Alpha: Active Updates to D&D Beyond (Patreon)

Hello God tier!

This month I have been working on improving syncing changes back to D&D Beyond. Dynamically. As they happen.

What is this?

When changes are made to characters, they are synced back to D&D Beyond where possible. These are the same changes as the current character update feature.

How?

* Install the Alpha version of the module from https://artifacts.ddb.mrprimate.co.uk/ddb-beta/next/active-update/module.json - this will be kept in sync with the regular module with the additional changes - when this is merged into the regular module the module will automatically update to use the regular endpoint.

* You need to turn this on in the "Dynamic DDB Update Setup" section - when you save this, it will reload Foundry.

* Now enable this for each character you wish to dynamically sync: Go to the "Update D&DBeyond" tab of each character and tick "Enable Dynamic Update to D&D Beyond" at the bottom of the tab.

Current restrictions

* All characters have to update the same set of options, set globally in the "Dynamic DDB Update Setup".

* All updates go through the Game Master user.

* If the Game Master is not connected, then updates won't be sent.

Recommendations

* You should probably still do a full Update D&DBeyond after a session - it's unclear how reliable the feature is right now.

Caveats

* D&D Beyond character sheets do not update dynamically i.e. you need to refresh your D&D Beyond character sheet/web page to see any changes pushed by DDB Importer.

Improvement plans

* Look at ways of improving update reliability and for ways to ensure the update can be sent even if the DM is offline.

When will other tiers see this?

I hope to roll it out to Undying patrons soon and all patrons after initial feedback and ensuring the backend is stable.

Please let me know how you get on, any bugs, and any suggestions for improvement. There is a new channel on discord #active-updates

MrPrimate/Jack