Unfortunately we can't add homebrew basic weapons, it's a highly requested feature though.
Best workaround is to add a custom action to your character sheet, and if you care about weight you can add a custom item to go along with it.
There's no ideal way to add a custom item; you could homebrew a magic item using heavy crossbow (for the damage die) as you can use a modifier to remove the loading weapon property, but unfortunately we can't customise the range so it's not really going to be any more convenient.
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I noticed that there are some basic weapons that I am not sure can be created. Example:
Greatbow doing 1d10 damage and has a range of 200/800.
That's all.
Unfortunately we can't add homebrew basic weapons, it's a highly requested feature though.
Best workaround is to add a custom action to your character sheet, and if you care about weight you can add a custom item to go along with it.
There's no ideal way to add a custom item; you could homebrew a magic item using heavy crossbow (for the damage die) as you can use a modifier to remove the loading weapon property, but unfortunately we can't customise the range so it's not really going to be any more convenient.
Former D&D Beyond Customer of six years: With the axing of piecemeal purchasing, lack of meaningful development, and toxic moderation the site isn't worth paying for anymore. I remain a free user only until my groups are done migrating from DDB, and if necessary D&D, after which I'm done. There are better systems owned by better companies out there.
I have unsubscribed from all topics and will not reply to messages. My homebrew is now 100% unsupported.
What Haravikk wrote is accurate (as usual). For additional information please see the Items & Equipment FAQ #s 1 & 2, and the General FAQ #10: (https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/131411-a-homebrewers-how-to-faq).
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