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VTTA D&D Beyond Integration (Public Release) (Patreon)

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2021-07-18 09:11:24

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2026-06

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I hereby announce the transition to vtta.io as complete - well, as complete as it ever will be since it will always be a moving target (WotC just announced a new book targetting Dragons - exciting!).

Thank you!

Your support was and is invaluable. You make these tools a possible and with your past and on-going contributions we can make these tools a real diamond in Foundry's arsenal of magnificient modules.

And I really do think that these tools can make a difference in regard to piracy: Usage of your licenced content from D&D Beyond into Foundry VTT is now a solution available at no additional cost. Together with D&D Beyond's generous campaign sharing mechanism and the availability of VTTA.io tools the hurdle to enjoy a fully legal D&D session surely is lowered by quite a margin, having a positive impact on the image of Foundry VTT as a tabletop software in general, too.

Enjoy these tools and make the most out of your sessions!

From Beta to Release

There are some things you should know about the release:

1) The Chrome extension is now available on the Chrome Webstore: Get it here. Uninstall the extension loaded in developer-mode and re-install it from the webstore to enable updates in the future.

2) The modules vtta-ddb and vtta-tokens are available in the Foundry module installer as of yesterday. Uninstall the manually installed modules and reinstall from the module installer to enable updates in the future.

Note: vtta-core will be installed automatically when installing either of those modules, so it's not listed on the Foundry module installer as of now. I don't know if that is more confusing than helping, but I do not want to polute the module installer overview more than necessary in the first attempt.

3) On this extension update, your currently sync'ed VTTA.io user in the extension is cleared from the extension's memory. This ensures that the correct user data is inserted into the extension after the infrastructure move.

Important: If you are not updating, but re-installing after deleting the beta extension, you must do this manually this time: Go to the extension's options to Clear the connected user by using the red "Clear Cache" button, if you are still connected.

Connect by visiting your VTTA.io user profile once after the successful update/ re-install of the extension.

That's it!

You are then good to go! Please join the Discord to report back any issues, just use the appropriate channels. We already saw some of them popping up, but most are related to the user account having old data in it. So please make sure to follow the instructions above, especially when you are seeing images not being loaded (this is the sole requirement for the account connection: authenticating to the VTTA.io image proxy).

I will be making a day-trip with my family today and will be available late at night (at my time, so in the evening for you US folks).

Stay lovely,

Sebastian

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VTTA D&D Beyond Integration Trailer (Public Release)

Wondering how to integrate your licensed content from D&D Beyond into Foundry VTT? VTTA is the answer. Import - all official monsters and all homebrew monsters that do not deviate too much from the official formatting and wording - all spells - all magical and equipment items - all adventure modules and sourcebooks you own on D&D Beyond without - restrictions or Patreon-pledge requirements into Foundry VTT to combine the power of both tools into one magical wand that will enrich your sessions and lessens your prep-time significantly. Here's how: 1) Install the Chrome extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vttaio-dd-beyond-integrat/jkcgfhmpepgnjkjhgkfbengiopmbbhjj 2) Install the Foundry VTT module: Get it from the Foundry Module browser, search for "vtta-ddb", or install it using this manifest link: https://www.vtta.io/download/vtta-ddb/module.json 3) The vtta-core module should be installed automatically for you, otherwise: https://www.vtta.io/download/vtta-core/module.json 4) [optional] Install vtta-token to get automatic token creation for your monsters alongside a powerful token editor: https://www.vtta.io/download/vtta-tokens/module.json 5) Go to VTTA.io and login with a Google account. With the extension installed, visit your User Profile there, after some seconds, you will see that the extension retrieved your user detail's sucessfully. 6) Launch Foundry VTT within a Chrome Browser 7) Enable the modules (and in case of running in the Forge, make sure to adjust your module configuration to use paths pointing to your Asset Library!) 8) Click the extension's icon in your browser while having Foundry VTT in your foreground. The icon might be hidden and you can access it by clicking on the puzzle icon. Pin it to the icon bar to have it readily accessible in the future: Foundry VTT and the Chrome extension are now able to talk to each other 9) Open a new tab to D&D Beyond and import to your heart's delight 10) [optional] Go to the VTTA.io Discordserver: https://discord.vtta.io to get in touch, chat and get help Enjoy!