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Message: <blockquote data-quote="merchantsteve" data-source="post: 4828630" data-attributes="member: 67578"><p>I agree, an example would probably be good. The PHB2 calls this concept a Background Bonus and maybe that would be a better phrase to use. The blacksmith example I showed was directly taken from the PHB2 (yes, the +2 and all when you add the info from the sidebar on page 179) and the Sarawatin was an example of a Gate-Pass specific use. The trick is that these Background skills are highly targeted and DM approved. The Diplomacy boost is only good for a blacksmith encounter with another blacksmith. The library boost should also be applicable only in Gate-Pass where he can use the library. I would consider a bump on a skill challenge involving finding a book in a library (like a recent Dungeon magazine adventure has) valid as well since the character has experience finding things filed away in the stacks.</p></blockquote><p></p>