D&D 5E (2024) Character Sheet & Builder by Roll20

Hutchinman said: I am trying to modify an existing feat from 2014 (Sharpshooter). I am trying to modify it to add a +1 Dexterity modifier to it, but my Dexterity doesn't change from 17 to 18. Here is what I did to try to make it work: Hey Hutchinman You've got the right idea - but to adjust an Ability Score's value, as a Feat would, you want the "Ability Score Total" option instead of "Ability Score Modifier" in the "Choose Modifier..." dropdown.  Ability Score Modifier adds a bonus to the modifier explicitly, but not the base score, so it'll make your Dex mod go from +3 to +4, but not  17 to 18.  This is pretty much only useful when you want to apply some bonus to every roll/DC that uses the modifier, but not actually change the score (so very rarely if we're talking usual homebrew and manual edits).   To change both the total score and  modifier, i.e. go from 17 w/ +3 to 18 w/ +4, Ability Score Total is what to use.  You can leave Calculation Type as "Modify", Details as "Flat Value", and set value to 1, and you should be good to go!