Probably the most effective way, assuming they force ASIs to come only from background and not race (a likely assumption) would be to create some homebrew. Things like
Then you'll get the +2/+1 from the background and add the homebrew item for the final +1. (Or just leave the background ASI boosts empty and purely use the +X Racial Y.)
Probably the most effective way, assuming they force ASIs to come only from background and not race (a likely assumption) would be to create some homebrew. Things like
Then you'll get the +2/+1 from the background and add the homebrew item for the final +1. (Or just leave the background ASI boosts empty and purely use the +X Racial Y.)
That is probally what I am going to do if they force ASI to be background-only.
I’m not sure I’m ever going to worry about preserving half-elf ability bonuses going forward, because they seemed a bit “munchkiny“, but no player in my current campaign rolled one in any case. That said, why not just cover it using the ability score override in D&DBeyond’s attributes tab, maybe sticking a note somewhere to remind folks why it’s there? Custom sub races/species or “half elf items“ equipped in inventories seem like overkill here…
I am curious, is there a way to get the Half-elfs 3 ability score increases into the 2024 rules?
There are no half anything in the new PHB, in fact there is no option to bring them over. Most likely you will have to use the suggestion from UA Origins and decide on what your Species is and just give it traits of the other half.
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I am curious, is there a way to get the Half-elfs 3 ability score increases into the 2024 rules?
Probably the most effective way, assuming they force ASIs to come only from background and not race (a likely assumption) would be to create some homebrew. Things like
+1 Racial STR, +2 Racial STR, +1 Racial DEX, +2 Racial DEX, etc.
Then you'll get the +2/+1 from the background and add the homebrew item for the final +1. (Or just leave the background ASI boosts empty and purely use the +X Racial Y.)
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That is probally what I am going to do if they force ASI to be background-only.
I’m not sure I’m ever going to worry about preserving half-elf ability bonuses going forward, because they seemed a bit “munchkiny“, but no player in my current campaign rolled one in any case. That said, why not just cover it using the ability score override in D&DBeyond’s attributes tab, maybe sticking a note somewhere to remind folks why it’s there? Custom sub races/species or “half elf items“ equipped in inventories seem like overkill here…
There are no half anything in the new PHB, in fact there is no option to bring them over. Most likely you will have to use the suggestion from UA Origins and decide on what your Species is and just give it traits of the other half.