The Player Handbook’s three Ability Score methods are now fully supported. We have always supported Standard Array and Point Buy, but now you can roll your dice, in the Character Builder, to determine your Ability Scores. Just select the “Manual/Rolled” option in the “Choose a Generation Method” and the Dice Roll Groups functionality will be available.
Now you can always roll your IRL dice and manually enter the result, but if you want to use your spiffy D&D Beyond Digital Dice, you can. Listed here is a summary of the functionality of this delightful little feature.
I second this, as an optional rule, to reroll 1s once.
Tough, as you can actually see the roles made, you can still just roll an addtional d6 for every 1 and add the difference manually. The DM should be there though, if done this way.
would it be possible to add a feature to reroll 1s?
While I love the option of additional ability score dice roll options, there are so many more things I'd rather have them code then this. Its a nice to have, but not a must have.
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In a different way though. For Ability Scores, you can either roll IRL or on on character creation manually, you'd have to write down your rolls for that. OR you can add a roll-group (or multiple groups) and you have your rolls saved. - THIS doesn't exist for HP rolls.
Which means, if you roll your HP, you have to keep track of your rolls on your own. Ofc, this only matter if you're multiclassing with different HP-Dice, mostly if you change one of you classes for whatever reasons.
you dont need to write down your rolls, just add the amount you rolled for each level on top of what you have
It is a good idea to keep track in case something messes up the hp total and you need to roll back. Or something causes your character to lose a level or something. Anything can happen.
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This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
You could leverage the forum/messaging or homebrew role tags to automate this (though I would love to see this functionality also added to DM Notes in the campaign screen):
Will there ever be an option for rolling more than 1 dset of dice at a time? Why do I have to roll each stat at a time?
Also, can we please the ability to temporarily buff/alter stats for limited periods? I'd like to give my player something like +2 to strength, but only for an hour. But I can't do that if I'm on mobile. I have to manually go onto his character sheet in Beyond and alter it, and then force push the update on his phone.
A bit late, but in answer to your second point, the mobile app has a link where you can choose to go to your sheet to edit character on the website. So the player can do this themselves
Yea we totally need this. plus level 1 base rolled hp isn't actually the max roll of a hit die, it's like 12 or smthn. needs to be fixed (well, it's not super important but I care)
Yea we totally need this. plus level 1 base rolled hp isn't actually the max roll of a hit die, it's like 12 or smthn. needs to be fixed (well, it's not super important but I care)
The fixed value of 12 occurs if you create the character in a particular way. Possibly using rolled HP and then switching to average HP, before selecting a class.
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The Player Handbook’s three Ability Score methods are now fully supported. We have always supported Standard Array and Point Buy, but now you can roll your dice, in the Character Builder, to determine your Ability Scores. Just select the “Manual/Rolled” option in the “Choose a Generation Method” and the Dice Roll Groups functionality will be available.
Now you can always roll your IRL dice and manually enter the result, but if you want to use your spiffy D&D Beyond Digital Dice, you can. Listed here is a summary of the functionality of this delightful little feature.
Can we get this for hp level up too?
would it be possible to add a feature to reroll 1s?
I second this, as an optional rule, to reroll 1s once.
Tough, as you can actually see the roles made, you can still just roll an addtional d6 for every 1 and add the difference manually.
The DM should be there though, if done this way.
While I love the option of additional ability score dice roll options, there are so many more things I'd rather have them code then this. Its a nice to have, but not a must have.
Remember there are Rules as Written (RAW), Rules as Intended (RAI), and Rules as Fun (RAF). There's some great RAW, RAI, and RAF here... please check in with your DM to determine how they want to adjudicate the RAW/RAI/RAF for your game.
I second this
its already do that
I must have done mine wrong
So Neat
In a different way though.
For Ability Scores, you can either roll IRL or on on character creation manually, you'd have to write down your rolls for that.
OR you can add a roll-group (or multiple groups) and you have your rolls saved. - THIS doesn't exist for HP rolls.
Which means, if you roll your HP, you have to keep track of your rolls on your own. Ofc, this only matter if you're multiclassing with different HP-Dice, mostly if you change one of you classes for whatever reasons.
you dont need to write down your rolls, just add the amount you rolled for each level on top of what you have
It is a good idea to keep track in case something messes up the hp total and you need to roll back. Or something causes your character to lose a level or something. Anything can happen.
Click ✨ HERE ✨ For My Youtube Videos featuring Guides, Tips & Tricks for using D&D Beyond.
Need help with Homebrew? Check out ✨ this FAQ/Guide thread ✨ by IamSposta.
You could leverage the forum/messaging or homebrew role tags to automate this (though I would love to see this functionality also added to DM Notes in the campaign screen):
Ability scores: [ roll]4d6dl1ro1[ /roll] [ roll]4d6dl1ro1[ /roll] [ roll]4d6dl1ro1[ /roll] [ roll]4d6dl1ro1[ /roll] [ roll]4d6dl1ro1[ /roll] [ roll]4d6dl1ro1[ /roll]
Ability scores: 11 14 15 12 16 15
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Geraine Lucineous in Onward Down
Nice!
Will there ever be an option for rolling more than 1 dset of dice at a time? Why do I have to roll each stat at a time?
Also, can we please the ability to temporarily buff/alter stats for limited periods? I'd like to give my player something like +2 to strength, but only for an hour. But I can't do that if I'm on mobile. I have to manually go onto his character sheet in Beyond and alter it, and then force push the update on his phone.
A bit late, but in answer to your second point, the mobile app has a link where you can choose to go to your sheet to edit character on the website. So the player can do this themselves
I had a DM once that said if you roll three 1's, it's an 18. That was fun.
This is such a good addition đź‘Ź
Chad method is roll 4d6, take lowest, re-roll 1s
Yea we totally need this. plus level 1 base rolled hp isn't actually the max roll of a hit die, it's like 12 or smthn. needs to be fixed (well, it's not super important but I care)
The fixed value of 12 occurs if you create the character in a particular way. Possibly using rolled HP and then switching to average HP, before selecting a class.