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Returning 35 results for 'Character Backgrounds'.
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Character Backgrounds The Player’s Handbook contains character backgrounds that are well suited for this adventure. If your players are having trouble fleshing out their characters’ backgrounds with
details about Icewind Dale, share the suggestions from the Character Hooks Tied to Backgrounds table with them. Character Hooks Tied to Backgrounds Background Character Hook
Acolyte Auril
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Character Backgrounds The Player’s Handbook contains character backgrounds that are well suited for this adventure. If your players are having trouble fleshing out their characters’ backgrounds with
details about Icewind Dale, share the suggestions from the Character Hooks Tied to Backgrounds table with them. Character Hooks Tied to Backgrounds Background Character Hook
Acolyte Auril
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Character Backgrounds Your character’s background is a collection of characteristics that represent the place and occupation that were most formative before your character embarked on a life of
score above 20. Feat. A background gives your character a specified Origin feat (described in chapter 5). Skill Proficiencies. A background gives your character proficiency in two specified skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Backgrounds Your character’s background is a collection of characteristics that represent the place and occupation that were most formative before your character embarked on a life of
score above 20. Feat. A background gives your character a specified Origin feat (described in “Feats”). Skill Proficiencies. A background gives your character proficiency in two specified skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Character Backgrounds The Player’s Handbook contains character backgrounds that are well suited for this adventure. If your players are having trouble fleshing out their characters’ backgrounds with
details about the Sword Coast region, share the suggestions from the Character Hooks Tied to Backgrounds table with them. Character Hooks Tied to Backgrounds Background Character Acolyte The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Character Backgrounds Your character’s background is a collection of characteristics that represent the place and occupation that were most formative before your character embarked on a life of
score above 20. Feat. A background gives your character a specified Origin feat (described in chapter 5). Skill Proficiencies. A background gives your character proficiency in two specified skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Character Backgrounds The Player’s Handbook contains character backgrounds that are well suited for this adventure. If your players are having trouble fleshing out their characters’ backgrounds with
details about the Sword Coast region, share the suggestions from the Character Hooks Tied to Backgrounds table with them. Character Hooks Tied to Backgrounds Background Character Acolyte The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Character Backgrounds Your character’s background is a collection of characteristics that represent the place and occupation that were most formative before your character embarked on a life of
score above 20. Feat. A background gives your character a specified Origin feat (described in “Feats”). Skill Proficiencies. A background gives your character proficiency in two specified skills
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Character Backgrounds Players looking for background options beyond those described in the Player’s Handbook can find several appropriate ones in the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide: City Watch
available to your players’ characters. Waterdavian Noble Families Waterdeep contains well over a hundred noble families. The following noble houses are fine choices for any character with the noble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Character Backgrounds Players looking for background options beyond those described in the Player’s Handbook can find several appropriate ones in the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide: City Watch
available to your players’ characters. Waterdavian Noble Families Waterdeep contains well over a hundred noble families. The following noble houses are fine choices for any character with the noble
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate Character Backgrounds This section presents new backgrounds suitable for creating characters from Baldur’s Gate, along with notes on adapting characters who have backgrounds drawn from
the Player’s Handbook. This material is meant to be a tool for you, the DM. Once players have decided on their characters’ backgrounds, review the material here. Some backgrounds have at least one new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Appendix A: Character Backgrounds During character creation, players can select the following backgrounds for their characters with your approval. These backgrounds are appropriate for any character or campaign associated with the discovery and exploration of exotic cultures and lost civilizations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
Appendix A: Character Backgrounds During character creation, players can select the following backgrounds for their characters with your approval. These backgrounds are appropriate for any character or campaign associated with the discovery and exploration of exotic cultures and lost civilizations.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Baldur’s Gate Character Backgrounds This section presents new backgrounds suitable for creating characters from Baldur’s Gate, along with notes on adapting characters who have backgrounds drawn from
the Player’s Handbook. This material is meant to be a tool for you, the DM. Once players have decided on their characters’ backgrounds, review the material here. Some backgrounds have at least one new
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Baldur’s Gate Character Backgrounds This section presents new backgrounds suitable for creating characters from Baldur’s Gate, along with notes on adapting characters who have backgrounds drawn from
the Player’s Handbook. This material is meant to be a tool for you, the DM. Once players have decided on their characters’ backgrounds, review the material here. Some backgrounds have at least one new
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer
Baldur’s Gate Character Backgrounds This section presents new backgrounds suitable for creating characters from Baldur’s Gate, along with notes on adapting characters who have backgrounds drawn from
the Player’s Handbook. This material is meant to be a tool for you, the DM. Once players have decided on their characters’ backgrounds, review the material here. Some backgrounds have at least one new
Backgrounds
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
containing 10 gp
Faceless Persona
A faceless character adventures behind the mask of a public persona. This persona is as natural to them as their hidden, true face, but it disguises their
identity. Roll on the Faceless Persona table to determine your persona, or work with the DM to create a persona that’s unique to your character and suits the tone of your game.
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Persona
When you create a character using one of the backgrounds in The Crooked Moon, increase one of your starting ability scores by 2 and another by 1, or increase three scores by 1 each. These increases can’t raise a score above 20.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Backgrounds The following backgrounds are good choices for 1st-level characters who have ties to the Astral Plane. These backgrounds each give a feat. If a character takes a background from elsewhere
and doesn’t get a feat from that background, the character gains one of the following feats of the player’s choice: Magic Initiate, Skilled, or Tough.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Astral Adventurer’s Guide
Backgrounds The following backgrounds are good choices for 1st-level characters who have ties to the Astral Plane. These backgrounds each give a feat. If a character takes a background from elsewhere
and doesn’t get a feat from that background, the character gains one of the following feats of the player’s choice: Magic Initiate, Skilled, or Tough.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Backgrounds When you make a character for a Dragonlance campaign, choose one of the backgrounds in this section or select a background from the Player’s Handbook or another source. This section
presents two new backgrounds for characters from the world of Krynn: the Knight of Solamnia and the Mage of High Sorcery.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Backgrounds (p. 7) The following text was added to the end of the paragraph: “These backgrounds each give a feat. If a character takes a background from elsewhere and doesn’t get a feat from that
background, the character gains one of the following feats of the player’s choice: Magic Initiate, Skilled, or Tough.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Backgrounds When you make a character for a Dragonlance campaign, choose one of the backgrounds in this section or select a background from the Player’s Handbook or another source. This section
presents two new backgrounds for characters from the world of Krynn: the Knight of Solamnia and the Mage of High Sorcery.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Backgrounds (p. 7) The following text was added to the end of the paragraph: “These backgrounds each give a feat. If a character takes a background from elsewhere and doesn’t get a feat from that
background, the character gains one of the following feats of the player’s choice: Magic Initiate, Skilled, or Tough.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
play an all-dwarf party or a troupe of adventuring entertainers. Character Options Races Classes Backgrounds Dwarf Bard Acolyte Elf Cleric Criminal Halfling Fighter Entertainer Human Rogue Sage
— Wizard Soldier While your players follow the steps of character creation as outlined in the Basic Rules, pay attention to the choices they make. The backgrounds they choose define who their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Backgrounds Can you have more than one background? No. You can have only one background. It establishes key aspects of your life before you embarked on a life of adventure. If none of the backgrounds
available matches your character concept, talk with your DM and use the guidelines in the Player’s Handbook to customize your own background.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice Compendium
Backgrounds Can you have more than one background? No. You can have only one background. It establishes key aspects of your life before you embarked on a life of adventure. If none of the backgrounds
available matches your character concept, talk with your DM and use the guidelines in the Player’s Handbook to customize your own background.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Acting Players who enjoy acting like getting into character and speaking in their characters’ voices. Roleplayers at heart, they enjoy social interactions with NPCs, monsters, and their fellow party
members. Engage players who like acting by… giving them opportunities to develop their characters’ personalities and backgrounds. allowing them to interact regularly with NPCs. adding roleplaying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
play an all-dwarf party or a troupe of adventuring entertainers. Character Options Races Classes Backgrounds Dwarf Bard Acolyte Elf Cleric Criminal Halfling Fighter Entertainer Human Rogue Sage
— Wizard Soldier While your players follow the steps of character creation as outlined in the Basic Rules, pay attention to the choices they make. The backgrounds they choose define who their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Acting Players who enjoy acting like getting into character and speaking in their characters’ voices. Roleplayers at heart, they enjoy social interactions with NPCs, monsters, and their fellow party
members. Engage players who like acting by… giving them opportunities to develop their characters’ personalities and backgrounds. allowing them to interact regularly with NPCs. adding roleplaying
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Proficiencies Each background gives a character proficiency in two skills (described in chapter 7, "Using Ability Scores"). In addition, most backgrounds give a character proficiency with one or more
tools (detailed in chapter 5, "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.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
Chapter 1: Character Creation One of my first encounters with giants was also the last thing I did at my old friend (and former foe) Mordenkainen’s side. He claims to this day that no cleric was
to giants runs deeper than fanciful stories. This chapter is for any D&D character who aspires to forge a link to the mighty giants. From sources of havoc-wreaking power to the artful study of rune
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Proficiencies Each background gives a character proficiency in two skills (described in chapter 7, "Using Ability Scores"). In addition, most backgrounds give a character proficiency with one or more
tools (detailed in chapter 5, "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.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
species from an older book, see the sidebar “Backgrounds and Species from Older Books” in “Creating a Character” for how to use them with the options here.
Origin Components Each part of your character’s origin reflects facets of your character, their life, and the circumstances that started them on the path to adventure. If you choose a background or a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Unearthed Arcana
document presents rules on character creation, including options for Races, Backgrounds, and Feats. You will also find a glossary of new or revised meanings for game terms.
Character Origins August 18, 2022
In our first Unearthed Arcana document for the 2024 Core Rulebooks, we explore material designed for the next version of the Player’s Handbook. This playtest