Hi I made a home-brew race called Valkyrie and respectively Fallen-Valkyries as a sub-race. My issue is that only the sub-race is showing in the race selection of the character builder. I can see Fallen Valkyries, but not the parent race Valkyrie. I have checked several times that both are in my collection but still only the sub-race shows and is able to be selected.
When there's a Race with Subraces, you can only choose a Subrace at character creation (e.g. You can't just be an Elf, you need to be a Wood Elf, High Elf, etc.) You probably wanted to do something more like a Valkyrie race, and then add a variant called Fallen Valkyrie.
But! What you can do is add a "Non-fallen Valkyrie" subrace (with a better name.) You'll probably want to shift some traits from the parent race to the subrace(s) so that they make sense. Take a look at the Aasimar race or the Elf race to get an idea of how they're organized.
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I will admit and correct myself that it is indeed a variant and not a subrace, my bad for not noticing, but perhaps it would be better to simply copy the parent race and edit it to fit the variant to have them just appear as separate races.
If you checked "Has Subraces" when you created the Valkyrie race, then it won't be selectable.
Another possibility is that Valkyrie might not be in your Collection. You can check in your Creations to see if it has a button that says "Add to Collection", in which case that's the problem.
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I have a similar problem, I created Catfolk (from Kobold Press's Midgard campaign setting) with two subraces, basteti and nkosi. At character creation, Catfolk does not appear in the list, only basteti and nkosi. By way of example, if you look at Dwarf, you can see that Dwarf is expandable to reveal 3 subraces. I'd like my Catfolk to appear the same way.
I have a similar problem, I created Catfolk (from Kobold Press's Midgard campaign setting) with two subraces, basteti and nkosi. At character creation, Catfolk does not appear in the list, only basteti and nkosi. By way of example, if you look at Dwarf, you can see that Dwarf is expandable to reveal 3 subraces. I'd like my Catfolk to appear the same way.
What you're wanting is a Race Group. There's a dropdown for selecting an existing group to use for a homebrew race, but we can't create our own custom ones.
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Hi I made a home-brew race called Valkyrie and respectively Fallen-Valkyries as a sub-race. My issue is that only the sub-race is showing in the race selection of the character builder. I can see Fallen Valkyries, but not the parent race Valkyrie. I have checked several times that both are in my collection but still only the sub-race shows and is able to be selected.
When there's a Race with Subraces, you can only choose a Subrace at character creation (e.g. You can't just be an Elf, you need to be a Wood Elf, High Elf, etc.) You probably wanted to do something more like a Valkyrie race, and then add a variant called Fallen Valkyrie.
But! What you can do is add a "Non-fallen Valkyrie" subrace (with a better name.) You'll probably want to shift some traits from the parent race to the subrace(s) so that they make sense. Take a look at the Aasimar race or the Elf race to get an idea of how they're organized.
Helpful rewriter of Japanese->English translation and delver into software codebases (she/e/they)
I will admit and correct myself that it is indeed a variant and not a subrace, my bad for not noticing, but perhaps it would be better to simply copy the parent race and edit it to fit the variant to have them just appear as separate races.
If you checked "Has Subraces" when you created the Valkyrie race, then it won't be selectable.
Another possibility is that Valkyrie might not be in your Collection. You can check in your Creations to see if it has a button that says "Add to Collection", in which case that's the problem.
Helpful rewriter of Japanese->English translation and delver into software codebases (she/e/they)
I have a similar problem, I created Catfolk (from Kobold Press's Midgard campaign setting) with two subraces, basteti and nkosi. At character creation, Catfolk does not appear in the list, only basteti and nkosi. By way of example, if you look at Dwarf, you can see that Dwarf is expandable to reveal 3 subraces. I'd like my Catfolk to appear the same way.
What you're wanting is a Race Group. There's a dropdown for selecting an existing group to use for a homebrew race, but we can't create our own custom ones.
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Please see the Subclasses & Races FAQ #5 for more information: (https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/131411-a-homebrewers-how-to-faq).
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Thanks for the info. I did note that the race group options were limited to just the canon races, so it doesn't surprise me to hear this.