You have half the normal carrying capacity, disadvantage on all Strength ability checks, and can only wield weapons with the Light property.
Whoever built that homebrew configured the modifier for that trait incorrectly. Instead of applying the disadvantage to Athletics checks only, they applied it to all ability checks.
Yep. Willing to bet whoever made the homebrew sprite race messed up the petite trait and accidentally gave disadvantage on all skills.
I noticed some other issues with the race like the "sleep poison" having no effect description and the fact that it gains proficiency with the shortbow but can only use light weapons (which it is not, lol).
I made a sprite druid. I'm not encumbered, have armor that I'm proficient in on. I still have disadvantage on all skill checks
Please post the URL for your character sheet so someone can look into it for you.
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Encumberance only effects speed anyway.
Sprite is a homebrew race. Maybe that is the problem.
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Here’s your problem:
Whoever built that homebrew configured the modifier for that trait incorrectly. Instead of applying the disadvantage to Athletics checks only, they applied it to all ability checks.
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Yep. Willing to bet whoever made the homebrew sprite race messed up the petite trait and accidentally gave disadvantage on all skills.
I noticed some other issues with the race like the "sleep poison" having no effect description and the fact that it gains proficiency with the shortbow but can only use light weapons (which it is not, lol).
Tldr, change race and see if that fixes it.
Ok, awesome. I will try that. Thank you!