Some of the UA races/classes have feedback from the community. Check them. You choose how. Find a table of friends that are fine with you using them as lab rats. Search for an online playtest group. Do whatever you are able to.
What should my homebrew race score be on DND?
The recommended score for new homebrew races is 24 to 27. Races should generally not eclipse 30 or fall below 20. – Detect Balance; Info. In case you’re not keen on adding a lot in your head etc, there is a calculator that does this for you in there as well.
Is it OK to make a homebrew in 5e?
The official release of 5e had lots of playtests before actual release. Sorry, but you’re not better than an entire devs’ team dedicated solely to game developing and balancing. You will screw things up and make OP and UP homebrews that will completely break the game or suck, if you try enough times. That’s OK.
How to evaluate your homebrew race in DND 5e?
If you google “Homebrew class guide 5e” you will find some decent guidelines for classes (granted, balancing classes is way harder than races, reason this question might get closed). This edition, opposed to, for example, 3.5e, went for a more “only bonus” path.
How to detect balance in a 5e race?
1 2 Feature Integer Point Value 3 4 Generic Scale 5 A ribbon, not likely to make much differ 1
What do you need to know about detect balance?
You or someone in your party speaks a relevant language, or (intentionally via DM) no one does. gives you access to a lot of common creatures. Any other language either gives you communication with rare creatures, or creatures that likely know Common. Can communicate without speaking.
Where can I find the Homebrew issue tracker?
This document will help you check for common issues and make sure your issue has not already been reported. Read through the Common Issues. Search the Homebrew/homebrew-core issue tracker or Homebrew/linuxbrew-core issue tracker to see if someone else has already reported the same issue.
Is it difficult to create a homebrew class?
This depends on your personal desires and what your group is comfortable with of course, but, from a balancing point of view, this is something you’ll want to keep in mind as homebrewing a class is difficult enough as it is. Speaking of the difficulty, how difficult is creating a class really?
How to troubleshoot a problem in homebrew software?
Run brew update twice and brew doctor (and fix all the warnings) before creating an issue! This document will help you check for common issues and make sure your issue has not already been reported.
