So, when you create a Homebrew race, and you want to add a racial trait to it, how do you add a snippet? I don't know what they do or how to add them, and it would be great if someone would tell me!
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When you add a Racial Trait, there's a field under Description called Snippet. Whatever you put there will show up on the character sheet in the Features & Traits section under Race.
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As for your question, there's a pinned post in this forum explaining what snippets are and how to use snippet codes to display auto-calculated values for homebrew content here: Using Snippet Codes in your homebrew
What do snippet codes do?
Have you spotted on the character sheet that it tells you what each feature of your class/race does?
Those are snippets. When creating a homebrew race/class/feat you can add these snippets yourself, to indicate to anyone using them what they do.
Some of those features include calculations, based on a variety of things. It may be an armor class based on your DEX and CON, or it may be a saving throw DC.
They allow you to insert calculated numbers into the character sheet where the text for class/race features are shown.
You might have a feature in your homebrew class that allows the class to vertically jump their strength score in height. You would represent that in the snippet as:
{{abilityscore:str}}
What if you decided that at higher level, they could jump double their strength score in height? You can do that too, by adding in a multiplier so you would have
{{2*abilityscore:str}}
Basically, when editing a racial trait (as part of a homebrew race/subrace) – or really, any other homebrew:
The "Snippet" field is a (typically) shortened/simplified version of the trait. This is what is shown on the character sheet itself.
The "Description" field is the full description of the racial trait. This is what is shown everywhere else on the site that the homebrew is visible – as part of the homebrew listing for the race/subrace, within the full description of the trait in the character builder itself, and in the sidebar of the character sheet if you click on the snippet there.
If you want the racial trait to actually work with the rest of the character sheet (e.g. granting a skill proficiency, languages, an attack, etc.), then you need to make sure to add the relevant modifiers for it as well. You can do this by scrolling down (in the homebrew creator/editor) to the "Modifiers" section, then clicking "Add a Modifier". Make sure to add all the relevant modifiers.
(These fields are especially important to use correctly if you intend to publish your homebrew; people will expect your homebrew to do what it says it does (and to describe what it does). Published homebrew content that is missing modifiers mentioned in the description, or uses modifiers that are not listed in the description, may be removed by moderators.)
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So, when you create a Homebrew race, and you want to add a racial trait to it, how do you add a snippet? I don't know what they do or how to add them, and it would be great if someone would tell me!
Lawful Evil DM-to-be. Not on the site that much (at least not anymore) but I may become more active some day. Maybe.
When you add a Racial Trait, there's a field under Description called Snippet. Whatever you put there will show up on the character sheet in the Features & Traits section under Race.
This thread is about how to use snippet tags to generate some values on the fly for players: https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/homebrew-house-rules/25930-using-snippet-codes-in-your-homebrew
Note that the Snippet doesn't add anything special mechanically for your Trait; it just displays the information.
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ModeratorI've moved this post from the D&D Beyond General Discussion forum to the Homebrew & House Rules forum.
As for your question, there's a pinned post in this forum explaining what snippets are and how to use snippet codes to display auto-calculated values for homebrew content here: Using Snippet Codes in your homebrew
Basically, when editing a racial trait (as part of a homebrew race/subrace) – or really, any other homebrew:
(These fields are especially important to use correctly if you intend to publish your homebrew; people will expect your homebrew to do what it says it does (and to describe what it does). Published homebrew content that is missing modifiers mentioned in the description, or uses modifiers that are not listed in the description, may be removed by moderators.)