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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 [[SRD5:Fighter|fighter]] might have been a courageous knight or a grizzled soldier. Your [[SD5:Wizard|wizard]] could have been a sage or an artisan. Your [[SRD5:Rogue|rogue]] might have gotten by as a guild thief or commanded audiences as a jester.  
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 [[SRD5:Fighter|fighter]] might have been a courageous knight or a grizzled soldier. Your [[SRD5:Wizard|wizard]] could have been a sage or an artisan. Your [[SRD5:Rogue|rogue]] might have gotten by as a guild thief or commanded audiences as a jester.  


Choosing a background provides you with important story cues about your character’s identity. The most important question to ask about your background is what changed? Why did you stop doing whatever your background describes and start adventuring? Where did you get the money to purchase your starting gear, or, if you come from a wealthy background, why don’t you have more money? How did you learn the skills of your class? What sets you apart from ordinary people who share your background?  
Choosing a background provides you with important story cues about your character’s identity. The most important question to ask about your background is what changed? Why did you stop doing whatever your background describes and start adventuring? Where did you get the money to purchase your starting gear, or, if you come from a wealthy background, why don’t you have more money? How did you learn the skills of your class? What sets you apart from ordinary people who share your background?  
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You might want to tweak some of the features of a background so it better fits your character or the campaign setting. To customize a background, you can replace one feature with any other one, choose any two skills, and choose a total of two tool proficiencies or languages from the sample backgrounds. You can either use the equipment package from your background or spend coin on gear as described in the equipment section. (If you spend coin, you can’t also take the equipment package suggested for your class.) Finally, choose two personality traits, one ideal, one bond, and one flaw. If you can’t find a feature that matches your desired background, work with your GM to create one.  
You might want to tweak some of the features of a background so it better fits your character or the campaign setting. To customize a background, you can replace one feature with any other one, choose any two skills, and choose a total of two tool proficiencies or languages from the sample backgrounds. You can either use the equipment package from your background or spend coin on gear as described in the equipment section. (If you spend coin, you can’t also take the equipment package suggested for your class.) Finally, choose two personality traits, one ideal, one bond, and one flaw. If you can’t find a feature that matches your desired background, work with your GM to create one.  


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===General Background Features===
{{refstart}}This section presents optional features for any background. You may replace the standard feature of your background with any one of the options presented here.{{refend|<ref name="vrgtr.31">{{Cite Pub|Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft|pages=31}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref>}}
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* Inheritor <ref name="vrgtr.31" />
* Mist Wanderer <ref name="vrgtr.31" />
* Spirit Medium <ref name="vrgtr.31" />
* Trauma Survivor <ref name="vrgtr.32">{{pub|VRGtR}} p.32</ref>
* Traveler <ref name="vrgtr.32" />
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==Bonus Feat==
'''DM Optional.''' Some backgrounds provide a bonus {{srd5lc|Feat}} at 1st level. If the GM allows such a background all player characters have access to one of the following bonus feats (if their background does not provide a
bonus feat):
* {{5ep|Divinely Favored}} <ref name="ua2022hokr">'''DM Optional.''' {{Cite Pub|UA 2022 Heroes of Krynn Revisited}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast.</ref>
* {{5ed|Scion of Elemental Air}} <ref name="ua2022wotm">'''DM Optional.''' {{Cite Pub|UA 2022 Wonders of the Multiverse}} Licensed: &copy; Wizards of the Coast {{fairuc}}.</ref>
* {{5ed|Scion of Elemental Earth}} <ref name="ua2022wotm" />
* {{5ed|Scion of Elemental Fire}} <ref name="ua2022wotm" />
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* {{5ed|Skilled}} <ref name="ua2022hokr" />
* {{5ed|Tough}} <ref name="ua2022hokr" /> <ref name="ua2022wotm" />
==List of Backgrounds==
==List of Backgrounds==
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==Sources and Notes==
==Sources and Notes==
* [[SRD-OGL v5.1]] - 5th edition [[SRD5|SRD]]
:* {{Cite Pub|SRD-OGL v5.1}} Licensed: [[OGL]]
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<ref name="cos">{{pub|Curse of Strahd}}</ref>
<ref name="phb">{{pub|Player's Handbook (5e)}}</ref>
<ref name="scag">{{pub|Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide}}</ref>
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===User Creations===
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===Related Articles===
* [[Canon:5e Background List]] - list of published backgrounds
* [[5e Backgrounds]] - homebrew backgrounds
{{Template:Make Your Own|Background|Boilerplate/5e/Background|Background}}
{{Template:Make Your Own|Background|Boilerplate/5e/Background|Background}}
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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 commanded audiences as a jester.

Choosing a background provides you with important story cues about your character’s identity. The most important question to ask about your background is what changed? Why did you stop doing whatever your background describes and start adventuring? Where did you get the money to purchase your starting gear, or, if you come from a wealthy background, why don’t you have more money? How did you learn the skills of your class? What sets you apart from ordinary people who share your background?

The sample background presented here provides both concrete benefits (features, proficiencies, and languages) and roleplaying suggestions.

Proficiencies

Each background gives a character proficiency in two skills (described in “Using Ability Scores”). In addition, most backgrounds give a character proficiency with one or more tools (detailed in “Equipment”). If a character would gain the same proficiency from two different sources, he or she can choose a different proficiency of the same kind (skill or tool) instead.

Languages

Some backgrounds also allow characters to learn additional languages beyond those given by race. See “Languages.”

Equipment

Each background provides a package of starting equipment. If you use the optional rule to spend coin on gear, you do not receive the starting equipment from your background.

Suggested Characteristics

A background contains suggested personal characteristics based on your background. You can pick characteristics, roll dice to determine them randomly, or use the suggestions as inspiration for characteristics of your own creation.

Customizing a Background

You might want to tweak some of the features of a background so it better fits your character or the campaign setting. To customize a background, you can replace one feature with any other one, choose any two skills, and choose a total of two tool proficiencies or languages from the sample backgrounds. You can either use the equipment package from your background or spend coin on gear as described in the equipment section. (If you spend coin, you can’t also take the equipment package suggested for your class.) Finally, choose two personality traits, one ideal, one bond, and one flaw. If you can’t find a feature that matches your desired background, work with your GM to create one.

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General Background Features

This section presents optional features for any background. You may replace the standard feature of your background with any one of the options presented here. [1]

  • Inheritor [1]
  • Mist Wanderer [1]
  • Spirit Medium [1]
  • Trauma Survivor [2]
  • Traveler [2]

Bonus Feat

DM Optional. Some backgrounds provide a bonus feat at 1st level. If the GM allows such a background all player characters have access to one of the following bonus feats (if their background does not provide a bonus feat):

List of Backgrounds

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Backgrounds (official and unofficial)
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Background Skills Tools Languages Specialty Feature Summary Notes Sources

Sources and Notes

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    Licensed: © Wizards of the Coast (used under 'fair use' clause).     ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4

Making Your Own Background

To make a user created background copy the text from the Background Boilerplate and paste it into a new page. Then fill in the information for your background.

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