Custom backgrounds are an incredibly useful part of 2024 character creation given the default ones are so limited and unhelpful. It would be great if this could be made to work properly - specifically to include a background feat etc instead of having to hack it into the character sheet and to include the ability to use old 'extended' rules feats without mucking about that it currently needs.
In the meantime, NateFinch's Custom 2024 Background provides a Background that allows free choice of two skills, a tool proficiency, an Origin Feat, 50 gp, and (on the 'Ability Scores' page) free choice of which two or three Abilities can be increased.
If you use the 2014 custom background, select 1 tool and 1 language, then just leave the language blank and add the feat manually it can at least remove the need to code a homebrew. That's some labor saved.
How haven't they updated this yet? I feel like if someone can do this using this websites feature to make custom backgrounds in minutes, DNDB could easily fix this problem to actually make the products they are selling us work.
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Now that DMH 2024 is out, physical and DDB, the Custom Background option should use the new rules
I agree what is wrong w WOTC
Please fix this you have to homebrew a background just to get it to work
Has this been fixed?
no
WTF DDB?
Custom backgrounds are an incredibly useful part of 2024 character creation given the default ones are so limited and unhelpful. It would be great if this could be made to work properly - specifically to include a background feat etc instead of having to hack it into the character sheet and to include the ability to use old 'extended' rules feats without mucking about that it currently needs.
In the meantime, NateFinch's Custom 2024 Background provides a Background that allows free choice of two skills, a tool proficiency, an Origin Feat, 50 gp, and (on the 'Ability Scores' page) free choice of which two or three Abilities can be increased.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/backgrounds/407050-custom-2024-background
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If you use the 2014 custom background, select 1 tool and 1 language, then just leave the language blank and add the feat manually it can at least remove the need to code a homebrew. That's some labor saved.
How haven't they updated this yet? I feel like if someone can do this using this websites feature to make custom backgrounds in minutes, DNDB could easily fix this problem to actually make the products they are selling us work.