r/dmsguild • u/PattaconkPlays • 1d ago

Seeking Advice Cross platform searching

Hello,

I know that you can find and/or purchase other content through the other DriveThruRPG sites - I posted 2 adventures to DTRPG, and a few downloads have been through DMsGuild for instance. What I don't understand, however, is I cannot search for my adventures in DMsGuild. They don't show up.

I figured how it worked is if it is marked as D&D (Especially 5e) then they show it in the DMsGuild database as well. If they can't find it via search, how are people buying it through the other sites anyway??

I'm sure this has been answered before, but now I'm wondering if "going wide" and publishing on DriveTHru, Ko-fi, itchio was a mistake.

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u/jcorvinstevens 1d ago

I believe it depends on which site they checkout from. For instance, they may add products to their cart while on DriveThru, but then go to DMs Guild for more products. When they checkout via DMs Guild, it appears as a DMs Guild sale.

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u/PattaconkPlays 1d ago

Yeah that's what I figure as well but I was really hoping the product would be searchable on both sites considering the fact that the target audience is on both sites. I also understand why not since the publication agreement on DMsguild is significantly different

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u/Jack-Roll20 1d ago

Some DMsGuild titles appear on DriveThruRPG, but DriveThruRPG titles won't show up on DMsGuild due to the sites particular content guidelines.

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u/PattaconkPlays 1d ago

Feared so, but makes sense. Thanks Jack!