Roll20 Opens Shops and Treasure Sheets to Every D&D Player

General access is separate from automated transfers

The September announcement describes two changes, not one universal purchase feature. Shop and Treasure sheets left Early Access for all D&D players, while transfers from those sheets onto character sheets were introduced for Pro and Elite subscribers. Roll20 says the transfer workflow can deduct the cost from a player’s inventory; the paid-tier limitation applies to that transfer functionality, not to creating the sheets.

That distinction matters when planning a session. A group can prepare and share a shop without assuming that every player can complete purchases through automated sheet-to-sheet transfers. If your group does not have access to transfers, decide how you will record purchases and adjust character inventories using your usual process.

Building and stocking a shop

Roll20 describes a setup flow based on creating a new character, naming it, and choosing Shop / Treasure in the builder. The sheet can then be stocked from a compendium or with custom items entered by hand. The announcement also lists markups, discounts and a Lock DC among the available options.

Roll20 says Shop sheets support both 5e and 5.5e content. For a 5e game, its instructions call for enabling multi-sheet support and using the new D&D Fifth Edition sheet. A compatibility check is important for tables with mixed sheet setups: the announcement says item transfers will not work between the new and classic sheets, even though other Shop sheet functionality works.

One specific stocking shortcut is described for spells: drag one from the compendium to the shop, and it becomes a scroll for sale. Roll20 says a buyer receives the scroll and the spell on their sheet. A GM preparing a list can use that detail to decide whether to offer spells as purchasable scrolls rather than entering each as a separate custom item.

Sharing permissions and table checks

To let players shop from a sheet, Roll20’s instructions require both Journal and Edit access. The publisher clarifies that ordinary Edit access lets players purchase from the sheet but does not let them change its contents; only the creator or GM can edit it. A separate Shop Profile toggle allows all players to manage the inventory, which is different from the purchasing permission.

Before relying on the workflow during a game, test it with a player account and confirm the sheet type used by the game. Check that the intended shoppers can see the sheet and that your permission settings match the group’s expectations. If the group is using the classic sheet, settle on a manual purchase process rather than expecting transfers across sheet types. This is practical preparation advice, not a claim that Roll20 performs a separate permission audit for your group.

What the announcement does—and does not—establish

Roll20 said Shop and Treasure sheets would begin appearing in official D&D content, including Arcana Unleashed and the 5.5e PHB and DMG. That is a statement about the sheets appearing in content; it does not mean this update launched Arcana Unleashed. The announcement treats the product and the sheet feature as separate matters.

The post was dated September 9, 2026. Its availability language records what Roll20 announced then, not an independently verified check of the service on October 6. Readers should check Roll20’s current documentation or in-product options for any changes since the post. For a GM, the main decision points remain straightforward: which sheet the game uses, whether the group has transfer access, and how much control players should have over shared inventory.