New D&D Features Coming Soon!
Hey'all! Dean from Roll20 here. Today I'm showing off features that are about to launch on the new D&D Fifth Edition sheet, as well as covering some updates you might have missed!
Coming Soon
⚡ Performance Upgrades
Performance is our #1 priority, and where we are dedicating most of our resources. Your game nights need to simply work before anything else. We’ve been hard at work giving the new D&D sheet a major performance update. We’re about to launch improvements to initial load times, sheet interactions, and dice rolls. You can read more about our ongoing performance work here.
🔀 New Shop Sheet Feature – Transfer Items to Players!
The D&D Shop Sheet lets you quickly generate shops and treasure chests filled with inventory. It’s still in early access, but is about to get its biggest update yet: sheet-to-sheet item transfers! Buy something in the Shop and it lands straight on your character sheet! Pro and Elite subscribers will get access to this a little later this summer. Stay tuned!
💡Light Mode
We’re in the final testing phases of Light Mode, and we expect it to launch in the next few weeks! We’ll still support the Stylus light mode extension for those who prefer that (see setup video here), but now you’ll also have an immediate built-in option at your fingertips.
🖨️ Print to PDF Is Out of Beta!
After weeks of feedback and updates, we’re officially at 1.0! Build your character in Roll20, print it, and bring it to the table!
What You May Have Missed
A lot of small-but-mighty updates have recently hit the new D&D Fifth Edition sheet and builder. Here’s a roundup of what you might have missed, but will absolutely improve your game once you know it’s there.
🧪 Homebrew Updates
We already have a ton of homebrew features! From custom classes, subclasses, species and backgrounds, to unique conditions and resources, and more. We recently launched small but meaningful updates that further expand your options:
- More attributes are accessible to Macros & Mod Scripts, including Ability Score Totals, AC, XP, Speeds, and Max HP. We’ll be adding more soon.
- The Modifier Builder can now add roll bonuses to skill rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.
- Add notes in the Modifier Builder that show up in the Rest popup, handy for tracking recovery features or reminders
- Action rolls can now prompt Query Mode, giving you more flexibility for rolls that need a quick input before firing
- A limited modifier builder is now available on Actions, so you can attach or link resources directly to them
⚔️ Further Customize Weapons & Attacks
You could already modify your actions, but we’ve launched a handful of targeted improvements to take it further.
- You can now add multiple attacks directly to a weapon from the Inventory tab
- When editing an item with attacks, there’s now a handy Duplicate button so you can copy an attack and tweak it rather than rebuilding from scratch
- Weapon Masteries now support smarter defaults: type All to apply a mastery to every weapon attack, a specific weapon name to target all attacks from that weapon, or a specific attack name to target just that one
⚙️ Campaign Settings Sheet
There’s a new D&D sheet type in the VTT: a Campaign Settings dashboard. This controls the settings for ALL of the D&D sheets in your game. Most importantly, it includes a long-requested feature, default settings that apply automatically to every new sheet. You no longer have to manually reconfigure every sheet one by one.
🛡️ NPC Sheet Polish
DMs, these ones are for you! NPC stat block view has been updated for better readability across several sections. A whisper setting for NPCs has also been added in the Campaign Settings panel.
💥 Crits & Fumbles for Non-Attack Rolls
A small but fun one: you can now turn on visual crit and fumble indicators for non-attack dice results (skill checks, saving throws, etc.). Head to Sheet Settings to enable it. It won’t change any mechanics, but it does make that nat 20 Persuasion roll feel a little more special.
📱 A better Mobile Experience
The sheet & builder is now fully responsive for tablet and mobile web. Build and reference your character sheet from anywhere. Try it out in Roll20 Characters now!
🦴 Pull Characters Out of the VTT
Roll20 Characters is where you can manage your character sheets outside the VTT, both on mobile and desktop. It’s now really easy to get your VTT characters here!
Open Roll20 Characters and hit Fetch. Your character imports straight from your Roll20 game. From there, manage it on web, phone, or tablet, and every change syncs back to the VTT instantly. Rolls go straight into your VTT game too, whether you’re sitting at the table or not. If you don’t want the sync, choose Copy Character instead for a standalone copy that stays disconnected from any game.
