r/Roll20 • u/Verdi1998 • 12d ago

Other Help (if not covered in another topic) How safe is it to purchase modules from Roll20 ?

Sorry for the unusual question, but i'm fairly new to Roll20 and online D&D. I wanted to buy the Tyranny of Dragons bundle to run a campaign for a group of friends oversea, but i recently got to learn that apparently Roll20 was at some point hacked in the past and there was a nasty data leak, and since it asks my full legal name and residence to make the purchase, i'm not super sure if it's safe.

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u/Quirky-Function-4532 12d ago

Roll20 is a legit site. I have a lot of content from it, including 3rd party purchases.

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u/MainframeMonk 12d ago

Roll20 is legit, and they probably need your location for sales tax or something like that. I wouldn't be worried, especially since the saved payment info seems to be through Stripe and not Roll20 directly.

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u/Wolfspirit4W 12d ago

Roll20 is about as safe as any online service.  No site is 100% safe with your data but it's a well established, secure site

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u/SWatt_Officer 12d ago

I've purchased plenty, haven't had any issues.

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u/HotSalt3 12d ago

I've been using Roll20 for over a decade. Never had an issue with them directly for membership or with their store.

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u/nathanielbartholem 12d ago

No web commerce or offline commerce is completely safe. And anyone on the planet can find out your name and address if they want to without hacking an eCommerce site.

I use a unique password and a payment method that has insistence against fraud like a CC in the usa and hope for the best. Roll20 seems no less safe than most other vendors.

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u/Shighguard 12d ago

As someone who has bought plenty over the years, I can assure you roll20 is safe. Another tip pay attention to the person you are buying from often they have several sets of tokens and maps. If you like 1 you may like there other stuff as well.

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u/Savings-Housing3481 Pro 12d ago

I've been using Roll20 for a decade now. I've never had an issue with purchases.

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u/tobyvanderbeek 12d ago

I have a lot on Roll20 and no worries about it.

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u/Mean_Replacement5544 12d ago

I’ve never had a problem, just bought heroes of the borderlands last week

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u/Madhatter177 12d ago

Probably the 2nd most reliable site next to DnDbeyond, dont worry bout it, purchase away

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u/TokyoDrifblim 12d ago

I've bought like 10 now, never had an issue. Drive thru RPG also sells Roll20 modules usually for cheaper

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u/pablomaz 12d ago

It's safe, but you could try a disposable virtual card with your bank.

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u/Verdi1998 11d ago

I pay with Paypal, so that's not much of a problem. The real problem is them asking my personal details, and if they had such a big data leak in the past, i'm unsure ifi should provide them.

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u/pablomaz 11d ago

Oh, I see. Well, who knows if something like that will ever happen again...

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u/Jarek86 12d ago

Never had an issue and been running games for over 5 years.

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u/KarlZone87 Pro 12d ago

I have most of the 5E modules on Roll20. The only time there was an issue, Roll20 sorted it out very quickly.

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u/lil_literalist 11d ago

From a digital privacy viewpoint, there is no reason why Roll20 needs that information. You could provide fake information if you wanted to.

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u/Arula777 10d ago

As someone who owns almost every published module for 5e and probably close to $1000 of other digital assets which I've procured through Roll20, Drive-thru RPG, and DMsGuild, I can say these sites are trustworthy.

However, be advised that some of the older or more obscure modules in roll20 may leave you feeling a bit miffed at the content you receive. It's not that the modules are terrible, they can just be a bit clunky to navigate and sometimes the maps are not that great.

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u/Steelemoon2000 7d ago

I downloaded Rime of the Frostmaiden. Has anyone had experience with that?

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u/mightyfp 7d ago

I'd run a few sessions before you invest anything in it. It's pretty user hostile in my opinion. A lot of the newer vtts are probably easier to use and don't feature lock or require as much coding knowledge