Every time I try to publish a subclass, It says I can't publish it because it's too similar to the circle of spores druid, even when it has no relation or similarity. This is really annoying, cause I like making homebrew and try to make interesting mechanics, but I can't because I can't publish anything.
You do not need to publish homebrew to use it. You do not need to publish homebrew to share it with people in your campaign either.
After you publish something, you CANNOT go back to edit nor change things afterwards, so make sure you know what you are doing and have playtested everything out first. Publishing is final, and mistakes cannot be undone. There is absolutely no exception.
In my opinion, if you are an average typical homebrewer like me, there is no point in publishing things. It is best keep your homebrew private and not publish anything. It saves you the hassle and gives you the freedom to make as much adjustments as you want. If you want to share homebrew with the community, just post the description of it in the homebrew section of the forums, you do not need publish it. If you want to playtest homebrew, you can invite people into a campaign and have them play test it without publishing.
If you are absolutely sure about publishing and are okay with not making any adjustments afterwards, you may want to check out A Homebrewers’ “How-To” FAQ*. If it is not letting you publish despite being different from official material, usually it is because you have not set things up correctly, so consult the faq in detail and see if there is anything you need to adjust.
Every time I try to publish a subclass, It says I can't publish it because it's too similar to the circle of spores druid, even when it has no relation or similarity. This is really annoying, cause I like making homebrew and try to make interesting mechanics, but I can't because I can't publish anything.
I spelled the title wrong, should say can't
You do not need to publish homebrew to use it. You do not need to publish homebrew to share it with people in your campaign either.
After you publish something, you CANNOT go back to edit nor change things afterwards, so make sure you know what you are doing and have playtested everything out first. Publishing is final, and mistakes cannot be undone. There is absolutely no exception.
In my opinion, if you are an average typical homebrewer like me, there is no point in publishing things. It is best keep your homebrew private and not publish anything. It saves you the hassle and gives you the freedom to make as much adjustments as you want. If you want to share homebrew with the community, just post the description of it in the homebrew section of the forums, you do not need publish it. If you want to playtest homebrew, you can invite people into a campaign and have them play test it without publishing.
If you are absolutely sure about publishing and are okay with not making any adjustments afterwards, you may want to check out A Homebrewers’ “How-To” FAQ*. If it is not letting you publish despite being different from official material, usually it is because you have not set things up correctly, so consult the faq in detail and see if there is anything you need to adjust.
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Ok