Followed a guide, but perhaps not correctly. When I go to access my homebrew race in the character builder, the Racial Traits are summarized under the heading, but do not show up under the pull down menu. Have I misread all the poorly worded check boxes (Hide in Builder, Hide in Sheet, Hide on Details Page, Is Called Out)? I selected "Granted" as the feature type, could that be causing problems.
There is then a hyperlink to the details page for the race. Below that are 2 headings: "Racial Traits" and "Origin Manager." If you click the arrow next to Origin Manager, you get the following text:
Character race in the game represents your character’s fantasy species, combined with certain cultural assumptions. The following options step outside those assumptions to pave the way for truly unique characters.
You currently have no available custom origins for this character
However, when you click the arrow next to Racial Traits. nothing shows up below it. Consequently, it does not detail what the racial traits are (e.g., Darkvision, Troll Resilience, Vulnerabilities, Age, Languages, Size, Speed). This is problematic since there are priciency selections and additional language options that can be selected, none of which then show up on the actual character sheet. Interestingly, the ability modifiers (+1 Intelligence, +1 Dexterity, +1 Constitution, -1 Wisdom, -1 Charisma) do get added to the character's abilities and character sheet correctly.
Make sure they are all “Granted” traits, make sure that “Hide in Builder” is not checked, and then re-save the entire race using the main [SAVE CHANGES] button under Basic Information so the system will pick up your changes.
Also, the “Origin Manager” should only be visible if you activated the “Customize your Origin” toggle under the Home tab of the builder. Unless you have programmed any optional traits for your race, there won’t be any, so un-toggle that (make it gray). Then change your race and change it back again.
Thanks for the feedback. I think I got most of it functioning now. Part of it was that I was unaware it can take a bit for changes to be applied to an existing character, unless you force the builder to re-fetch the data by changing levels (or similar). There are still a few niggly little things, but I'm figuring them out. Appreciate all the help!
Followed a guide, but perhaps not correctly. When I go to access my homebrew race in the character builder, the Racial Traits are summarized under the heading, but do not show up under the pull down menu. Have I misread all the poorly worded check boxes (Hide in Builder, Hide in Sheet, Hide on Details Page, Is Called Out)? I selected "Granted" as the feature type, could that be causing problems.
Appreciate any feedback/help you can provide.
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What do you mean “do not show up under the pull down menu?”
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When you are on the "Race" page, Under "Racial Traits" it has the following text:
There is then a hyperlink to the details page for the race.
Below that are 2 headings: "Racial Traits" and "Origin Manager." If you click the arrow next to Origin Manager, you get the following text:
However, when you click the arrow next to Racial Traits. nothing shows up below it. Consequently, it does not detail what the racial traits are (e.g., Darkvision, Troll Resilience, Vulnerabilities, Age, Languages, Size, Speed). This is problematic since there are priciency selections and additional language options that can be selected, none of which then show up on the actual character sheet. Interestingly, the ability modifiers (+1 Intelligence, +1 Dexterity, +1 Constitution, -1 Wisdom, -1 Charisma) do get added to the character's abilities and character sheet correctly.
Make sure they are all “Granted” traits, make sure that “Hide in Builder” is not checked, and then re-save the entire race using the main [SAVE CHANGES] button under Basic Information so the system will pick up your changes.
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I'll give it a try. Thanks!
Still no luck.
So, all of my Racial Traits have the same options selected, as follows:
Hide in Builder = unchecked
Hide in Sheet = unchecked
Hide on Details Page = Unchecked
Is Called Out = CHECKED
Feature Type = Granted
Racial Trait to Replace = Blank
Character Level Where Option is Known = Blank
Do you see any other options that might be causing the problem? Again, appreciate the help.
Is this a Race, a Variant Race, or a Subrace?
What did you use as a Template?
Have you re-saved the entire race using the main [SAVE CHANGES] button under Basic Information?
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Also, the “Origin Manager” should only be visible if you activated the “Customize your Origin” toggle under the Home tab of the builder. Unless you have programmed any optional traits for your race, there won’t be any, so un-toggle that (make it gray). Then change your race and change it back again.
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Thanks for the feedback. I think I got most of it functioning now. Part of it was that I was unaware it can take a bit for changes to be applied to an existing character, unless you force the builder to re-fetch the data by changing levels (or similar). There are still a few niggly little things, but I'm figuring them out. Appreciate all the help!
Sure thing. Post again if you have any problems. If I don’t help you someone will.
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