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Disadvantage on initiative rolls from heavy armor (new character sheet)

I noticed that my initiative rolls were rolled at a disadvantage from the new style character sheet, and for some time I couldn't figure out why. Then I realized that it was from the heavy armor. Somehow, it marked all DEX based skill at disadvantage. However, the description says that it's only Stealth that is affected. I've tried turning this effect off but to no avail. Is there a way to fix this bug?
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keithcurtis
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Hi Cath! I am unable to reproduce this, but I have a feeling I know what may be going on. Does your character have proficiency in Heavy armor? What you are describing sounds like this: If you wear Light, Medium, or Heavy armor and lack training with it, you have Disadvantage on any D20 Test that involves Strength or Dexterity, and you can’t cast spells. You can check for armor proficiency in the lowest part of the right hand column on your sheet.
Hi Keith! You're right, that did solve the problem! I'm not sure why the proficiencies weren't added since I used charactermancer to create the character.
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keithcurtis
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Multiclass issue, maybe? If you can reproduce this issue, we can put together a report so others can avoid this in the future? BTW, when using the new 2024 D&D sheet and to avoid confusion for those reading along, the term is "Character Builder". It's a whole different animal from the Charactermancer, which was specific to the 2014 D&D sheet and a few other Pre-Beacon sheets..
It was a first level character. Perhaps, I just didn't tick a box somewhere. I tried it again with a new one and found where to select the proficiencies. Thank you for your help!