I created a homebrew feat, which based on race gives the Message cantrip.
When I first created it, I was so thrilled that it worked right away and I was able to add it to my character, the cantrip appeared in my spell list and the Feat summary showed the spell name under the feat's title. The next time I opened my character sheet, the feat was still there, but the cantrip was no longer listed in the spells list and the feat summary on the Features & Traits tab had the feat's name and nothing underneath any longer.
When I open my character then remove the feat and re-add it, it adds the spell again, but I have to do this every time I refresh the sheet.
Did I miss something in the setup to stop this from happening every time, or is this a known bug?
Yes, I do remember that when it gets set up incorrectly it causes that exact error. Did you per chance check the “Is Infinite” box? Unfortunately, I don’t remember exactly which settings cause that bad interaction, but I’m pretty sure that was the one.
If that doesn’t fix the issue, then please post a link to your homebrew so a Moderator or Staff Member can look into it for you. They can even see into your unpublished homebrews.
FYI, that “is infinite” box is what lets stuff like the Ritual Caster feat and the Book of Ancient Secrets Eldritch Invocation to keep perpetually generating dropdowns for the player to use to add the additional spells they find during adventures.
I created a homebrew feat, which based on race gives the Message cantrip.
When I first created it, I was so thrilled that it worked right away and I was able to add it to my character, the cantrip appeared in my spell list and the Feat summary showed the spell name under the feat's title. The next time I opened my character sheet, the feat was still there, but the cantrip was no longer listed in the spells list and the feat summary on the Features & Traits tab had the feat's name and nothing underneath any longer.
When I open my character then remove the feat and re-add it, it adds the spell again, but I have to do this every time I refresh the sheet.
Did I miss something in the setup to stop this from happening every time, or is this a known bug?
Thanks in advance!
Yes, I do remember that when it gets set up incorrectly it causes that exact error. Did you per chance check the “Is Infinite” box? Unfortunately, I don’t remember exactly which settings cause that bad interaction, but I’m pretty sure that was the one.
If that doesn’t fix the issue, then please post a link to your homebrew so a Moderator or Staff Member can look into it for you. They can even see into your unpublished homebrews.
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That did it! I unchecked the "Is infinite" box and it worked like a dream.
Thank-you so much! Frustration gone - I really appreciate your help!
Happy to help.
FYI, that “is infinite” box is what lets stuff like the Ritual Caster feat and the Book of Ancient Secrets Eldritch Invocation to keep perpetually generating dropdowns for the player to use to add the additional spells they find during adventures.
Creating Epic Boons on DDB
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This helped me as well. The bug was driving me crazy! I love this forum and thank you for this simple tip!
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