Hey has anyone else noticed that the entertainer background has been removed from the character builder if you're building a Bard if you are just using this site for free?
the Entertainer background hasn't been changed or restricted - it is still part of the Player's Handbook however and therefore requires that you purchase that sourcebook, or just the background from it.
The website isn't run by Wizards of the Coast, or Hasbro, or any subsidiary. It's a business partner, of sorts, and they still have to make money somehow.
The only backgrounds available for free are the ones in the basic rules: Acolyte, Criminal, Folk Hero, Noble, Sage, and Soldier. Entertainer can be found in the Essential's Kit, which includes a coupon for 50% off the PHB via the website.
You also don't have to pay $29.99 for the whole book; just look up the background you want from your physical copy, and buy only that one background for $1.99. This even counts against the cost of the full digital PHB, so if you ever do decide to purchase the full digital copy, it'll be $29.99 minus whatever you've already spent on parts of it.
Hey has anyone else noticed that the entertainer background has been removed from the character builder if you're building a Bard if you are just using this site for free?
Hi there Iprefermactavish,
the Entertainer background hasn't been changed or restricted - it is still part of the Player's Handbook however and therefore requires that you purchase that sourcebook, or just the background from it.
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It has never been free. Was the character in a campaign that might have had it shared?
I own the damn PHB. It is sitting on the desk right next to me. Now they want me to pay another $30.00 to use that content on this site? Ridiculous.
The website isn't run by Wizards of the Coast, or Hasbro, or any subsidiary. It's a business partner, of sorts, and they still have to make money somehow.
The only backgrounds available for free are the ones in the basic rules: Acolyte, Criminal, Folk Hero, Noble, Sage, and Soldier. Entertainer can be found in the Essential's Kit, which includes a coupon for 50% off the PHB via the website.
You also don't have to pay $29.99 for the whole book; just look up the background you want from your physical copy, and buy only that one background for $1.99. This even counts against the cost of the full digital PHB, so if you ever do decide to purchase the full digital copy, it'll be $29.99 minus whatever you've already spent on parts of it.
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