There is a problem when trying to Share with the Community Cleric and Druid subclasses.
No matter what I do the features are not validating!... I am very much convinced that the problem lies with some faulty logic in the Homebrew Subclass validator.
My reasoning is broken down in two points
When I create a 2014 Cleric (Legacy) Homebrew and use a template Life Domain (Legacy) from the dropdown I get the following message. This Subclass cannot be shared with the community for the following reasons: [User's 5e Domain Based on Light Domain] is currently too similar to Light Domain to share with the community.
This is normal behaviour since the features are populated with the appropriate levels.
When I create a 2024 Cleric Homebrew and use a template Life Domain from the dropdown I get the following message This Subclass cannot be shared with the community for the following reasons: [User's 5.5e Domain Based on Light Domain] is currently too similar to Light Domain to share with the community. This homebrew Subclass does not have the necessary class features with the correct required levels. <--- This is NOT normal
This is not normal since the features are populated with appropriate levels.
This is not isolated, I tried the following:
Deleted the subclass completely and re-created it (resulted to same error)
Followed all the threads and guides and spent more than 1.5 weeks making sure I am not forgetting anything (resulted to the same error)
Tried a big variety of 2014-2024 combinations on features to check if the validator has mixed criteria for passing (resulted to the same error)
Discussed extensively in Discord in both homebrew and ddb-support (d&d beyond-support) channels (resulted to the same error)
Asked peers (other homebrew creators) to see if they land to the same errors (resulted to the same error)
I believe the impact will be quite big (for the homebrew community) since the users will be increasingly frustrated as they try to create homebrew subclasses for spellcasters for 2024 ruleset.
If you require a few Users Stories here are some:
As a homebrew creator
I want to ensure that the validator reads and validates my custom features properly
So I can be able to enjoy the creation and sharing of my homebrew subclasses
A follow up to avoid future problems like this
As a homebrew creator
I want to ensure that the validator outputs more granular messages about errors on features and duplications
So I can pinpoint my mistakes and generate less noise in the support resouces.
There is a problem when trying to Share with the Community Cleric and Druid subclasses.
No matter what I do the features are not validating!...
I am very much convinced that the problem lies with some faulty logic in the Homebrew Subclass validator.
My reasoning is broken down in two points
This Subclass cannot be shared with the community for the following reasons:
[User's 5e Domain Based on Light Domain] is currently too similar to Light Domain to share with the community.
This is normal behaviour since the features are populated with the appropriate levels.
This Subclass cannot be shared with the community for the following reasons:
[User's 5.5e Domain Based on Light Domain] is currently too similar to Light Domain to share with the community.
This homebrew Subclass does not have the necessary class features with the correct required levels. <--- This is NOT normal
This is not normal since the features are populated with appropriate levels.
This is not isolated, I tried the following:
I believe the impact will be quite big (for the homebrew community) since the users will be increasingly frustrated as they try to create homebrew subclasses for spellcasters for 2024 ruleset.
If you require a few Users Stories here are some:
A follow up to avoid future problems like this
Thank you so much for your time! :)
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I can confirm I can repeat this issue.
Thank you so much Perringaiden for taking time to test this! <3
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