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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 9377521" data-attributes="member: 23484"><p>New video just dropped.</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]_nUsURlGMyA[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">After choosing class, you go to the Character Origins chapter.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Species and Background combine to give game capabilities.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is a sidebar on how to use backgrounds/species from previous books.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Background gives much more than in 2014.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Backgrounds "determine ability score bonuses"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">each background has 3 ability options, and player chooses +2/+1, or +1/+1/+1 (e.g. Acolyte gives Int, Wis, Cha; Guide is Dex, Con, Wis).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Backgrounds "interlock" with "appropriate" classes, but greater freedom from the advantageous species/class combos from 2014.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">16 backgrounds provided.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">DMG will provide guidance for creating additinal backgrounds. (This is a BIG CHANGE from 2014, where customization was a built-in, player-controlled option; now it is "under DM supervision".)</li> </ul><p></p><p>Origin (first-level) feats: still available at later levels.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alert and Skilled offered by more than one background</li> </ul><p></p><p>Species (much of this as in playtest docs):</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">orc, goliath, and aasimar are new.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Goliath have the giant-themed flavor from the playtest. They also have the option to become large.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tremorsense for dwarves</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dwarves and orcs have 120' darkvision.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">humans get extra origin feat, and start with Heroic Inspiration</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">some species have choice-points, but halfling, dwarf, orc do not have choice points (and so a lower complexity level).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dragonborn can include breath weapon as one of their attacks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">aasimar can change option for celestial revelation each time it gets used.</li> </ul><p></p><p>EDIT: <strong>Here's a list of confirmed backgrounds</strong> that I've seen:</p><p>Acolyte (mentioned in video)</p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/feats-backgrounds-species-video.704825/#post-9377661" target="_blank">Guard</a></p><p>Guide[SPOILER="Hermit"][ATTACH=full]367844[/ATTACH][/SPOILER][SPOILER="Merchant"]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]367846[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Feat not clear; ends in a Y and so probably Lucky.[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Noble"][ATTACH=full]367845[/ATTACH][/SPOILER]</p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/feats-backgrounds-species-video.704825/#post-9377661" target="_blank">Wayfarer</a></p><p></p><p>A fuller list <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/feats-backgrounds-species-video.704825/page-12#post-9378513" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobold Stew, post: 9377521, member: 23484"] New video just dropped. [MEDIA=youtube]_nUsURlGMyA[/MEDIA] [LIST] [*]After choosing class, you go to the Character Origins chapter. [*]Species and Background combine to give game capabilities. [*]There is a sidebar on how to use backgrounds/species from previous books. [/LIST] Background gives much more than in 2014. [LIST] [*]Backgrounds "determine ability score bonuses" [*]each background has 3 ability options, and player chooses +2/+1, or +1/+1/+1 (e.g. Acolyte gives Int, Wis, Cha; Guide is Dex, Con, Wis). [*]Backgrounds "interlock" with "appropriate" classes, but greater freedom from the advantageous species/class combos from 2014. [*]16 backgrounds provided. [*]DMG will provide guidance for creating additinal backgrounds. (This is a BIG CHANGE from 2014, where customization was a built-in, player-controlled option; now it is "under DM supervision".) [/LIST] Origin (first-level) feats: still available at later levels. [LIST] [*]Alert and Skilled offered by more than one background [/LIST] Species (much of this as in playtest docs): [LIST] [*]orc, goliath, and aasimar are new. [*]Goliath have the giant-themed flavor from the playtest. They also have the option to become large. [*]Tremorsense for dwarves [*]dwarves and orcs have 120' darkvision. [*]humans get extra origin feat, and start with Heroic Inspiration [*]some species have choice-points, but halfling, dwarf, orc do not have choice points (and so a lower complexity level). [*]dragonborn can include breath weapon as one of their attacks. [*]aasimar can change option for celestial revelation each time it gets used. [/LIST] EDIT: [B]Here's a list of confirmed backgrounds[/B] that I've seen: Acolyte (mentioned in video) [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/feats-backgrounds-species-video.704825/#post-9377661']Guard[/URL] Guide[SPOILER="Hermit"][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-06-18 at 1.24.42 PM.png"]367844[/ATTACH][/SPOILER][SPOILER="Merchant"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-06-18 at 1.24.59 PM.png"]367846[/ATTACH] Feat not clear; ends in a Y and so probably Lucky.[/SPOILER][SPOILER="Noble"][ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2024-06-18 at 7.10.28 AM.png"]367845[/ATTACH][/SPOILER] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/feats-backgrounds-species-video.704825/#post-9377661']Wayfarer[/URL] A fuller list [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/feats-backgrounds-species-video.704825/page-12#post-9378513']here[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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