D&D (2024) 2024 Player's Handbook Reveal: Feats/Backgrounds/Species

[Remathilis]

I am unsure. Do you get min 1 point per level before adding 2 from toughness?

Assuming nothing has changed the order of operation is roll + modifier, and that result is less than 1, you get 1. Then you add any bonuses from other sources (like hill dwarf or feats).

 

[Parmandur]

So having listened to all the videos from yesterday and looking through the background art, I’ve figured out 15 of the 16 backgrounds:

Acolyte
Artisan
Charlatan
Criminal
Entertainer
Farmer
Guard
Guide
Hermit
Merchant
Noble
Sage
Sailor
Solider
Wayfarer

Whatever background is missing has to be AFTER Sage in alphabetic order. We saw one page of backgrounds and it shows 4 backgrounds, and those backgrounds are Hermit, Merchant, Noble, and Sage.

Sailor, Solider, and Wayfarer are the only three backgrounds after Sage, so there has to be one more here to match the four backgrounds per page.

You can also see what the art is in the Origins video around 8:50. It’s a large room with a black rock that has glowing writing on it and a bunch of desks. So my guess is the missing background is “Teacher” or “Student.”

Turns out to be Scribe: "The written word has been your domain, either copying tomes, crafting government documents, or producing your own texts. Your eye for detail and ability to catch errors and mistakes is finely honed."

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1785-the-backgrounds-and-origin-feats-in-the-2024