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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6362392" data-attributes="member: 1465"><p><strong>Backgrounds</strong></p><p></p><p>Just finished designing 50+ family backgrounds... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>They work pretty much like normal backgrounds, in the sense that they grant the same things: two skills proficiencies, two tools/languages proficiencies, some equipment, and a unique feature.</p><p></p><p>The main difference is that, since the background features in Basic are not appropriate for Rokugan characters, the actual "feature" of <em>all</em> background is a chosen Ancestor, and its associated benefit. </p><p></p><p>I didn't associate specific tables of traits/flaws/bonds/ideals to backgrounds. I think these can be just chosen from any 5e background tables. OTOH, each family background specifies the starting honor rank (the actual rule is that you can start with an honor equal to this number, or +1, or -1).</p><p></p><p>One major problem I noticed doing the conversions/adaptations, is that the tools list is seriously limited (even after my additions). Choosing <em>two</em> appropriate skills is easy, but choosing <em>two</em> appropriate tools is not, so I very often ended up with 1-2 languages proficiencies instead, but these aren't very representative of any background (and that is also true for nearly every 5e core background, except perhaps Sage). Languages profs are kind of where you end up, when you don't have suitable ideas for tool profs...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 6362392, member: 1465"] [b]Backgrounds[/b] Just finished designing 50+ family backgrounds... :p They work pretty much like normal backgrounds, in the sense that they grant the same things: two skills proficiencies, two tools/languages proficiencies, some equipment, and a unique feature. The main difference is that, since the background features in Basic are not appropriate for Rokugan characters, the actual "feature" of [I]all[/I] background is a chosen Ancestor, and its associated benefit. I didn't associate specific tables of traits/flaws/bonds/ideals to backgrounds. I think these can be just chosen from any 5e background tables. OTOH, each family background specifies the starting honor rank (the actual rule is that you can start with an honor equal to this number, or +1, or -1). One major problem I noticed doing the conversions/adaptations, is that the tools list is seriously limited (even after my additions). Choosing [I]two[/I] appropriate skills is easy, but choosing [I]two[/I] appropriate tools is not, so I very often ended up with 1-2 languages proficiencies instead, but these aren't very representative of any background (and that is also true for nearly every 5e core background, except perhaps Sage). Languages profs are kind of where you end up, when you don't have suitable ideas for tool profs... [/QUOTE]
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