Because the options are totally, different, picking custom background only uses the 2014 structures, which is missing ability scores, feats, etc. These ought to be split into two different options, eg. Custom Background (2024) and Custom Background (2014/Legacy).
I suspect this will be coming with the DMG having advice for custom backgrounds. Definitely a pain point as I am creating variant backgrounds for my players to support their needed ability scores and preferred feats.
Because the options are totally, different, picking custom background only uses the 2014 structures, which is missing ability scores, feats, etc. These ought to be split into two different options, eg. Custom Background (2024) and Custom Background (2014/Legacy).
I suspect this will be coming with the DMG having advice for custom backgrounds. Definitely a pain point as I am creating variant backgrounds for my players to support their needed ability scores and preferred feats.
Didn't get implemented w/ the release of the 2024 DMG guide