The tooltip not found are spells that I have created, and have access to on actual character pages. I'm wondering if you can embed custom spells that are not published or not.
Also, I noticed you have friends attached at 3rd level. Those are usually 1st-level spells since Paladins can’t cast cantrips. If you attached those spells to the actual Homebrew properly then that will throw an error since those spells are “always prepared,” only cantrips are “known” and not “prepared.” Just a heads-up. If you want that subclass to be able to cast that cantrip (or any others), you should attach them separately instead of as part of the Oath Spells feature. Please see the Homebrew Subclasses & Species FAQ #s 13 & 14 for additional information (same link as above).
I’m not talking about embedding them in that table, that won’t actually attach any of those spells to the subclass. That table’s just for display purposes only. To mechanically attach those spells to your subclass you have to add them elsewhere.
The only thing I am confused about is whether or not custom spells on the website can be embedded or not. I tried embedding them the same way I do a normal spell, and it didn't work.
I've looked through your post multiple times, but I genuinely don't see the answer that I'm searching for. You show how to embed an image, but I don't see a way to embed hoverable custom spells into it, as charm person works for non-custom spells.
I've looked through your post multiple times, but I genuinely don't see the answer that I'm searching for. You show how to embed an image, but I don't see a way to embed hoverable custom spells into it, as charm person works for non-custom spells.
The General Homebrew FAQ #9 has absolutely nothing to do with posting images:
9. I am trying to create a Tooltip for one of my homebrews but it doesn’t work. What am I doing wrong?
Nothing. It is not currently possible to tooltip a homebrewed creation.
There is a way to replicate the look and function* of a tooltip, but it will still register as an external link and prevent publication. For additional information regarding these false tooltips, please expand the spoiler below:
First you need the correct numerical code for your homebrew, that’s why we can’t make actual regular tooltips for our homebrews. This code can be found in the url for the description page of your 'brew. Here is the url for one of my homebrewed spells named “Fire and Ice:” (https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/281389-fire-and-ice). (Note the numerical code in the url.)
Also, the right class designation helps too, that’s what makes a monster tooltip look different from a spell, etc. In this case, it’s a spell, so I will use the code with the class designation for a spell:
I added extra code into the above examples to highlight those sections pink and make them more visible, so that code will interfere with a false tooltip’s functionality. However, the following versions in this post are clean, and can be used by means of a simple copy/paste and edit.
Now the code just needs to be embedded properly. You know the little grey buttons above the description field (or forum post)? Find the one with the following symbol and click/tap it:
</>
That will let you see the raw html source code for the description field (or forum post), you have to put the code in there. That will turn this…:
Here are the codes for the three types of homebrews that we can tooltip, Magic Items, Monsters, and Spells. You would just need to swap out the URLs for my homebrews with the URLs for yours and they’ll work for you too.
The code to create a false tooltip for a homebrewed magic items: Player’s Mask
The code to create a false tooltip for a homebrewed spell: Gaze of Judgement
<a class="tooltip-hover spell-tooltip" href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/279650-gaze-of-judgement" data-tooltip-href="www.dndbeyond.com/spells/279650-tooltip?disable-webm=1" target="_blank">Gaze of Judgement</a>
Reminder:
Using a false tooltip will trigger the "This homebrew has text that includes External Links" error message if used in a homebrew, so you will not be able to publish a homebrew that has one or more of these links in it.
Tooltips do not function on character sheets.
*Note!! A homebrewed spell attached to a monster statblock with a false tooltip will not function as a tooltip in the encounter/combat tracker during an active encounter.
*All homebrews referenced in this answer were created and published by IamSposta.
Apologies, I thought you were calling the entire post "the General Homebrew FAQ #9" I misunderstood, and I also didn't realize they were called tooltips. Thank you for your help!
No need to apologize. No, that entire post is the “Homebrewer’s ‘How-To’ FAQ.” It helps though. if you read the “To Use This FAQ” section at the beginning:
To use this FAQ, simply expand the spoiler beneath the appropriate heading, find the question closest to yours, and expand that spoiler for the answer. If you don’t find your question under the expected heading, please check beneath the other headings. If you still cannot find your question please drop it in a comment below and I will answer it as promptly as I can.
The tooltip not found are spells that I have created, and have access to on actual character pages. I'm wondering if you can embed custom spells that are not published or not.
Please see the General Homebrew FAQ #9: (https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/131411-a-homebrewers-how-to-faq).
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Also, I noticed you have friends attached at 3rd level. Those are usually 1st-level spells since Paladins can’t cast cantrips. If you attached those spells to the actual Homebrew properly then that will throw an error since those spells are “always prepared,” only cantrips are “known” and not “prepared.” Just a heads-up. If you want that subclass to be able to cast that cantrip (or any others), you should attach them separately instead of as part of the Oath Spells feature. Please see the Homebrew Subclasses & Species FAQ #s 13 & 14 for additional information (same link as above).
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Friends and the other spells were tests, and they work correctly embedding. It's the custom spells that are not embedding or even showing up.
I’m not talking about embedding them in that table, that won’t actually attach any of those spells to the subclass. That table’s just for display purposes only. To mechanically attach those spells to your subclass you have to add them elsewhere.
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The only thing I am confused about is whether or not custom spells on the website can be embedded or not. I tried embedding them the same way I do a normal spell, and it didn't work.
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I've looked through your post multiple times, but I genuinely don't see the answer that I'm searching for. You show how to embed an image, but I don't see a way to embed hoverable custom spells into it, as charm person works for non-custom spells.
how do you post
The General Homebrew FAQ #9 has absolutely nothing to do with posting images:
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Apologies, I thought you were calling the entire post "the General Homebrew FAQ #9" I misunderstood, and I also didn't realize they were called tooltips. Thank you for your help!
No need to apologize. No, that entire post is the “Homebrewer’s ‘How-To’ FAQ.” It helps though. if you read the “To Use This FAQ” section at the beginning:
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You have to click this button and put that code into the html:
That’ll turn it into this: Imbibing Strike
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ahhhhhhh I was using "Insert a code block"
Ahh ha ha. I gotcha. Yeah, I could see that being confusing.
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