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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gweinel" data-source="post: 6384923" data-attributes="member: 2165">Sure. Lets take an example of an elf rogue with charlatan backaground. Standard 5e skill system1st lvlRogue starts with 4 skills and 1 tool from his class, 1 skill from his race (perception) and 2 skills and 2 tools from his background. He has total 7skills and 3 tools. His proficiency bonus to these skills and tools is +2. He chose Acrobatics, Athletics, Insight, Intimidation from his class skill list and got Perception because he is an elf and Deception and Sleight of Hand from his charlatan background. He also got thieves tools from his class and forgery and disguise kit from his background.His proficient skills and tools are:class skillsAcrobatics 2+ability modifierAthletics 2+modInsight 2+modIntimidation 2+modThieves tools 2+modrace skillPerception 2+modbackground skillDeception 2+modSleight of Hand 2+modForgery kit 2+modDisguise kit 2+mod5th lvlAt this lvl the Rogue would have +3 to his proficient skills and tools. Acrobatics 3+ability modifierAthletics 3+modInsight 3+modIntimidation 3+modThieves tools 3+modrace skillPerception 3+modbackground skillDeception 3+modSleight of Hand 3+modForgery kit 3+modDisguise kit 3+modRanked 5e skill system1stl lvlHis racial and background skills get as in previous example the +2 of his proficiency bonus. At 1st lvl the rogue would have twice the number of his class skills and tools in ranks. He has 4 skills and 1 tool so his ranks at 1st lvl is 10.  The Rogue decides that he wants to be very good at thieves tools and Acrobatics so he put 2 ranks in each.  He decides that he wants to spent his 1 rank at athletics, insight, intimidation as in previous example and 1 point to persuation. All these are from his class list. He wants also to have some knowledge of Arcana so he spents his last 2 ranks in it. However these 2 ranks in Arcana (no class skill) count as half the proficiency bonus.His proficient skills and tools are:class skillsAcrobatics 2+ability modifierAthletics 1+modInsight 1+modIntimidation 1+modPersuation 1+modArcana 1+mod (2 ranks but half prof. bonus)Thieves tools 2+modrace skillPerception 2+modbackground skillDeception 2+modSleight of Hand 2+modForgery kit 2+modDisguise kit 2+mod5th lvlAt 5th lvl his proficiency bonus gets +3. The number of the ranks that the rogue put is equal to the number of skills and tools that you have to choose according to PH at 1st lvl, plus the number of the race skills, plus the number of background skills and tools. So, he has to spend 5 ranks from his class (4skills and 1tool), 1 from his race and 4 from his background (2 skills and 2 tools) to a total of 10 ranks. He decides to invest this time a bit in acrobatics, deception, athletics, persuation, perception, thieves tools and 2 ranks in history history(non class skill) and in stealth. So his list becomes:class skillsAcrobatics 3+ability modifierAthletics 2+modInsight 1+modIntimidation 1+modPersuation 2+modStealth 2+modNon class skillHistory 1+mod (2 ranks but half prof. bonus)Arcana 1+mod (2 ranks but half prof. bonus)Thieves tools 3+modrace skillPerception 3+modbackground skillDeception 3+modSleight of Hand 2+modForgery kit 2+modDisguise kit 2+mod I hope it helps <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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