Roll20 uses cookies to improve your experience on our site. Cookies enable you to enjoy certain features, social sharing functionality, and tailor message and display ads to your interests on our site and others. They also help us understand how our site is being used. By continuing to use our site, you consent to our use of cookies. Update your cookie preferences .
×
Create a free account

D&D 2024 Updates: Custom Backgrounds, Sorting, Filters, and Mod Scripts

1749487553

Edited 1749488072
Dean
Roll20 Team
Last month we overhauled spellcasting . Today we’re launching more top-requested features focused on character customization and discovery.  Custom Backgrounds Custom Sorting for Inventory, Spells and Combat Actions Filters for Classes, Species, and Backgrounds Mod Script Updates: We’ve just updated another batch of fan-favorite scripts for D&D 2024 and Beacon sheets      Join our Mod Script Roundtable: D&D 2024 Updates & Open Q&A. A live Roll20 Discord roundtable on June 24th @ 3PM ET. Content Discovery Roadmap Review Read the entire Blog Post here!   Looking forward to your feedback!
Is there a way to add Skill Proficiencies in a Custom Background? If so, I am not seeing it…
1749501894

Edited 1749502365
Dean
Roll20 Team
RPGeezer said: Is there a way to add Skill Proficiencies in a Custom Background? If so, I am not seeing it… After the character is built, you can go to your background feats and click the info button on each. There you can assign any bonuses you want associated with it. Let me know if this is what you're looking for!
1749505972

Edited 1749508491
As long as these skills will be available for things like Expertise in the builder when leveling up that should work… Edit: that just adds a static bonus but not proficiency. Thank you for the suggestion though…
RPGeezer said: As long as these skills will be available for things like Expertise in the builder when leveling up that should work… Edit: that just adds a static bonus but not proficiency. Thank you for the suggestion though… Good to know exactly what you're looking for. Logging the use case you're looking for to discuss. Thank you!
For full clarity the only reason I need this is that I have to recreate an existing background as the site does not let me swap a Skill Proficiency from a Background if I have it from another source (2014 rules, I believe in Tasha’s…) Dean said: RPGeezer said: As long as these skills will be available for things like Expertise in the builder when leveling up that should work… Edit: that just adds a static bonus but not proficiency. Thank you for the suggestion though… Good to know exactly what you're looking for. Logging the use case you're looking for to discuss. Thank you!
Is there a way to add tool, language, or skill proficiencies when creating a custom background? I understand if they need to be added manually after character creation is complete, but they are part of the background so figured we'd see them there.
Ronne said: Is there a way to add tool, language, or skill proficiencies when creating a custom background? I understand if they need to be added manually after character creation is complete, but they are part of the background so figured we'd see them there. Not at this time, but we're seeing that feedback so will be discussing. Thanks for adding your voice to it!
Good news! We’re adding Saving Throw and Skill Proficiencies to Custom Backgrounds soon. You’ll also be able to assign feature bonuses directly within the Custom Backgrounds UI, instead of having to wait and do it later from the character sheet. We'll keep you updated as changes roll out! Thanks for your direct feedback, and helping to make these changes happen!
Thank you for the rapid response and looking forward to trying it out!… Dean said: Good news! We’re adding Saving Throw and Skill Proficiencies to Custom Backgrounds soon. You’ll also be able to assign feature bonuses directly within the Custom Backgrounds UI, instead of having to wait and do it later from the character sheet. We'll keep you updated as changes roll out! Thanks for your direct feedback, and helping to make these changes happen!
Wait, now it can do what the 2014 version can? When will the sheet be finished? One of my players lost their entire equipment list while leveling up tonight. It feels that this sheet is in continual. Alpha version, and I sorta assumed that when you made the product available, the accompanying character sheet would at least have the same options and functionality of the 2014 version. Now its been 8 months and character sheet is still not finished. Yes, some of it is a huge improvement, and yes, some of it is really cool, but what good is all that if every month or so, a problem comes up that destroys a character sheet for no reason or the interface is changed like making custom classes and species unavailable so that my player who had done that can't even get the correct spell slots to show?  Sorry, but I had to let off some steam after half my session tonight was spent on working on character sheets (replacing lost equipment and the spell slot problem). I just want the character sheet to work like the ones on other sites do (save for WotC's, of course).
I had a player level up last night and it reset the equipment as well.  I had them roll back the level up (OK, that is one feature the new sheet brings) and it repeated the second time.  After clearing the cache, they tried again and this time it did not appear to change his equipment lists. They noticed it when they completed the level up section and the amount of gold on the character sheet jumped from 5 to 290.  Next attempt, it went to 20.   I did not ask them to check what else in the sheet had changed, but the fact that leveling up (a) can change equipment or items in the sheet seemingly at random does not speak well for the integrity of the sheet data. Hexdrake said: Wait, now it can do what the 2014 version can? When will the sheet be finished? One of my players lost their entire equipment list while leveling up tonight. It feels that this sheet is in continual. Alpha version, and I sorta assumed that when you made the product available, the accompanying character sheet would at least have the same options and functionality of the 2014 version. Now its been 8 months and character sheet is still not finished. Yes, some of it is a huge improvement, and yes, some of it is really cool, but what good is all that if every month or so, a problem comes up that destroys a character sheet for no reason or the interface is changed like making custom classes and species unavailable so that my player who had done that can't even get the correct spell slots to show?  Sorry, but I had to let off some steam after half my session tonight was spent on working on character sheets (replacing lost equipment and the spell slot problem). I just want the character sheet to work like the ones on other sites do (save for WotC's, of course).
1749738779

Edited 1749739087
Dean
Roll20 Team
Hexdrake said: Wait, now it can do what the 2014 version can? Oginme said: I had a player level up last night and it reset the equipment as well. Hey Hexdrake, thanks for sounding off (and for noting the bright spots, too, that's always appreciated). I totally understand the frustration. We know there's still some work towards full or equivalent parity. Over the next few weeks we'll have some updates around classes, species, macros, token actions, conditions, and other fixes to close out remaining gaps.  I’ve already flagged the level-up equipment bug for the team. We have bug tickets for both, but if they need more info to triangulate the exact source of the issue, I’ll circle back for game links from both you and Oginme. Appreciate your patience while we get those fixes out of research and into development. 
1749739244

Edited 1749773266
Dean said: Good news! We’re adding Saving Throw and Skill Proficiencies to Custom Backgrounds soon. You’ll also be able to assign feature bonuses directly within the Custom Backgrounds UI, instead of having to wait and do it later from the character sheet. We'll keep you updated as changes roll out! Thanks for your direct feedback, and helping to make these changes happen! Does this include Tool Proficiencies? According to the rules, every background in D&D 2024 should grant one tool proficiency. Edit: Specifically, when I read "Custom Background" in a D&D 2024 Character Builder, I would expect that option to enable casual players to easily create their own backgrounds in line with the background rules laid out in the PHB'24. Having backwards compatibility and totally new options like Saving Throw Proficiencies is neat, but I would expect the baseline to be backgrounds as described in the ruleset that the builder is designed for.
Thomas said: Does this include Tool Proficiencies? According to the rules, every background in D&D 2024 should grant one tool proficiency. Hey Thomas! It's in our list of features to implement. Feedback on the overall feature so far has been positive, bug reports minimal, so our focus from here is on fleshing it out appropriately with some fast follows!