I am trying to fix one of my player's character sheets, a Tabaxi Monk (Lv 5, Way of the Shadow) with the Urchin background. I even tested the problem by trying to create a brand new Tabaxi Monk with the urchin background, and I keep running into the same issues. Under background, it states in the compendium on DnD Beyond, as well as on pg 141 of the Player's Handbook, that Urchin's have proficiency in Sleight of Hand and Stealth, but in the character creation tool, the Sleight of Hand skill shows up as chosen for you, and under Sleight of Hand there's a drop-down menu , which allows you to pick another Urchin proficiency, but does not include the skill Stealth as an option. I did not think backgrounds allowed you to choose which skills you wanted proficiency in, so this seems a bug, especially because Stealth is not even on the list. The second bug is that under Monk proficiencies, the skills listed as options to choose from include: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, and Stealth, but in the drop-down menus, everything but Stealth shows up on the list to choose from. It is clearly listed as an option but the user is unable to choose it. Page 77 of the Player's handbook also states that the skill proficiencies available to the Monk include: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, and Stealth.
Can the moderator's or other user's help me figure out if I'm doing something wrong, or if it's a bug? Thanks for the help!
I am trying to fix one of my player's character sheets, a Tabaxi Monk (Lv 5, Way of the Shadow) with the Urchin background. I even tested the problem by trying to create a brand new Tabaxi Monk with the urchin background, and I keep running into the same issues.
Under background, it states in the compendium on DnD Beyond, as well as on pg 141 of the Player's Handbook, that Urchin's have proficiency in Sleight of Hand and Stealth, but in the character creation tool, the Sleight of Hand skill shows up as chosen for you, and under Sleight of Hand there's a drop-down menu , which allows you to pick another Urchin proficiency, but does not include the skill Stealth as an option. I did not think backgrounds allowed you to choose which skills you wanted proficiency in, so this seems a bug, especially because Stealth is not even on the list.
The second bug is that under Monk proficiencies, the skills listed as options to choose from include: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, and Stealth, but in the drop-down menus, everything but Stealth shows up on the list to choose from. It is clearly listed as an option but the user is unable to choose it. Page 77 of the Player's handbook also states that the skill proficiencies available to the Monk include: Acrobatics, Athletics, History, Insight, Religion, and Stealth.
Can the moderator's or other user's help me figure out if I'm doing something wrong, or if it's a bug? Thanks for the help!
-Allie
Hi there,
The reason that you're not seeing stealth in the dropdown for class or background is because it's already granted by the selected race.
Tabaxi have proficiency in stealth and perception.
With regards the choice of a proficiency under Urchin, the player's handbook states that you may choose a skill instead.
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Thanks for the help, I see how it worked out after all on the finished character sheet!