bradford (December 18, 2018): "Curse Media and Fandom Are Joining Forces!" on **D&D Beyond**
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Hasbro Buys D&D Beyond for $146.3M in Gaming Expansion", published 13 April 2022 in "The Hollywood Reporter".
6. ↑  Adam Bradford on Reddit.
7. ↑  **D&D Beyond** (@DnDBeyond) on Twitter: "Nah Huntsville is our home and we aren't moving any time soon" (2017-06-02).
8. ↑ D&D Beyond Twitch Extension
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1  Adam Bradford (January 25, 2018): "New Unearthed Arcana and Critical Role Content" on **D&D Beyond**
10. ↑ See, for instance:

	* Critical Role (@CriticalRole) on Twitter: "Tonight's episode is #sponsored by @DnDBeyond! Their Sourcebook bundle gives you all published sourcebooks and 10% off future sourcebooks, and the Adventure bundle gives you all published adventures and 10% off future adventures! Check them out now at http://bit,ly/beyondbundles !" (2019-05-09).
	* Critical Role (@CriticalRole) on Twitter: "Tonight's episode is #sponsored by @DnDBeyond! The new D&D Essentials Kit is available now at Target! It includes several codes for D&D Beyond, who've created a tutorial page focused on bringing new players to the game we all love. Check it out at http://bit,ly/ddbessentials ." (2019-06-27).
	* Critical Role (@CriticalRole) on Twitter: "Tonight's episode is #sponsored by @DnDBeyond, the official digital toolset of 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons! Support the show and check them out now at http://dndbeyond.link/criticalrole !" (2019-09-25).
	* Critical Role (@CriticalRole) on Twitter: "Tonight's episode is #sponsored by @DnDBeyond! ICYMI, the new Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty rule and adventure book releases next Tuesday. Pre-order now at http://dndbeyond.link/RickAndMorty and it'll appear in your D&D Beyond account on the 19th!" (2019-11-14).
	* Critical Role (@CriticalRole) on Twitter: "Tonight's episode is #sponsored by @DnDBeyond! Pre-order the digital version of the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount on D&D Beyond to receive 6 exclusive character sheet backgrounds and 6 matching color themes! Don't miss their other great promos & more at: http://dndbeyond.link/critter " (2020-01-16).
11. ↑  *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount* on **D&D Beyond**.
12. ↑  *Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep* on **D&D Beyond**.
13. ↑  Blood Hunter on **D&D Beyond**.
14. ↑  Gunslinger on **D&D Beyond**.
15. ↑  Echo Knight on **D&D Beyond**.
16. ↑  Way of the Cobalt Soul on **D&D Beyond**.
17. ↑  Oath of the Open Sea on **D&D Beyond**.
18. ↑ See "Hush" (2x07) at 1:14.
19. ↑ See "Stalker in the Swamp" (2x21) at 1:08.
20. ↑ See "D&D Beyond Official Theme" on YouTube.com.
21. ↑  See "Critical Role's Sam Riegel on Nott and the D&D Beyond Jingle" on YouTube.com.
22. ↑ See "Uthodurn" (2x73) at 10:06.
23. ↑ See "Dark Waters" (2x98) at 0:41.

## **External links**

* D&D Beyond on **D&D Beyond**
* D&D Beyond (@DnDBeyond) on Twitter.
* D&D Beyond on Wikipedia
* Official YouTube channel