There is no option to add Ability Score Increase for Homebrew Backgrounds, making them unusable (Or forcing players to add the modifier in the misc. section of the Ability Scores tab, but that's not user friendly :)).
It's inconsistent/buggy. I've had the option appear, then disappear or become locked in place if I toggle between the origin options and/or flip to the abilities page.
Hmm doesn't seem to allow selection of ability score increases, even when I use Nate's. I can make a custom background that has the Ability Score Increase feat (the one you can take at lvl 4+), but that's different and doesn't allow the same options as some of the background-tied increases. I assume this is all tied to the fact that we're still "early," and that's why the Background descriptions haven't changed either, even though it lists the source as 2024...
When I was trying it, I tried making the character on mobile and the option never appeared. When I tried again on the desktop site the option appeared in the ability score section after I had chosen my background. It may be that if you set your ability scores before you choose your background, it doesn't show up?
This was with a homebrew background? I get the increases if I select an existing background from PHB, but I believe this thread is about the option missing from when you're making a homebrew background, which is outside of the character builder.
Some of my initial tests, this afternoon I found that with a Core Race, the Ability Score Increase choices appear. I tried with a Homebrew species, and it did not.
I will do more experimenting.
Doesn't change the fact that you need to be able to Set the 3 Ability Scores related to the homebrew Background (and not hope it just works)
I came to the same conclusion. I created a 'Warforged 2024' homebrew species, that only removed the ability score increase. Then I created a 2024 version of one of my homebrew backgrounds. When I choose the 'Warforged 2024' species with the homebrew background, no Ability Score increases are available. But if I change the species to a core species and leave the homebrew background, the Ability Score increases are available. Additionally, if I choose a core background with my 'Warforged 2024' species, the Ability Score increases are also available,
Not sure if this is the correct place to post, if not I apologize.
The Ability Score Improvement feat does not show up for any of the free 2024 characters. You can select it once then you are done. You should be able to select it more than once.
After testing with my own custom background, I've noticed that the Ability Score Increase doesn't appear in the background section like it would when using the backgrounds from the PhB, however the Ability Score Increase DOES appear in the Abilites section of the character builder.
I'm guessing this will be updated eventually, since the ASIs were originally in the Abilities section in the old character builder, but at least they're still available instead of simply disappearing completely.
Essentially the ASIs are still there when using a homebrew background, they're just back in the Abilities section instead of the Backgrounds section :)
After testing with my own custom background, I've noticed that the Ability Score Increase doesn't appear in the background section like it would when using the backgrounds from the PhB, however the Ability Score Increase DOES appear in the Abilites section of the character builder.
I'm guessing this will be updated eventually, since the ASIs were originally in the Abilities section in the old character builder, but at least they're still available instead of simply disappearing completely.
Essentially the ASIs are still there when using a homebrew background, they're just back in the Abilities section instead of the Backgrounds section :)
This appears to be intended behavior. Abilities are later in the builder, so it checks step by step. Backgrounds, then Species if not, then Abilities if neither.
Let's suppose that our homebrew background has three ability scores to choose, for example, STR, CON and WIS.
First of all, I created a Homebrew Feat which I called, "Background X Ability Scores Bonus". In the Modifiers Sections I added three modifiers of Type Bonus - SubType "Choose Strength, Constitution, or Wisdom" (there are other combinations available), with a Fixed Value of 1.
After that, I returned to my Homebrew Background, and in the section Granted Feats, I added the the Homebrew Feat "Background X Ability Scores Bonus".
With that, in the character creation screen, when the player select our homebrew background, he/she will have three combos of the three ability scores selected, and has to select un ability per combo. Every combo will add a +1 to Misc Scores in the section of Abilities for the ability selected.
Unfortunately, with this solution I still couldn't resolve how to limit a max of two points per ability, as per 2024 rules.
Sorry about my English. I hope this may be useful for you.
Same thing happened for me. I think it's related to character options being enabled for species that also have a legacy version.
1) The Ability Scores show up (in the Abilities section) inconsistently for my homebrew backgrounds. Most of the time they dont show up.
2) I made a homebrew background and a homebrew species (2024 elf reimagine). I used both of these for one character. The ability scores were missing (from all sections). However, when I took out my homebrew species, the ability scores appeared in the ability section. My homebrew species has no ability modifiers in it so I don't know why it's doing that. I'm guessing a bug?
Homebrew seems to be lagging behind the 2024 releases. That's understandable but can wotc please release a statement saying so if true. If its not supposed to be lagging behind, this is an issue. Please fix the bugs in the homebrew.
I just made a homebrew background (Disciple). In the description, it states that the associated ability scores are Dexterity, Intelligence, and Wisdom, and includes the standard blurb about raise all 3 by 1, or 1 by 2 and another by 1, not to exceed 20.
When adding that to a new character, nothing allowing me to increase scores showed up until the abilities section, which allowed me the option to do 3X1 or 1X2/1X1, but allowed by to choose any of the six, instead of limiting it to just the ones I listed in the background description. So...seems like it's kind of on the honor system.
Hopefully this will work better after the 2024 DMG updates are implemented, since technically the custom background options are in that book and not the PHB.
The thing you're doing is the "If none are specified" model. You can select any 2 or 3 of all 6 ability scores.
A 2024 custom background has a limited set of ability scores you can upgrade, instead of being able to select any of the 6. This is a missing element of the new 2024 homebrew backgrounds.
Any idea when this is going to be fixed? It's been going on 3 months and nada...
Homebrew Background on top of Homebrew Species just doesn't work. There's no way to choose the ASI's. Yes, I could put them in Species as if it was a "Race", but the whole point is to get away from that? If I do, that one Species will only ever work for this one Background.
Old thread I know, but this was definitely the case for me. Homebrew Backgrounds worked just fine for a core species, but not for Expanded or Homebrew species. I don't think this is 100% as intended, but at least for Expanded they get their own ASI. Bummer for trying to make a custom 2024 homebrew species, though.
There is no option to add Ability Score Increase for Homebrew Backgrounds, making them unusable (Or forcing players to add the modifier in the misc. section of the Ability Scores tab, but that's not user friendly :)).
I made a homebrew 2024 background and you still get to choose attribute bonuses in the attribute step.
I wasn't able to set this up directly in the homebrew background creation UI. It just ... worked ... when you choose the background.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/backgrounds/407050-custom-2024-background
It's inconsistent/buggy. I've had the option appear, then disappear or become locked in place if I toggle between the origin options and/or flip to the abilities page.
Hmm doesn't seem to allow selection of ability score increases, even when I use Nate's. I can make a custom background that has the Ability Score Increase feat (the one you can take at lvl 4+), but that's different and doesn't allow the same options as some of the background-tied increases. I assume this is all tied to the fact that we're still "early," and that's why the Background descriptions haven't changed either, even though it lists the source as 2024...
When I was trying it, I tried making the character on mobile and the option never appeared. When I tried again on the desktop site the option appeared in the ability score section after I had chosen my background. It may be that if you set your ability scores before you choose your background, it doesn't show up?
This was with a homebrew background? I get the increases if I select an existing background from PHB, but I believe this thread is about the option missing from when you're making a homebrew background, which is outside of the character builder.
Some of my initial tests, this afternoon I found that with a Core Race, the Ability Score Increase choices appear. I tried with a Homebrew species, and it did not.
I will do more experimenting.
Doesn't change the fact that you need to be able to Set the 3 Ability Scores related to the homebrew Background (and not hope it just works)
I came to the same conclusion. I created a 'Warforged 2024' homebrew species, that only removed the ability score increase. Then I created a 2024 version of one of my homebrew backgrounds. When I choose the 'Warforged 2024' species with the homebrew background, no Ability Score increases are available. But if I change the species to a core species and leave the homebrew background, the Ability Score increases are available. Additionally, if I choose a core background with my 'Warforged 2024' species, the Ability Score increases are also available,
Not sure if this is the correct place to post, if not I apologize.
The Ability Score Improvement feat does not show up for any of the free 2024 characters. You can select it once then you are done. You should be able to select it more than once.
After testing with my own custom background, I've noticed that the Ability Score Increase doesn't appear in the background section like it would when using the backgrounds from the PhB, however the Ability Score Increase DOES appear in the Abilites section of the character builder.
I'm guessing this will be updated eventually, since the ASIs were originally in the Abilities section in the old character builder, but at least they're still available instead of simply disappearing completely.
Essentially the ASIs are still there when using a homebrew background, they're just back in the Abilities section instead of the Backgrounds section :)
This appears to be intended behavior. Abilities are later in the builder, so it checks step by step. Backgrounds, then Species if not, then Abilities if neither.
I found a Workaround that seems to work fine.
Let's suppose that our homebrew background has three ability scores to choose, for example, STR, CON and WIS.
First of all, I created a Homebrew Feat which I called, "Background X Ability Scores Bonus". In the Modifiers Sections I added three modifiers of Type Bonus - SubType "Choose Strength, Constitution, or Wisdom" (there are other combinations available), with a Fixed Value of 1.
After that, I returned to my Homebrew Background, and in the section Granted Feats, I added the the Homebrew Feat "Background X Ability Scores Bonus".
With that, in the character creation screen, when the player select our homebrew background, he/she will have three combos of the three ability scores selected, and has to select un ability per combo. Every combo will add a +1 to Misc Scores in the section of Abilities for the ability selected.
Unfortunately, with this solution I still couldn't resolve how to limit a max of two points per ability, as per 2024 rules.
Sorry about my English. I hope this may be useful for you.
Same thing happened for me. I think it's related to character options being enabled for species that also have a legacy version.
1) The Ability Scores show up (in the Abilities section) inconsistently for my homebrew backgrounds. Most of the time they dont show up.
2) I made a homebrew background and a homebrew species (2024 elf reimagine). I used both of these for one character. The ability scores were missing (from all sections). However, when I took out my homebrew species, the ability scores appeared in the ability section. My homebrew species has no ability modifiers in it so I don't know why it's doing that. I'm guessing a bug?
Homebrew seems to be lagging behind the 2024 releases. That's understandable but can wotc please release a statement saying so if true. If its not supposed to be lagging behind, this is an issue. Please fix the bugs in the homebrew.
I just made a homebrew background (Disciple). In the description, it states that the associated ability scores are Dexterity, Intelligence, and Wisdom, and includes the standard blurb about raise all 3 by 1, or 1 by 2 and another by 1, not to exceed 20.
When adding that to a new character, nothing allowing me to increase scores showed up until the abilities section, which allowed me the option to do 3X1 or 1X2/1X1, but allowed by to choose any of the six, instead of limiting it to just the ones I listed in the background description. So...seems like it's kind of on the honor system.
Hopefully this will work better after the 2024 DMG updates are implemented, since technically the custom background options are in that book and not the PHB.
The thing you're doing is the "If none are specified" model. You can select any 2 or 3 of all 6 ability scores.
A 2024 custom background has a limited set of ability scores you can upgrade, instead of being able to select any of the 6. This is a missing element of the new 2024 homebrew backgrounds.
Any idea when this is going to be fixed? It's been going on 3 months and nada...
Homebrew Background on top of Homebrew Species just doesn't work. There's no way to choose the ASI's. Yes, I could put them in Species as if it was a "Race", but the whole point is to get away from that? If I do, that one Species will only ever work for this one Background.
Old thread I know, but this was definitely the case for me. Homebrew Backgrounds worked just fine for a core species, but not for Expanded or Homebrew species. I don't think this is 100% as intended, but at least for Expanded they get their own ASI. Bummer for trying to make a custom 2024 homebrew species, though.
The option to apply attribute bonuses no longer seems to appear with this homebrew... at least with homebrew species.
I just tested it.