Just tried out the monster homebrew process for the first time yesterday. I had an idea to improve it and went back in this morning to make a change. I don’t see and edit button. I tried “create new version” but all that did was reload the same screen. There was no version.
Look in your “creations” there should be two versions of it, the old one that you published, and about her non-published copy. Once you edit it and republish, the new version will replace the old version for everyone else’s access, but you will have to manually remove the old version from your own “collection” or you will always see both versions. In future, don’t “publish” anything until it’s 100% done to save yourself the hassle.
Happy to help. I also have run afoul of the trap of publishing and then wanting to edit. Now, even when I think it’s done, I still wait at least a week to publish just in case. I find it helps.
Look in your “creations” there should be two versions of it, the old one that you published, and about her non-published copy. Once you edit it and republish, the new version will replace the old version for everyone else’s access, but you will have to manually remove the old version from your own “collection” or you will always see both versions. In future, don’t “publish” anything until it’s 100% done to save yourself the hassle.
The 'Create New Version' button should take me to the editing page for the new version. As it is, it just seems like nothing happened. This is confusing
Look in your “creations” there should be two versions of it, the old one that you published, and about her non-published copy. Once you edit it and republish, the new version will replace the old version for everyone else’s access, but you will have to manually remove the old version from your own “collection” or you will always see both versions. In future, don’t “publish” anything until it’s 100% done to save yourself the hassle.
The 'Create New Version' button should take me to the editing page for the new version. As it is, it just seems like nothing happened. This is confusing
Incorrect. That button creates a new, unpublished version that got added to your “collection.” You have to navigate to that page where you should find two versions of your creation, one published, one unpublished. Expand the unpublished one and you can then hit “edit” which will redirect you to the editor.
A few things to note: (these notes are for all homebrew, not just monsters)
Every time you “create new version” it will do exactly that. So when you have two versions in your “creations” your characters (and the characters of everyone else in every campaign you are in) will also be able to choose either version. Unless you change the name, nobody will be able to tell one from the other until after that choose it. To avoid that, expand any versions that you are not happy with and hit “remove from collection” and then nobody can choose the wrong one.
If you are still changing stuff, any version you are working on must be in your “collection” for you to test (add to a testing character or testing campaign) to see if it works.
After you publish the new version, you still need to police your “collection” because it will not remove/replace the old versions. Others will no longer be able to access to old version (unless they are a subscriber and have added it to their own “collection”) but you will still get access to the old versions as duplicates if you do not remove them.
Even after that, those old versions will still haunt you in strange ways. For example, if you republish the same spell twice, even if you remove the two old versions from your collection. If you later make a homebrew Magic Item to cast that spell (like a wand or sword with charges) when you go to attach that spell to that item, you will still see all three versions, with no indication of which is the right one. And if it was the wrong version, and that version is no longer in your “collection” then it will attach correctly but that magic item will not work.
You do not need to publish anything. You and the others in every campaign you join will be able to use any unpublished homebrews in your “collection” anyway. Only publish if you are absolutely sure you never need to edit it again ever for any reason.
Just tried out the monster homebrew process for the first time yesterday. I had an idea to improve it and went back in this morning to make a change. I don’t see and edit button. I tried “create new version” but all that did was reload the same screen. There was no version.
Please advise.
Look in your “creations” there should be two versions of it, the old one that you published, and about her non-published copy. Once you edit it and republish, the new version will replace the old version for everyone else’s access, but you will have to manually remove the old version from your own “collection” or you will always see both versions. In future, don’t “publish” anything until it’s 100% done to save yourself the hassle.
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I found it. Thank you.
Happy to help. I also have run afoul of the trap of publishing and then wanting to edit. Now, even when I think it’s done, I still wait at least a week to publish just in case. I find it helps.
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Once published though, there is no way to delete a creation?
Correct.
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The 'Create New Version' button should take me to the editing page for the new version. As it is, it just seems like nothing happened. This is confusing
Incorrect. That button creates a new, unpublished version that got added to your “collection.” You have to navigate to that page where you should find two versions of your creation, one published, one unpublished. Expand the unpublished one and you can then hit “edit” which will redirect you to the editor.
A few things to note: (these notes are for all homebrew, not just monsters)
Every time you “create new version” it will do exactly that. So when you have two versions in your “creations” your characters (and the characters of everyone else in every campaign you are in) will also be able to choose either version. Unless you change the name, nobody will be able to tell one from the other until after that choose it. To avoid that, expand any versions that you are not happy with and hit “remove from collection” and then nobody can choose the wrong one.
If you are still changing stuff, any version you are working on must be in your “collection” for you to test (add to a testing character or testing campaign) to see if it works.
After you publish the new version, you still need to police your “collection” because it will not remove/replace the old versions. Others will no longer be able to access to old version (unless they are a subscriber and have added it to their own “collection”) but you will still get access to the old versions as duplicates if you do not remove them.
Even after that, those old versions will still haunt you in strange ways. For example, if you republish the same spell twice, even if you remove the two old versions from your collection. If you later make a homebrew Magic Item to cast that spell (like a wand or sword with charges) when you go to attach that spell to that item, you will still see all three versions, with no indication of which is the right one. And if it was the wrong version, and that version is no longer in your “collection” then it will attach correctly but that magic item will not work.
You do not need to publish anything. You and the others in every campaign you join will be able to use any unpublished homebrews in your “collection” anyway. Only publish if you are absolutely sure you never need to edit it again ever for any reason.
Here is a link to my best advice for homebrewing:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/67139-help-with-homebrew#c2
I hope this is helpful.
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