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Witherbloom Student. Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. Witherbloom Initiate. Nature, Survival. Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) Character Backgrounds. A comprehensive list of all official character backgrounds for Fifth Edition.
- Haunted One
Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) Background -...
- Noble
Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) Background -...
- Sage
I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or...
- Folk Hero
Backgrounds Feats ... rest, or recuperate among other...
- Charlatan
Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for...
- Archaeologist
Dare to defy death in this adventure for the world’s...
- Marine
A splendid treasure trove is yours for the taking in this...
- Inheritor
Get everything you need to adventure in the Forgotten Realms...
- Haunted One
- Acolyte Background
- Charlatan Background
- Criminal Background
- Entertainer Background
- Folk Hero Background
- Guild Artisan Background
- Hermit Background
- Noble Background
- Outlander Background
- Sage Background
Proficiencies: Insight, Religion 1. 2 Languages Feature: Shelter of the Faithful Looking to reinforce the religious themes of your Cleric or Paladin? Or perhaps you want to inject some of that flavour into another class. If you have said yes to the previous, Acolyte is for you. This background tells the world you have spent your life essentially as...
Proficiencies:Deception, Sleight of Hand 1. Disguise Kit, Forgery Kit Feature:False Identity Everyone has to make a living, it just so happens that before you were raking in that adventurer coin, yours was made in a way the local Watch would disapprove of. Rigged games on a street corner, selling property that isn’t yours (or for sale), snake oil, ...
Proficiencies: Deception, Stealth 1. Thieves’ Tools 2. 1 Gaming Set Feature:Criminal Contact You’re no simple conman; you’re a hardened criminal who made your coin through a variety of seedy acts: from blackmail and burglary, all the way to being an enforcer or hired killer. This life trained you well to survive in the underworld, with Deception an...
Proficiencies:Acrobatics, Performance 1. Disguise Kit 2. 1 Musical Instrument Feature:By Popular Demand Belching notes as a singer, moving a crowd to your rhythm as a musician, or making even the surly barkeep swoon as a poet: you may or not be a Bard in the middle of a dark dungeon, but the performing arts are how you paid the bills and spread som...
Proficiencies:Animal Handling, Survival 1. 1 type of Artisan’s Tools 2. Land Vehicles Feature: Rustic Hospitality A symbol of hope against local oppression, a guardian angel in the face of nature’s wrath, or the villager that stands and fights when the monster comes calling; whatever you’ve done, it has elevated you in your community as a hero. You...
Proficiencies: Insight, Persuasion 1. 1 type of Artisan’s Tools 2. 1 Language Feature: Guild Membership A master of your craft, whatever that may be, you’ve spent years honing your skills and raised yourself from the life of an average feudal commoner. You’ve learned Insight and Persuasion, the use of your choice of artisan’s tools, and a languageo...
Proficiencies:Medicine, Religion 1. Herbalism Kit 2. 1 Language Feature: Discovery Whilst the whole plane may now be your playground, you previously chose to live in seclusion, either as part of a sequestered community or in lonely isolation. Your years of solitude have taught you Medicine and Religion, how to use a herbalism kit, and one languageo...
Proficiencies: History, Persuasion 1. 1 Language 2. 1 Gaming Set Feature: Position of Privilege/Retainers (Variant) Your family is kind of a big deal where you come from; they own land, collect taxes from the people on that land, and as such you come from privilege. That privilege can afford tutors that taught you History and Persuasion, a language...
Proficiencies: Athletics, Survival 1. 1 Language 2. 1 Musical Instrument Feature: Wanderer You grew up in the wilds, providing food for yourself from nature rather than popping to the grocer’s like those stuck up city folk. Such an independent lifestyle has taught you Athletics and Survival, a language of your choice, and a musical instrument to pa...
Proficiencies: Arcana, History 1. 2 Languages Feature: Researcher A dedicated scholar, you’ve spent your years before you took up professional hiking adventuring, scouring musty books and fragile scrolls, soaking up knowledge like a Gelatinous Cube soaks up party remains. All that keen study has taught you Arcana and History, andtwo languagesof you...
Oct 23, 2023 · AI – Acquisitions Incorporated. DSotDQ – Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. SaCoC – Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. BGDiA – Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. Scott Lucero ( Expert Contributor // Editor ) As a kid, I was often told to get my head out of the clouds and to stop living in a fantasy world.
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Feb 14, 2024 · Backgrounds grant specific skills, such as stealth or persuasion, and come with unique equipment that can be crucial in certain situations. Moreover, they provide role-playing cues, guiding players in how their characters might react based on their past experiences. Mechanically, the background shapes the character’s initial loadout and ...
Feb 26, 2024 · Bringing DnD Backgrounds to the Foreground. A character's backstory and origins, represented by their background in 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons, often gets overlooked after initial character creation. While backgrounds define a PC's identity, roleplaying hooks, and skill proficiencies, they rarely see meaningful incorporation once dice ...
Backgrounds. Every story has a beginning. Your character’s background reveals where you came from, how you became an adventurer, and your place in the world. Your fighter might have been a courageous knight or a grizzled soldier. Your wizard could have been a sage or an artisan. Your rogue might have gotten by as a guild thief or ...
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Sep 18, 2019 · Creating Custom Backgrounds for 5E. You might want to customize your character with a unique background. Creating your own background is a simple process. You choose four skills and a trait from the sample backgrounds, and spend 175 gp on gear. (You can't also take the equipment package suggested for your class.)
